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Latzarus, Marie-Therese: (from the article "children's literature") ...have given, but they have assimilated, adapted, transformed. The two are not the same thing, for one must love childhood in general if one is to please children other than ...
Lau Group: island cluster of Fiji in the South Pacific Ocean, east of the Koro Sea. Mainly composed of limestone, the 57 islands and islets cover a land area of 188 square ... [1 Related Articles]
Lauaki Namulau'ulu: (from the article "Samoa") In Western Samoa the drive for political independence began in 1908 with the Mau a Pule, a movement led by the orator chief Lauaki Namulau'ulu. The matai ...
Laubeuf, Maxime: (from the article "submarine") ...development, and Zede collaborated in a number of designs sponsored by the French navy. A most successful French undersea craft of the period was the Narval, designed by Maxime Laubeuf, ...
Laud, William: archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) and religious adviser to King Charles I of Great Britain. His persecution of Puritans and other religious dissidents resulted in his trial and execution by the ... [5 Related Articles]
lauda: a type of Italian poetry or a nonliturgical devotional song in praise of the Virgin Mary, Christ, or the saints. [3 Related Articles]
Laudan, Larry: (from the article "science, philosophy of") A different antirealist argument, presented by Laudan, attacks directly the "ultimate argument" for realism. Laudan reflected on the history of science and considered all the past theories that were once ...
laudanum: (from the article "opium") Opium was for many centuries the principal painkiller known to medicine and was used in various forms and under various names. Laudanum, for example, was an alcoholic tincture (dilute solution) ...
Lauder, Estee: American cofounder of a large fragrance and cosmetics company. [1 Related Articles]
Lauder, Joseph: (from the article "Lauder, Estee") She married Joseph Lauter (last name later changed to Lauder), whom she divorced in 1939 and remarried in 1942. Together they founded Estee Lauder, Inc., in 1946. Their first six ...
Lauder, Sir Harry: Scottish music-hall comedian who excited enthusiasm throughout the English-speaking world as singer and composer of simplehearted Scottish songs.
Lauder, William: Scottish literary forger, known for his fraudulent attempt to prove Milton a plagiarist. [1 Related Articles]
Lauderdale, James Maitland, 8th earl of: Baron Lauderdale Of Thirlestane Scottish politician and economic writer. [1 Related Articles]
Lauderdale, John Maitland, duke of: one of the chief ministers of King Charles II of England (reigned 1660-85); he earned notoriety for his repressive rule in Scotland during Charles II's reign.
Laudin family: (from the article "Limoges painted enamel") ...Suzanne de Court in particular turned from the soft harmonies of the earlier artists to the use of bright colours enhanced by an excess of metallic foil called paillons, for ...
Laudon, Gideon Ernest, Freiherr von: Austrian field marshal who was one of the most successful Habsburg commanders during the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and the Austro-Turkish War of 1787-91. [1 Related Articles]
Lauds: (from the article "divine office") In the Roman Catholic Church, there are seven canonical hours. Matins, the lengthiest, originally said at a night hour, is now appropriately said at any hour of the day. Lauds ...
Laue diffraction pattern: in X rays, a regular array of spots on a photographic emulsion resulting from X rays scattered by certain groups of parallel atomic planes within a crystal. When a thin, ... [2 Related Articles]
Laue, Max von: German recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1914 for his discovery of the diffraction of X rays in crystals. This enabled scientists to study the structure of crystals ... [5 Related Articles]
Lauenburg: former duchy of northern Germany, stretching from south of Lubeck to the Elbe and bounded on the west and east, respectively, by the former duchies of Holstein and Mecklenburg, an ...
Laufer, Berthold: U.S. scholar who, for 35 years, was virtually the only sinologist working in the United States.
Lauffer, Caspar Gottlieb: (from the article "medal") Caspar Gottlieb Lauffer of Nurnberg from 1679 issued a large number of medals engraved by numerous artists and commemorating contemporary events. He eventually published a catalog, in 1742, entitled Das ...
Laugerud Garcia, Kjell Eugenio: president of Guatemala (1974-78), minister of defense and chief of the armed forces (1970-74). [1 Related Articles]
Laughead, W. B.: (from the article "Bunyan, Paul") ...Within 15 years, through popularization by professional writers, Bunyan was transformed from an occupational folk figure into a national legend. Paul was first introduced to a general audience by W.B. ...
laughing dove: (Streptopelia senegalensis), bird of the pigeon family, Columbidae (order Columbiformes), a native of African and southwest Asian scrublands that has been successfully introduced into Australia. The reddish-brown bird has blue ... [1 Related Articles]
laughing falcon: (from the article "falcon") ...barred black-and-white breast, and reddish belly. It preys upon birds. The forest falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) of tropical America hunts birds and reptiles in the jungles. The laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) ...
