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- (from the article "Canadian literature") ...reports and correspondence, travelers' narratives, annals of missions and religious communities, and histories of the colony. Credit for the first theatre production written in New France belongs to Marc Lescarbot, ...
- Lescaze, William
- Swiss-born American architect best known for conceiving, in conjunction with George Howe, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building, or PSFS (1931-32), which effectively introduced the International style of architecture into ...
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
- hereditary metabolic disorder affecting the central nervous system and characterized by incoordination, mental retardation, aggressive behaviour, and compulsive biting. The cause of the syndrome is a defective organic catalyst or ... [3 Related Articles]
- Leschenaultia
- (from the article "Goodeniaceae") Heathlike shrubs in the Australian genus Leschenaultia sometimes are grown as mild-climate garden shrubs. They have violet, blue, red, or yellow flowers.
- Leschetizky, Theodor
- Polish pianist and teacher who, with Franz Liszt, was the most influential teacher of piano of his time. [1 Related Articles]
- Lescot, Pierre
- one of the great French architects of the mid-16th century who contributed a decorative style that provided the foundation for the classical tradition of French architecture. [2 Related Articles]
- Lesdiguieres, Francois de Bonne, duc de
- (duke of) constable of France and Protestant leader who late in life abjured the faith. [1 Related Articles]
- Lese
- (from the article "Ituri Forest") ...with the Mangbetu in the northwest. The Efe have the broadest distribution, extending across the northern and eastern portions of the Ituri, and are associated with the Sudanic-speaking Mamvu and ...
- Lesetedi Commission
- (from the article "Botswana") Former inhabitants of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve took their claim for land restitution to Botswana's high court in July. The Lesetedi Commission, which reported in August, criticized irregular and ...
- Leshan
- (from the article "Sichuan") ...Because water transportation is vital, large cities are always found wherever two major streams converge. Examples of such cities are Luzhou, at the juncture of the Yangtze and Tuo rivers, ...
- Leshan Giant Buddha
- (from the article "Wutongqiao") ...some local manufacturing of mechanical and electrical equipment and processing of agricultural produce. Wutongqiao's main port, Qiaogou, is located on the Min River a few miles to the south. The ...
- leshy
- in Slavic mythology, the forest spirit. The leshy is a sportive spirit who enjoys playing tricks on people, though when angered he can be treacherous. He is seldom seen, but ... [1 Related Articles]
- lesiba
- (from the article "African music") ...a friction stick, the xizambi of the Tsonga has serrations along the stave that are scraped with a rattle stick, and the Sotho lesiba ...
- lesion
- in physiology, a structural or biochemical change in an organ or tissue produced by disease processes or a wound. The alteration may be associated with particular symptoms of a disease, ... [7 Related Articles]
- Leskien, August
- German linguist noted for wide-ranging contributions to comparative Indo-European linguistics, particularly for his still authoritative work on the Baltic and Slavic groups. He also originated the formulation that "phonetic laws ...
- Leskov, Nikolay Semyonovich
- novelist and short-story writer who has been described as the greatest of Russian storytellers. [1 Related Articles]
- Leslie, David
- (from the article "Dunbar, Battle of") ...strike and led the army of the English Republic toward Edinburgh. He soon laid siege to the city, but in August torrential rain, shortage of food, and the proximity of ...
- Leslie, John
- Scottish Roman Catholic bishop and historian and an adviser of Mary Stuart, queen of Scots. He was involved in plots to overthrow the Protestant government of Queen Elizabeth I and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Leslie, Sir John
- Scottish physicist and mathematician who first created artificial ice.
- Lesmian, Boleslaw
- lyric poet who was among the first to adapt Symbolism and Expressionism to Polish verse. [2 Related Articles]
- Lesnaya, Battle of
- (from the article "Peter I") ...a blessing: "Necessity drove away sloth and forced me to work night and day." He subsequently took part in the siege that led to the Russian capture of Narva (1704) ...
- Lesne, Michael
- (from the article "printmaking") Michael Lesne, a French portraitist whose influence was considerable, worked for a time in the Rubens workshop, later returning to France. Claude Mellan, another major influence, was trained in Rome. ...
