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- American baseball player, a professional National League catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose career was cut short as a result of an automobile accident. [2 Related Articles]
- Campanella, Tommaso
- Italian philosopher and writer who sought to reconcile Renaissance humanism with Roman Catholic theology. He is best remembered for his socialistic work La citta del sole (1602; "The City of ... [2 Related Articles]
- Campanelli, Pauline Eble
- American artist (b. Jan. 25, 1943, Bronx, N.Y.-d. Nov. 29, 2001, Pohatcong township, N.J.), painted superrealist still lifes that, while never of much interest to prestigious, expensive galleries and art ...
- Campani, Giuseppe
- Italian optical-instrument maker who invented a lens-grinding lathe.
- Campania
- regione, southern Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea between the Garigliano (Lower Liri) River (north) and the Gulf of Policastro (south). The region comprises the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Napoli, ... [7 Related Articles]
- Campanian Apennines
- (from the article "Apennine Range") ...a maximum height of 7,103 feet at Mount Cimone; the Umbrian-Marchigian Apennines, with their maximum elevation (8,130 feet) at Mount Vettore; the Abruzzi Apennines, 9,554 feet at Mount Corno; the ...
- Campanian Stage
- fifth of six main divisions (in ascending order) in the Upper Cretaceous Series, representing rocks deposited worldwide during the Campanian Age, which occurred 83.5 to 70.6 million years ago during ... [1 Related Articles]
- campaniform organ
- (from the article "insect") ...For example, contact between the hairs on the feet and the ground inhibits movement and may lead to a state of rest in some insects. Modified mechanical sense organs in ...
- campanile
- bell tower, usually built beside or attached to a church; the word is most often used in connection with Italian architecture. The earliest campaniles, variously dated from the 6th to ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campanile
- (from the article "San Marco Basilica") The Campanile, separated from the church, was originally begun under the doge Pietro Tribuno (died 912). It was adapted into its present familiar form early in the 16th century. In ...
- campanilismo
- (from the article "Italy") There is much in such contentions. It would be unwise to play down the overwhelming spirit of campanilismo (local patriotism; the spirit of "our campanile is taller ...
- Campanini, Barberina
- (from the article "dance, Western") ...festive scenes, and both were praised by the writer and philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778), who carefully compared their respective virtues. Both, however, were surpassed by the Italian dancer Barberina Campanini (1721-99), ...
- Campanis, Alexander Sebastian
- Greek-born American baseball executive whose 44-year career with the Dodgers (in both Brooklyn, N.Y., and Los Angeles), which included the 1981 World Series championship, was ended in 1987 by televised ...
- Campanulaceae
- (from the article "Asterales") Campanulaceae, or the bellflower family, is worldwide in distribution and includes 84 genera and about 2,400 species. It also includes species that were formerly placed in Lobeliaceae. Campanulaceae are recognized ...
- Campanus
- (from the article "mathematics") ...importance in these universities were the Arabic-based versions of Euclid, of which there were at least four by the 12th century. Of the numerous redactions and compendia which were made, ...
- Campaspe River
- river in central Victoria, Australia. It rises in the Eastern Highlands 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Melbourne and flows northward past Kyneton, beyond which it is dammed to form ...
- Campau, Louis
- (from the article "Grand Rapids") ...Kent county, western Michigan, U.S. It is situated along the Grand River, 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan and about 30 miles (50 km) southeast of Muskegon. It ...
- Campbell Hill
- highest point (1,549 feet [472 metres]) in Ohio, U.S. It lies in Logan county, just east of Bellefontaine, in the west-central part of the state. Located in a scenic recreational ...
- Campbell Island
- outlying volcanic island of New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean, 400 miles (644 km) south of South Island. It has an area of 41 square miles (106 square km) ...
- Campbell River
- district municipality, at the mouth of the Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is a centre for lumbering and paper mills and ...
