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element

(Encyclopedia) CE5 element, in chemistry, a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. A substance such as a compound can be decomposed into its constituent…

Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm August

(Encyclopedia) Froebel, Friedrich Wilhelm AugustFroebel, Friedrich Wilhelm Augustfrāˈbəl, frōˈ–, Ger. frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm ouˈg&oobreve;st fröˈbəl [key], 1782–1852, German educator and founder of…

Chemistry: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

Dalton's Law of Partial PressuresChemistryGas LawsBoyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallCharles's Law: The Incredible Imploding CanGay-Lussac's Law: Spray Paint + Campfire = Bad NewsThe Combined…

planetarium

(Encyclopedia) planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium…

The Devil's Dictionary: Ubiquity

by Ambrose Bierce UGLINESSUBIQUITY -n. The gift or power of being in all places at one time, but not in all places at all times, which is omnipresence, an attribute of God and the…

Lucille ROYBAL-ALLARD, Congress, CA (1941)

ROYBAL-ALLARD Lucille , a Representative from California; born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 12, 1941; graduated from Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Calif., 1959;…

2004 National Book Awards

The 55th Annual National Book Awards were presented November 17, 2004, in New York City.Fiction:The News from Paraguay, Lily Tuck, (HarperCollins Publishers)Nonfiction:Arc of Justice: A Saga…

Bryan Young OWSLEY, Congress, KY (1798-1849)

OWSLEY Bryan Young , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ky., August 19, 1798; attended the common schools of Lincoln County; studied law and was admitted to…