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17544 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing%20by%20ear | Playing by ear | Playing or learning by ear is the ability of a performing musician to reproduce a piece of music they have heard, without having seen it notated in any form of sheet music. It is considered to be a desirable skill among musical performers, especially for those that play in a musical tradition where notating music is no... |
17546 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre | Louvre | The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is the world's most-visited museum, and a historic landmark in Paris, France. It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arr... |
17547 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love | Love | Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love for foo... |
17549 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever%20Changes | Forever Changes | Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, Bryan Maclean left the group acrimoniously and the other members were dismissed by leader Arthur Lee. The album saw t... |
17553 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s%20laws%20of%20planetary%20motion | Kepler's laws of planetary motion | In astronomy, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, published by Johannes Kepler between 1609 and 1619, describe the orbits of planets around the Sun. The laws modified the heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus, replacing its circular orbits and epicycles with elliptical trajectories, and explaining how planetary vel... |
17556 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser | Laser | A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation". The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Research Laborato... |
17560 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20action%20role-playing%20game | Live action role-playing game | A Live Action Role-Playing game (LARP) is a form of role-playing game where the participants physically portray their characters. The players pursue goals within a fictional setting represented by real-world environments while interacting with each other in character. The outcome of player actions may be mediated by ga... |
17561 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium | Lithium | Lithium (from ) is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the least dense metal and the least dense solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in vacuum, inert atmosphe... |
17562 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni%20Riefenstahl | Leni Riefenstahl | Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her seminal role in producing Nazi propaganda.
A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became interested in dancing during her childhood, taking lessons and performing... |
17565 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labatt%20Brewing%20Company | Labatt Brewing Company | Labatt Brewing Company Limited () is a Belgian-owned brewery headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1847, Labatt is the largest brewer in Canada.
In 1995, it was purchased by Belgian brewer Interbrew. In 2004, Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev. In 2008, InBev merged with America... |
17568 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20color | Local color | Local color/colour may refer to:
Local Color (book), a 1950 note and sketch study by Truman Capote
Local Color (Mose Allison album), 1958
Local Color (University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One album), 2015
Local Color (film), a 2006 film starring Trevor Morgan
Local color (visual art), the natural color of an object
L... |
17570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear%20equation | Linear equation | In mathematics, a linear equation is an equation that may be put in the form
where are the variables (or unknowns), and are the coefficients, which are often real numbers. The coefficients may be considered as parameters of the equation, and may be arbitrary expressions, provided they do not contain any of the varia... |
17573 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS | LMS | LMS may refer to:
Science and technology
Labeled magnitude scale, a scaling technique
Learning management system, education software
Least mean squares filter, producing least mean square error
Leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer
Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
Computerised Library management system
Licentiate i... |
17575 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine%20liberal | Limousine liberal | Limousine liberal and latte liberal are pejorative U.S. political terms used to illustrate hypocritical behavior by political liberals of upper class or upper middle class status. The label stems primarily from unwillingness of limousine liberals to practice the views they purport to uphold, e.g. calling for the use of... |
17615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis%20and%20Clark%20Expedition | Lewis and Clark Expedition | The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select group of U.S. Army and civilian volun... |
17616 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude | Latitude | In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the e... |
17617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude | Longitude | Longitude (, ) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface, or the surface of a celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Meridians (lines running from pole to pole) connect points with t... |
17618 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus%20Torvalds | Linus Torvalds | Linus Benedict Torvalds ( , ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and, historically, the main developer of the Linux kernel, used by Linux distributions and other operating systems such as Android. He also created the distributed version control system Git and the scuba div... |
17626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade%20union | Trade union | A trade union (or a labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals, such as protecting the integrity of their trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and r... |
17627 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal | Liberal | Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
a supporter of liberalism, a political and moral philosophy
Liberalism by country
an adherent of a Liberal Party
Liberalism (international relations)
Arts, entertainment and media
El Liberal, a Spanish newspaper published 1879–1936
The Liberal, a British political m... |
17628 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana%20Purchase | Louisiana Purchase | The Louisiana Purchase () was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of . However, France only controlled a small fraction of... |
17629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor%20theory%20of%20value | Labor theory of value | The labor theory of value (LTV) is a theory of value that argues that the economic value of a good or service is determined by the total amount of "socially necessary labor" required to produce it.
