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iodine

(Encyclopedia) iodineiodineīˈədīn, –dĭn [key] [Gr.,=violet], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol I; at. no. 53; at. wt. 126.90447; m.p. 113.5℃; b.p. 184.35℃; sp. gr. 4.93 at 20℃; valence −1, +1, +3…

ocean

(Encyclopedia) ocean, interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated…

1924 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Winners

Event   Bantamweight (-123 1/2 lb) Kustaa Pihlajamäki, FIN   Kaarlo Mäkinen, FIN   Bryant Hines, USA Featherweight (-134 1/2 lb) Robin Reed, USA   Chester Newton, USA…

1936 Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Results

Class   Bantamweight (-123 1/4 lb) Márton Lörincz, HUN   Egon Svensson, SWE   Jakob Brendel, GER Featherweight (-134 1/4 lb) Yasar Erkan, TUR   Aarne Reini, FIN  …

1964 Olympic Equestrian Medalists

Event     Three-Day Event Mauro Checcoli, ITA 64.40   Carlos Moratorio, ARG 56.40   Fritz Ligges, GER* 49.20 Three-Day Event (Team) Italy 85.80   USA…

Atlantic Ocean

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas). The North Atlantic Ocean…

Pacific Ocean

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pacific Ocean, largest and deepest ocean, c.70,000,000 sq mi (181,300,000 sq km), occupying about one third of the earth's surface; named by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan; the…

1948 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Winners

Class   Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Lennart Viitala, FIN   Halat Balamir, TUR   Thure Johansson, SWE Bantamweight (-125 3/4 lb) Nasuh Akar, TUR   Gerald Leeman, USA  …