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Arizona State University

(Encyclopedia) Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present…

Utah State University

(Encyclopedia) Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western…

Cogswell, Joseph Green

(Encyclopedia) Cogswell, Joseph GreenCogswell, Joseph Greenkŏgzˈwĕl, –wəl [key], 1786–1871, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Ipswich, Mass. After studying abroad, Cogswell taught mineralogy…

Fox, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Fox, river, 176 mi (283 km) long, rising in S central Wis. and flowing SW to within 1.5 mi (2.4 km) of Portage, Wis., on the Wisconsin River, then NE through Lake Winnebago into Green…

Hébert, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Hébert, LouisHébert, Louisləwēˈ [key], 1575–1627, French pioneer, known as the first Canadian farmer. A Paris apothecary, he spent 10 years (1604–14) in Acadia, and at Port Royal (now…

Maskelyne, Nevil

(Encyclopedia) Maskelyne, NevilMaskelyne, Nevilmăsˈkəlīn [key], 1732–1811, English astronomer. Maskelyne received his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Appointed…

McBain, Howard Lee

(Encyclopedia) McBain, Howard Lee, 1880–1936, American political scientist, b. Toronto, Ont., grad. Richmond (Va.) College, 1900, Ph.D. Columbia, 1907. After teaching at George Washington and…

East, Edward Murray

(Encyclopedia) East, Edward Murray, 1879–1938, American biologist, b. Du Quoin, Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois (B.S., 1900; Ph.D., 1907). He served the agricultural experiment stations at the Univ. of…

Aristides

(Encyclopedia) AristidesAristidesărĭstīˈdēz [key], d. c.468 b.c., Athenian statesman and general. He was one of the 10 generals who commanded the Athenians at the battle of Marathon (490 b.c.) and in…

Kirchhoff's laws

(Encyclopedia) Kirchhoff's laws [for Gustav R. Kirchhoff], pair of laws stating general restrictions on the current and voltage in an electric circuit. The first of these states that at any given…