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Flemish art and architecture

(Encyclopedia)Flemish art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the region of Europe known for centuries as Flanders. Netherlandish art is another term sometimes used for these works. Art produc...

Fisk, James

(Encyclopedia)Fisk, James, 1834–72, American financial speculator, b. Pownal, Vt. In his youth he worked for a circus and as a wagon peddler of merchandise. During the Civil War he became wealthy purchasing cotto...

Bamboccianti

(Encyclopedia)Bamboccianti: see Laer, Pieter van.

magnetosphere

(Encyclopedia)magnetosphere: see Van Allen radiation belts. ...

Bamboccio, Il

(Encyclopedia)Bamboccio, Il: see Laer, Pieter van. ...

Gherardo delle Notti

(Encyclopedia)Gherardo delle Notti: see Honthorst, Gerrit van. ...

Hook of Holland

(Encyclopedia)Hook of Holland: see Hoek van Holland. ...

Vandyke, Sir Anthony

(Encyclopedia)Vandyke, Sir Anthony: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...

New York Central RR

(Encyclopedia)New York Central RR, U.S. transportation compay formed in 1853 by the consolidation of many small New York state railroads. In 1867, Cornelius Vanderbilt became president of the railroad and, through ...

dictator

(Encyclopedia)dictator, originally a Roman magistrate appointed to rule the state in times of emergency; in modern usage, an absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes extraconstitutional powers. From 501 b.c. unti...