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Axel Heiberg Island
(Encyclopedia) Axel Heiberg IslandAxel Heiberg Islandăkˈsəl hīˈbərg [key], 13,583 sq mi (35,180 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, N Nunavut Territory, Canada, W of Ellesmere Island. It was named by the…George I, king of Greece
(Encyclopedia) George I, 1845–1913, king of the Hellenes (1863–1913), second son of Christian IX of Denmark. After the deposition (1862) of Otto I, he was elected to succeed on the throne of Greece.…Uranus , in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) UranusUranusy&oobreve;rāˈnəs, y&oobreve;rˈə– [key], in astronomy, 7th planet from the sun, at a mean distance of 1.78 billion mi (2.87 billion km), with an orbit lying between…Hirschman, Albert Otto
(Encyclopedia) Hirschman, Albert Otto, 1915–2012, U.S. economist and social scientist, b. Berlin, Germany, as Otto Albert Hirschmann, Ph.D. Univ. of Trieste, 1938. Of Jewish descent, he fled Germany…Guelphs
(Encyclopedia) GuelphsGuelphsgwĕlfs [key], European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph…The Supreme Court: Arresting Rules
Arresting RulesThe Supreme CourtArresting RulesLimiting Forced MedicationConfessing Illegally When arresting people and getting them ready to stand trial, police must carefully follow rules…Neumann, Johann Balthasar
(Encyclopedia) Neumann, Johann BalthasarNeumann, Johann Balthasaryōˈhän bältäsärˈ noiˈmän [key], 1687–1753, German architect. He traveled (1718) in Austria and N Italy and studied (1723) in Paris.…Windthorst, Ludwig
(Encyclopedia) Windthorst, LudwigWindthorst, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭkh vĭntˈhôrst [key], 1812–91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag…Reed, Ishmael Scott
(Encyclopedia) Reed, Ishmael Scott, 1938- , African-American novelist, poet, and social critic, b. Chattanooga, Tn. When he was a child, Reed’s…confession
(Encyclopedia) confession, in law, the formal admission of criminal guilt, usually obtained in the course of examination by the police or prosecutor or at trial. For a confession to be admissible as…Trending
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