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Beaver Island

(Encyclopedia) Beaver Island, 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches,…

Ferrier, James Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Ferrier, James FrederickFerrier, James Frederickfĕrˈēər [key], 1808–64, Scottish philosopher. He was a professor at Edinburgh (1842–45) and at St. Andrews from 1845 until his death.…

Gibbons, Grinling

(Encyclopedia) Gibbons, Grinling, 1648–1721, English wood carver and sculptor, b. Rotterdam. From the reign of Charles II to that of George I he was master wood carver to the crown. Sir Christopher…

Boanerges

(Encyclopedia) BoanergesBoanergesbōˌənûrˈjēz [key], sons of Zebedee: see James, Saint (St. James the Greater), and John, Saint.

Perth, town, Scotland

(Encyclopedia) Perth, town (1991 pop. 41,916), Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, on the Tay River. It was called St. Johnstoun until the 17th cent. Perth is famous for its dye works and cattle…

Bill of Rights, in British history

(Encyclopedia) Bill of Rights, 1689, in British history, one of the fundamental instruments of constitutional law. It registered in statutory form the outcome of the long 17th-century struggle…

The Assignment

Director: Christian DuguayWriters: Dan Gordon and Sabi H. ShabtaiDirector of Photography:David FrancoEditor:Yves LangloisMusic:Normand CorbeilProduction Designer:Michael JoyProducers:Tom…

1964 Men's Olympic Gymnastics Medalists

Individual   Points All-Around Yukio Endo, JPN 115.95   Shuji Tsurumi, JPN / Viktor Lisitsky, USSR / Boris Shaklin, USSR 115.40 Floor Franco Menichelli, ITA 19.45…

Macleod, John James Rickard

(Encyclopedia) Macleod, John James RickardMacleod, John James Rickardrĭkˈərd [key]Macleod, John James Rickard məkloudˈ [key], 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist, educated at Aberdeen and Leipzig. He…

James, M. R.

(Encyclopedia) James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes James), 1862–1936, English scholar, educator, and writer. He attended Eton and King's College, Cambridge, became (1887) a fellow at King's, and held…