Tuxpan, city, northern Veracruz estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies along the Tuxpan River, 7.5 miles (12 km) from the river’s mouth on the Gulf of Mexico. Despite its hot, humid climate, Tuxpan is a commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. The principal source of income is

Tuxtla, city, capital of Chiapas estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It lies at about 1,740 feet (530 metres) above sea level, 7.5 miles (12 km) west of the Grijalva River and about 240 miles (390 km) east of Oaxaca. In 1892 Tuxtla replaced San Cristóbal de las Casas as the state capital. In

Tuxtla, city, capital of Chiapas estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It lies at about 1,740 feet (530 metres) above sea level, 7.5 miles (12 km) west of the Grijalva River and about 240 miles (390 km) east of Oaxaca. In 1892 Tuxtla replaced San Cristóbal de las Casas as the state capital. In

Tuy Hoa, city, southeastern Vietnam. An agricultural centre and fishing port on the South China Sea coast near the mouth of the Da Rang River, it is the focus of a fertile, densely populated agricultural lowland devoted to sugarcane, cotton, and rice. Many of the Vietnamese farmers of the Tuy Hoa

blast furnace: …into the furnace through multiple tuyeres (nozzles) located around the circumference of the furnace near the top of the hearth; these nozzles may number from 12 to as many as 40 on large furnaces. The preheated air is, in turn, supplied from a bustle pipe, a large-diameter pipe encircling the…

Tuira River, stream in eastern Panama, 106 miles (170 km) long. It rises in the Darién highlands (Serranía del Darién) and flows south-southeast then north and west past El Real de Santa María, where it receives the Chucunaque River, and then northwest to La Palma on the Gulf of San Miguel (Pacific

China: The Sui dynasty: …“Blue Lake”), he defeated the Tuyuhun people, who from time to time raided the border territories.

Lake Tuz, saline lake occupying a depression in the dry central plateau of Turkey, 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Konya. It lies at an elevation of 2,970 feet (905 m). For most of the year this very shallow (3–6 feet [1–2 m]) and saline lake has an area of about 580 square miles (1,500 square km).

Lake Tuz, saline lake occupying a depression in the dry central plateau of Turkey, 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Konya. It lies at an elevation of 2,970 feet (905 m). For most of the year this very shallow (3–6 feet [1–2 m]) and saline lake has an area of about 580 square miles (1,500 square km).

Tuzigoot National Monument, archaeological site in central Arizona, U.S. It is located in the Verde River valley, 2 miles (3 km) east of Clarkdale; Montezuma Castle National Monument is about 20 miles (32 km) southeast. The monument, established in 1939, occupies an area of 1.3 square miles (3.4

Tuzla, town, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the Tuzla Basin. Tuzla has long been associated with local deposits of rock salt. In the 10th century it was called Soli (Salts), and its present name is from the Turkish tuz (“salt”). From 1510 Tuzla was a Turkish garrison town until in

airport: Cargo facilities: …and maintenance, are known as transfer vehicles (TVs) and elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs).

advertisement: …radio in the 1920s and television in the 1940s, and advertisements became more influential and complex, often based on the results of motivational research. In the second half of the 20th century, television was rivaled only by periodicals as the most popular medium for advertisements, which had so pervaded modern…

video art: Paik’s TV Bra for Living Sculpture (1969), in which the performance artist and cellist Charlotte Moorman played the cello topless with two small video-playing TV monitors attached to her chest, illustrates video art’s long-standing ties to performance (see also performance art), as well as its often…

Walter H. Annenberg: …and radio stations, and developing TV Guide (1953), which became one of the most popular magazines in the United States. In 1988 Annenberg sold his interests in Triangle for a reported $3.2 billion.

