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Dillenius, Johann Jakob
(Encyclopedia) Dillenius, Johann JakobDillenius, Johann Jakobdĭlāˈnēəs [key], 1687–1747, English botanist, of German birth. He published catalogs of the plants of Eltham, Kent, and of Geissen,…calf, golden
(Encyclopedia) calf, golden, erected by the Israelites on several occasions, as related in the Bible and the Qur'an. Aaron made one while Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Jeroboam placed one at Bethel and…Diplodocus
(Encyclopedia) DiplodocusDiplodocusdĭplŏdˈəkəs [key] [Gr., = double beam (or rafter)], immense quadruped herbivorous dinosaur found in the late Jurassic strata of the Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. It…Allawi, Ayad
(Encyclopedia) Allawi, AyadAllawi, Ayadĕyädˈ äläˈwē [key], 1946–, Iraqi political leader. A doctor and prominent secular Shiite, he was a Ba'ath party member but went into exile in 1971. After a 1978…switch
(Encyclopedia) switch, electrical device having two states: on, or closed; and off, or open. Ideally a switch offers a zero impedance to a current when it is closed, and it offers infinite impedance…Blarney
(Encyclopedia) Blarney, village, Co. Cork, SE Republic of Ireland. Those who kiss the Blarney Stone, placed in an almost inaccessible position near the top of the thick stone wall of the 15th-century…Waterhouse, Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Waterhouse, Alfred, 1830–1905, English architect. He won competitions for the Manchester assize court (1859) and the Manchester city hall (1868). This work placed him in the forefront…tie-dyeing
(Encyclopedia) tie-dyeing, dyeing method used by hand-loom weavers of ancient times. It became popular during the craft revival of the 1960s. The fabric to be colored is tied or knotted at intervals…Prester John
(Encyclopedia) Prester John, legendary Christian priest and monarch of a vast, wealthy empire in Asia or in Africa. The legend first appeared in the latter part of the 12th cent. and persisted for…Barnes, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Barnes, Albert, 1798–1870, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. Rome, N.Y. From 1830 he was pastor of the First Church in Philadelphia, mother church of the Presbyterian denomination in…Trending
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