Red Fort, Mughal fort in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Shah Jahān in the mid-17th century and remains a major tourist attraction. The fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. The fort’s massive red sandstone walls, which stand 75 feet (23 meters) high, enclose a complex of

Red Fort, Mughal fort in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Shah Jahān in the mid-17th century and remains a major tourist attraction. The fort was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. The fort’s massive red sandstone walls, which stand 75 feet (23 meters) high, enclose a complex of

South Asian arts: Parsi theatre: In Lal Qile se Lalukhet Tak (“From the Red Fort to Lalukhet”), by Khwajah Moinuddin, the comedy arises out of the pitiable condition of the refugees who leave their well-settled existence in Delhi dreaming of prosperity, take a tedious journey, and arrive homeless in Karāchi to…

horseshoe crab: Biomedical applications: …Jack Levin, to develop the Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) test for the presence of gram-negative bacteria in injections during the 1960s. This test, which was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1973 and first licensed in 1977, protects people from much of the harmful bacteria that could…

India: The appearance of Indo-Aryan speakers: Shaffer and Indian B.B. Lal suggests that Aryan civilization did not migrate to the subcontinent but was an original ethnic and linguistic element of pre-Vedic India. This theory would explain the dearth of physical signs of any putative Aryan conquest and is supported by the high degree of…

Devi Lal was an Indian politician and government official who founded the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) political party and was instrumental in the formation of Haryana as a state separate from Punjab state in northwestern India. He twice served (1977–79 and 1987–89) as Haryana’s chief minister

Devi Lal was an Indian politician and government official who founded the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) political party and was instrumental in the formation of Haryana as a state separate from Punjab state in northwestern India. He twice served (1977–79 and 1987–89) as Haryana’s chief minister

Lala, a people of eastern Nigeria. The Lala belong to a small cluster of linguistically related peoples in geographic proximity, the Ga-Anda, Yungur, Handa, and Mboi living north of the Benue River. The Lala and other small indigenous groups of the mountainous Nigeria-Cameroon borderlands have had

Poliziano: …In violas (“In Violets”) and In Lalagen and the ode In puellam suam (“In Regard to One’s Daughters”). To the same period belong the strange and poetically experimental Sylva in scabiem (1475; “Trees with Mildew”), in which he describes realistically the symptoms of scabies.

Jérôme Lalande was a French astronomer whose tables of planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th century. A law student in Paris, Lalande became interested in astronomy while he was lodging at the Hôtel de Cluny, where the noted astronomer Joseph-Nicolas

Jérôme Lalande was a French astronomer whose tables of planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th century. A law student in Paris, Lalande became interested in astronomy while he was lodging at the Hôtel de Cluny, where the noted astronomer Joseph-Nicolas

Jérôme Lalande was a French astronomer whose tables of planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th century. A law student in Paris, Lalande became interested in astronomy while he was lodging at the Hôtel de Cluny, where the noted astronomer Joseph-Nicolas

Jérôme Lalande was a French astronomer whose tables of planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th century. A law student in Paris, Lalande became interested in astronomy while he was lodging at the Hôtel de Cluny, where the noted astronomer Joseph-Nicolas

Jérôme Lalande was a French astronomer whose tables of planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th century. A law student in Paris, Lalande became interested in astronomy while he was lodging at the Hôtel de Cluny, where the noted astronomer Joseph-Nicolas

Michel-Richard Delalande was a leading composer of sacred music in France in the early 18th century, one of the few composers who asserted any influence while Jean-Baptiste Lully lived. He became a chorister at Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois and learned to play several instruments. An organist at four

Jack LaLanne was an American exercise and nutrition guru, television personality, and motivational speaker. During his childhood, LaLanne suffered from poor health and erratic behaviour, which he would come to believe was caused by a sugar addiction. As a teen, he attended a lecture by nutritionist

Jack LaLanne was an American exercise and nutrition guru, television personality, and motivational speaker. During his childhood, LaLanne suffered from poor health and erratic behaviour, which he would come to believe was caused by a sugar addiction. As a teen, he attended a lecture by nutritionist

