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- (from the article "mathematics, foundations of") ...involving sets that contain themselves as elements-e.g., by taking phi(x) to be ¬(x ∈ x). Russell illustrated this by what has come to be known as the barber paradox: A barber states that he shaves all who do not shave ...
- Barber, Bernard
- (from the article "drug use") To consider drugs only as medicinal agents or to insist that drugs be confined to prescribed medical practice is to fail to understand man. The remarks of the American sociologist Bernard Barber are poignant in this regard:Not only can nearly ...
- Barber, John
- (from the article "gas-turbine engine") ...with the modern gas-turbine engine, which includes a compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine to make up a self-contained prime mover. The first patent to approximate such a system was issued to John Barber of England in 1791. Barber's design called ...
- Barber, Patricia
- She rose from Chicago cult performer to international jazz star, but Patricia Barber's rise was slow and far from steady. On one opening night in 1984 at a small club on the city's fashionable Gold Coast, only two people showed ... [1 Related Articles]
- Barber, Red
- American baseball broadcaster, who was the homespun radio and television announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1934-39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-53), and New York Yankees (1954-66) professional baseball teams.
- Barber, Samuel
- American composer who is considered one of the most expressive representatives of the lyric and Romantic trends in 20th-century classical music. [2 Related Articles]
- Barber, Tiki
- (from the article "Football") MVP Shaun Alexander of Seattle led the league with 1,880 yd rushing, 168 points, and a record 28 touchdowns. The unusually high number of MVP candidates included league leaders Tiki Barber with 2,390 yd from scrimmage for the Giants, Tom ...
- Barbera, Joseph Roland
- American motion-picture animator (b. March 24, 1911, New York, N.Y.-d. Dec. 18, 2006, Los Angeles, Calif.), collaborated for more than half a century with William Hanna, and the two created some of the most beloved characters on the big and ... [1 Related Articles]
- Barberi, Domenico, Blessed
- mystic and Passionist who worked as a missionary in England.
- Barberini Family
- an aristocratic Roman family, originally of Barberino in the Else valley; they later settled first in Florence and then in Rome, where they became wealthy and powerful.
- Barberini ivory
- (from the article "Western sculpture") ...a bust of Christ. They thus illustrated the Byzantine ideas of hierarchy, Christ above and the world below, dominated by the emperor as Christ's vice-regent. The finest of them, known as the Barberini ivory, is in the Louvre and probably ...
- Barberini, Antonio
- (from the article "Barberini Family") Antonio Barberini defended Florence in 1530 and then went to Rome, to which in 1555 he summoned his nephew Francesco (1528-1600), the real founder of the Barberini dynasty. Francesco and his brother Raffaelo accumulated the riches and trade advantages that ...
- Barberini, Francesco
- (from the article "Barberini Family") Antonio Barberini defended Florence in 1530 and then went to Rome, to which in 1555 he summoned his nephew Francesco (1528-1600), the real founder of the Barberini dynasty. Francesco and his brother Raffaelo accumulated the riches and trade advantages that ...
- Barberini, Francesco
- (from the article "Barberini Family") Antonio Barberini defended Florence in 1530 and then went to Rome, to which in 1555 he summoned his nephew Francesco (1528-1600), the real founder of the Barberini dynasty. Francesco and his brother Raffaelo accumulated the riches and trade advantages that ...
- Barberini, Palazzo
- (from the article "Rome") ...The Palazzo della Consulta (1734) was erected for part of the papal administration. The Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, built by a Borghese cardinal in 1603, is still a private house. The Palazzo Barberini farther up the hill, constructed 1629-33 on the site ...
- barberry
- any of almost 500 species of thorny evergreen or deciduous shrubs constituting the genus Berberis of the family Berberidaceae, mostly native to the North Temperate Zone, particularly Asia. Species of Oregon grape, previously included in Berberis but now assigned to ... [2 Related Articles]
- barbershop quartet singing
- form of popular choral music consisting of unaccompanied male singing, with three voices harmonizing to the melody of a fourth voice. The voice parts are tenor, lead, baritone, and bass, with the lead normally singing the melody and the tenor ...
