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Vondel, Joost van den
(Encyclopedia)Vondel, Joost van den yōst vän dĕn vônˈdəl [key], 1587–1679, Dutch poet and dramatist, b. Cologne. He is generally considered the greatest Dutch writer. During the emergence of the Dutch natio...Waals, Johannes Diderik van der
(Encyclopedia)Waals, Johannes Diderik van der: see van der Waals, Johannes Diderik. ...Meulen, Adam Frans van der
(Encyclopedia)Meulen, Adam Frans van der äˈdäm fräns vän dĕr mölˈən [key], c.1632–1690, Flemish painter of battle scenes and portraits. He was invited to Paris c.1665 and accompanied Louis XIV on militar...Siebold, Philipp Franz van
(Encyclopedia)Siebold, Philipp Franz van fēˈlĭp fränts fen zēˈbôlt [key], 1796–1866, German naturalist and physician; son of A. E. von Siebold. He was noted for his studies of the natural history, ethnogra...van der Waals equation
(Encyclopedia)van der Waals equation: see gas laws. ...van der Waals forces
(Encyclopedia)van der Waals forces: see intermolecular forces. ...Livingston, Peter Van Brugh
(Encyclopedia)Livingston, Peter Van Brugh: see under Livingston, family. ...Meer, Jan van der
(Encyclopedia)Meer, Jan or Johannes van der: see Vermeer, Jan. ...Faes, Pieter van der
(Encyclopedia)Faes, Pieter van der: see Lely, Sir Peter. ...Van Dine, S. S.
(Encyclopedia)Van Dine, S. S.: see Wright, Willard Huntington. ...Browse by Subject
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