Television in the United States: The 1990s: the loss of shared experience: …old television (Nick at Nite, TV Land), old movies (American Movie Classics, Turner Classic Movies), home improvement and gardening (Home and Garden Television [HGTV]), comedy (Comedy Central), documentaries (Discovery Channel), animals (Animal Planet), and a host of other interests. The Golf Channel and the

TV on the Radio, American alternative rock group known for multilayered musical collages that mix sonic experimentation with accessible pop hooks. The lineup consisted of vocalist Tunde Adebimpe (byname of Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe; b. February 25, 1975, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.),

Television in the United States: The growth of cable TV: …an opportunity to add remote-control devices to old TV sets. With so many new choices, and the ability to move from channel to channel without leaving one’s chair, viewers began to watch TV in a more participatory fashion. Furthermore, videocassette recorder (VCR) ownership grew from 1 to 68 percent…

ulexite, borate mineral, NaCaB5O6(ΟH)6·5H2O, that consists of hydrated sodium and calcium borate. Individual crystals are colourless and have a vitreous lustre, whereas the more common nodular, rounded, or lenslike crystal aggregates (often resembling cotton balls) are white and have a silky or

computer: The Altair: …an article describing a “TV Typewriter,” which was a computer terminal that could connect a hobbyist with a mainframe computer. It was written by Don Lancaster, an aerospace engineer and fire spotter in Arizona who was also a prolific author of do-it-yourself articles for electronics hobbyists. The TV Typewriter…

Greg Dyke: …1983 Dyke was recruited by TV-am, a new company broadcasting at breakfast time on Britain’s main commercial channel in opposition to the BBC. TV-am was in serious trouble, losing viewers and money. Employing various populist devices, including the introduction of a segment for children dominated by a puppet rodent named…

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. government agency established in 1933 to control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries. The Tennessee River was subject to severe periodic flooding, and

Carl Theodor Dreyer: …Danish cinema; Tvä människor (1945; Two People); and Ordet (1955; The Word), winner of the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival, dramatizes the complex relationship between social good and spiritual good in an ambiguous story of a hardworking, down-to-earth farm family who are burdened by the younger son’s insane…

Novy Mir: …the liberal editorship of Aleksandr Tvardovsky (1958–70), Novy Mir was the first to publish Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962). The censorship of the magazine in the 1970s and ’80s contributed to the development of a large underground press in the Soviet Union. Novy…

ancient Iranian religion: Creation of the cosmos: …an ancient Indo-Iranian god called Thvarshtar (Vedic Tvashtar; “Artisan”), who also appears in Zarathustra’s system of the Beneficent Immortals under the name Spenta Mainyu (“the Beneficent Spirit”). Thvarshtar functions in many ways as Ahura Mazdā’s creative aspect. While in the Gāthās and the Younger Avesta Spenta Mainyu is paired with…

rocket and missile system: Design principles: …its engines is known as thrust-vector control.

Tver, medieval principality located in the region northwest of Moscow and centring on the city of Tver and including the towns of Kashin, Mikulin, Kholm, Dorogobuzh, and Staritsa. Descendants of Prince Yaroslav Yaroslavich (brother of Alexander Nevsky and son of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich) founded the

Tver, city and administrative centre of Tver oblast (region), western Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the upper Volga and Tvertsa rivers. The first mention of Tver dates from 1134–35, when it was subject to Novgorod. It became part of the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal in 1209, and in

Tver, oblast (region), western Russia. It extends from the morainic Valdai Hills in the southwest, across the broad, swampy plain of the upper Volga River, to the shore of the huge Rybinsk Reservoir in the northeast. The Valdai Hills have scores of lakes and many areas of swamp. The chief cities in

Moscow: The inner city: Many streets were widened—in particular, Tverskaya Prospekt (called Gorky Prospekt, for Russian novelist Maxim Gorky, from 1932 to 1992), one of Moscow’s principal radial roads, which is lined with large shops, hotels, and offices. The Garden Ring itself has been widened to form a broad highway with multiple lanes in…

Tver, medieval principality located in the region northwest of Moscow and centring on the city of Tver and including the towns of Kashin, Mikulin, Kholm, Dorogobuzh, and Staritsa. Descendants of Prince Yaroslav Yaroslavich (brother of Alexander Nevsky and son of Yaroslav Vsevolodovich) founded the

Daniel Kahneman: Kahneman’s research with Amos Tversky on decision making under uncertainty resulted in the formulation of a new branch of economics, prospect theory, which was the subject of their seminal article “Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decisions Under Risk” (1979). Previously, economists had believed that people’s decisions are determined…

human trafficking: Legal response: …specifically addressing human trafficking, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). The primary goal of the TVPA is to provide protection and assistance to trafficking victims, to encourage international response, and to provide assistance to foreign countries in drafting antitrafficking programs and legislation. The TVPA seeks to successfully combat…

