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1France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
2Marvel Comics — This article is about the comic book company using that name after 1961. For the earlier comic book series, see Marvel Mystery Comics. Marvel Comics Type Subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment Industry …
3History of economic thought — The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the field of political economy and economics from the ancient world to the present day. British philosopher Adam Smith is cited by many as the father of modern… …
4roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… …
5Renaissance philosophy outside Italy — Stuart Brown Italy might justly be described as the home of Renaissance philosophy. Many of the important cultural developments of the period originated in Italy and only gradually spread north and west to other countries. But each of the other… …
6Golden calf — The golden calf (עגל הזהב) was an idol (a cult image) made for the Israelites during Moses absence, as he went up to Mount Sinai. According to the Hebrew Bible, the calf was made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites, whereas the Quran indicates the …
7Dominic, Saint — orig. Domingo de Guzmán born 1170, Caleruega, Castile died Aug. 6, 1221, Bologna, Romagna; canonized July 3, 1234; feast day August 8 Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, or Dominicans. He joined the religious community of the cathedral of… …
8Romantic poetry — Romanticism largely began as a reaction against the prevailing Enlightenment ideals of the day. Inevitably, the characterization of a broad range of contemporaneous poets and poetry under the single unifying name can be viewed more as an exercise …
9Theodore de Mayerne — Sir Théodore Turquet de Mayerne (Sep 28 1573 March 22 1654 or 1655) was a Swiss born physician who treated kings of France and England and advanced the theories of Paracelsus.Mayerne was born in a Huguenot family in Geneve, Switzerland. His… …
10Herbert Howells — Herbert Norman Howells CH (17 October 1892 ndash; 23 February 1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher.LifeHowells was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire, and was the youngest of six children born to Oliver and Elizabeth Howells. His… …
