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Constant, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Constant, Benjamin (Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque)Constant, BenjaminäNrēˈ bäNzhämăNˈ kôNstäNˈ də rəbĕkˈ [key], 1767–1830, French-Swiss political writer and novelist, b. Lausanne…

Kidd, Benjamin

(Encyclopedia) Kidd, Benjamin, 1858–1916, English social philosopher. His most noted work, Social Evolution (1894), sets forth his doctrine of the constant strife between individual and public…

Astronomical Constants

Light-year (distance traveled by light in one year) 5,880,000,000,000 miParsec (parallax of one second, or stellar distances) 3.259 light-yearsVelocity of light c. 186,282.4 mi/…

Chemistry: Equilibrium Constants

Equilibrium ConstantsChemistrySolution Chemistry/emical EquilibriaWhat Is an Equilibrium?Equilibrium ConstantsHeterogeneous EquilibriaDisturbing Equilibria: Le Chtelier's Principle All equilibria…

Récamier, Juliette

(Encyclopedia) Récamier, JulietteRécamier, Juliettezhülyĕtˈ rākämyāˈ [key], 1777–1849, celebrated French beauty and social figure, née Jeanne Françoise Julie Adelaïde Bernard. At 15 she married…

Theories of the Universe: Planck's Constant

Planck's ConstantTheories of the UniverseThat Old Quantum TheoryPlanck's ConstantPhotoelectric Effect Explained, the Quantum Strikes AgainBohr's Atomic Theory In Cracks in a Newtonian World, we…