laughing gull: (from the article "laughing gull") common name for the bird species Larus atricilla. See gull.laughing gullLaughing gull (Larus atricilla).Jcwf
laughing hyena: (from the article "laughing hyena") African species of hyena (q.v.).spotted hyenaSpotted, or laughing, hyena (Crocuta crocuta).Emmanuel FAI
laughing owl: an extinct bird of the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes) that was native to New Zealand. It was last seen in the early 1900s. Laughing owls nested on the ground, where ... [1 Related Articles]
Laughlin, Harry H.: (from the article "eugenics") ...by Charles B. Davenport, director of the Station for Experimental Study of Evolution (one of the biology research stations at Cold Spring Harbor), ERO activities were directly superintended by Harry ...
Laughlin, James: American publisher and poet, founder of the New Directions press.
Laughlin, Robert B.: American physicist who, with Daniel C. Tsui and Horst Stormer, received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1998 for the discovery that electrons in an extremely powerful magnetic field can ... [3 Related Articles]
laughter: (from the article "humour") In all its many-splendoured varieties, humour can be simply defined as a type of stimulation that tends to elicit the laughter reflex. Spontaneous laughter is a motor reflex produced by ...
Laughton, Charles: gifted British actor and director who defied the Hollywood typecasting system to emerge as one of most versatile performers of his generation. [2 Related Articles]
Laugier, Marc-Antoine: (from the article "Western architecture") ...had as one incentive the pursuit of primitive truth and thus of an inherent rationalism. This line of thought had been developed early in the 18th century and was popularized ...
Laukika era: (from the article "chronology") ...assumption of a complete 100-year revolution of the Ursa Major, the Great Bear (saptarsi), around the northern pole was the Saptarsi, or Laukika, era (3076 BC), formerly ...
laulao: (from the article "Orinoco River") ...among the more spectacular are the scarlet ibis, the bellbird, the umbrella bird, and numerous parrots. The great variety of fish include the carnivorous piranha, the electric eel, and the ...
lauma: in Baltic folklore, a fairy who appears as a beautiful naked maiden with long fair hair. Laumas dwell in the forest near water or stones. They yearn for children, but ...
laumontite: common hydrated calcium and sodium aluminosilicate mineral in the zeolite family, formulated CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O. Its white to yellow or gray prismatic crystals typically occur filling veins and vesicles in igneous rocks. ...
Launceston: chief city and port of northern Tasmania, Australia, lying where the North and South Esk rivers meet to form the River Tamar, a navigable tidal estuary that winds 40 miles ... [1 Related Articles]
Launceston: town ("parish"), North Cornwall district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, England. Situated on the Devon county border, Launceston has sometimes been described as "the gateway to Cornwall." The keep ...
launch: largest of a ship's boats, at one time sloop-rigged and often armed, such as those used in the Mediterranean Sea during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although present-day launches can ...
launch vehicle: in spaceflight, a rocket-powered vehicle used to transport a spacecraft beyond Earth's atmosphere, either into orbit around Earth or to some other destination in outer space. Practical launch vehicles have ... [14 Related Articles]
launch-point error: (from the article "rocket and missile system") Errors in accuracy for ballistic missiles (and for cruise missiles as well) are generally expressed as launch-point errors, guidance/en-route errors, or aim-point errors. Both launch- and aim-point errors can be ...
Launder, Frank: British motion picture director and screenwriter who was best known for his long collaboration with Sidney Gilliat on the screenplays for such films as The Lady Vanishes and Night Train ...
laundry soap: (from the article "soap and detergent") Finishing operations transform the hot mass coming from the boiling pan or from continuous production equipment into the end product desired. For laundry soap, the soap mass is cooled in ...
launeddas: (from the article "aulos") Similar modern instruments include the Sardinian launeddas, a triple pipe sounded by single reeds, as well as hosts of double clarinets-such as the arghul, mizmar, and zamr-that are played in ...
Laura: the beloved of the Italian poet Petrarch and the subject of his love lyrics, written over a period of about 20 years, most of which were included in his Canzoniere, ... [1 Related Articles]
Laura: (from the article "Marshall Islands") ...around the beginning of the Christian Era by Micronesians who may have been influenced by early Polynesian (Lapita) culture. Radiocarbon dates from earth-oven charcoal samples that were excavated in Laura ...
laura: (from the article "monasticism") The lauras (communities of anchorites) of early Christianity in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Cyrenaica-perpetuated today in the Mount Athos (a monastic complex founded in Greece in the 10th century) ...
Lauraceae: (from the article "Laurales") The vast majority of species of Lauraceae differ from the other families of Laurales in possessing leaves that are alternately arranged or whorled, although a few have opposite leaves. They ...
