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Ingolstadt

(Encyclopedia) Ingolstadt Ingolstadt ĭngˈgôlshtät [key], city, Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Danube River. It is…

Mendelsohn, Erich

(Encyclopedia) Mendelsohn, ErichMendelsohn, Erichāˈrĭkh mĕnˈdəlzōn [key], 1887–1953, German architect, pioneer of expressionism. He is best known for his exuberant, sculptural design for the Einstein…

Gellert, Christian Fürchtegott

(Encyclopedia) Gellert, Christian FürchtegottGellert, Christian Fürchtegottkrĭsˈtyän fürkhˈtəgôt gĕlˈərt [key], 1715–69, German poet and moralist. His best-known works are Fabeln und Erzählungen (…

world soul

(Encyclopedia) world soul, Lat. anima mundi, in philosophy, term denoting a universal spirit or soul that functions as an organizing principle. While many early Greek philosophers saw the world as of…

Wrangell Island

(Encyclopedia) Wrangell IslandWrangell Islandrăngˈgəl [key], 30 mi (48 km) long and 5 to 14 mi (8.1–22.5 km) wide, off SE Alaska in the Alexander Archipelago, south of the mouth of the Stikine River…

Zimmermann note

(Encyclopedia) Zimmermann note, secret telegram sent on Jan. 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States. In it…

Biographies: Selected Jurists

Selected Jurists Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

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Brewer's: O

This letter represents an eye, and is called in Hebrew ain (an eye). O The fifteen O's are fifteen prayers beginning with the letter O (See Hora Beatissima Virginis Mariae.) The…