Search
Search results
Displaying 131 - 140
selenium
(Encyclopedia) seleniumseleniumsəlēˈnēəm [key], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Se; at. no. 34; at. wt. 78.96; m.p. 217℃; b.p. about 685℃; sp. gr. 4.81 at 20℃; valence −2, +4, or +6. Selenium is…Babylon, ancient city, Mesopotamia
(Encyclopedia) BabylonBabylonbăbˈəlŏn [key], ancient city of Mesopotamia. One of the most important cities of the ancient Middle East, it was on the Euphrates River and was north of the cities that…Field, David Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Field, David Dudley, 1805–94, American lawyer and law reformer, b. Haddam, Conn.; brother of Cyrus W. Field and Stephen J. Field. He was graduated from Williams (1825), studied law in…Presidents of the Continental Congresses
Name Elected Birth anddeath datesPeyton Randolph, Va. 9/5/1774 c.1721–1775Henry Middleton, S.C. 10/22/1774 1717–1784Peyton Randolph, Va. 5/10/1775 c.1721–1775John Hancock, Mass. 5/24/1775 1737–…October 2016: Leader of India's Tata Group Fired
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of October 2016. 1. Columbian Peace Deal Defeated 2. Turkey Fires 5% of Police…Polybius
(Encyclopedia) PolybiusPolybiuspōlĭˈbēəs [key], 203? b.c.–c.120 b.c., Greek historian, b. Megalopolis. As one of the leaders of the Achaean League and a friend of Philopoemen, he was influential in…paleomagnetism
(Encyclopedia) paleomagnetism, study of the intensity and orientation of the earth's magnetic field as preserved in the magnetic orientation of certain minerals found in rocks formed throughout…computer program
(Encyclopedia) computer program, a series of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; programs are also called software to distinguish them from hardware, the physical equipment used…Morgenthau, Robert Morris
(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…4.5 billion – 1 B.C. World History
Before Christ (B.C.) or Before the Common Era (B.C.E.) Some Ancient Civilizations Ra, Egyptian Sun God (3000–2000 B.C.) See also Egyptian Mythology The Great Pyramid at…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
