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Charles I, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia)Charles I, 1288–1342, king of Hungary (1308–42), founder of the Angevin dynasty in Hungary; grandson of Charles II of Naples, who had married a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. On the death (1301...

Bamboccianti

(Encyclopedia)Bamboccianti: see Laer, Pieter van.

magnetosphere

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

Bamboccio, Il

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

Hook of Holland

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

Gherardo delle Notti

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

Longs Peak

(Encyclopedia)Longs Peak [for Stephen H. Long], 14,255 ft (4,345 m) high, N Colo., in the Front Range of the Rocky Mts. From the east side of its snowcapped peak there is a 2,000 ft (610 m) drop to Chasm Lake. It i...

Vandyke, Sir Anthony

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

Kalocsa

(Encyclopedia)Kalocsa kŏˈlôchŏ [key], town (1991 est. pop. 18,200), S Hungary, near the Danube River. It is an agricultural center and is famed for its embroidery and paprika. Created a bishopric by St. Stephen...

Bard College

(Encyclopedia)Bard College, at Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.; founded 1860 as St. Stephen's College for men; rechartered 1935 as Bard College; became coeducational in 1944; affiliated with Columbia Univ. 1928–44. A s...