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Abbe
U.S. meteorologist. Born in New York City, he was trained as an astronomer and appointed director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. His interest turned to meteorology, and he inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the (U.S. Army) Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch, which in 1891 was reorganized under civilian control as the U.S. Weather Bureau (later the National Weather Service), and he served in that capacity more than 45 years.


fable
Narration intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals or inanimate objects speak and act like human beings. Unlike a folktale, it has a moral that is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end. The Western fable tradition began with tales ascribed to Aesop. It flourished in the Middle Ages, reached a high point in 17th-cent. France in the works of J. de La Fontaine, and found a new audience in the 19th cent. with the rise of children's literature. Fables also have ancient roots in the literary and religious traditions of India, China, and Japan.


gable
Triangular section formed by a roof with two slopes, extending from the eaves to the ridge where the two slopes meet. It may be miniaturized over a dormer window or entranceway. If the gable end projects above the roof level to form a parapet, the edge is often trimmed to form an ornamental silhouette (e.g., curved or stepped), as in Dutch town houses of the 16th-17th cent. In Asia, gables often feature projecting roof tiles and grotesque sculptures of animals at the ridge and eaves.


Haarlem
City (pop., 1995 est.: 148,000), W Netherlands. It lies along the Spaarne River, west of Amsterdam. By the 12th cent. it had become a fortified town and the residence of the counts of Holland. It was chartered in 1245, and incorporated in the United Netherlands in 1577. Its prosperity peaked in the 17th cent., when it was a refuge for Huguenots and also an artistic center. An industrial city now, it is also the center for a tulip-growing region. Sites of interest include the 13th-cent. town hall and the 14th-cent. Great Church.


Hassler
German composer and organist. Born into a family of organists, he studied with A. Gabrieli in Venice. He served as chamber organist to the Fugger family of Augsburg 1586-c.1600. His compositions became widely known and were granted copyright protection by the emperor in 1591. A Protestant, he eventually left Catholic Augsburg to take posts in Nuremberg, Ulm, and Dresden. He is best known for his sacred Latin choral music, incl. masses, psalms, and motets, but also composed Italian madrigals, German part-songs (several became Protestant hymns), and instrumental music.


Kabyle
Berber people of Algeria. Most are Muslim, the rest Christian. ...

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