Laurales: the laurel order of flowering plants, containing 7 families, 91 genera, and about 2,900 species. Members of Laurales are trees, shrubs, or woody vines. Most are found in tropical or ... [1 Related Articles]
Laurana, Francesco: early Italian Renaissance sculptor and medallist, especially distinguished for his severely elegant portrait busts of women and as an early disseminator of the Renaissance style in France.
Laurana, Luciano: principal designer of the Palazzo Ducale at Urbino and one of the main figures in 15th-century Italian architecture.
Laurasia: ancient continental mass in the Northern Hemisphere that included North America, Europe, and Asia (except peninsular India). Its existence was proposed by Alexander Du Toit, a South African geologist, in ... [6 Related Articles]
Laurel: city, Prince George's county, central Maryland, U.S., on the Patuxent River midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The land was patented to Richard Snowden, who arrived about 1658 and founded ...
Laurel: city, coseat (1906) with Ellisville of Jones county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on Tallahala Creek, about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Hattiesburg. Founded in 1882 as a lumber camp, it ...
laurel: any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Laurus within the family Lauraceae; the name is chiefly applied to L. nobilis (also called bay, sweet bay, bay ... [1 Related Articles]
Laurel and Hardy: comedy team that is widely regarded as the greatest in film history. Stan Laurel (original name Arthur Stanley Jefferson; b. June 16, 1890, Lancashire, Eng., -d. Feb. 23, 1965, ...
laurel oak: (from the article "willow oak") Water oak (Q. nigra), laurel oak (Q. laurifolia), shingle oak (Q. imbricaria), and live oak (see live oak) are other willow oaks planted as ornamentals in the southern U.S.
Laurel, Jose Paciano: president of the Philippines (1943-45), during the Japanese occupation of World War II. [1 Related Articles]
Laurel, Stan: (from the article "Laurel and Hardy") ...Ga., U.S.-d. Aug. 7, 1957, North Hollywood, Calif.) made more than 100 comedies together, with Laurel playing the bumbling and innocent foil to the pompous Hardy.association with McCarey
Laurel-Langley Agreement: (from the article "Bell Trade Act") ...contingent upon Filipino ratification of the Bell Act. The act remained extremely unpopular in the Philippines. It was later superseded by an agreement more favourable to Filipino interests, the Laurel-Langley ...
Laurelia novae-zelandiae: (from the article "Laurales") ...sempervirens (sometimes called L. aromatica), from the family Atherospermataceae, is known as Chile laurel or Peruvian nutmeg, and its seeds are ground up and used as a spice. Laurelia novae-zelandiae ...
Lauren, Ralph: American fashion designer who, by developing his brand around the image of an elite, American lifestyle, built one of the world's most successful fashion empires.
Laurence, Margaret: nee Wemys Canadian writer whose novels portray strong women striving for self-realization while immersed in the daily struggle to make a living in a male-dominated world. [1 Related Articles]
Laurencin, Marie: French painter, printmaker, and stage designer known for her delicate portraits of elegant, vaguely melancholic women.
Laurens: county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is situated in a hilly piedmont region between the Saluda River to the southwest and the Enoree River to the northeast. The county is ...
Laurens, Henri: French sculptor known for his Cubist works and his later massive studies, particularly of the female figure. He also made collages, lithographs, and other works on paper. [1 Related Articles]
Laurens, Henry: early American statesman who served as president of the Continental Congress (1777-78).
Laurent, Auguste: French chemist who helped lay the foundations of organic chemistry. [2 Related Articles]
Laurent, Francois: Belgian administrator, legal scholar, and historian noted as the author of a monumental universal history and a series of comprehensive works on civil law.
Laurentia: (from the article "North America") ...thousands of feet thick accumulated. Shallow-shelf conditions were interrupted by the accretion of volcanic island arcs or continental fragments, culminating about 300 million years ago when Laurentia collided with the ...
Laurentian Hills: town, Renfrew county, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies along the Chalk River near its mouth on the Ottawa River, 90 miles (145 km) northwest of Ottawa. The town was formed ...
Laurentian Iroquois: (from the article "Northeast Indian") ...Ontario and Erie was controlled by peoples speaking Iroquoian languages, including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Huron, Tionontati, Neutral, Wenrohronon, Erie, Susquehannock, and Laurentian Iroquois. The Tuscarora, who also ...
Laurentian mixed forest: (from the article "North America") Lying in the warm-summer region of the cool temperate zone, the Laurentian mixed forest occurs in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence, the upper Mississippi-Ohio, and the New England lowland regions. It ...
Laurentian Mountains: mountains forming the Quebec portion of the Canadian Shield, particularly the area partially bounded by the Ottawa, St. Lawrence, and Saguenay rivers. It is one of the oldest mountain regions ... [1 Related Articles]
Laurentian schism: (from the article "Laurentius") English Lawrence antipope in 498 and from 501 to about 505/507, whose disputed papal election gave his name to the Laurentian schism, a split in the Roman Catholic church.