- Campbell Soup Company
- American manufacturer incorporated in 1922 but dating to a canning firm first established in 1869. It is the world's largest manufacturer of soup. It is also a major producer of ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell University
- private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Buies Creek, North Carolina, U.S., affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The university comprises the College of Arts and Sciences, ...
- Campbell, Alexander
- American clergyman, writer, and founder of the Disciples of Christ and Bethany College. [4 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Andrew
- (from the article "Nautilus") In 1886 Andrew Campbell and James Ash of England built a Nautilus submarine driven by electric motors powered by a storage battery; it augured the development of the submarine powered ...
- Campbell, Bebe Moore
- American novelist (b. Feb. 18, 1950, Philadelphia, Pa.-d. Nov. 27, 2006, Los Angeles, Calif.), examined race relations in the U.S. in a series of fact-based novels. Her debut novel, Your ...
- Campbell, Bill
- (from the article "baseball") Twenty-four players took immediate advantage of this new opportunity and went on the open market. Frantic bidding by the clubs followed. Bill Campbell, a relief pitcher with the Minnesota Twins, ...
- Campbell, David
- Australian lyrical poet whose work displays his wartime experiences and sensitivity to nature while conveying a sense of angst and alienation. [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Donald Malcolm
- British motorboat and automobile driver who emulated his father, Sir Malcolm Campbell, in setting world's speed records on land and on water. [2 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Dorothy
- (from the article "golf") ...Golf Union in Britain was formed in 1893. The first Ladies' British Amateur Championship was held that year on the old St. Anne's course in England. One of the first ...
- Campbell, Douglas Houghton
- American botanist known for his research concerning modes of sexual reproduction in mosses and ferns. His work intensified a controversy surrounding the evolutionary origin of the Tracheophyta (vascular plants).
- Campbell, E. Simms
- first black American cartoonist to publish his work in general-circulation magazines on a regular basis.
- Campbell, George
- (from the article "rhetoric") ...as in Hugh Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres (1783), something like the sixth office of rhetoric. Besides Blair's, the most important rhetorical treatises of the period were George ...
- Campbell, George A.
- (from the article "telephone and telephone system") ...Heaviside, an English physicist, developed the theory behind the transmission of signals over two-wire circuits. In the United States, Michael I. Pupin of Columbia University in New York City and ...
- Campbell, Glen
- (from the article "Beach Boys, the") After the first of a series of stress- and drug-related breakdowns in 1964, Brian withdrew from touring and was replaced first by singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, then by veteran surf singer-musician ...
- Campbell, John Archibald
- American jurist and Supreme Court justice (1853-61). He also was assistant secretary of war for the Confederacy.
- Campbell, John D.
- On Feb. 25, 2007, the U.S. Harness Writers Association awarded Canadian Hall of Famer John D. Campbell the title of 2006 Driver of the Year. For Campbell, North American history's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell, John McLeod
- Scots theologian, intellectual leader, and author.
- Campbell, John W.
- American science-fiction writer, considered the father of modern science fiction. [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Joseph
- prolific American author and editor whose works on comparative mythology examined the universal functions of myth in various human cultures and mythic figures in a wide range of literatures.
- Campbell, Joseph
- (from the article "Campbell Soup Company") In 1869 Joseph Campbell (d. 1900), a fruit merchant, and Abram Anderson, an icebox manufacturer, formed a partnership in Camden to can tomatoes, vegetables, preserves, and other products. In 1876 ...
- Campbell, Kim
- Canadian politician, who in June 1993 became the first woman to serve as prime minister of Canada. Her tenure was brief, however, lasting only until November. [3 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Maria
- (from the article "Canadian literature") ...River, 1990; Green Grass, Running Water, 1993), and Eden Robinson (Monkey Beach, 1999; Blood Sports, 2006). Autobiography and memoir-Maria Campbell's Half-Breed (1973) and Lee Maracle's Bobbi Lee, Indian Rebel (1975, ...
- Campbell, Michael
- (from the article "Golf") Woods also figured prominently in the other two major championships of the season, finishing second to New Zealander Michael Campbell in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, N.C., and fourth behind ...
