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iron

(Encyclopedia) iron, metallic chemical element; symbol Fe [Lat. ferrum]; at. no. 26; at. wt. 55.845; m.p. about 1,535℃; b.p. about 2,750℃; sp. gr. 7.87 at 20℃; valence +2, +3, +4, or +6. Iron is…

The Iron Giant

Director:Brad BirdWriter:Tim McCanliesWarner Bros.; 90 minutes; PGRelease:8/99Voices of:Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Eli Marienthal The Iron Giant is based on British Poet…

Iron Hans

Iron Hans There was once upon a time a king who had a great forest near his palace, full of all kinds of wild animals. One day he sent out a huntsman to shoot him a roe, but he did not come…

Brewer's: Iron

The hieroglyphic for iron is which denotes “gold at the bottom” (O), only its upper part is too sharp, volatile, and half corrosive this being taken away, iron would become gold. Iron is…

Brewer's: Irons

(In). In fetters. “Mettre les fers aux pieds à [quelqu'un].” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IroncladIron Maiden of Nuremberg A B C D E F G H I J…

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons is known as a masterful and slightly unnerving dramatic actor who bounces between serious dramas and popcorn blockbusters. The English actor is best known for playing villains in Die…

The Man in the Iron Mask

Director/Writer:Randall WallaceDirector of Photography:Peter SuschitzkyEditor:William HoyMusic:Nick Glennie-SmithProduction Designer:Anthony PrattProducers:Paul Hitchcock and Rene…

Brewer's: Bessemer Iron

Pig-iron refined, and converted into steel or malleable iron by passing currents of air through the molten metal, according to a process discovered by Sir H. Bessemer, and patented in 1856…

Brewer's: Iron Age

The era between the death of Charlemagne and the close of the Carlovingian dynasty is so called from its almost ceaseless wars. It is sometimes called the leaden age for its worthlessness…