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Glossary of Chemical Terms - B

BA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z balance n. Any piece of apparatus used to determine the mass of a sample of matter.v. as in balance an equation: to have equal numbers of atoms of…

Biographies: Notable Economists

Notable Economists Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP…

1912 Olympic Equestrian Medalists

Event   Other Three-Day Event Axel Nordlander, SWE 46.59   Friedrich v. Rochow, GER 46.42   Jean Cariou, FRA 46.32 Three-Day Event Team Sweden 139.06  …

1952 Olympic Equestrian Medalists

Event     Three-Day Event Hans v. Blixen-Finecke, SWE –28.33   Guy Lefrant, FRA –54.50   Wilhelm Büsing, GER –55.50 Three-Day Event — Team Sweden –221.49…

Bach

(Encyclopedia) BachBachbäkh [key], German family of distinguished musicians who flourished from the 16th through the 18th cent., its most renowned member being Johann Sebastian Bach (see separate…

Troy , ancient city, Asian Turkey

(Encyclopedia) Troy, ancient city made famous by Homer's account of the Trojan War. It is also called Ilion or, in Latin, Ilium. Its site is almost universally accepted as the mound now named…

cerium

(Encyclopedia) ceriumceriumsērˈēəm [key] [from the asteroid Ceres], metallic chemical element; symbol Ce; at. no. 58; at. wt. 140.116; m.p. 799℃; b.p. 3,426℃; sp. gr. 6.77 at 25℃; valence +3 or +4.…

Miller, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Miller, Arthur, 1915–2005, American dramatist, b. New York City, grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1938. One of America's most distinguished playwrights, he has been hailed as the finest…

Fighter Planes: P-51 Mustang

The most famous and beloved warbird by David Noland P-51D Mustang Specs Length: 32 ft, 3 in. Wingspan: 37 ft Empty weight: 7,125 lbs Max weight: 11,600 lbs Max speed:…