- Campbell, Mrs. Patrick
- English actress known for her portrayals of passionate and intelligent characters. [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Robert
- (from the article "Yukon River") ...explored the river as far inland as Nulato (Alaska), where they established a post near the junction of Koyukuk River. By 1846 the Russians had mapped almost 600 miles of ...
- Campbell, Roy
- poet whose vigorous extrovert verse contrasted with the uneasy self-searching of the more prominent socially conscious English poets of the 1930s. [2 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Sir Colin
- (from the article "Palladianism") ...wish coincided with the publication of an English translation of Palladio's treatise I quattro libri dell'architettura (1570; Four Books on Architecture) and the first volume of Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus ...
- Campbell, Sir Malcolm
- British automobile-racing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. [2 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Sir Menzies
- Sir Menzies Campbell became leader of the United Kingdom's Liberal Democratic Party on March 2, 2006. He took the helm of the smallest of the U.K.'s three main nationwide parties ... [2 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Thomas
- (from the article "Disciples of Christ") ..."go free" simply as Christians. Their leader, Barton W. Stone, championed revivalism, a simple biblical and non-creedal faith, and Christian union. In the upper Ohio Valley Presbyterian Thomas Campbell organized ...
- Campbell, Thomas
- Scottish poet, remembered chiefly for his sentimental and martial lyrics; he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became the University of London. [1 Related Articles]
- Campbell, Wilfred
- (from the article "Lampman, Archibald") ...University of Toronto, he lived in Ottawa, employed in the post office department of the Canadian civil service, from 1883 until his death. He collaborated with the poets Duncan Campbell ...
- Campbell, William Wallace
- astronomer known particularly for his spectrographic determinations of the radial velocities of stars-i.e., their motions toward the Earth or away from it. In addition, he discovered many spectroscopic binary stars, ...
- Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry
- British prime minister from December 5, 1905, to April 5, 1908. His popularity unified his own Liberal Party and the unusually strong cabinet that he headed. He took the lead ... [5 Related Articles]
- Campbellsville
- city, seat of Taylor county, central Kentucky, U.S. It lies near the juncture of the Bluegrass, Pennyroyal, and Knobs regions, 85 miles (137 km) south-southeast of Louisville. Founded in 1817 ...
- Campbelltown
- city within the Sydney metropolitan area, eastern New South Wales, southeastern Australia. In 1810 it was proclaimed the town of Airds by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who renamed it in 1820 ...
- Campbeltown
- small royal burgh (town) and seaport, Argyll and Bute council area, historic county of Argyllshire, western Scotland. Campbeltown is the main centre of the Peninsula of Kintyre, which is 40 ...
- Campe, Joachim Heinrich
- (from the article "children's literature") ...associated the educational theories of J.B. Basedow, J.F. Herbart, and Friedrich Froebel. One fruit of the movement was Robinson der Jungere (1779; "The Young Robinson"), by Joachim Heinrich Campe, who ...
- Campeche
- estado (state), southeastern Mexico, on the western part of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is bounded to the north and east by the state of Yucatan, to the ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campeche
- city, port on the Gulf of Mexico, and capital of Campeche estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It lies on the Yucatan Peninsula at the western end of a ...
- Campeche, Bay of
- bay of the Gulf of Mexico, southern Mexico. It is bounded by the Yucatan Peninsula to the east, by the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the south, and by southern Veracruz ...
- Campeggio, Lorenzo
- Italian cardinal, humanist, and lawyer who, upon entering the service of the church in 1510, became one of the most valued representatives of the papacy. [1 Related Articles]
- Campen, Jacob van
- Dutch architect, one of the leaders of a group of architects who created a restrained architectural style that was suited to the social and political climate of the Netherlands. [3 Related Articles]
- Campephaga
- (from the article "cuckoo-shrike") ...of the 41 species are known as graybirds. An example is the large, or black-faced, cuckoo-shrike (C. novaehollandiae), about 30 cm (12 inches) long, of India and China to Australasia. ...
