Lebanon city, seat (1813) of Lebanon county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., in the Lebanon Valley, 23 miles ...
Lebanon city, seat of Wilson county, north-central Tennessee, U.S., about 30 miles (50 km) east of ...
Lebanon county, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., located midway between the cities of Harrisburg and Reading. It consists ...
Lebanon city, Grafton county, western New Hampshire, U.S., on the Mascoma River near its junction with ...
Lebanon town (township), New London county, east-central Connecticut, U.S. Settled in 1695 and incorporated in 1700, ...
Lebanon city, seat (1849) of Laclede county, south-central Missouri, U.S., in the Ozark Mountains about 50 ...
Lebanon Mountains mountain range, extending almost the entire length of Lebanon, paralleling the Mediterranean coast for about ... [1 Related Articles]
Lebanon stonecress (from the article "stonecress") ...plants for their narrow leaves and four-petaled pink, lilac, or white flowers. Persian stonecress (A. ...
Lebanon, flag of horizontally striped red-white-red national flag with a central green cedar tree. The width-to-length ratio of ...
Lebanon, history of (from the article "Lebanon") HistoryEgypt Egypt The Nasser regime ...1964 and 1965, ...
Lebanov, Ivan (from the article "Olympic Games") ...of one of figure skating's stars, Irina Rodnina (U.S.S.R.), who won her third consecutive title ...
LeBaron, William (from the article "1930/31: Best Picture") Other Nominees
Lebed, Aleksandr Ivanovich Soviet general and politician (b. April 20, 1950, Novocherkassk, near Rostov, Russian S.F.S.R., U.S.S.R.-d. April ... [2 Related Articles]
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Lebensart, Avrom (from the article "Literature") The posthumous bilingual Hebrew and Yiddish anthology Ksavi Avrom Lebensart ("The Writings of Avrom Lebensart") ...
Lebensohn, Micah Joseph (from the article "Hebrew literature") ...Levinsohn in the Ukraine and with Mordecai Aaron Ginzberg (Gunzburg), in Lithuania. In the 1820s ...
Lebensohn, Micah Judah (from the article "Hebrew literature") ...Lithuania. In the 1820s an orthodox reaction set in, coinciding with the rise of a ...
Lebensphilosophie (from the article "continental philosophy") In Germany the corresponding school, known as Lebensphilosophie ("philosophy of life"), began ...
Lebensraum (from the article "Germany") ...and into German cultural and economic life. As for Germany's position in international affairs, Hitler ...
Leber's disease (from the article "genetic disease, human") ...are such disorders that result from triplet repeat expansions within or near specific genes (e.g., ...
Lebesgue integral way of extending the concept of area inside a curve to include functions that do ... [3 Related Articles]
Lebesgue measurable set (from the article "probability theory") ...sigma-field containing all the intervals and a unique probability defined on this sigma-field for which ...
Lebesgue measure (from the article "measure") ...measure of the real numbers-in other words, "almost all" real numbers are irrational numbers. The ...
Lebesgue, Henri-Leon French mathematician whose generalization of the Riemann integral revolutionized the field of integration. [2 Related Articles]
Leblanc process (from the article "Leblanc, Nicolas") French surgeon and chemist who in 1790 developed the process for making soda ash (sodium ...
Leblanc, Maurice French author and journalist, known as the creator of Arsene Lupin, French gentleman-thief turned detective, ...
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Lebna Denegel (from the article "Ethiopia") ...Christians. Ahmad drilled his men in modern Ottomon tactics and led them on a jihad, ...
Leboeuf, Edmond French general who was marshal of the Second Empire and minister of war in the ...
Lebombo Mountains long, narrow mountain range in South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique, southeastern Africa. It is about ... [2 Related Articles]
Lebon, Philippe French engineer and chemist, inventor of illuminating gas.
LeBow, Bennett S. On March 20, 1997, the Liggett Group, the fifth largest tobacco company in the United ...
