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Meer, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia)Meer, Jan or Johannes van der: see Vermeer, Jan. ...Roger van der Weyden
(Encyclopedia)Roger van der Weyden: see Weyden, Roger van der. ...Weyden, Roger van der
(Encyclopedia)Weyden, Roger van der vän dər vīˈdən [key], c.1400–1464, major early Flemish master, known also as Roger de la Pasture. He is believed to have studied with Robert Campin. His early works also s...Van der Goes, Hugo
(Encyclopedia)Van der Goes, Hugo: see Goes, Hugo van der. ...Van der Meer, Jan
(Encyclopedia)Van der Meer, Jan or Johannes, Dutch painter of Delft: see Vermeer, Jan. ...van der Meer, Simon
(Encyclopedia)van der Meer, Simon, 1925–2011, Dutch physical engineer. He spent nearly his entire career at CERN, where he did his most important work with Carlo Rubbia. They discovered the W and Z particles, whi...van der Waals equation
(Encyclopedia)van der Waals equation: see gas laws. ...van der Waals forces
(Encyclopedia)van der Waals forces: see intermolecular forces. ...Van der Weyden, Roger
(Encyclopedia)Van der Weyden, Roger: see Weyden, Roger van der. ...Van Der Zee, James
(Encyclopedia)Van Der Zee, James, 1886–1983, American photographer, b. Lenox, Mass. The son of Ulysses S. Grant's maid and butler, Van Der Zee opened his first studio in Harlem, New York City, in 1915. For 60 yea...Browse by Subject
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