The LTV is usually associated with Marxian economics, although it originally appeared in the theories of earlier classica... |
17630 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar%20Society%20of%20Birmingham | Lunar Society of Birmingham | The Lunar Society of Birmingham was a British dinner club and informal learned society of prominent figures in the Midlands Enlightenment, including industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals, who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham. At first called the Lunar Circle, "Lunar Society" became th... |
17633 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya | Libya | Libya (; ), officially the State of Libya (), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. Libya is made of three historic... |
17636 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20noncontradiction | Law of noncontradiction | In logic, the law of non-contradiction (LNC) (also known as the law of contradiction, principle of non-contradiction (PNC), or the principle of contradiction) states that contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time, e. g. the two propositions "p is the case" and "p is not the case"... |
17637 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20excluded%20middle | Law of excluded middle | In logic, the law of excluded middle (or the principle of excluded middle) states that for every proposition, either this proposition or its negation is true. It is one of the so called three laws of thought, along with the law of noncontradiction, and the law of identity. However, no system of logic is built on just ... |
17639 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowball | Lowball | Lowball can refer to:
Low-ball, a persuasion, negotiation, and selling technique
Lowball (poker), a variant of the card game poker, in which hand values are reversed so that the lowest-valued hand wins
Lowball glass, a short drinking glass typically used for serving liquor
See also
Highball |
17640 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%20of%20scrimmage | Line of scrimmage | In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end of the most recent play and following the assessment of any penalty yards.
... |
17641 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral%20pass | Lateral pass | In gridiron football, a lateral pass or lateral (officially backward pass in American football and onside pass in Canadian football) occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to a teammate in a direction parallel to or away from the opponents' goal line. A lateral pass is distinguished from a forward pass, in wh... |
17643 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavandula | Lavandula | Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Old World and is found in Cape Verde and the Canary Islands, and from Europe across to northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia to India.
Many members of the genu... |
17644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon%20balm | Lemon balm | Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family and native to south-central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, and Central Asia, but now naturalized elsewhere.
It grows to a maximum height of . The leaves have a mild lemon scent. During summer, small white flowers full of nectar... |
17646 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliales | Liliales | Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and Angiosperm Phylogeny Web system, within the lilioid monocots. This order of necessity includes the family Liliaceae. The APG III system (2009) places this order in the monocot clade. In APG III, the family Luzuriagaceae is c... |
17647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurales | Laurales | The Laurales are an order of flowering plants. They are magnoliids, related to the Magnoliales.
The order includes about 2500-2800 species from 85-90 genera, which comprise seven families of trees and shrubs. Most of the species are tropical and subtropical, though a few genera reach the temperate zone. The best know... |
17648 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick%20%28disambiguation%29 | Limerick (disambiguation) | Limerick is a city in Ireland.
Limerick may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Limerick (poetry), a form of verse, often humorous and sometimes rude, in five-line, predominantly anapestic meter, with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA
Limerick (song), a traditional humorous drinking song with many obscene verses
P... |
17651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamiales | Lamiales | The Lamiales are an order in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It includes about 23,810 species, 1,059 genera, and is divided into about 24 families. Being one of the largest orders of flowering plants, Lamiales have representatives found all over the world. Well-known or economically important memb... |
17652 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Harvey%20Oswald | Lee Harvey Oswald | Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, then president of the United States, on November 22, 1963.
Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at the age of 12 for truancy, during which time he was assessed by a psychiatrist as "emotionally distu... |
17653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%2C%20Nebraska | Lincoln, Nebraska | Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 291,082 in 2020. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metr... |
17654 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterboxing%20%28hobby%29 | Letterboxing (hobby) | Letterboxing is an outdoor hobby that combines elements of orienteering, art, and puzzle solving. Letterboxers hide small, weatherproof boxes in publicly accessible places (like parks) and distribute clues to finding the box in printed catalogs, on one of several web sites, or by word of mouth. Individual letterboxes c... |
17658 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal%20technicality | Legal technicality | The term legal technicality is a casual or colloquial phrase referring to a technical aspect of law. The phrase is not a term of art in the law; it has no exact meaning, nor does it have a legal definition. It implies that strict adherence to the letter of the law has prevented the spirit of the law from being enforce... |
17659 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionhead%20Studios | Lionhead Studios | Lionhead Studios Limited was a British video game developer founded in July 1997 by Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley, Tim Rance, and Steve Jackson. The company is best known for the Black & White and Fable series. Lionhead started as a breakaway from developer Bullfrog Productions, which was also founded by Molyneux. Lionhe... |
17674 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading%20question | Leading question | In common law systems that rely on testimony by witnesses, a leading question is a question that suggests the particular answer or contains the information the examiner is looking to have confirmed. Their use in court to elicit testimony is restricted in order to reduce the ability of the examiner to direct or influenc... |
17675 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania | Lithuania | Lithuania (; ), officially the Republic of Lithuania (), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast of R... |
17676 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativist%20fallacy | Relativist fallacy | The relativist fallacy, also known as the subjectivist fallacy, is claiming that something is true for one person but not true for someone else, when in fact that thing is an objective fact. The fallacy rests on the law of noncontradiction. The fallacy applies only to objective facts, or what are alleged to be objectiv... |
17687 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False%20dilemma | False dilemma | A false dilemma, also referred to as false dichotomy, is an informal fallacy based on a premise that erroneously limits what options are available. The source of the fallacy lies not in an invalid form of inference but in a false premise. This premise has the form of a disjunctive claim: it asserts that one among a num... |
17688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded%20question | Loaded question | A loaded question is a form of complex question that contains a controversial assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt).
