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121Fossa (animal) — This article is about the animal with the common name fossa. For the taxonomic genus Fossa, see Malagasy civet. For other uses, see Fossa (disambiguation). Fossa[1] C …
122Acyutananda — Achyutananda Das (or Acytānanda) was a 16th century poet seer and Vaisnava saint from Orissa, India. He was considered to have the power to see the past, present and future. He was a prolific author and one of a group of five that led a… …
123December 1900 — January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December December 14, 1900: Max Planck presents the first paper on quantum mechanics, to the German Physical Society …
124Epistle to the Colossians — Books of the New Testament …
125BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES — Apart from the Book of nehemiah , which may well be considered an autobiography, josephus apologetic Vita, and hagiographic works, autobiographies and biographies are completely unknown among Jews in ancient times. The first biography known is… …
126Turner, J.M.W. — ▪ English painter Introduction in full Joseph Mallord William Turner born April 23, 1775, London, England died December 19, 1851, London English Romantic landscape painter whose expressionistic studies of light, colour, and atmosphere were… …
127performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
128Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
