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Brewer's: Standard

American standard of 1776. A snake with thirteen rattles, about to strike, with the motto “DON'T TREAD ON ME.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Standards

Standard of Augustus. A globe, to indicate his conquest of the whole world. Standard of Edward I. The arms of England, St. George, St. Edmond, and St. Edward. Standard of Mahomet. (See…

Brewer's: Black Standard

The dress, turbans, and standards of the Abbasside caliphs were all black. (D'Herbelot. ) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Black StrapBlack Sheep A B C D…

Standard Measurements in Sports

Here you can find the standard measurements used in baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, football, golf, hockey, and tennis. BASEBALL Home plate…

Theories of the Universe: The Standard Model

The Standard ModelTheories of the UniverseScientific Origins of the UniverseBang That DrumA Big Bang AlternativeThe Accelerating UniversePlasma CosmologyThe Standard ModelThe Alpha and the OmegaIt's…

Algebra: Standard Form of a Line

Standard Form of a Line Algebra Cooking Up Linear Equations Point-Slope Form Slope-Intercept Form Graphing with Slope-Intercept Form Standard Form of a Line Tricky Linear Equations As long…

National Institute of Standards and Technology

(Encyclopedia) National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of “working with industry to develop and apply technology,…

Roth v. United States

(Encyclopedia) Roth v. United States, case decided in 1957 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Samuel Roth of New York City was convicted of mailing obscene materials. On appeal his conviction was affirmed by…

Fair Labor Standards Act

(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…