Such questions may be used as a rhetorical tool: the question attempts to limit direct replies to be those that serve the questioner's agenda. The traditional example is the question "Have you stop... |
17689 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrelevant%20conclusion | Irrelevant conclusion | An irrelevant conclusion, also known as ignoratio elenchi () or missing the point, is the informal fallacy of presenting an argument that may or may not be logically valid and sound, but (whose conclusion) fails to address the issue in question. It falls into the broad class of relevance fallacies.
The irrelevant conc... |
17690 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation | Equivocation | In logic, equivocation ('calling two different things by the same name') is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses within an argument.
It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two or more distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the... |
17692 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling%20bias | Sampling bias | In statistics, sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population have a lower or higher sampling probability than others. It results in a biased sample of a population (or non-human factors) in which all individuals, or instances, were not equally likely t... |
17693 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%20hoc | Post hoc | Post hoc (sometimes written as post-hoc) is a Latin phrase, meaning "after this" or "after the event".
Post hoc may refer to:
Post hoc analysis or post hoc test, statistical analyses that were not specified before the data were seen
Post hoc theorizing, generating hypotheses based on data already observed
Post hoc er... |
17694 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20true%20Scotsman | No true Scotsman | No true Scotsman, or appeal to purity, is an informal fallacy in which one attempts to protect their universal generalization from a falsifying counterexample by excluding the counterexample improperly. Rather than abandoning the falsified universal generalization or providing evidence that would disqualify the falsify... |
17696 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery%20slope | Slippery slope | A slippery slope argument (SSA), in logic, critical thinking, political rhetoric, and caselaw, is an argument in which a party asserts that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant (usually negative) effect. The core of the slippery slope argument is that a specif... |
17699 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument%20from%20ignorance | Argument from ignorance | Argument from ignorance (from ), also known as appeal to ignorance (in which ignorance represents "a lack of contrary evidence"), is a fallacy in informal logic. It asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false or a proposition is false because it has not yet been proven true. This represe... |
17703 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20%28constellation%29 | Leo (constellation) | Leo is one of the constellations of the zodiac, lying between Cancer the crab to the west and Virgo the maiden to the east. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for lion, and to the ancient Greeks represented the Nemean Lion killed by the mythical Greek hero Heracles meaning 'Glory of ... |
17704 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra%20%28constellation%29 | Libra (constellation) | Libra is a constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales. Its old astronomical symbol is (♎︎). It is fairly faint, with no first magnitude stars, and lies between Virgo to the west and Scorpius to the east. Beta Librae, also known as Zubenescha... |
17712 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law%20of%20nature | Law of nature | Law of nature or laws of nature may refer to:
Science
Scientific law, statements based on experimental observations that describe some aspect of the world
Natural law, any of a number of doctrines in moral, political, and legal theory
Media
"Laws of Nature" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), episode of television series Agent... |
17714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxen | Roxen | Roxen () is a medium-sized lake in south-central Sweden, east of Lake Vättern, part of the waterpath Motala ström and the Göta Canal. South of Lake Roxen is the city Linköping.
Roxen, especially the western parts, is very good for birdwatching. There are natural reserves at Kungsbro and Svartåmynningen.
The lake deve... |
17717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive | Locomotive | A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, motor coach, railcar or power car; the use of these self-propelled vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, b... |
17719 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Magnus%20Ericsson | Lars Magnus Ericsson | Lars Magnus Ericsson (; 5 May 1846 – 17 December 1926) was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson (incorporated as Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson).
Lars Magnus was born in Värmskog, Värmland, and grew up in the small village of Vegerbol located between Karlstad and A... |
17721 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysator | Lysator | Lysator is an academic computer club at Linköping University, Sweden with almost 600 members. It is an independent non-profit society, separate from the students' union and the faculties of the university.