- Lesnie, Andrew
- (from the article "2001: Other Winners") ...Written Directly for the Screen: Julian Fellowes for Gosford ParkScreenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published: Akiva Goldsman for A Beautiful MindCinematography: Andrew Lesnie for The Lord of the ...
- Lesniewski, Stanislaw
- Polish logician and mathematician who was a co-founder and leading representative of the Warsaw school of logic. [5 Related Articles]
- Lesosibirsk
- city, Krasnoyarsk kray (region), Russia. The city extends for 19 miles (30 km) along the Yenisey River. It is a wood-processing centre and an important Yenisey River port. Lesosibirsk was ...
- Lesotho
- country in Southern Africa. A scenic land of tall mountains and narrow valleys, Lesotho owes a long history of political autonomy to the mountains that surround it and protect it ... [24 Related Articles]
- Lesotho Congress of Democrats
- (from the article "Lesotho") Lesotho again experienced a period of political turmoil in 2007. When Tom Thabane, a leading member of the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), broke with the party and formed ...
- Lesotho Highlands
- (from the article "Orange River") The headwaters of the Orange River rise at an altitude of about 10,800 feet (3,300 metres) above sea level on a dissected plateau formed by the Lesotho Highlands that extends ...
- Lesotho Highlands Water Project
- (from the article "Lesotho") ...cut bureaucratic red tape to help encourage the industry, which remained almost 100% foreign-owned, mostly by Asians. Companies that had paid bribes to secure contracts in the massive Highlands Water ...
- Lesotho, flag of
- national flag consisting of three unequal horizontal stripes of blue, white, and green with a black emblem in the centre. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.
- Lesotho, history of
- (from the article "Lesotho") This discussion focuses on Lesotho since the mid-19th century. For a more detailed treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its regional context, see Southern Africa.career of Rhodes
- Lesothosaurus
- (from the article "dinosaur") ...skeletal material of ornithischians are known from Late Triassic sediments, but it is only in the Early Jurassic that they become well known. Basal Jurassic forms include
- lespedeza
- any member of a genus (Lespedeza) of herbaceous plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), some of which are useful as forage and green manure crops. The approximately 40 species in ...
- Lespinasse, Julie de
- French hostess of one of the most brilliant and emancipated of Parisian salons and the author of several volumes of passionate letters that reveal her romantic sensibility and literary gifts. [2 Related Articles]
- Lesse River
- river in southeastern Belgium. The Lesse River rises west of Libramont in the Ardennes and follows a short (52-mile [84-km]), meandering northwesterly course to the Meuse River at Anseremme, a ...
- Lesseps, Ferdinand, vicomte de
- French diplomat famous for building the Suez Canal across the Isthmus of Suez (1859-69) in Egypt. [7 Related Articles]
- lesser adelantado
- (from the article "adelantado") ...powers over specific districts. Greater adelantados (adelantados mayores) served as appeal judges and in times of war were responsible for organizing their territories' armies. Lesser adelantados (adelantados menores) held similar ...
- lesser adjutant stork
- (from the article "stork") The adjutant stork of India and southeastern Asia (Leptoptilos dubius), or adjutant bird, and the lesser adjutant (L. javanicus) are typical scavengers with naked pink skin on the head and ...
- Lesser Antilles
- long arc of small islands in the Caribbean Sea extending in a north-south direction from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad and then in an east-west direction from Margarita to Aruba ... [4 Related Articles]
- lesser ape
- (from the article "ape") The gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, and orangutan are called great apes in recognition of their comparatively large size and humanlike features; the gibbons are called lesser apes. The great apes are ...
- lesser bamboo bat
- (from the article "vesper bat") ...the red bat (Lasiurus borealis), grizzled, as in particoloured bats (Vespertilio), or marked with white, as in spotted bats (Euderma). The lesser bamboo bat, one of the ...
- lesser bamboo rat
- (from the article "bamboo rat") ...inches) long with a short and bald or sparsely haired tail (5 to 20 cm). Fur on the upperparts is soft and dense or harsh and scanty, coloured slate gray ...
