Search
Search results
Displaying 451 - 460
Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl ofRosse, William Parsons, 3d earl ofrôs [key], 1800–1867, British astronomer and constructor of telescopes. He served as member of Parliament for King's…Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Ramsey, Norman Foster, Jr., 1915–2011, American physicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Columbia, 1940. A member of the faculty at Harvard from 1947 and the Higgins professor of physics…Rochester, town, England
(Encyclopedia) Rochester, town, SE England, on the Medway River, chief town of the borough of Medway, which also includes Chatham and Gillingham. Cement, heavy machinery, electronic equipment,…Rickover, Hyman George
(Encyclopedia) Rickover, Hyman George, 1900–1986, American admiral, b. Russia. In World War II he served as head of the electrical section of the navy's Bureau of Ships. After the war he was assigned…surveying
(Encyclopedia) surveying, method of determining accurately points and lines of direction (bearings) on the earth's surface and preparing from them maps or plans. Boundaries, areas, elevations,…Latium
(Encyclopedia) LatiumLatiumlāˈshēəm [key], Ital. Lazio, region (1990 pop. 5,170,672), 6,642 sq mi (17,203 sq km), central Italy, extending from the Apennines westward to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Rome is…noise pollution
(Encyclopedia) noise pollution, human-created noise harmful to health or welfare. Transportation vehicles are the worst offenders, with aircraft, railroad stock, trucks, buses, automobiles, and…Norman architecture
(Encyclopedia) Norman architecture, term applied to the buildings erected by the Normans in all lands that fell under their dominion. It is used not only in England and N France, but also in S Italy…Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
(Encyclopedia) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–…Saint Lawrence Seaway
(Encyclopedia) Saint Lawrence Seaway, international waterway, 2,342 mi (3,769 km) long, consisting of a system of canals, dams, and locks in the St. Lawrence River and connecting channels between the…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
