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71publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
72ampleur — [ ɑ̃plɶr ] n. f. • 1718; ampleté, amplesse en a. fr.; de ample 1 ♦ Largeur étendue au delà du nécessaire, ou volume considérable. Donner plus ou moins d ampleur à une jupe. L ampleur de la voix. ♢ Amplitude. « l ampleur lente de ses mouvements »… …
73gros — gros, grosse [ gro, gros ] adj., adv. et n. • 1080; lat. imp. grossus I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ (Choses) Qui, dans son genre, dépasse la mesure ordinaire, moyenne. Une grosse pierre. Gros nuage, grosse vague. Grosse goutte. ⇒ large. Gros paquet, grosse valise …
74North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …
75Mozambique — /moh zam beek , zeuhm /, n. 1. Formerly, Portuguese East Africa. a republic in SE Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 18,165,476; 297,731 sq. mi. (771,123 sq. km). Cap.: Maputo. 2. a seaport on an… …
76Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …
77Pompéi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pompéi (homonymie). Zones archéologiques de Pompéi, Herculanum et Torre Annunziata * …
78Surgères — 46° 06′ 23″ N 0° 44′ 58″ W / 46.1064, 0.7494 …
79Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
80painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