Lebow, Fred (FISCHL LEBOWITZ), Romanian-born sports figure (b. June 3, 1932, Arad, Rom.--d. Oct. 9, 1994, New ...
Lebowa former nonindependent Bantustan that was in northern Transvaal, South Africa. It comprised two major and ... [2 Related Articles]
Lebowa National Party (from the article "Lebowa") ...Political parties became defined soon after the first election, held in 1973. The Lebowa People's ...
Lebowa People's Party (from the article "Lebowa") ...in 1962, was replaced by a legislative assembly in 1971. The following year Lebowa was ...
Lebowakgomo town, Limpopo province, South Africa. It was the capital of Lebowa, a former nonindependent Bantustan. ...
Leboyer (from the article "natural childbirth") Some of the natural childbirth methods that have developed from the Dick-Read method include those ...
Lebrija city, Sevilla provincia (province), in the Andalusia comunidad autonoma ...
Lebrun, Albert 14th and last president (1932-40) of France's Third Republic. During the first year of World ...
Lebrun, Charles-Francois, Duke De Plaisance, Prince De L'empire French politician who served as third consul from 1799 to 1804, as treasurer of Napoleon's ...
Lebu (from the article "Cape Verde Peninsula") The indigenous inhabitants of the peninsula, the Lebu, lived as fishermen and farmers. Since about ...
Lebu city, south-central Chile. It lies on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Lebu ...
Lebuinus, Saint (from the article "Deventer") ...(municipality), east-central Netherlands, on the IJssel River at the west end of the Overijssel Canal. ...
Leburton, Edmond Jules Isidore Belgian politician who served as prime minister for a year, January 1973-January 1974, during which ...
Lec, Stanislaw Jerzy (from the article "Polish literature") Poetry after 1956 was a vehicle for expressions of philosophical thought. The satirical poet Stanislaw ...
Lecanicephalidea (from the article "flatworm") ...(leaflike muscular structure); vitellaria located in lateral margins of proglottids; genital pores lateral; parasites of ...
Lecanora (from the article "fungus") ...penetrating haustoria are prevalent in associations lacking a high degree of thalloid organization. On the ...
Lecanora tartarea (from the article "litmus") mixture of coloured organic compounds obtained from several species of lichen that grow in The ...
Lecanorales (from the article "fungus") ...inner ascus apex (tholus); included in subclass Acarosporomycetidae; example genera include Acarospora , Pleopsidium , and Sarcogyne . Order ...
Lecanoromycetes (from the article "fungus") ...on mandibulate arthropods, may be mycoparasitic; mycelial; anamorphs lack vesiculate conidiophores; example genus includes Pyxidiophora . Class ...
Lecanuet, Jean-Adrien-Francois French politician (b. March 4, 1920, Rouen, France--d. Feb. 22, 1993, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), challenged Pres. ... [1 Related Articles]
Lecce city, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy. It lies on the Salentina peninsula, or "heel" of ...
Lecce, Plain of (from the article "Italy") Plains cover less than one-fourth of the area of Italy. Some of these, such as ...
Lecco town, Lombardia (Lombardy) regione, northern Italy. It lies at the southern end of the eastern ...
Lech (from the article "Gniezno") Legend attributes Gniezno's origin to Lech, mythological founder of Poland, who supposedly made it his ...
lechatelierite a natural silica glass (silicon dioxide, SiO2 ) that has the same chemical composition as coesite, ... [2 Related Articles]
Leche Lagoon (from the article "Cuba") Cuban lakes are small and more properly classified as freshwater or saltwater lagoons. The latter ...
Lecher wire wavemeter (from the article "wavemeter") For measuring higher frequencies, wavemeters make use of such devices as coaxial lines or cavity ...
Lechfeld, Battle of (from the article "Hungary") ...mode of life was not always profitable. Indeed, their raiding forces suffered a number of ...