History
Lysator was founded on 29 March 1973. The first computer used at Lysator was a Datasaab D21, delivered ... |
17722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin%20hip%20hop | Latin hip hop | Latin hip hop or Latin rap is hip hop music recorded by Latin American artists in the United States and Spanish-speaking countries in the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Spain.
Latino hip hop in the United States
Latin rap
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, most Latin rap came from New York and the West... |
17724 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse%20of%20Alexandria | Lighthouse of Alexandria | The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας, contemporary Koine ), was a lighthouse built by the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC). It has been estimated to have been at least in over... |
17725 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse | Lighthouse | A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; t... |
17726 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library%20of%20Alexandria | Library of Alexandria | The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The Library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. The idea of a universal library in Alexandria may... |
17727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library | Library | A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are easily accessible for use and not just for display purposes. It is responsible for housing updated information in order to meet the user's needs on a daily basis. A library provides physical (hard copies documents) or digital access (soft copies) materials... |
17728 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line%20Islands | Line Islands | The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands (in Gilbertese, Aono Raina) are a chain of 11 atolls (with partially or fully enclosed lagoons) and coral islands (with a surrounding reef) in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands. The island chain stretches northwest to southeast across , maki... |
17730 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin | Latin | Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area around present-day Rome (then known as Latium), and through the power of the Roman Republic, became the dominant language in Italia and subsequently throu... |
17731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveScript | LiveScript | LiveScript is a functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript. It was created by Jeremy Ashkenas—the creator of CoffeeScript—along with Satoshi Muramaki, George Zahariev, and many others. Not to be confused with JavaScript (for a brief period in the 1990s, LiveScript was the name of JavaScript).
Syntax
... |
17739 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local%20area%20network | Local area network | A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network (WAN) not only covers a larger geographic distance, but also generally involves leased telecommunication cir... |
17740 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20Pasteur | Louis Pasteur | Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of dis... |
17741 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig%20Wittgenstein | Ludwig Wittgenstein | Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( ; ; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He is considered by some to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th century.
From 1929 to 1947,... |
17743 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20Saxon | Low Saxon | Low Saxon, also known as West Low German (; ) is a group of Low German dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark (in North Schleswig by parts of the German-speaking minority). It is one of two groups of mutually intelligible dialects, the other being East Low German dialects... |
17744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanthanum | Lanthanum | Lanthanum is a chemical element with the symbol La and atomic number 57. It is a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air. It is the eponym of the lanthanide series, a group of 15 similar elements between lanthanum and lutetium in the periodic table, of which lanthanum is the first a... |
17745 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutetium | Lutetium | Lutetium is a chemical element with the symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry air, but not in moist air. Lutetium is the last element in the lanthanide series, and it is traditionally counted among the rare earths. Lutetium is generally considered the first element ... |
17746 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrencium | Lawrencium | Lawrencium is a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Lr (formerly Lw) and atomic number 103. It is named in honor of Ernest Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron, a device that was used to discover many artificial radioactive elements. A radioactive metal, lawrencium is the eleventh transuranic element and is also ... |
17747 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead | Lead | Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is silvery with a hint of blue; it tarnishes to a dull gray color when expo... |
17748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone | Limestone | Limestone is a common type of carbonate sedimentary rock. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (). Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and non... |
17750 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck | Lübeck | Lübeck (; Low German also ; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, after its capital of Kiel, and is the 35th-largest city in Germany. The city li... |
17752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos | Laos | Laos (, ), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic , is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. ... |
17753 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Laos | History of Laos | Evidence for modern human presence in the northern and central highlands of Indochina, that constitute the territories of the modern Laotian nation-state dates back to the Lower Paleolithic. These earliest human migrants are Australo-Melanesians — associated with the Hoabinhian culture and have populated the highlands ... |
17754 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Laos | Geography of Laos | Laos is an independent republic, and the only landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam. It covers 236,800 square kilometers in the center of the Southeast Asian peninsula and it is surrounded by Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Vietnam. About se... |
17755 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Laos | Demographics of Laos | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Laos, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Laos' population was estimated at about million in , dispersed unevenly across the co... |
17756 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Laos | Politics of Laos | The politics of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (commonly known as Laos) takes place in the framework of a one-party parliamentary socialist republic. The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The head of state is President Thongloun Sisoulith, who is also the LPRP general secr... |
17757 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Laos | Economy of Laos | The economy of Laos is a lower-middle income developing economy. Being one of the socialist states (along with China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam), the Lao economic model resembles the Chinese socialist market and/or Vietnamese socialist-oriented market economies by combining high degrees of state ownership with an o... |
17758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%20media%20in%20Laos | Mass media in Laos | Mass media in Laos are based on a network of telephone lines and radiotelephone communications in remote areas, as well as mobile phone infrastructure. The system is not well-developed.
