PALLAS, PETER SIMON

pāˈtər zēˈmôn päˈläs, 1741–1811, German naturalist and explorer. He became (1768) professor at the Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. In 1769, Pallas was a member of an expedition to observe the transit of Venus, and until 1774 he explored the upper Amur, the Caspian Sea, and the Ural and Altai mts., collecting valuable specimens in natural history. Pallas published (1771–76) an account of the journey and also wrote on natural history and on Bering's discoveries.

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An American Saga: The Story of Helen Thomas and Simon Flexner
Book by James Thomas Flexner; Fordham University Press, 1993
Subjects: Feminists--United States--Biography, Flexner, Helen Thomas--1871-1956, Flexner, Simon--1863-1946, Johns Hopkins University--History, Pathologists--United States--Biography
...SAGA The Story of Helen Thomas and Simon Flexner by JAMES THOMAS FLEXNER FORDHAM...American saga : the story of Helen Ihomas and Simon Flexner / by James Thomas Flexner...Feminists-United States- Biography. 3. Flexner, Simon, 1863-1946. 4. Pathologists-United States-Biography...
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Breaking Ground: Travel and National Culture in Russia from Peter I to the Era of Pushkin
Book by Sara Dickinson; Rodopi, 2006
Subjects: Fonvizin, Denis Ivanovich--1745-1792, Karamzin, Nikola?I Mikha?Ilovich--1766-1826, Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolaevich--1749-1802, Russian Literature--18th Century, Russian Literature--19th Century, Russians--Travel, Travel Writing
...AND NATIONAL CULTURE IN RUSSIA FROM PETER I TO THE ERA OF PUSHKIN STUDIES IN SLAVIC...AND NATIONAL CULTURE IN RUSSIA FROM PETER I TO THE ERA OF PUSHKIN Sara Dickinson...from its emergence during the reign of Peter I (the Great, 1689-1725), through its...
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Text and Artifact in the Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity: Essays in Honour of Peter Richardson
Book by Stephen G. Wilson, Michel Desjardins; Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2000
Subjects: Bible--N.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Bible--N.T--History Of Biblical Events, Bible--N.T--History Of Contemporary Events, Church History--Primitive And Early Church, Ca. 30-600, Jews In The New Testament, Judaism--History--Post-Exilic Period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
...Pickering, Ontario Janice and Peter Griffiths Toronto, Ontario...Richardson and Sylvain Marcotte Simon, Lucas, and L6a Jean Marcotte...Ottawa, Ontario PART ONE PETER RICHARDSON WRITER AND TEACHER 1 GIVING TO PETER WHAT HAS BELONGED TO PAUL...
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Prayer in Greek Religion
Book by Simon Pulleyn; Clarendon Press, 1997
Subjects: Greece--Religion, Prayer--Greece
...preserves examples of the + mentality in contexts which do not seem quite so parodic. Equites 590 ff. is an invocation to Pallas to bring Victory: Now then, appear here. For with all your skill you must give men victory now if ever. The words...
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The Modernisation of Russia, 1676-1825
Book by Simon Dixon; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Russia--History--1613-1917
...period of Russian history. SIMON DIXON is Senior Lecturer in...Britain and Russia in the Age of Peter the Great: Historical Documents...into the Russian empire when Peter the Great 1672 1725 assumed...we can point to evidence that Peter the Great and his acolytes...
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journal articles on: Pallas Peter Simon  - 22 results