- lesser bandicoot rat
- (from the article "bandicoot rat") The lesser bandicoot rat (B. bengalensis) and Savile's bandicoot rat (B. savilei) have dark brown or brownish gray body fur, weigh up to 350 grams, and measure up to 40 ...
- lesser bulldog bat
- (from the article "bulldog bat") The lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris, formerly N. labialis) is about 9 cm (3.5 inches) long with a wingspan of 40-44 cm (15.7-17.3 inches). The greater bulldog, or fisherman, bat ...
- lesser bush baby
- (from the article "bush baby") ...by gouging holes in trees and scraping the bark, using their toothcombs (forward-tilted lower incisor and canine teeth). Galagos cling to and leap among the trees; the smaller forms, such ...
- lesser cane rat
- (from the article "cane rat") The greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) and the lesser cane rat (T. gregorianus) both inhabit nonforested sub-Saharan Africa except for Namibia and most of ...
- Lesser Caucasus
- range of folded mountains in the southern part of the Caucasus region, connected with the main Caucasus Mountains by means of the Likhsky Mountains, which form the divide between the ... [5 Related Articles]
- lesser celandine
- (from the article "celandine") The lesser celandine, or pilewort (Ranunculus ficaria), is a member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It has heart-shaped leaves and typical buttercup flowers. Native to Europe, it has become naturalized ...
- lesser club moss
- (from the article "spike moss") Lesser club moss (S. selaginoides) is a small forest and bog-side plant in northern North America and Eurasia. Its branches trail along the ground, but the upright yellow-green strobili rise ...
- lesser cornua
- (from the article "skeletal system, human") The hyoid consists of a body, a pair of larger horns, called the greater cornua, and a pair of smaller horns, called the lesser cornua. The bone is more or ...
- lesser doxology
- (from the article "doxology") 2. The lesser doxology, or Gloria Patri, is used in most Christian traditions at the close of the psalmody:Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy ...
- lesser European elm bark beetle
- (from the article "Dutch elm disease") ...is only possible through laboratory culturing. The fungus can spread up to 50 feet (15 m) from diseased to healthy trees by natural root grafts. Overland spread of the fungus ...
- lesser flamingo
- (from the article "The Environment") News surfaced in July of plans to build a soda-ash extraction and processing plant on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania, which was the breeding site for 75% of ...
- lesser frigate bird
- (from the article "frigate bird") The largest species (to about 115 cm [45 inches]) is the magnificent frigate bird, Fregata magnificens, found on both coasts of America, the Caribbean Sea, and Cape Verde. The great ...
- lesser green broadbill
- (from the article "broadbill") ...ranges from the Himalayas to Borneo. It has a green body, black-and-yellow head, and a graduated blue tail. A minor group of quiet, solitary fruit eaters is represented by the ...
- lesser hedgehog tenrec
- (from the article "tenrec") ...have bulky bodies, have short or no external tails, and are terrestrial or arboreal. Most species have specialized spines that scrape against each other to produce sounds used in communication. ...
- Lesser Himalayas
- middle section of the Himalayan mountain ranges, extending southeastward across north Pakistan, north India, Nepal, Sikkim (India), and into Bhutan. The range lies between the Great (north) and Siwalik, or ... [8 Related Articles]
- lesser housefly
- (from the article "anthomyiid fly") any of a group of common flies (order Diptera) that resemble the housefly in appearance. The lesser housefly (Fannia canicularis) and the latrine fly (F. scalaris) are important anthomyiid flies. ...
- lesser kudu
- (from the article "kudu") The lesser kudu (T. imberbis) lives in pairs or small groups in the hot, open bush country of eastern Africa. It stands about 1 m (39 inches) at the shoulder ...
- lesser purple gallinule
- (from the article "gallinule") ...olive green and purplish blue with a light blue shield, red and yellow bill, and yellow legs and feet. It is found from South Carolina and Texas to northern Argentina. ...