- Campephagidae
- songbird family, order Passeriformes, including cuckoo-shrikes and minivets. The 70 species, found from Africa to the Pacific Islands, are 13 to 35 cm (5 to 14 inches) in length and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campero, Narciso
- (from the article "Bolivia") Starting with the presidency (1880-84) of Narciso Campero, Bolivia moved into an era of civilian government. The country's upper classes divided their support between two parties-Liberal and Conservative- and then ...
- camphene
- (from the article "isoprenoid") ...conditions leads to a host of products, among which are terpinolene, the terpinenes, alpha-terpineol, and terpin, previously mentioned, as well as borneol, fenchyl alcohol, and the hydrocarbon camphene.
- camphor
- an organic compound of penetrating, somewhat musty aroma, used for many centuries as a component of incense and as a medicinal. Modern uses of camphor have been as a plasticizer ... [3 Related Articles]
- camphor glass
- (from the article "pattern glass") ...Pattern sets sometimes included a staggering number of pieces, ranging from sugar bowls to celery vases. More than 250 major patterns are known to have been made. Some popular patterns, ...
- camphor laurel
- (from the article "camphor") Camphor occurs in the camphor laurel, Cinnamomum camphora, common in China, Taiwan, and Japan. It is isolated by passing steam through the pulverized wood and condensing the vapours; camphor crystallizes ...
- camphorwood chest
- (from the article "furniture") ...expanses of reddish-brown wood, with their elaborate openwork brass mounts and big, chased bolt heads to take the brunt of rough handling, have a kind of sophisticated crudeness about them. ...
- Camphuysen, Dirk Rafaelszoon
- (from the article "Dutch literature") ...Treasury of Devotional Praise"), containing songs of medieval simplicity and devotion. Jacobus Revius, an orthodox Calvinist, was a master of the Renaissance forms and the sonnet. Ironically, Dirk Rafaelszoon Camphuysen, ...
- Campi, Antonio
- (from the article "Campi, Giulio") He first studied under his father, Galeazzo (1477-1563). Among the earliest of his school were his brothers, Vincenzo (1536-91) and Antonio (1536-c. 1591); the latter was also a sculptor and ...
- Campi, Bernardino
- (from the article "Campi, Giulio") ...(1477-1563). Among the earliest of his school were his brothers, Vincenzo (1536-91) and Antonio (1536-c. 1591); the latter was also a sculptor and historian of Cremona. Bernardino Campi (1522-c. 1592), ...
- Campi, Giulio
- Italian painter and architect who led the formation of the Cremonese school. His work, and that of his followers, was elegant and eclectic. Campi was a prolific painter, working in ...
- Campidanian
- (from the article "Romance languages") ...of Logudorian provides the basis for a sardo illustre (a conventionalized literary language that has been used mainly for folk-based verse). Other dialects of Sardinian include Campidanese (Campidanian), centred around ...
- Campidano
- narrow, low-lying plain, about 20 mi (32 km) wide, in southwestern Sardinia, Italy, extending inland about 70 mi (110 km) from the Golfo di (Gulf of) Oristano. It separates Sardinia's ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campiello Prize
- (from the article "Literature") ...Salvatore Niffoi obtained original results by combining standard Italian with Sardinian in La vedova scalza, a tale of fierce passion, sensuality, and revenge that earned its author the Campiello Prize.
- Campin, Robert
- one of the earliest and greatest masters of Flemish painting. He has been identified with the Master of Flemalle on stylistic and other grounds. Characterized by a naturalistic conception of ... [5 Related Articles]
- Campina
- (from the article "Prahova") ...materials, and folk art (embroidery and wood carvings) are produced in Sinaia. The Sinaia Monastery and Peles Castle (19th century) are historic features of the town. The 19th-century Campina town ...
