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Chinese architecture

(Encyclopedia) Chinese architecture, the buildings and other structures created in China from prehistoric times to the present day. Since the late 19th cent. the Chinese have adopted European…

Ch'ing

(Encyclopedia) Ch'ingCh'ingchĭng [key] or ManchuCh'ingmănˌch&oomacr;ˈ, mănˈch&oomacr;ˌ [key], the last of the Imperial dynasties of China. Following foreign suppression of the Boxer…

battery, electric

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Lead storage cell: At the lead-dioxide electrode, electrons from the circuit combine with lead dioxide and sulfuric acid to form lead sulfate and water. At the spongy-lead…

Periodic Table of the Elements (table)

(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements (showing atomic number and atomic symbol; click on atomic symbol for more detailed information) Groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12…

Jupiter, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) JupiterJupiterj&oomacr;ˈpətər [key], in astronomy, 5th planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system. Astronomers have discovered 79 satellites orbiting Jupiter,…

power, electric

(Encyclopedia) power, electric, energy dissipated in an electrical or electronic circuit or device per unit of time. The electrical energy supplied by a current to an appliance enables it to do work…

comic strip

(Encyclopedia) comic strip, combination of cartoon with a story line, laid out in a series of pictorial panels across a page and concerning a continuous character or set of characters, whose thoughts…

Singapore

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SingaporeSingaporesĭngˈgəpôr, sĭngˈə–, sĭngˌgəpôrˈ [key], officially Republic of Singapore, republic (2015 est. pop. 5,535,000), 299 sq mi (774 sq km). It consists of the island…

Elements (table)

(Encyclopedia) Elements Element Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight1 Melting Point (Degrees Celsius) Boiling Point (Degrees Celsius) actinium Ac 89 (227) 1050. 3200. ±300 aluminum Al 13 26.…

China

(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 China, Mandarin Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo [central glorious people's united country; i.e., people's republic],…