- Barberton
- city, Summit county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., just south of Akron, on the Tuscarawas River, there dammed to form the Portage Lakes. It was founded in 1890 by Ohio C. Barber as the new site of his match factory (later the ...
- Barberton belt
- (from the article "Precambrian time") The first fossil evidence of terrestrial life is found in the early Archean sedimentary rocks of the greenstone-granite belts (metamorphosed oceanic crust and island arc complexes) of the Barberton craton in South Africa and in the Warrawoona Group, which are ...
- barbet
- any of about 75 species of tropical birds constituting the family Capitonidae (order Piciformes). Barbets are named for the bristles at the bases of their stout, sharp bills. They are big-headed, short-tailed birds, 9-30 cm (3.5-12 inches) long, greenish or ... [1 Related Articles]
- barbette
- (from the article "artillery") In the 1890s the "barbette" mounting for coastal-defense guns became the preferred pattern. Here the mounting was in a shallow pit, protected from enemy fire, but the muzzle and upper shield were permanently in view, firing across a parapet that ...
- Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules-Amedee
- French novelist and influential critic who in his day was influential in matters of social fashion and literary taste. A member of the minor nobility of Normandy, he remained throughout his life proudly Norman in spirit and style, a royalist ...
- Barbeya
- genus of dicotyledonous flowering tree, the sole species of which is B. oleoides. It grows in Ethiopia and Somalia and on the Arabian Peninsula. Barbeya has the general aspect of the olive tree but many botanical characteristics of the elm. ...
- Barbeya oleoides
- (from the article "Barbeya") genus of dicotyledonous flowering tree, the sole species of which is B. oleoides. It grows in Ethiopia and Somalia and on the Arabian Peninsula. Barbeya has the general aspect of the olive tree but many botanical characteristics of the elm. ...
- Barbican
- area in the City of London containing residential towers and Barbican Centre, a complex of theatres, halls, and cultural facilities. The London Symphony Orchestra is resident in the arts complex, which is also the London home of the Royal Shakespeare ... [1 Related Articles]
- barbican
- (from the article "castle") ...front of the gateways by drawbridges-i.e., bridges that could be drawn back or raised from the inner side in order to prevent the moats from being crossed. The gateway was often protected by a barbican-a walled outwork in front of ...
- Barbie
- an 11-inch- (29-cm-) tall plastic doll with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. Ruth Handler, who cofounded Mattel with her husband, Elliot, spearheaded the introduction of the ... [1 Related Articles]
- Barbie, Klaus
- Nazi leader, head of the Gestapo in Lyon from 1942 to 1944, who was held responsible for the death of some 4,000 persons and the deportation of some 7,500 others.
- Barbier, Antoine-Alexandre
- French librarian and bibliographer who compiled a standard reference directory of anonymous writings and who helped in preserving scholarly books and manuscripts during and after the French Revolution.
- Barbier, Charles
- (from the article "Braille") When Louis Braille entered the school for the blind in Paris, in 1819, he learned of a system of tangible writing using dots, invented in 1819 by Capt. Charles Barbier, a French army officer. It was called night writing and ...
- Barbin, Francois
- (from the article "pottery") A factory at the Rue de Charonne, in Paris, was started by Francois Barbin in 1735 and removed to Mennecy in 1748. The early productions were in the manner of Saint-Cloud and Rouen. Later, some excellent flower painting was done, ...
- Barbirolli, Sir John
- English conductor and cellist.
- barbital
- (from the article "barbiturate") ...a calming effect), as hypnotics (to produce sleep), or as an adjunct in anesthesia. Barbiturates are derivatives of barbituric acid (malonyl urea), which is formed from malonic acid and urea. Barbital was first synthesized in 1903, and phenobarbital became available ...