Laurentian Trough: submarine glacial trough in the eastern continental shelf of North America, the most impressive such feature on Earth. It extends from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River eastward through ...
Laurentide Ice Sheet: principal glacial cover of North America during the Pleistocene Epoch (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago). At its maximum extent it spread as far south as latitude 37° N and covered ... [6 Related Articles]
Laurentide Scarp: (from the article "Canada") ...the Torngat, Kaumajet, and Kiglapait mountains, lie south of Hudson Strait. Along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, the shield rim is a 2,000-foot (600-metre) escarpment, ...
Laurentius: English Lawrence antipope in 498 and from 501 to about 505/507, whose disputed papal election gave his name to the Laurentian schism, a split in the Roman Catholic church. [1 Related Articles]
Laurentius of Canterbury, Saint: second archbishop of Canterbury, missionary who played a large part in establishing the Anglo-Saxon church.
Lauria, Ruggiero di: Italian admiral in the service of Aragon and Sicily who won important naval victories over the French Angevins (house of Anjou) in the war between France and Aragon over the ...
lauric acid: (from the article "common saturated fatty acids") ...caper, meaning "goat." Some hard cheeses (e.g., Swiss cheese) contain natural propanoic acid. The higher even-numbered saturated acids, from C₁₂ to C₁₈ (lauric, myristic, palmitic, and stearic), are present in ...
Lauricocha: (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") ..."first wave" of immigrants into the New World. Since there has been much less research in the highlands than on the coast, little is known of the highland Late Preceramic. ...
Lauricocha, Lake: northernmost of a chain of glacier-fed lakes in the Andes Mountains, central Peru, about 100 miles (160 km) north-northeast of Lima. It lies at an elevation of 12,615 feet (3,845 ...
Laurie Island: (from the article "South Orkney Islands") island group lying between the Scotia Sea to the north and the Weddell Sea to the south in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is composed of two large islands (Coronation ...
Laurie, Hugh: When in 2007 it became apparent that the number of British actors filling major roles-mostly as Americans-in pilots for television series in the U.S. had grown tremendously, credit was given ...
Laurier, Sir Wilfrid: the first French-Canadian prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1896-1911), noted especially for his attempts to define the role of French Canada in the federal state and to define ... [5 Related Articles]
Laurin, Camille: Canadian psychiatrist-turned-politician who was the guiding force behind Quebec's Bill 101, which required that French be the official language of the province; all business was thereafter to be conducted in ...
Laurin, Lucien: Canadian-born American horse trainer (b. Jan. 11, 1912, Joliette, Que.-d. June 26, 2000, Key Largo, Fla.), was one of horse racing's foremost trainers. During a career that spanned nearly five ...
Laurisilva: (from the article "Portugal") ...varieties. Only Madeira has much woodland, most of it the result of reforestation (e.g., of poplar, pine, and eucalyptus). Two-thirds of Madeira is a conservation area; its Laurel Forest (Laurisilva) ...
Laurium: industrial town of the nomos (department) of Attica, on the Aegean Sea, famous in antiquity for its silver mines. Its port, sheltered by Makronisos island, imports coal, loads ore, and ... [2 Related Articles]
Lauriya Nandangarh: (from the article "South Asian arts") ...and concise artistry, represents the style at its best. His smooth, muscled contours, wiry sinews, rippling, flamboyant mane, and alert stance reveal the work of a superior artist. An example ...
Laurus, Metropolitan: Czech religious leader was instrumental in reconciling the 80-year dispute between the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and its parent church in Russia; the separation occurred in 1927 when ...
Laurussia: (from the article "Carboniferous Period") ...on one side of the globe. The orogenies (mountain-building events) taking place during the Devonian Period had formed the "Old Red Sandstone" continent. The principal landmass of Laurussia was made ...
laurustinus: (from the article "viburnum") ...similar but taller; the sheepberry, or nannyberry (V. lentago), with finely toothed, oval leaves; and the arrowwood (V. dentatum), with roundish to oval, coarsely toothed leaves. Laurustinus (V. tinus), a ...
Lausanne: capital of Vaud canton, western Switzerland, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman); built on the southern slopes of the Jorat heights, its altitude ranges from 1,240 ft ... [4 Related Articles]
Lausanne Cathedral: (from the article "stained glass") ...work of this atelier is extremely distinguished, with an elegance and purity of style and a knowledge of classical art that transcend most of its contemporaries. The rose window (1231-35) ...
Lausanne Conference: (June-July 1932), conference that was held to liquidate the payment of reparations by Germany to the former Allied and Associated powers of World War I. Attended by representatives of the ... [2 Related Articles]