Infrastructure and statistics
In 1997 there were 25,000 telephone lines in use, and in 2007 there were 850,000 mobile cellular subscr... |
17759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Laos | Transport in Laos | This article concerns the systems of transportation in Laos. Laos is a country in Asia, which possesses a number of modern transportation systems, including several highways and a number of airports. As a landlocked country, Laos possesses no ports or harbours on the sea, and the difficulty of navigation on the Mekong ... |
17760 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao%20People%27s%20Armed%20Forces | Lao People's Armed Forces | The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; ) is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protecting the country.
Leadership
Commander-in-chief: Thongloun Sisoulith (General Secretary and President)
Defense Minister: General Cha... |
17761 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Laos | Foreign relations of Laos | The foreign relations of Laos, internationally designated by its official name as the Lao People's Democratic Republic, after the takeover by the Pathet Lao in December 1975, were characterized by a hostile posture toward the West, with the government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic aligning itself with the Sov... |
17762 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Latvia | History of Latvia | The history of Latvia began around 9000 BC with the end of the last glacial period in northern Europe. Ancient Baltic peoples arrived in the area during the second millennium BC, and four distinct tribal realms in Latvia's territory were identifiable towards the end of the first millennium AD. Latvia's principal river ... |
17763 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Latvia | Geography of Latvia | Latvia lies on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea on the level northwestern part of the rising East European platform, between Estonia and Lithuania. About 98% of the country lies under elevation. With the exception of the coastal plains, the ice age divided Latvia into three main regions: the morainic Western and E... |
17764 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Latvia | Demographics of Latvia | This article is about the demographic features of the population of the historical territory of Latvia, including population density, ethnic background, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Background
Latvia was settled by the Baltic trib... |
17765 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Latvia | Politics of Latvia | The politics of Latvia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The President holds a primarily ceremonial role as Head of State. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power... |
17766 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy%20of%20Latvia | Economy of Latvia | The economy of Latvia is an open economy in Eastern Europe and is part of the European Single Market. Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1999, a member of the European Union since 2004, a member of the Eurozone since 2014 and a member of the OECD since 2016. Latvia is ranked the 14th in the ... |
17767 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications%20in%20Latvia | Telecommunications in Latvia | Telecommunications in Latvia include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television
Radio stations:
Publicly owned broadcaster operates 6 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations (2007);
AM 1, F... |
17768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport%20in%20Latvia | Transport in Latvia | This article provides an overview of the transport infrastructure of Latvia.
Road system
It is mandatory to keep headlights on while driving, even in daylight; most cars commercially sold in Latvia are equipped to make this automatic.
Highways
Length of the road system
Railways
Latvian Railways is the main st... |
17769 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian%20National%20Armed%20Forces | Latvian National Armed Forces | The Latvian National Armed Forces () are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile professional rapid response force and reserve segment that can be called upon relatively fast for mobilization should the need arise. The National Armed Forces consists of Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Fo... |
17770 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20relations%20of%20Latvia | Foreign relations of Latvia | Foreign relations of Latvia are the primary responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today's Republic of Latvia regards itself as a continuation of the 1918–1940 republic. After the declaration on the restoration of its full independence on August 21, 1991, Latvia became a member of the United Nations on Sept... |
17771 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon | Lebanon | Lebanon ( , , ), officially the Republic of Lebanon or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lies to its west across the Mediterranean Sea; its location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hin... |
17772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Lebanon | History of Lebanon | The history of Lebanon covers the history of the modern Republic of Lebanon and the earlier emergence of Greater Lebanon under the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, as well as the previous history of the region, covered by the modern state.
Prehistory
Ksar Akil, 10 km northeast of Beirut, is a large rock shelt... |
17773 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography%20of%20Lebanon | Geography of Lebanon | Lebanon is a small country in the Middle East, located at approximately 34˚N, 35˚E. It stretches along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and its length is almost three times its width. From north to south, the width of its terrain becomes narrower. Lebanon's mountainous terrain, proximity to the sea, and strat... |
17774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Lebanon | Demographics of Lebanon | This article is about the demographic features of the population of Lebanon, including population density, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
About 95% of the population of Lebanon is either Muslim or Christian, split across various sec... |
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