Macedonian literature: …with Macedonian history and includes Tvrdoglavi (1965; “The Stubborn Ones”), a novel articulating the Macedonian people’s myths and legends of remembering and interpreting their history. Prewar playwrights, such as Vasil Iljoski, continued to write, and the theatre was invigorated by new dramatists, such as Kole Čašule, Tome Arsovski, and Goran…

Tvrtko I was probably the greatest ruler of Bosnia, ruling as Bosnian ban (provincial lord, subservient to the king of Hungary) from 1353 and king of the Serbs and Bosnia from 1377. In 1363 Tvrtko commenced war with King Louis I of Hungary, but afterward Louis helped him regain power following a

Tvrtko I was probably the greatest ruler of Bosnia, ruling as Bosnian ban (provincial lord, subservient to the king of Hungary) from 1353 and king of the Serbs and Bosnia from 1377. In 1363 Tvrtko commenced war with King Louis I of Hungary, but afterward Louis helped him regain power following a

tornado: Prediction and detection of tornadoes: …concentrated rotation is called the tornado vortex signature, although this area does not always evolve into a tornado core. These improvements have allowed forecasters to increase warning times while reducing false alarms.

Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States and to Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. TWA was absorbed by American Airlines in 2001. TWA was formed on July 16, 1930, in the amalgamation of divisions of Western Air Express

Twa, one of the best-known of the many Pygmy groups scattered across equatorial Africa. Like all other African Pygmies, the Twa, averaging about 5 feet (1.5 m) in height, are a people of mixed ancestry, probably descendants of the original inhabitants of the equatorial rainforest. They live in the

TWA flight 800, flight of a Trans World Airlines (TWA) jumbo jet airliner that broke up over the Atlantic Ocean and went down about 8 miles (13 km) off the coast of Long Island, near East Moriches, New York, on the evening of July 17, 1996. All 230 people on board died in the crash. A U.S.

Imad Mughniyeh: …masterminded the 1985 hijacking of TWA flight 847. Over the course of more than two weeks, the plane, originally scheduled to fly from Athens to Rome, made multiple trips between Beirut and Algiers. During a stop in Beirut, one passenger, a U.S. Navy diver, was shot at close range and…

John Henry Twachtman was a painter and etcher and one of the first American Impressionists. Twachtman went to Munich in 1875 to study painting and adopted the broad brushwork and warm, dark coloring of the Munich school. In 1883 he moved to Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian. During

Mark Twain was an American humorist, journalist, lecturer, and novelist who acquired international fame for his travel narratives, especially The Innocents Abroad (1869), Roughing It (1872), and Life on the Mississippi (1883), and for his adventure stories of boyhood, especially The Adventures of

Shania Twain is a Canadian singer and musician who, with her mix of country melodies and pop vocals, became one of the most popular crossover artists of the mid-1990s. Edwards took the surname of her stepfather, Jerry Twain, at a young age. After the family moved north to Timmins, Ontario, she

shad: The twaite shad (A. finta) is smaller.

Al-Ṭūr: …in the vicinity by the Twara Bedouin, for whom Al-Ṭūr is a traditional gathering place. Their crops include dates, vegetables, and barley. Stock raising is economically important; camels, donkeys, sheep, and goats are raised, but the Twara must migrate seasonally to find pasture for their flocks. Al-Ṭūr has also developed…

Stanisław Leśniewski: Life: His dissertation was approved by Kazimierz Twardowski, who, for his wide-ranging influence on Polish intellectual life, is known as the father of contemporary Polish philosophy. Twardowski, like Edmund Husserl (the founder of Phenomenology), was a student in Vienna of Franz Brentano, an Aristotelian and Scholastic philosopher who, although not himself…

Samuel Twardowski was a Polish poet, diarist, and essayist who was very popular in his time. An impoverished Polish nobleman, Twardowski was a hanger-on at various magnates’ courts. While traveling as secretary with one of his patrons on a diplomatic mission to Turkey, he wrote a diary of the