Lechin Oquendo, Juan Bolivian trade union leader and revolutionary politician (b. May 19, 1914, Corocoro, Bol.-d. Aug. 27, ... [1 Related Articles]
Lechner, Resl (from the article "pottery") ...reissued some of the old figures and services of Bustelli and Auliczek (appropriately marked). Attention ...
Lechon, Jan poet, editor, diplomat, and political propagandist, considered one of the foremost Polish poets of his ...
Lechuguilla (from the article "Carlsbad Caverns National Park") ...Monarch, one of the world's tallest columns (89 feet [27 metres]), and a delicate rimstone ...
lechwe (from the article "lechwe") antelope species of the genus Kobus (q.v. ).lechwe Lechwe (Kobus leche ). PanBK Lecidea(from the article "fungus") ...are prevalent in associations lacking a high degree of thalloid organization. On the other hand, ...
lecithin any of a group of phospholipids (phosphoglycerides) that are important in cell structure and metabolism. ... [2 Related Articles]
lecithotrophic larva (from the article "mollusk") Many mollusks develop into free-swimming larvae; these larvae are either feeding (planktotrophic) or nonfeeding (lecithotrophic). ...
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole Irish historian of rationalism and European morals whose study of Georgian England became a classic.
Leclair, Jean-Marie, the Elder French violinist, composer, and dancing master who established the French school of violin playing.
Leclanche cell (from the article "Common household batteries") These batteries are the most commonly used worldwide in flashlights, toys, radios, compact disc players, ...
Leclanche, Georges French engineer who in about 1866 invented the battery that bears his name. In slightly ...
Leclerc, Charles French general, brother-in-law of Napoleon, who attempted to suppress the Haitian revolt led by the ... [3 Related Articles]
Leclerc, Jacques-Philippe French general and war hero who achieved fame as the liberator of Paris. [2 Related Articles]
Leclerc, Jean encyclopaedist and biblical scholar who espoused advanced principles of exegesis (interpretation) and theological method. [1 Related Articles]
Leclercq, Patrick (from the article "Monaco") Area: 1.97 sq km (0.76 sq mi) | Population (2005 est.): 32,700 | Chief of ...
LeClercq, Tanaquil versatile American ballet dancer, remembered largely for her work in association with George Balanchine, to ... [1 Related Articles]
Lecocq, Charles one of the principal French composers of operettas after Offenbach, especially known for his La ...
Lecompton Constitution (1857), instrument framed in Lecompton, Kan., by Southern pro-slavery advocates of Kansas statehood. It contained ... [1 Related Articles]
Lecomte, Hippolyte (from the article "stage design") Auguste Garneray and Hippolyte Lecomte were leading French ballet designers in the 19th century. The ...
Leconte de Lisle, Charles-Marie-Rene poet, leader of the Parnassians, who from 1865 to 1895 was acknowledged as the foremost ... [1 Related Articles]
LeConte, John (from the article "acoustics") The study of ultrasonics was initiated by the American scientist John LeConte, who in the ...
Lecoq de Boisbaudran, Paul-Emile French chemist who developed improved spectroscopic techniques for chemical analysis and discovered the elements gallium ... [4 Related Articles]
Lecour, Charles (from the article "savate") The pioneer of la boxe francaise, or modern savate, was Charles Lecour, who opened a ...
Lecouvreur, Adrienne leading French actress whose life inspired a tragic drama a century after her death.
Lecreux, Nicolas (from the article "Tournai porcelain") ...always swirled rather than straight, which were inspired by the moldings of some Meissen ozier ...
lectern originally a pedestal-based reading desk with a slanted top used for supporting liturgical books-such as ... [2 Related Articles]
lectin (from the article "blood group") ...absorbed free of unwanted components and carefully standardized before use. Additional substances with specific blood ...
lectionary in Christianity, a book containing portions of the Bible appointed to be read on particular ...
lectisternium (from Latin lectum sternere , "to spread a couch"), ancient Greek and Roman rite in which ... [2 Related Articles]
lector in Christianity, a person chosen or set apart to read Holy Scripture in the church ... [2 Related Articles]
lecture (from the article "legal education") ...and, second, concentrating on a source of law that has become just one of many ...