Lalībela, religious and pilgrimage centre, north-central Ethiopia. Roha, capital of the Zagwe dynasty for about 300 years, was renamed for its most distinguished monarch, Lalībela (late 12th–early 13th century), who, according to tradition, built the 11 monolithic churches for which the place is

Ethiopia: The Zagwe and Solomonic dynasties: …of Roha (modern-day Lalibela), Emperor Lalibela (reigned c. 1185–1225) directed the hewing of 11 churches out of living rock—a stupendous monument to Christianity, which he and the other Zagwes fostered along with the Ethiopianization of the countryside.

Guy Laliberté is a French Canadian performer and entrepreneur who cofounded (1984) the acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, which became a hugely profitable entertainment company. Laliberté left Canada at age 18 to hitchhike across Europe, where he earned money playing his accordion and met street

René Lalique was a French jeweler and glass designer during the early 20th century whose creations contributed significantly to the Art Nouveau movement at the turn of the century. Lalique was trained at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in London (1878–80) and founded his own firm at Paris

Barauni: …of a college affiliated with Lalit Narayan Mithila University. Pop. (2001) 19,786; (2011) 71,660.

Lalitavistara, legendary life of the Gautama Buddha, written in a combination of Sanskrit and a vernacular. The text apparently is a recasting, in the Mahayana (“Greater Vehicle”) tradition, of a work from the Sarvastivada school. Like the Mahavastu (“Great Story”), the subject matter of which is

Lalitpur, city, southwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is situated in an upland region on a narrow finger of Uttar Pradesh surrounded on three sides by Madhya Pradesh state; Jhansi lies about 55 miles (90 km) to the north. According to legend, it was founded by a southern Indian king

Lalitpur, town, central Nepal, in the Kathmandu Valley near the Baghmati River, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Kathmandu. According to Nepalese chronicles, Lalitpur was founded by King Varadeva in 299 ce. Some scholars believe that it was the capital of the Licchavi, Thakuri, and Malla

Bolesław Prus: …a major Realist, with his Lalka (1890; “The Doll,” filmed 1969) giving a complex picture of Warsaw’s social classes at the end of the century. In Faraon (1897; The Pharaoh and the Priest) he used the conflict between ruler and clergy in ancient Egypt as a metaphor for his depiction…

Lalla Ded was a Hindu poet-saint from Kashmir, who defied social convention in her search for God. Legend tells of the harsh treatment Lalla Ded received from her husband and mother-in-law and extols her patience and forbearance. Twelve years after being wed, she left her home in order to dedicate

Tell Atlas: …7,572 feet (2,308 m) at Lalla Khedidja. In Tunisia the Tell comprises coastal hills and an inland plateau, with high points rising to 4,500 feet (1,370 m).

Thomas Moore: Lalla Rookh (1817), a narrative poem set (on Byron’s advice) in an atmosphere of Oriental splendour, gave Moore a reputation among his contemporaries rivaling that of Byron and Sir Walter Scott. It was perhaps the most translated poem of its time, and it earned what…

Scots language: The word Lallans, which was originated by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, is usually used for a literary variety of the language, especially that used by the writers of the mid-20th-century movement known as the Scottish Renaissance.

Hugh MacDiarmid: …1978, Edinburgh) was the preeminent Scottish poet of the first half of the 20th century and leader of the Scottish literary renaissance.

bicycle: Treadles and pedals: powered velocipedes: There is evidence that Pierre Lallement, a French mechanic, built and demonstrated such a machine in Paris in mid-1863. At that time he was working for M. Strohmayer, a Parisian maker of carriages for children and invalids. Lallement took parts for an improved velocipede with him when he went…

Lalla Ded was a Hindu poet-saint from Kashmir, who defied social convention in her search for God. Legend tells of the harsh treatment Lalla Ded received from her husband and mother-in-law and extols her patience and forbearance. Twelve years after being wed, she left her home in order to dedicate

Fugazi: ), bass player Joe Lally (b. December 3, 1963, Rockville, Maryland), vocalist-guitarist Ian MacKaye (b. April 16, 1962, Washington, D.C.), and vocalist-guitarist Guy Picciotto (b. September 17, 1965, Washington, D.C.).