Maria Kuncewiczowa: Her first novel, Twarz mężczyzny (1928; “The Face of the Male”), established her gift as a writer who excelled in penetrating psychological portraits expressed with subtle irony and poetical lyricism. Cudzoziemka (1936; The Stranger) is a psychoanalytic study of alienation in an ethnically foreign country. Her novel Dni…

A Visit from St. Nicholas, narrative poem first published anonymously in the Troy (New York) Sentinel on December 23, 1823. It became an enduring part of Christmas tradition, and, because of its wide popularity, both Nicholas, the patron saint of Christmas, and the legendary figure Santa Claus were

sangoma: Calling: …who are called, known as twasa (apprentices), often try in vain to be cured by modern medicine before ending up with a sangoma who can correctly identify ukutwasa. This identification begins an initiation period, which can last from months to years depending on the circumstances.

twayblade, any of the orchids of the genera Liparis and Neottia (family Orchidaceae). The common name derives from the characteristic pair of leaves borne at the base of the flowering stalk. Liparis, also known as false twayblade, has about 320 species of epiphytic and terrestrial orchids

Harry Mulisch: Twee vrouwen (1975; Two Women; filmed 1979) explored love between two women. Perhaps his most popular work is his novel De aanslag (1982; The Assault; filmed 1985), in which one family betrays another during the war. The reason for that betrayal is revealed to the only surviving member…

tweed, any of several fabrics of medium-to-heavy weight, rough in surface texture, and produced in a great variety of colour and weave effects largely determined by the place of manufacture. The descriptions “Scottish,” “Welsh,” “Cheviot,” “Saxony,” “Harris,” “Yorkshire,” “Donegal,” and “West of

Tweed River, principal river of the North Coast district, New South Wales, Australia, usually associated with the Clarence and Richmond rivers. Of its three arms, two rise in the McPherson Range and the third in the Tweed Range of the Eastern Highlands. The river flows 50 miles (80 km) east past

Boss Tweed was an American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million. Tweed was a bookkeeper and a volunteer fireman when elected alderman on his second try in 1851, and the following year he was

River Tweed, river in the Scottish Borders council area of southeastern Scotland, flowing eastward for 97 miles (156 km) and forming for 17 miles (27 km) the border with England. For the last 2 miles (3 km) of its course, the Tweed flows through England before entering the North Sea at

Boss Tweed was an American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million. Tweed was a bookkeeper and a volunteer fireman when elected alderman on his second try in 1851, and the following year he was

Boss Tweed was an American politician who, with his “Tweed ring” cronies, systematically plundered New York City of sums estimated at between $30 million and $200 million. Tweed was a bookkeeper and a volunteer fireman when elected alderman on his second try in 1851, and the following year he was

John Hay, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Tweeddale was a British statesman and the lord high chancellor of Scotland from 1692 to 1696. During the English Civil Wars he initially supported Charles I but then joined the Covenanters and fought in the Scottish ranks against the king at Marston Moor (July

John Hay, 2nd earl and 1st marquess of Tweeddale was a British statesman and the lord high chancellor of Scotland from 1692 to 1696. During the English Civil Wars he initially supported Charles I but then joined the Covenanters and fought in the Scottish ranks against the king at Marston Moor (July

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, fictional characters in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass (1872). In keeping with the mirror-image scheme of Carroll’s book, Tweedledum and Tweedledee are two rotund little men who are identical except that they are left-right reversals of each other. In the 18th

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, fictional characters in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass (1872). In keeping with the mirror-image scheme of Carroll’s book, Tweedledum and Tweedledee are two rotund little men who are identical except that they are left-right reversals of each other. In the 18th

Dumfriesshire: …the Lowther Hills and the Tweedsmuir Hills, which reach an elevation of 2,696 feet (822 metres) at White Coomb. Dumfriesshire lies entirely within the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

the Jayhawks: …Replacements’ Chris Mars, and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. In 2008 Louris made the solo album Vagabonds. Later that year he and Olson, who had begun playing together again, released Ready for the Flood, which was reminiscent of their early Jayhawks collaborations. When interest in the Jayhawks was rekindled by the release…

the Jayhawks: …Replacements’ Chris Mars, and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. In 2008 Louris made the solo album Vagabonds. Later that year he and Olson, who had begun playing together again, released Ready for the Flood, which was reminiscent of their early Jayhawks collaborations. When interest in the Jayhawks was rekindled by the release…

neologism: Likewise, the word tweet (originally, “to make a short, high sound”) was analogously refitted to refer to a brief message distributed on the social media platform Twitter (from twitter, “the short, high sounds that birds make”). New modes of communication, with names like social networks and texting, gave…

loudspeaker: …high-frequency speaker is called a tweeter. In many sound reproduction systems a third, or midrange, speaker is also used, and in a few systems there are separate “subwoofers” and “supertweeters” to reproduce the extremities of the audible spectrum.

