Frères Le NainAntoine, Louis et Mathieu Le Nain sont trois frères peintres français du début du . Nés à Laon entre 1593 et 1607, Antoine, Louis et Mathieu Le Nain sont les fils d’un sergent royal au grenier à sel du bailliage du Vermandois en Picardie, Isaac Le Nain, dont le mariage avec Jehanne Prévost lui a donné cinq enfants. Les dates de naissance sont incertaines, les registres paroissiaux ayant été détruits par les guerres : on avance généralement (Champfleury) celle de 1593 pour Antoine, 1603 pour Louis et 1607 pour Mathieu, mais sans certitude aucune (J.
Peigné-Canet-Schneider mle 1897 gun carriageThe Peigné-Canet-Schneider mle 1897 gun carriage was a railway gun carriage designed and built during the late 1800s. Two types of guns were mounted on these carriages and both the French Army and US Army used them during World War I. They were retired soon after World War I. Although the majority of combatants had heavy field artillery before the outbreak of the First World War, none had adequate numbers of heavy guns in service, nor had they foreseen the growing importance of heavy artillery once the Western Front stagnated and trench warfare set in.
Chan Ka NinChan Ka Nin (born 3 December 1949) is a Canadian composer and music educator of Chinese descent. He became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 1971. He has been commissioned to write works for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra, the Esprit Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, New Music Concerts, the Quebec Contemporary Music Society, and Symphony Nova Scotia among many others.
André Fortin (mathematician)André Fortin (born 1956) is a French Canadian mathematician, known for his research in applied and industrial mathematics. He holds a NSERC Research Chair in High Performance Scientific Computing at Université Laval. Fortin earned his Ph.D. from the Université Laval in 1984. His thesis advisor was Michel Fortin, a now emeritus professor of the Université Laval, recipient of Prix Summa in 1987 and prize CAIMS-SCMAI in 2005 and a member of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999.
Canal latéral à la GaronneLe canal latéral à la Garonne, ou canal de Garonne, est un canal latéral français de petit gabarit datant du , qui relie Toulouse à Castets et Castillon (Gironde) près de Bordeaux, où il rejoint la Garonne. Il est l'indispensable prolongement du canal du Midi, offrant des conditions de navigation plus sûres et plus confortables que l'ancienne navigation sur le fleuve Garonne, souvent soumise aux périodes de fort étiage ou de crue. Le canal est ouvert en totalité à la navigation le .
Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissementThe Canon de 305 modèle 1906/10 à glissement was a French railway gun that was designed and produced late in World War I and delivered in January of 1919. These guns were held in reserve between the wars then mobilized by France during World War II. Although the majority of combatants had heavy field artillery prior to the outbreak of the First World War, none had adequate numbers of heavy guns in service, nor had they foreseen the growing importance of heavy artillery once the Western Front stagnated and trench warfare set in.
Dynastie Lê antérieureLa dynastie Lê antérieure (Nhà Tiền Lê, prononciation : ) dirigea le Viêt Nam de 980 à 1009. Cette dynastie est connue pour avoir repoussé l'invasion chinoise des Song. En 1009, le dernier représentant de la dynastie Lê antérieure; Lê Ngọa Triều de son nom de naissance Lê Long Đinh est un Empereur cruel et sadique hai par son peuple, meurt et son fils encore enfant est écarté du pouvoir. La dynastie Lê antérieure aura duré 29 ans. Les hauts fonctionnaires de la Cour choisissent alors Lý Công Uẩn qui devint Lý Thái Tổ, en tant qu'Empereur.
Villa Le LacLa villa Le Lac est une villa construite par Le Corbusier pour ses parents en 1923 à Corseaux près de Vevey, dans le canton de Vaud, en Suisse. Le site est inscrit, avec 16 autres œuvres architecturales de Le Corbusier, sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO en 2016. Les parents de Le Corbusier quittent la Maison Blanche de La Chaux-de-Fonds en 1919 et vivront dans un chalet (Les Châbles) à Blonay jusqu'à leur emménagement à la Villa "Le Lac" la veille de Noël 1924. La surface de la Villa "Le Lac" est de (4 x 16 m).
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Canon de 240 modèle 93/96 TAZThe Canon de 240 modèle 93/96 TAZ was a French Coastal Defense and Railway gun used by the French Army during World War I and by the German Army during World War II. Although the majority of combatants had heavy field artillery prior to the outbreak of the First World War, none had adequate numbers of heavy guns in service, nor had they foreseen the growing importance of heavy artillery once the Western Front stagnated and trench warfare set in.