Thomas-Arthur, comte de Lally was a French general who was executed for capitulating to the British in India during the Seven Years’ War (1756–63). The son of an Irish Jacobite exile, Lally served in the Irish Brigade of the French army under Maurice, comte de Saxe, and accompanied Charles Edward,

Édouard Lalo was a French composer, best known for his Symphonie espagnole and notable for the clarity of his orchestration. Born into a military family of Spanish descent, Lalo pursued music studies against his father’s will and went to Paris, without funds, in 1839 toward that end. There he

Canadian literature: The Quiet Revolution: Michèle Lalonde’s ironic “Speak White” condemned the Anglo-American economic exploitation embedded in the racist jeer “Speak white,” often hurled at Québécois who chose not to speak English; the poem was first recited at a 1968 show and again at the Montreal cultural event Nuit de…

Mother Teresa Lalor was an Irish-born American religious leader who helped found and became superior of the first order of Visitation nuns in the United States. Alice Lalor grew up in Kilkenny, Ireland. She was deeply religious from early childhood. Only the intervention of her parents, who

Irish literature: Irish nationalism and the Great Potato Famine: ” Lalor was less of a public figure than Mitchel, though Lalor’s ideas strongly influenced the younger man. In an important series of articles published in The Nation, Lalor sought to toughen the rhetoric of Irish nationalism, particularly as it intersected with the campaign for land…

Mother Teresa Lalor was an Irish-born American religious leader who helped found and became superior of the first order of Visitation nuns in the United States. Alice Lalor grew up in Kilkenny, Ireland. She was deeply religious from early childhood. Only the intervention of her parents, who

Peter Lalor was an Irish-born Australian leader of the 1854 gold miners’ uprising at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, the most-celebrated rebellion in Australian history; subsequently, he became a politician. Lalor was the son of a Home Rule supporter and landowner, and he was trained as

Western architecture: France: …for which Henri Deglane and Victor Laloux erected, respectively, the Grand Palais and the Gare d’Orsay (renovated as the Musée d’Orsay, 1979–86). These monumental buildings are in a frothy Baroque style, though they incorporate much glass and iron. Reaction to this exuberance was expressed in the work of Auguste Perret,…

Mozambique: Transportation and telecommunications: …was replaced in 1980 by Mozambique Airlines (Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique; LAM), the national carrier, which also provides international service. Mozambique has a number of domestic airports and international airports at Beira, Vilanculos, and Maputo.

Ca River, river rising in the Loi Mountains of Laos and flowing southeastward through northern Vietnam to enter the Gulf of Tonkin near the city of Vinh after a course of 380 miles (612 km). The coastal riverine lowlands have relief features similar to those of the Red River; wide, level stretches

Da Lat: …on a lake on the Lam Vien Plateau at 4,920 feet (1,500 metres) above sea level, Da Lat sits among pine-covered hills with picturesque waterfalls nearby. Founded in the 19th century and named for the Da (now Cam Ly) River, which traverses the city, and the Lat population, it was…

Carrie Lam is a civil servant and politician in Hong Kong who served as the fourth chief executive (2017–22) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China. Carrie was born and raised in Hong Kong. She attended St. Francis’ Canossian School and College for 13 years. She then

Wifredo Lam was a Cuban painter known for his synthesis of Modernist aesthetics and Afro-Cuban imagery. Lam was born to a Chinese immigrant father and a mother of African and Spanish descent. He left the small town of Sagua la Grande for Havana in 1916, where he initially studied law. By 1918 he

Sa-skya-pa: …India the teachings of the lam-’bras (“path and result”).

Buddhism: Sa-skya-pa, Bka’-brgyud-pa, and related schools: …and Mongolian Vajrayana literary tradition Lam Rim (Tibetan: “Stages on the Path”), which presents Buddhist teachings in terms of gradations in a soteriological process leading to the attainment of Buddhahood.