hand tool: Smelting: Tweezers were invented, but whether for depilatory or surgical purpose is unknown; there are artifacts presumed to be scalpels. Plates, nails, and rivets also developed early.

hand tool: Smelting: Tweezers were invented, but whether for depilatory or surgical purpose is unknown; there are artifacts presumed to be scalpels. Plates, nails, and rivets also developed early.

number symbolism: 12: The number 12 is strongly associated with the heavens—the 12 months, the 12 signs of the zodiac, and the 12 stations of the Moon and of the Sun. The ancients recognized 12 main northern stars and 12 main southern stars. There are 24 =…

Twelfth Amendment, amendment (1804) to the Constitution of the United States repealing and revising presidential election procedures. The catalyst for the Twelfth Amendment was the U.S. presidential election of 1800. Under the text of the Constitution, political participation was restricted in

Muḥammad al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah is venerated by the Ithnā ʿAshariyyah, or Twelver sect, the main body of Shīʿite Muslims. It is believed that Muḥammad al-Mahdī al-Ḥujjah has been concealed by God (a doctrine known as ghaybah, or occultation) and that he will reappear in time as the mahdī, a messianic

Bellville, city, Western Cape province, South Africa. It lies east of Cape Town within the Cape Peninsula urban area. Originally a village called Twelfth Mile Stone, Bellville was established by proclamation in 1861 and named after Charles D. Bell, surveyor general of the Cape. It became a town in

Carnival: …the Carnival season opens on Twelfth Night (January 6) and climaxes with the Mardi Gras festivities commencing 10 days before Shrove Tuesday. The French name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before Lent. In Italy, Venice became a gathering place…

Twelfth Night, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1600–02 and printed in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft or possibly a playbook. One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, Twelfth Night precedes the great tragedies and problem plays in order of

Trevor Nunn: …movies, including Lady Jane (1986), Twelfth Night or What You Will (1996), and Red Joan (2018). In 2002 he was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his services to theatre.

Twelfth Night, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1600–02 and printed in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft or possibly a playbook. One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, Twelfth Night precedes the great tragedies and problem plays in order of

number symbolism: 12: The number 12 is strongly associated with the heavens—the 12 months, the 12 signs of the zodiac, and the 12 stations of the Moon and of the Sun. The ancients recognized 12 main northern stars and 12 main southern stars. There are 24 =…

Franklin J. Schaffner: …more than 100 shows, including Twelve Angry Men (1954), which earned him an Emmy Award. He also won Emmys for directing and cowriting The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955), which aired on the Ford Star Jubilee, and for directing (1961–62) several episodes of the weekly series The Defenders.

Twelve Apostles, spectacular group of rock formations that line the coast of southwestern Victoria, Australia. Part of Port Campbell National Park, the Twelve Apostles lie in the Southern Ocean just east of Port Campbell and about 275 km (170 miles) west of Melbourne. They are a popular tourist

Moscow: The Kremlin of Moscow: …gun are located the mid-17th-century Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles and the adjoining Patriarchal Palace.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Structure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: …president and two councillors), the Council of the Twelve Apostles, the First Quorum of Seventy, and the presiding bishop and two councillors, who manage the church’s property and welfare programs. All are “sustained in office” by the regular and now-ritualized vote of confidence at the semiannual General Conference, which is…

Germany: The revolution of 1525: …the common man” are the Twelve Articles drawn up for the Swabian peasantry by an Evangelical cleric and associate of Zwingli’s. Article 3 of this document asserts, “The Bible proves that we are free, and we want to be free,” while another article claims for every congregation the right to…

