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argon
Chemical element, chemical symbol Ar, atomic number 18. Colorless, odorless, and tasteless, it is the most abundant of the noble gases on earth, and the one most used in industry. It constitutes about 1% of air and is obtained by distillation of liquid air. Argon provides an inert gas shield in welding and brazing, in special lightbulbs and lasers, in Geiger counters, and in the production and fabrication of certain metals. Because it is formed by decay of a naturally occurring radioactive potassium isotope, it can be used to date rocks and samples over 100,000 years old.
Sargon
Ancient Mesopotamian ruler. What is known of him comes from legends and tales; his capital city, Agade, has never been located. Perhaps originally a royal cupbearer, he came to prominence by defeating a Sumerian king, thereby attaining an empire in S Mesopotamia and becoming the first emperor whose native tongue was Akkadian rather than Sumerian. He enlarged the empire from Iraq to Anatolia, and trade flourished with the Indus valley, Oman, the Persian Gulf coast, Cappadocia, and the Mediterranean.
Aragon
French poet, novelist, and essayist. He was introduced by A. Breton into avant-garde circles, and the two cofounded the Surrealist review Litté rature in 1919. From 1927 he was increasingly a political activist and spokesman for communism, which resulted in a break with the Surrealists. Among his works are the novel tetralogy Le monde ré el (4 vols., 1933-44), describing the class struggle of the proletariat; the huge novel Les communistes (6 vols., 1949-51); novels of veiled autobiography; and volumes of poems expressing patriotism and love for his wife. He was editor of the communist weekly of arts and literature Les lettres franç aises 1953-72.
Autonomous community (pop., 1996 est.: 1,188,000), NE Spain. It occupies an area of 18,398 sq mi (47,651 sq km); its capital is at the city of Saragossa. It is roughly coextensive with the historical kingdom of Aragon. Mountains, incl. the Pyrenees, dominate the relief north and south of the Ebro River, which bisects Aragon. Established in 1035 by Ramiro I, the historical kingdom grew as land was retaken from the Moors: Saragossa, the capital of the Almoravid kingdom, fell to Alfonso I of Aragon in 1118, and the reconquest of present-day Aragon was completed by the late 12th cent. In the 13th-14th cent., it came to rule Sicily, Sardinia, Naples, and Navarre. In the 15th cent. Ferdinand married Isabella of Castile, uniting the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile and forming the nucleus of modern Spain. The old kingdom of Aragon survived as an administrative unit until 1833, when it was divided into provinces. Agriculture, mining, and industry, the latter concentrated at Saragossa, are economically important.
Arion
Semilegendary Greek poet and musician. He lived at Methymna on the island of Lesbos and is identified as the inventor of the dithyramb. ...
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