Buddhism: The Bka’-gdams-pa and Dge-lugs-pa: His treatise, the Lam-rim chen-mo (Tibetan: “The Great Gradual Path”), based on the Bodhipathapradipa by Atisha, presents a process of mental purification ascending through 10 spiritual levels (bhumi) that lead to Buddhahood. The essential points of such a process are the state of quiescence and the state of…

lama, in Tibetan Buddhism, a spiritual leader. Originally used to translate “guru” (Sanskrit: “venerable one”) and thus applicable only to heads of monasteries or great teachers, the term is now extended out of courtesy to any respected monk or priest. The common Western usage of “lamaism” and

Lamba, a Bantu-speaking people living in the Kéran River valley and Togo Mountains of northeastern Togo and adjacent areas of Benin. The Lamba, like the neighbouring and related Kabre, claim descent from autochthonous Lama; megaliths and ancient pottery attest to their long presence in the area.

llama: Natural history: pacos) are known collectively as lamoids. Unlike camels, llamas and other lamoids do not have the characteristic camel humps; they are slender-bodied animals and have long legs and long necks, short tails, small heads, and large pointed ears. Gregarious animals, they graze on grass and other plants. When annoyed, they…

llama, (Lama glama), domesticated livestock species, descendant of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), and one of the South American members of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla). The llama is primarily a pack animal, but it is also used as a source of food, wool, hides, tallow for candles,

guanaco, (Lama guanicoe), South American member of the camel family (Camelidae, order Artiodactyla) that is closely related to the vicuña (Vicugna vicugna), alpaca (V. pacos), and llama (Lama glama), which are known collectively as lamoids. The guanaco ranges from sea level to the snow line

guanaco: …two subspecies: a northern subspecies, L. guanicoe cacsilensis, and a southern subspecies, L. guanicoe guanicoe. Guanaco populations number more than one million adults in total, and most are found in Argentina and Chile. Although the guanaco is listed as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation…

guanaco: …cacsilensis, and a southern subspecies, L. guanicoe guanicoe. Guanaco populations number more than one million adults in total, and most are found in Argentina and Chile. Although the guanaco is listed as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, populations in…

Benin: Relief: …the barre region contains the Lama Marsh, a vast swampy area stretching from Abomey to Allada. The landscape is generally flat, though occasional hills occur, rising to about 1,300 feet (400 meters).

vicuña, (Vicugna vicugna), smallest member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla). The vicuña is closely related to the guanaco (Lama guanicoe), llama (L. glama), and alpaca (Vicugna pacos)—all of which are known collectively as lamoids—and it is the alpaca’s wild ancestor. Most

Tibetan Buddhism, branch of Vajrayana (Tantric, or Esoteric) Buddhism that evolved from the 7th century ce in Tibet. It is based mainly on the rigorous intellectual disciplines of Madhyamika and Yogachara philosophy and utilizes the Tantric ritual practices that developed in Central Asia and

atomism: The intrinsic nature of the atoms: In 1927 the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître formulated the hypothesis that the present high degree of differentiation of matter in space and the complexity of forms displayed by the various astronomical objects must have resulted from a violent explosion and subsequent dispersal of an originally highly compressed homogeneous material, a…

LaMancha, American breed of dairy goat known for its much-reduced external ears. The lineage of LaManchas is uncertain; their relation to goats of the La Mancha region of Spain is not proven. The breed was developed in the early 20th century on the West Coast of the United States from unusually

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Scriptures: …a time, and the hostile Lamanites, who eventually exterminated the Nephites.

anarchism: Poetry and prose: Sicilian-American Surrealist poet Philip Lamantia belonged to an Italian-language anarchist group in San Francisco in the 1940s and later became a leading member of the Beat movement. Kenneth Rexroth, mentor to many Beats, identified himself as an anarchist from his involvement in the 1920s in Chicago’s Dil Pickle…