Lecythidaceae (from the article "Ericales") Lecythidaceae, or the Brazil nut family, is a pantropical group of evergreen trees of about ...
Lecythis ollaria (from the article "monkey pot") any shrub or tree of the genus Lecythis, of the family Lecythidaceae, particularly L. ollaria ...
Lecythis zabucajo (from the article "monkey pot") any shrub or tree of the genus Lecythis, of the family Lecythidaceae, particularly L. ollaria ...
Led Zeppelin British rock band that was extremely popular in the 1970s. Although their musical style was ... [1 Related Articles]
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Leda (from the article "Moons of Jupiter") ...orbital families (as can be seen in the table). The more distant group-made up of ...
Ledebour, Georg German socialist politician who was radicalized by the outbreak of war in 1914 and became ...
Lederberg, Joshua American geneticist, pioneer in the field of bacterial genetics, who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize ... [1 Related Articles]
Lederer, Edgar (from the article "chromatography") ...published either in German botanical journals or in Russian works. In 1931 chromatography emerged from ...
Lederman, Leon Max American physicist who, along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, received the Nobel Prize for ... [3 Related Articles]
Ledermanniella (from the article "Podostemaceae") The principal genera are Apinagia (50 species, tropical South America), Ledermanniella (43 species, tropical Africa ...
Ledford Stable (from the article "Equestrian Sports") Driver Eric Ledford, an assistant trainer, and the Ledford Stable veterinarian were arrested in March ...
ledger (from the article "bookkeeping") Although bookkeeping procedures can be extremely complex, all are based on two types of books ...
ledger (from the article "fishing") ...angler when the fish swallows it. Common baits are worms, the maggots of certain flies, ...
Ledger, Heath Australian actor was renowned for his moving and intense performances in diverse motion-picture roles, in ... [1 Related Articles]
Ledocarpaceae (from the article "Geraniales") The closely related Vivianiaceae and Ledocarpaceae are native to South America, especially the Andes. Vivianiaceae, ...
Ledoux, Claude-Nicolas French architect who developed an eclectic and visionary architecture linked with nascent pre-Revolutionary social ideals. [1 Related Articles]
Ledra Street (from the article "Cyprus") ...unification efforts, was elected to the presidency shortly thereafter. Soon after his election, Christofias reached ...
Ledru-Rollin, Alexandre-Auguste French lawyer whose radical political activity earned him a prominent position in the French Second ... [1 Related Articles]
Leduc, Violette (from the article "French literature") ...with innovative analyses of individual experience, focusing especially on hitherto taboo areas, such as female ...
Ledyard, John American adventurer and explorer who accompanied Captain James Cook on his voyage to find a ...
Lee county, east-central South Carolina, U.S. The northern and northwestern portions lie within the sandhills of ...
Lee Commission body appointed by the British government in 1923 to consider the racial composition of the ...
Lee Hai Chan (from the article "Korea, Republic of") Area: 99,646 sq km (38,474 sq mi) | Population (2006 est.): 47,983,000 | Capital: Seoul ...
Lee Hsien Loong On Aug. 12, 2004, Lee Hsien Loong formally assumed office as the new prime minister ... [4 Related Articles]
Lee Hun Jai (from the article "Korea, Republic of") ...| Population (2004 est.): 48,199,000 | Capital: Seoul | Head of state and government: President ...
Lee Jong Wook South Korean epidemiologist and public health expert (b. April 12, 1945, Seoul, Korea [now in ... [2 Related Articles]
Lee Kuan Yew politician and lawyer who was prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. During his ... [3 Related Articles]
Lee Kun Hee For South Korean businessman Lee Kun Hee, 1996 was a year of noteworthy events--both good ...
Lee Myung-bak South Korean business executive and politician who was president of South Korea from 2008. [4 Related Articles]
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lee wave vertical undulation of airstreams on the lee side of a mountain. (The lee side is ...
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