- lesser roadrunner
- (from the article "roadrunner") The lesser roadrunner (G. velox) is a slightly smaller (46 cm, or 18 in.), buffier, and less streaky bird, of Mexico and Central America.
- lesser scaup
- (from the article "pochard") ...they can be lured with decoys so easily. Scaups, or bluebills, are smaller than mallards. In the greater scaup (A. marila), a white stripe extends nearly to the wing tip; ...
- lesser sheathbill
- (from the article "sheathbill") ...hidden in a rock crevice. Usually only one chick survives. The young take up to nine weeks to fledge. The pure-white snowy sheathbill (C. alba), 40 cm (16 inches) long, ...
- lesser sign
- (from the article "cross, sign of the") ...the sign is made in two ways: (1) the great sign, made with the five fingers outstretched (symbol of the five wounds of Christ) on the forehead, breast, and shoulders, ...
- lesser siren
- (from the article "siren") ...is 50-90 cm (about 20-35 inches) long and occurs in the Atlantic coastal states of the United States from Delaware southward to Florida and westward to northern Mexico. The lesser ...
- Lesser Slave Lake
- lake in central Alberta, Canada, 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Edmonton and 400 miles (640 km) south of Great Slave Lake (in the Northwest Territories). It is 60 miles ...
- lesser snow goose
- (from the article "snow goose") ...be either white or dark with black wingtips and pink legs and a bill with black gape ("grin"), belonging to the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Two subspecies are recognized. The ...
- lesser spoonbill
- (from the article "spoonbill") ...60 cm long with cinnamon buff on the foreneck. It breeds in marshes of central and southern Europe and Asia, south to Egypt, India, and Taiwan. Others are the African ...
- lesser spotted dogfish
- (from the article "dogfish") The spotted dogfishes of the family Scyliorhinidae include the larger spotted dogfish, or nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellarius), which grows to about 150 cm long, and the lesser spotted dogfish (S. cuniculus), ...
- lesser Sulawesian shrew rat
- (from the article "shrew rat") ...forests of Sulawesi, some shrew rats are their own counterparts within the same habitat. Greater Sulawesian shrew rats (genus Tateomys) forage for earthworms at night, and the lesser Sulawesian shrew ...
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- (from the article "Asia") Archipelagoes border the southeastern margin of Asia, consisting mainly of island arcs bordered by deep oceanic trenches. The Indian Ocean arcs-Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands-consist of fragments of ...
- Lesser Tunb
- (from the article "Ra's al-Khaymah") When Britain finally left the Persian Gulf in late 1971, a dispute arose over the small islands of Greater and Lesser Tunb (Tunb al-Kubra and Tunb al-Sughra), in the Gulf ...
- lesser twayblade
- (from the article "twayblade") ...then leaves and transfers the pollen to the next flower it visits. A common twayblade usually does not flower until its 10th year but may reproduce vegetatively by means of ...
- lesser waxmoth
- (from the article "beekeeping") The larvae of the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella, cause damage to stored combs similar to that of the greater wax moth. The Mediterranean flour moth larva, Anagasta kuehniella, feeds ...
- lesser weever
- (from the article "weever") Three species of weevers are found in the Old World, and one in the New World, along the Chilean coast. Well-known species include the greater and lesser weevers (Trachinus draco ...
- lesser whitethroat
- (from the article "migration") ...In a planetarium in Germany, blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) and garden warblers (S. borin), under an artificial autumn sky, headed "southwest," their normal direction; lesser whitethroats (S. curruca) headed "southeast," their ...
- lesser yellowlegs
- (from the article "yellowlegs") The lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), about 25 cm (10 inches) long, appears in sizable flocks on mud flats during migration between its breeding grounds across Canada and Alaska and its ...
- Lessig, Lawrence
- (from the article "media convergence") As an alternative to DRM or further tightening of copyright laws and litigation between copyright owners and users, in 2001 Lawrence Lessig, founder of the Center for Internet and Society ...
