Search results for "Figure" - New World Encyclopedia
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- on metaphysics. Arnauld was a well-respected figure by this time, while Leibniz was only at the start of his mature philosophy. The suggestion ...12 KB (1,896 words) - 06:41, 31 July 2023
- has come alive. She sees a woman's figure in the wallpaper, especially at night, and the "trapped" woman takes on the persona ...12 KB (1,666 words) - 00:42, 5 December 2023
- William Clark Falkner, was an important figure in northern Mississippi who ... and her faith, and thus stands as a proud figure amidst a dying family. ...20 KB (3,045 words) - 12:09, 8 May 2023
- , fl. ninth century) also spelled Han Shan, was a legendary figure associated with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the ...19 KB (3,199 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2021
- her name to be bestowed on an outstanding public figure. The prime minister of India presented the first award to Nanaji Deshmukh. The government of the ...11 KB (1,580 words) - 06:51, 16 June 2023
- Highgate in London, and she became a familiar figure in later years, living beyond the age of 100. Waley lived in Bloomsbury and had a number ...12 KB (1,793 words) - 17:37, 16 August 2023
- Hindu descriptions of a future savior figure had an influence on Christian views of the apocalypse, or vice-versa. It is also possible that ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:29, 5 October 2022
- Saint John of the Cross (June 24, 1542 – December 14, 1591), born Juan de Yepes Alvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 08:11, 3 August 2022
- sales revenue that exceeded ₤1.5 million, a figure unparalleled for the next eight years. In October of 1958, Sotheby’s sold the prestigious ...11 KB (1,592 words) - 15:12, 27 April 2023
- William Henry Holmes was a significant figure in the evolution of American museology and anthropology. He wrote prolifically on archaeological ...12 KB (1,723 words) - 10:58, 9 May 2023
- virginal espousal to Christ, Agnes became a popular figure in Christian legend in later centuries, and various folk customs and religious traditions are ...11 KB (1,796 words) - 06:46, 16 June 2023
- on the other hand, have all but lost the public figure in the haunting recesses of his lyric poems. Marvell's most famous poems are the ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 17:58, 27 July 2023
- and physical anthropologist, a leading figure in the study of human fossils. A strong supporter of Charles Darwin, he wrote more than 500 publications ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 11:11, 16 August 2023
- a high priest of Sîn, ca. 2100 B.C.E. The seated figure is probably King Ur-Nammu, who dedicated the great ziggurat of Ur in honor of Nanna/Sîn, who ...12 KB (1,952 words) - 08:45, 9 October 2022
- The construction of the "moment arm" is shown in the figure below, along with the vectors r and F mentioned above. The problem with ...14 KB (2,244 words) - 15:22, 28 June 2023
- the concepts of the Advent of a savior figure, the final confrontation ... cosmic eschatology affirms the savior figure Maitreya who awaits his final ...39 KB (6,287 words) - 23:22, 20 February 2022
- He is arguably the most influential figure in American linguistics. His anthropological approach, influenced by Franz Boas, began with his research ...12 KB (1,665 words) - 23:51, 12 February 2024
- Judas Maccabeus now emerges as a heroic figure, resisting Antiochus and harshly punishing or killing any Jews who cooperate with the Gentiles ...12 KB (1,773 words) - 06:43, 13 June 2023
- as well as a humor writer and a well known figure in the Nashville social scene. In 1975, Minnie Pearl was inducted into the Country Music Hall ...12 KB (1,676 words) - 18:51, 9 November 2022
- The last of these, by his estimate, was 27 days—a figure not far from later, more accurate estimates (25 days). Cassini was the first to compile ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 14:07, 22 May 2024