- Campina Grande
- city, eastern Paraiba estado (state), northeastern Brazil, in the Bacamarte Mountains, at 1,804 feet (550 metres) above sea level. Located on the site of an Ariu Indian ... [1 Related Articles]
- Campinas
- city, eastern Sao Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil, in the highlands near the Atibaia River at 2,274 feet (693 metres) above sea level. Formerly known as Nossa ...
- camping
- recreational activity in which participants take up temporary residence in the outdoors, usually using tents or specially designed or adapted vehicles for shelter. Camping was at one time only a ...
- Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland
- (from the article "camping") Holding founded the first camping club in the world, the Association of Cycle Campers, in 1901. By 1907 it had merged with a number of other clubs to form the ...
- campion
- common name for ornamental rock-garden or border plants constituting the genus Silene, of the pink, or carnation, family (Caryophyllaceae), consisting of about 720 species of herbaceous plants distributed throughout the ...
- Campion, Albert
- (from the article "Allingham, Margery") British detective-story writer of unusual subtlety, wit, and imaginative power, who created the bland, bespectacled, keen-witted Albert Campion, one of the most interesting of fictional detectives.
- Campion, Jane
- (from the article "1993: Other Winners") Original Screenplay: Jane Campion for The PianoAdapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian for Schindler's ListCinematography: Janusz Kaminski for Schindler's ListArt Direction: Allan Starski for Schindler's ListOriginal Score:...
- Campion, Saint Edmund
- English Jesuit martyred by the government of Queen Elizabeth I. [2 Related Articles]
- Campion, Thomas
- English poet, composer, musical and literary theorist, physician, and one of the outstanding songwriters of the brilliant English lutenist school of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His lyric ... [2 Related Articles]
- Camplin, Alisa
- (from the article "Skiing") Since the 2002 Olympics, freestyle skiing had added halfpipe and ski cross (SX) to the standard aerials and moguls (including dual moguls) lineup. Olympic aerials champion Alisa Camplin of Australia, ...
- Campo Formio, Treaty of
- (Oct. 17, 1797), a peace settlement between France and Austria, signed at Campo Formio (now Campoformido, Italy), a village in Venezia Giulia southwest of Udine, following the defeat of Austria ... [13 Related Articles]
- Campo Grande
- city, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul estado (state), southwestern Brazil, lying near the headwaters of the Anhandui River, in the Maracaju Mountains, at 1,770 feet (540 ...
- Campo, Estanislao del
- Argentine poet and journalist whose Fausto is one of the major works of gaucho poetry. [1 Related Articles]
- Campo, Piazza del
- (from the article "Siena") ...The walls and gates enclose a city centre that is composed of narrow, winding streets and old buildings and palaces. The centre of the city is dominated by a large, ...
- Campoamor y Campoosorio, Ramon de
- Spanish poet whose value lies in his expression of contemporary social attitudes. [1 Related Articles]
- Campobasso
- city, capital of Molise regione (region), south-central Italy, northeast of Naples. The old town on a hill was abandoned in 1732 by its inhabitants, who built a ...
- Campobello Island
- second largest island (9 miles [14 km] long by 3 miles [5 km] wide), after Grand Manan, of a small island group at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay (an inlet ... [1 Related Articles]
- campodeiform larva
- (from the article "insect") Larvae, which vary considerably in shape, are classified in five forms: eruciform (caterpillar-like), scarabaeiform (grublike), campodeiform (elongated, flattened, and active), elateriform (wireworm-like), and vermiform (maggot-like). The three types of pupae ...
- Campora, Hector J.
- (from the article "Argentina") The newly elected president, Hector J. Campora, took office in May 1973. It was immediately clear that he was merely preparing the way for the return of Peron from exile. ...
- campos
- (from the article "Amazon River") ...Branco watershed, approximately coincident with the state of Roraima, includes extensive tracts of sandy, leached soils that support a grassy and stunted arboreal cover (campos). Other tributaries ...
- Campos dos Goytacazes
- city, northeastern Rio de Janeiro estado (state), eastern Brazil. It is located 35 miles (56 km) up the Paraiba do Sul River from its mouth on the ...
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