- Lessing, Doris
- British writer whose novels and short stories are largely concerned with people involved in the social and political upheavals of the 20th century. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for ... [4 Related Articles]
- Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim
- German dramatist, critic, and writer on philosophy and aesthetics. He helped free German drama from the influence of classical and French models and wrote plays of lasting importance. His critical ... [17 Related Articles]
- Lester B. Pearson International Airport
- (from the article "Canada") Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport is by far the busiest in the country, handling annually some one-third of Canada's passenger traffic and more than two-fifths of its air cargo. ...
- Lester Patrick Trophy
- (from the article "ice hockey") ...forward; the Jack Adams Award, for the coach of the year; the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, for the player who best exemplifies sportsmanship, perseverance, and dedication to hockey; and the ...
- Lester, Richard
- American filmmaker who successfully transferred the fast-cut stream-of-consciousness style of television commercials to the big screen. [2 Related Articles]
- Lestocq, Anton
- (from the article "Friedland, Battle of") ...the bridges had earlier been destroyed by the French. The Russians lost about 19,000 men, and the French about 9,000. Bennigsen's army was shattered, and the next day his ally, ...
- Lestor of Eccles, Joan Lestor, Baroness
- Canadian-born British politician who was a Labour MP in 1966-83 and 1987-97, serving in the 1970s as a junior minister and as party chairperson; she was an outspoken advocate of ...
- Lestrange, Dom Augustine de
- (from the article "Trappist") In 1792 the monks were ejected from La Trappe, and a number of them, led by Dom Augustine de Lestrange, settled at Val-Sainte in Fribourg, Switz., where they adopted an ...
- Lesueur, Jean-Francois
- composer of religious and dramatic works who helped to transform French musical taste during the Revolution.
- lesya
- (Sanskrit: "light," "tint"), according to Jainism, a religion of India, the special aura of the soul that can be described in terms of colour, scent, touch, and taste and that ...
- Leszczynski family
- (from the article "Leszno") Leszno was founded in the 15th century by the prominent Leszczynski family, whose tombs are in the parish church. In the 16th century a band of Protestant Moravian Brothers, expelled ...
- Leszno
- city, Wielkopolskie wojewodztwo (province), west-central Poland. It is a rail junction and an agricultural and manufacturing centre.
- let
- (from the article "tennis") ...the ball diagonally across the net and into the opponent's right-hand service court. Should the ball on service strike the top of the net before falling in the correct service ...
- Let It Ride
- (from the article "poker") Let it ride is a five-card stud poker game. There is no dealer's hand in this house-banked game. Each player lays three equal bets on the table before receiving three ...
- Letchworth
- town ("parish"), North Hertfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Hertfordshire, England, located north of London. Britain's first planned "garden city," much copied elsewhere, it was founded in 1903 by ... [3 Related Articles]
- Leterme, Yves
- (from the article "Belgium") The clear winner was Yves Leterme, the leader of the Flemish Christian Democrats. His party gained eight seats, returning 30 deputies to the 150-member House of Representatives. His demands for ...
- lethal injection
- method of executing condemned prisoners through the administration of chemicals that induce death.
- Lethbridge
- city, southern Alberta, Canada, lying on the Oldman River near its junction with the St. Mary River, 135 miles (217 km) south-southeast of Calgary.
- Lethe
- (Greek: "Oblivion"), in Greek mythology, daughter of Eris (Strife) and the personification of oblivion. Lethe is also the name of a river or plain in the infernal regions. [1 Related Articles]
- Leticia
- town, southeastern Colombia, lying on the Amazon River at the point where the borders of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru meet.
- Letinois, Lucien
- (from the article "Verlaine, Paul") In 1880 Verlaine made an unsuccessful essay at farming with his favourite pupil, Lucien Letinois, and the boy's parents. Lucien's death in April 1883, as well as that of the ...
- Letizia, Crown Princess
- (from the article "Spain") It was a year of celebrations for the Spanish royal family. The 30th anniversary of the coronation of King Juan Carlos in November came just weeks after Crown Princess Letizia ...
- Leto
- in classical mythology, a Titan, the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, and mother of the god Apollo and the goddess Artemis. The chief places of her legend were Delos and ...
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