Lamar, city, seat of Barton county, southwest Missouri, U.S. It lies on a branch of the Spring River, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Independence. Founded in 1856 and named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, president of the Texas Republic (1838–41), it developed as the centre of a farming community;

Lamar University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. It is a member of the Texas State University System, as are its former branch campuses: Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College at Orange, and Lamar State College at Port Arthur (all two-year

Lamar University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. It is a member of the Texas State University System, as are its former branch campuses: Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College at Orange, and Lamar State College at Port Arthur (all two-year

Lamar University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Beaumont, Texas, U.S. It is a member of the Texas State University System, as are its former branch campuses: Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College at Orange, and Lamar State College at Port Arthur (all two-year

Joseph Rucker Lamar was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1911–16). In 1877 Lamar earned a bachelor’s degree from Bethany College in West Virginia. After studying law briefly at Washington and Lee University, he left there without earning a degree. Lamar was admitted

Joseph Rucker Lamar was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1911–16). In 1877 Lamar earned a bachelor’s degree from Bethany College in West Virginia. After studying law briefly at Washington and Lee University, he left there without earning a degree. Lamar was admitted

Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper who achieved critical and commercial success with such albums as good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) and singles such as “Not Like Us” (2024). Considered one of the best lyricists of his generation, in 2018 he became the first

Lucius Q.C. Lamar was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–65) and later became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Lamar was admitted to the bar in Georgia in 1847 and was a member of the Georgia House of

Lucius Q.C. Lamar was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served the Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861–65) and later became an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Lamar was admitted to the bar in Georgia in 1847 and was a member of the Georgia House of

Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was the second president of the Republic of Texas. After an unsuccessful career as a merchant in Alabama, Lamar took a position as secretary to the governor of Georgia. He later became editor of a distinctly states-rights newspaper, the Columbus (Georgia) Enquirer.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a pioneering French biologist who is best known for his idea that acquired characters are inheritable, an idea known as Lamarckism, which is controverted by modern genetics and evolutionary theory. Lamarck was the youngest of 11 children in a family of the lesser nobility.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a pioneering French biologist who is best known for his idea that acquired characters are inheritable, an idea known as Lamarckism, which is controverted by modern genetics and evolutionary theory. Lamarck was the youngest of 11 children in a family of the lesser nobility.

goldentop, (Lamarckia aurea), annual grass of the family Poaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. Goldentop is cultivated in gardens for its golden, tufted flower clusters and is considered weedy in cultivated and disturbed areas of Europe, Australia, and the Americas. Goldentop is a fairly

Lamarckism, a theory of evolution based on the principle that physical changes in organisms during their lifetime—such as greater development of an organ or a part through increased use—could be transmitted to their offspring. The doctrine, proposed by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American film star who was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale. Years after her screen career ended, she achieved recognition as a noted inventor of a radio communications device. The daughter of a prosperous Viennese banker, Lamarr was privately tutored

Alphonse de Lamartine was a French poet, historian, and statesman who achieved renown for his lyrics in Méditations poétiques (1820), which established him as one of the key figures in the Romantic movement in French literature. In 1847 his Histoire des Girondins became widely popular, and he rose

Carlos Saavedra Lamas was an Argentine jurist who in 1936 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for his part in ending the Chaco War (1932–35), fought between Bolivia and Paraguay over the northern part of the Gran Chaco region and especially its oil fields. Educated in law, Saavedra Lamas taught

monasticism: Other purposes: Vajrayana (Tantric or Esoteric) Buddhist lamasery (monastic religious centre), for example, may serve not only as a dispenser of spiritual counsel but also as a bank, a judicial court, a school, and a social centre for the laity. Some unusual nonreligious functions for which monasteries have been used include coaching…

Lamashtu, in Mesopotamian religion, the most terrible of all female demons, daughter of the sky god Anu (Sumerian: An). Often depicted with her is Pazuzu, the Mesopotamian king of wind demons. She slew children and drank the blood of men and ate their flesh. The bearer of seven names, she was often

lamassu, monumental Mesopotamian relief sculptures dating from the 9th to the 7th century bce. Similar to Chinese Lions of Fo, or shishi, lamassu are guardian sculptures, typically appearing in pairs, that were often placed outside prominent sites. They were parts of city gates or citadel gates

