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Baeyer, Adolf von

(Encyclopedia) Baeyer, Adolf von (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer)Baeyer, Adolf vonäˈdôlf fən bāˈyər; yōhänˈ frēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm [key], 1835–1917, German chemist. He taught at Berlin and…

Sophia Charlotte

(Encyclopedia) Sophia CharlotteSophia Charlottezōfēˈä shärlôtˈə [key], 1668–1705, first queen of Prussia, second wife of King Frederick I, daughter of Electress Sophia of Hanover, and sister of King…

Tiryns

(Encyclopedia) TirynsTirynstīˈrĭnz [key], ancient city of Greece, in the NE Peloponnesus, 2.5 mi (4 km) N of Nauplia (now Návplion) and near Argos. The site seems to have been inhabited since the 3d…

Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von

(Encyclopedia) Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonSchelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph vonfrēˈdrĭkh vĭlˈhĕlm yōˈzĕf fən shĕˈlĭng [key], 1775–1854, German philosopher. After theological study at…

Brutus II

Brutus II1 November 1787by BrutusTo the Citizens of the State of New-York.I flatter myself that my last address established this position, that to reduce the Thirteen States into one…

Cato II

Cato IIThursday, October 11, 1787by For the New York Journal.To the Citizens of the State of New York: Remember, O my friends! the laws, the rights, The generous plan of power deliver'd down…

Species II

DirectorPeter MedakWriterChris BrancatoDirector of Photography:Matthew F. LeonettiEditor:Richard NordMusic:Ed ShearmurProduction Designer:Miljen Kreka KljakovicProducer:Frank Mancuso Jr.MGM;…

Martina II

On the women's professional tennis tour, 1997 was the year Martina Hingis took her place among the game's elite. Hingis won 11 tournaments, including three of the four grand slam tournaments…

William Shakespeare: Richard II, Act II

Act IIScene IEly HouseEnter John of Gaunt sick, with the Duke OF York, &cJohn of GauntWill the king come, that I may breathe my last In wholesome counsel to his unstaid youth?Duke of…