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(Encyclopedia) lawrencium, artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Lr; at. no. 103; mass number of most stable isotope 262; m.p. about 1,627℃; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +3…Limburg, province, Belgium
(Encyclopedia) LimburgLimburglĭmˈbûrg, Du. lĭmˈbûrkh [key], Fr. Limbourg, province (1991 pop. 750,435), 930 sq mi (2,409 sq km), NE Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. The chief…fermium
(Encyclopedia) fermiumfermiumfûrˈmēəm [key] [for Enrico Fermi], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Fm; at. no. 100; mass no. of most stable isotope 257; m.p. 1,527℃; b.p. and…Brownian movement
(Encyclopedia) Brownian movement or motion, zigzag, irregular motion exhibited by minute particles of matter when suspended in a fluid. The effect has been observed in all types of colloidal…The Muse
Director:Albert BrooksWriters:Albert Brooks and Monica JohnsonUSA/October Films; PG-13; 97 minutesRelease:8/99Cast:Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges, Mark Feuerstein…Kingdoms & Monarchs of the World
// Cite Here is a list of the current monarchs throughout the world. King Albert II, Belgium King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia Emperor Akihito, Japan King Abdullah II, Jordan Prince…streptomycin
(Encyclopedia) streptomycinstreptomycinstrĕpˌtōmīˈsĭn [key], antibiotic produced by soil bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and active against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria (see Gram'…Sinatra, Frank
(Encyclopedia) Sinatra, Frank (Francis Albert Sinatra), 1915–98, American singer and actor, b. Hoboken, N.J. During the late 1930s and early 40s he sang with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands,…Satie, Erik
(Encyclopedia) Satie, ErikSatie, Erikārēkˈ sätēˈ [key], 1866–1925, French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory; pupil of Vincent D'Indy and Albert Roussel at the Schola Cantorum. He early…Livonian Brothers of the Sword
(Encyclopedia) Livonian Brothers of the Sword or Livonian KnightsLivonian Knightslĭvōˈnēən [key], German military and religious order, founded in 1202 by Bishop Albert of Livonia for the purpose of…Trending
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