- barbiturate
- any of a class of organic compounds used in medicine as sedatives (to produce a calming effect), as hypnotics (to produce sleep), or as an adjunct in anesthesia. Barbiturates are derivatives of barbituric acid (malonyl urea), which is formed from ... [11 Related Articles]
- barbituric acid
- an organic compound of the pyrimidine family, a class of compounds with a characteristic six-membered ring structure composed of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms, that is regarded as the parent compound of the barbiturate drugs. It is used ... [2 Related Articles]
- Barbizon school
- mid-19th-century French school of painting, part of a larger European movement toward naturalism in art, that made a significant contribution to the establishment of Realism in French landscape painting. Inspired by the Romantic movement's search for solace in nature, the ... [13 Related Articles]
- Barbon, Nicholas
- English economist, widely considered the founder of fire insurance.
- Barbon, Praise-God
- English sectarian preacher from whom the Cromwellian Barebones Parliament derived its nickname.
- barbooth
- dice game of Middle Eastern origin, used for gambling; in the United States it is played chiefly by persons of Greek or Jewish ancestry. The shooter casts two dice (traditionally miniature dice). If he throws 3-3, 5-5, 6-6, or 6-5, ...
- Barbosa de Rosario, Pilar
- Puerto Rican historian and political adviser who in 1921 became the first woman to teach at the University of Puerto Rico; she was named the commonwealth's official historian in 1993 and served as mentor to generations of politicians, notably from ...
- Barbosa Lima Sobrinho, Alexandre Jose
- Brazilian journalist and politician (b. Jan. 22, 1897, Recife, Braz.-d. July 16, 2000, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.), was a longtime columnist for the daily newspaper Jornal do Brasil and head of the Brazilian Press Association for more than 25 years. ...
- Barbosa, Jorge
- African poet who expressed in Portuguese the cultural isolation and the tragic nature of life on the drought-stricken Cape Verdean islands. In delicately phrased verse that became a model for later poets, he often praised the stoic endurance of a ...
- Barbot, Clement
- (from the article "Duvalier, Francois") ...a program of popular reform and black nationalism, Duvalier was elected president in September 1957. Setting about to consolidate his power, he reduced the size of the army and, with his chief aide, Clement Barbot, organized the Tontons Macoutes ("Bogeymen"), ...
- Barbotine ware
- pottery decorated with a clay slip applied by means of a technique first employed on Rhenish pottery prior to the 3rd century AD. The slip was applied by piping, in the same way icing is applied to cakes. It was ...
- Barbou, Joseph Gerard
- (from the article "graphic design") ...One such artist was Frenchman Charles Eisen, who illustrated French poet Jean de La Fontaine's Contes et nouvelles en vers (1762; Tales and Novels in Verse). In this work, Joseph Gerard Barbou, the printer, used types and ornaments by Fournier, ...
- Barbour, Dave
- (from the article "Lee, Peggy") Lee married Goodman's guitarist, Dave Barbour, in late 1943 and briefly retired. Upon returning to the music scene in 1945, she launched a second career as a songwriter and collaborated with Barbour on several songs that became hits, including
- Barbour, Ian
- On May 11, 1999, American theologian and physicist Ian Barbour was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, the world's largest annual monetary award-$1,240,000-for his "deep and lasting contribution toward the needed integration of scientific and religious knowledge and ...
- Barbour, John
- author of a Scottish national epic known as The Bruce, the first major work of Scottish literature. [1 Related Articles]
- Barbour, Philip P
- associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1836-41) and political figure known for his advocacy of states' rights and strict construction of the U.S. Constitution.
- Barbourville
- city, seat of Knox county, southeastern Kentucky, U.S. It lies on the Cumberland River, in the Cumberland Mountains, and is a gateway to Daniel Boone National Forest. It was founded in 1800 and named for James Barbour, who donated land ...
- Barbuda People's Movement
- (from the article "Antigua and Barbuda") ...whose family had ruled Antigua and Barbuda since independence in 1981, lost his seat, with the UPP grabbing 12 of the 17 electoral districts. ALP retained four, and the Barbuda seat went to the Barbuda People's Movement (BPM), which was ...
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