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periodic law

(Encyclopedia) periodic law, statement of a periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Such an…

George Sterling: Spring in Carmel

Spring in CarmelGeorge SterlingO'er Carmel fields in the springtime the sea-gulls follow the plow. White, white wings on the blue above! White were your brow and breast, O Love! But I…

1998 Winter Olympics Leading Medal Winners

Number of medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown on right. USA medalists in bold type. MEN No   Sport G-S-B 4 Bjorn Dählie, NOR Cross-country 3-1-0 3…

Words of Two Letters

Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Ambary, DAAnd (French, Latin), ETArticle (Arabic), AL(French), LA, LE, UN(Spanish), EL, LA, UNAt the (French), AU(Spanish), ALBehold, LOBird: Hawaiian,…

Geiger counter

(Encyclopedia) Geiger counter or Geiger-Müller (G-M) counterGeiger countergīˈgər-mŭlˈər, –my&oomacr;ˈlər [key], instrument for the detection and quantitative determination of ionizing radiation…

dark energy

(Encyclopedia) dark energy, repulsive force that opposes the self-attraction of matter (see gravitation) and causes the expansion of the universe to accelerate. The search for dark energy was…

Jones, Quincy

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Quincy (Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.), 1933–, African-American musician, composer, bandleader, and music executive, b. Chicago. Jones played trumpet and sang gospel growing up, and…