Lamaze, method of childbirth that involves psychological and physical preparation by the mother for the purpose of suppressing pain and facilitating delivery without drugs. The Lamaze method, one of the more popular methods of childbirth preparation, was introduced by Fernand Lamaze in the 1950s as

Lamaze: …childbirth preparation, was introduced by Fernand Lamaze in the 1950s as an attempt to lessen pain-increasing tension and anxiety of childbirth. Lamaze emphasized education about the stages of labour and delivery (to reduce tension generated by fear based on ignorance of the process) and taught physical and psychological methods for…

Noomi Rapace: …also starred in the horror-drama Lamb, which centres on a childless couple in Iceland who find a newborn baby. She later appeared in the postapocalyptic Svart krabba (Black Crab) and in You Won’t Be Alone (both 2022); the latter, an exploration of identity and belonging, follows a young woman raised…

lamb, live sheep before the age of one year and the flesh of such an animal. Mutton refers to the flesh of the mature ram or ewe at least one year old; the meat of sheep between 12 and 20 months old may be called yearling mutton or hogget. The meat of sheep 6 to 10 weeks old is usually sold as baby

meat: Meat from lambs and sheep is produced on a much smaller scale than either beef or pork (less than one-tenth of that provided by cattle, for example). They ordinarily weigh between 45 and 70 kg (100 and 150 pounds), although the most select lambs may weigh no…

Shari Lewis: …notably a woolly character named Lamb Chop.

Phil Collins: Joining Genesis: …release of the group’s album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974), Collins took over lead vocals. Under his direction, the band slowly developed a more mainstream sound marked by a host of hit singles and the successful albums Duke (1980), Abacab (1981), and Invisible Touch (1986). In the mid-…

spectroscopy: Methods: …in hydrogen, known as the Lamb shift, contributed to the development of quantum electrodynamics.

lammergeier, (Gypaetus barbatus), large eaglelike vulture of the Old World (family Accipitridae), frequently over 1 metre (40 inches) long, with a wingspread of nearly 3 metres (10 feet). The lammergeier inhabits mountainous regions from central Asia and eastern Africa to Spain. It also occurs in

Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free District, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 7, 1993, ruled (9–0) that a New York state school board’s refusal to allow a religious group to use school facilities after hours to show a film series about parenting issues violated the First

lamb’s ears, (Stachys byzantina), perennial herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to parts of the Middle East. Lamb’s ears are commonly grown as ornamentals for their attractive fuzzy leaves, which are reminiscent of the soft ears of young lambs. The plants commonly reach about 60 cm (24

lamb’s ears, (Stachys byzantina), perennial herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), native to parts of the Middle East. Lamb’s ears are commonly grown as ornamentals for their attractive fuzzy leaves, which are reminiscent of the soft ears of young lambs. The plants commonly reach about 60 cm (24

lamb’s lettuce, (Valerianella locusta), weedy plant of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to southern Europe but widespread in grainfields in Europe and North America. It has been used locally as a salad green and as an herb with a nutty tangy flavour. Italian corn salad, Valerianella eriocarpa,

lamb’s quarters, (Chenopodium album), annual weedy plant of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae), of wide distribution in Asia, Europe, and North America. It can grow up to 3 metres (about 10 feet) but is usually a smaller plant. The blue-green leaves are variable in size and shape but are often

C-SPAN: C-SPAN was the brainchild of Brian Lamb, who came up with the idea while working at a cable industry trade magazine; he later served as the network’s CEO (1979–2012). C-SPAN debuted on March 19, 1979, and was available in some 3.5 million homes. The following year, it introduced a call-in…

Charles Lamb was an English essayist and critic, best known for his Essays of Elia (1823–33). Lamb went to school at Christ’s Hospital, where he studied until 1789. He was a near contemporary there of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and of Leigh Hunt. In 1792 Lamb found employment as a clerk at East India