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Braid, James

(Encyclopedia) Braid, James, 1795?–1860, English surgeon and writer on hypnotism and magic. The first to use the term hypnotism instead of mesmerism or animal magnetism, he also demonstrated that it…

Advanced-Level Science Projects: Copper Magic

Copper MagicAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsChemistryWhat's in a Color?Copper Magic This is an easy experiment to conduct, but interesting because it involves several chemical reactions and you get…

2001-02 Orlando Magic Team Stats

  Gm FG% Tpts PPG RPG APG Tracy McGrady 76 .451 1948 25.6 7.9 5.3 Grant Hill 14 .426 235 16.8 8.9 4.6 Mike Miller 63 .438 956…

2000-01 Orlando Magic Team Stats

  Gm FG% Tpts PPG RPG APG Tracy McGrady 77 .457 2065 26.8 7.5 4.6 Darrell Armstrong 75 .412 1189 15.9 4.6 7.0 Grant Hill 4 .442…

Die Zauberflöte <br/>(The Magic Flute)

Music:Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto:Emanuel SchikanederPremiere:Vienna, September 30, 1791 First performed only two months before Mozart's death, The Magic Flute is the story of true lovers…

Jefferies, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Jefferies, RichardJefferies, Richardjĕfˈrēz [key], 1848–87, English author. A naturalist, he wrote several books about the English countryside. He first achieved recognition with the…

fertility rites

(Encyclopedia) fertility rites, magico-religious ceremonies to insure an abundance of food and the birth of children. The rites, expressed through dances, prayers, incantations, and sacred dramas,…

Siegfried and Roy

(Encyclopedia) Siegfried and Roy (Siegfried Fischbacher, 1939-2021, b. Rosenheim, Germany; and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, 1944-2020, b. Nordenham, Germany…