Connemara: …sharp-peaked quartzite ranges of the Twelve Bens and Maumturks, with many summits more than 2,000 feet (610 metres) high. The population of the region is concentrated in a narrow coastal belt in which the cultivable land was built up from sand, seaweed, and manures, and the fields are protected by…

Ilf and Petrov: …their collaboration, Dvenadtsat stulyev (The Twelve Chairs), a rollicking picaresque novel of farcical adventures within a framework of telling satire on Soviet life during the New Economic Policy (NEP) period. The work was an instant success, and its rogue-hero—the irrepressible Ostap Bender—became overnight, and remained, one of the most…

Mel Brooks: First films: …Producers with another broad comedy, The Twelve Chairs (1970), that was set in newly communist Russia and concerned a trove of jewels hidden inside a dining-chair leg. A priest, an aristocrat, and a confidence man vie to be the first to discover them, to great comic effect, though the film…

St. Petersburg: Vasilyevsky Island: Farther back, the Twelve Colleges building (Trezzini, 1722–42), originally intended to house the supreme governmental bodies of Peter, is now the home of the city’s state university. The building is divided into 12 identical but independent sections and runs at right angles to the Neva embankment, which is…

Lollard: …Lollard teaching appeared in the Twelve Conclusions, drawn up to be presented to the Parliament of 1395. They began by stating that the church in England had become subservient to her “stepmother the great church of Rome.” The present priesthood was not the one ordained by Christ, while the Roman…

Epiphany: …6 is known as the Twelve Days of Christmas. Epiphany is celebrated with special pastries in many countries, and children often receive small gifts in their shoes in honor of the Magi’s gifts to the infant Jesus. The holiday also has a number of traditions involving water as a reflection…

bugaku: The masks called the “Twelve Deities” (1486; Tō Temple, Kyōto), carved by Buddhist sculptors, are among the oldest and best-known examples. A bugaku program usually begins with a selection performed by the head dancers of the two forms, followed by alternate dances from both repertoires.

Takuma Shōga, original name Takuma Tamemoto: …was a group of the “Twelve Gods,” painted on screens, in 1191, for the Tō Temple. The painting of the Moon deity, the only one of the 12 that is extant, exemplifies the style of iconography introduced by Shōga and continued by the Takuma family. It contrasts with earlier painting…

Terry Gilliam: …take on time travel with 12 Monkeys (1995), starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt, and he garnered a Palme d’Or nomination at the Cannes film festival for his adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); the latter featured Johnny Depp as Thompson. Gilliam

floral decoration: 18th century: … for a nursery catalog called The Twelve Months of Flowers (1730). Since the flowers in each bouquet are numbered and keyed to a list at the bottom of the plate, and are one-of-a-kind collections, they are not truly representative of live arrangements. Jacob van Huysum’s monthly paintings display flowers more…

Twelve O’Clock High, American war film, released in 1949, that was noted for its groundbreaking depiction of the psychological effects of war on soldiers. American attorney Harvey Stovall (played by Dean Jagger) is a tourist in London in 1949 when he happens upon an old Toby jug (a beer jug in the

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, pseudepigraphal work (not in any biblical canon) purporting to present the last words of the 12 sons of Jacob—founders of the 12 tribes of Israel. The book is an imitation of the “blessing of Jacob” described in chapter 49 of Genesis, but, unlike its model, this

ancient Italic people: Organization: …a league of the “Twelve Peoples” of Etruria, formed for religious purposes but evidently having some political functions; it met annually at the chief sanctuary of the Etruscans, the Fanum Voltumnae, or shrine of Voltumna, near Volsinii. The precise location of the shrine is unknown, though it may have…

Derek Mahon: Mahon published his first collection, Twelve Poems, in 1965. Other collections include Night-Crossing (1968), The Snow Party (1975), The Hunt by Night (1982), Harbour Lights (2005), Life on Earth (2008), and New Selected Poems (2016).

The Twelve, book of the Hebrew Bible that contains the books of 12 minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. In most versions of the Christian Old Testament, each of these 12 is treated as a separate book (e.g., the Book of

Law of the Twelve Tables, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 bc. The Twelve Tables allegedly were written by 10 commissioners (decemvirs) at the insistence of the plebeians, who felt their legal rights were hampered by the fact that court judgments