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Explaining Creativity: the Attributional Perspective
Journal article by Joseph Kasof; Creativity Research Journal, Vol. 8, 1995
Subjects: Creative Ability
...tedious and often enough of tentative work, from invisible germs, has suddenly sprung out before your eyes like the armed Pallas from the head of Jupiter. Your judgment was modified by surprise, mine not . . . (as quoted in Koenigsberger, 1906...
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Explaining Creativity: The Attributional Perspective
Journal article by Joseph Kasof; Creativity Research Journal, Vol. 8, 1995
Subjects: Creative Ability--Periodicals
...tedious and often enough of tentative work, from invisible germs, has suddenly sprung out before your eyes like the armed Pallas from the head of Jupiter. Your judgment was modified by surprise, mine not . . . (as quoted in Koenigsberger, 1906 , pp...
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Total Quality Management: Empirical, Conceptual, and Practical Issues
Journal article by J. Richard Hackman, Ruth Wageman; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 40, 1995
Subjects: Total quality management--Evaluation
...March, James G., and Herbert A. Simon 1958 Organizations. New York...116-138. Miller, Danny, and Peter H. Friesen 1980 "Momentum and...San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Pallas, Aaron M., and Anna Neumann...Intelligence, 8: 259-281. Senge, Peter M. 1990 The Fifth Discipline...
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Leonardi Bruni, Florentine Traitor? Bruni, the Medici, and an Aretine Conspiracy of 1437
Journal article by Arthur Field; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, 1998
Subjects: Bruni, Leonardo--Political activity, Humanists--Political activity, Intellectuals--Political activity
...Bruni. Vol. 1: Handlist of Manuscripts. Rome, 1997. Herde, Peter. "Politik und Rhetorik in Florenz am Vorabend der Renaissance...Miscellanea Augusto Campana, 2:541-60. Padua, 1981. Partner, Peter. The Popes Men: The Papal Civil Service in the Renaissance...
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Reading Coryats Crudities (1611)
Journal article by Katharine A. Craik; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 44, 2004
...of Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, ed. David Scott Kastan and Peter Stallybrass (New York and London: Routledge, 1991), pp. 251...47) See for example John Ford, Tis Pity Shes a Whore, ed. Simon Barker (London, 1633; rprt. New York and London: Routledge...
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Season Preview 2006-07: The Season's Top 10
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 23, October 2006
Subjects: Theater--Directories
...Rhea MacCallum, Lindsay Price, Pallas Snider. Oct 23-25. Everything...Paul Zimet (also dir); music: Peter Gordon; Jan 4-21. Co-production...burningcoal.org 1776, book: Peter Stone; music: Sherman Edwards...Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde; dir: Peter Amster. Thru Oct 29. King John...
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Rembrandt's Women and Painted Ladies
Magazine article by Donald Bruce; Contemporary Review, Vol. 280, February 2002
Subjects: Painters, Dutch--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Painting, Dutch--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Portraits--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...painted mostly by the Dutch immigrant Sir Peter Lely, admittedly had the advantage of youth...Stuart, by that time Duchess of Richmond, as Pallas Athene, the virgin castigator of the vices...recorded in the memoirs of the duc de Saint-Simon. A lady below the rank of duchess was likely...


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County Comes Up with Excellent Idea to Attract More Bowls Talent
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), July 13, 2005
...Brian Houghton. Meanwhile, Harvey will be joined by Steve Pallas, Peter Duffy and Chris Palmer when they bid to reach the final...fours against club mates Bryan Taylor, Tony Kempster, Simon Richardson and Neale Harvey. The other semi-final features...
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Results
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), August 22, 2006
...Lloyd McGee 2; Jayne Miller 3; Danielle Mitchell 3; Graeme Pallas 3; Jak Penny 3; Jennifer Pollard 2; Christopher Porter 2; Ian...Renneberg 3; Emily Renshaw 3; Mark Ridley 3; Andy Robinson 1; Simon Robinson 2; Lee Robson 2; Jake Rollings 3; Ashleigh Rooney 3...
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Cardiff School of Engineering
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 12, 2004
...Wales) Amelia Susan Parker, BA (Wales) Peter Brynmor Roberts, BA (Wales) Charlotte...Gill Cytlau Charlotte Edwina Dando Simon Ralph Fisher Louisa Jade Hancock Adam...Lea David Robert Marcus Kirsi-Marja Pallas Alexandra Smith Martin John Sterry...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2008
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 8, 2009
...Lau Eleanor Anne Merritt Peter Edward Penson Neha Singh Simon Peter Smale Andrew Stone Lai-Hock Tey Caroline Susan Widdowson...Osmani Hannah Louise Owen Helen Marion Owen Robert James Pallas Abby Jane Parish Frances Parkinson Baljinder Kaur Parmar...
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Thrills All Round in Chase for Final Spots
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), July 26, 2006
...in 1985. Palmer played club-mate Steve Pallas in an enthralling tie at Portland. Trailing...champions from Gosforth, Tony Kempster, Simon Richardson and Bryan Taylor, who had to...Cooper and Jim Curtis, who were taking on Peter Dawson and Michael Wilson of Collingwood...
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Pallas, Peter Simon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PALLAS, PETER SIMON pa t r ze mon pa las, 1741 1811, German...of Sciences, St. Petersburg. In 1769, Pallas was a member of an expedition to observe...valuable specimens in natural history. Pallas published (1771 76) an account of the...


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