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spirits of hartshorn
(Encyclopedia) spirits of hartshorn: see ammonia.Sidra, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Sidra, Gulf ofSidra, Gulf ofsĭdˈrə [key], Arab. Khalij Surt, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Misratah and Benghazi, Libya. Tuna fishing is an important economic activity.Simonides of Amorgos
(Encyclopedia) Simonides of Amorgos: see Semonides of Amorgos.Simonides of Ceos
(Encyclopedia) Simonides of CeosSimonides of Ceossīmŏnˈĭdēz, sēˈŏs [key], c.556–468? b.c., Greek lyric poet, b. Ceos. At Athens for a time under the patronage of Hipparchus, he seems then to have…Simon of Cyrene
(Encyclopedia) Simon of CyreneSimon of Cyrenesīrēˈnē [key], in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander…Shiloh, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Shiloh, battle of, Apr. 6–7, 1862, one of the great battles of the American Civil War. The battle took its name from Shiloh Church, a meetinghouse c.3 mi (5 km) SSW of Pittsburg…Shimonoseki, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Shimonoseki, Treaty of, Apr. 17, 1895, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. It was negotiated and signed by Ito Hirobumi for Japan and Li Hung-chang for China. Harsh terms were imposed…Siam, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Siam, Gulf of: see Thailand, Gulf of.Settlement, Act of
(Encyclopedia) Settlement, Act of, 1701, passed by the English Parliament, to provide that if William III and Princess Anne (later Queen Anne) should die without heirs, the succession to the throne…Sèvres, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Sèvres, Treaty of, 1920, peace treaty concluded after World War I at Sèvres, France, between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), on the one hand, and the Allies (excluding Russia and the…Trending
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