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Owen, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Owen, Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and comparative anatomist. He studied medicine in Edinburgh and in 1827 joined the staff of the Hunterian museum of the Royal College of…experience
(Encyclopedia) experience, living through events and the impression on a person or animal of events. In epistemology, a distinction is made between things known inductively, from experience, and…Fourcroy, Antoine François, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Fourcroy, Antoine François, comte deFourcroy, Antoine François, comte deäNtwänˈ fräNswäˈ kôNt də f&oomacr;rkrwäˈ [key], 1755–1809, French chemist. He was a pioneer in animal and…unicorn
(Encyclopedia) unicornunicorny&oomacr;ˈnĭkôrn [key], fabulous equine beast with a long horn jutting from the middle of its forehead. Once thought to be native to India, the unicorn was reportedly…Thomson, Sir Charles Wyville
(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Sir Charles Wyville, 1830–82, Scottish naturalist, noted as a marine biologist and deep-sea explorer. He participated in three deep-sea dredging expeditions (1868–70) and…Bonheur, Rosa
(Encyclopedia) Bonheur, RosaBonheur, Rosabənörˈ [key], 1822–99, French painter, mainly of animals. She was a pupil of her father, Raymond Bonheur. Her paintings were regularly exhibited in the Salon…bloat
(Encyclopedia) bloat, excessive accumulation of gases in the rumen, the first stomach of a cud-chewing animal. Bloat is probably formed to a large extent by bacterial action. It occurs in all…monsters and imaginary beasts
(Encyclopedia) monsters and imaginary beasts. The mythologies and legends of ancient and modern cultures teem with an enormous variety of monsters and imaginary beasts. A great number of these are…pigmentation
(Encyclopedia) pigmentation, name for the coloring matter found in certain plant and animal cells and for the color produced thereby. Pigmentation occurs in nearly all living organisms. Almost all…New Iberia
(Encyclopedia) New Iberia, city (1990 pop. 31,828), seat of Iberia parish, S La., on Bayou Teche, which is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway by a canal; inc. 1836. It has printing and publishing…Trending
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