Search

Search results

Displaying 251 - 260

William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVThe platformEnter Hamlet, Horatio, and MarcellusHamletThe air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.HoratioIt is a nipping and an eager air.HamletWhat hour now?HoratioI think it lacks of…

Romberg, Sigmund

(Encyclopedia) Romberg, SigmundRomberg, Sigmundrŏmˈbûrg [key], 1887–1951, Hungarian-American composer, educated in Vienna. He came to the United States in 1909, played in restaurant and café…

Native American Church

(Encyclopedia) Native American Church, Native American religious group whose beliefs blend fundamentalist Christian elements with pan–Native American moral principles. The movement began among the…

Pan, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Pan, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XVIII (or S18), Pan is 12.5 mi (20 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance…

opposition

(Encyclopedia) opposition, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies on opposite sides of the sky as viewed from earth. Opposition of the moon or planets is often determined in reference to the…

Dyson, Sir Frank Watson

(Encyclopedia) Dyson, Sir Frank WatsonDyson, Sir Frank Watsondīˈsən [key], 1868–1939, English astronomer, b. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, grad. Cambridge. He was astronomer royal of Scotland (1905–10) and of…

Hart, Lorenz Milton

(Encyclopedia) Hart, Lorenz Milton, 1895–1943, American lyricist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. Hart began collaborating with Richard Rodgers in 1919; their initial success was The Garrick…

Young, John Watts

(Encyclopedia) Young, John Watts, 1930–2018, American astronaut, b. San Francisco. A Navy test pilot, he joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's astronaut program in 1962. Young…

titanium

(Encyclopedia) titaniumtitaniumtītāˈnēəm, tĭ– [key] [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.867; m.p. 1,675℃; b.p. 3,260℃; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, or +…