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common-ion effect
(Encyclopedia) common-ion effect, decrease in solubility of an ionic salt, i.e., one that dissociates in solution into its ions, caused by the presence in solution of another solute that contains one…1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarding Medalists
Men Event Time Giant Slalom Ross Rebagliati, CAN 2:03.96 Halfpipe Gian Simmen, SWI 85.2 pts Women Event Time Giant Slalom Karine Ruby, FRA 2:17.34…Erie Canal
(Encyclopedia) Erie Canal, artificial waterway, c.360 mi (580 km) long; connecting New York City with the Great Lakes via the Hudson River. Locks were built to overcome the 571-ft (174-m) difference…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 10, 1806
Day 1133 Day 1135 Lewis, January 10, 1806 Saturday January 10th 1806. About 10 A.M. I was visited by Tia Shah-har-war-cap and eleven of his nation in one large canoe; these are the Cuth'-…Michigan, University of
(Encyclopedia) Michigan, University of, main campus at Ann Arbor; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1817 at Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or Univ., of Michigania, rechartered 1821 (as Univ…Gobi
(Encyclopedia) GobiGobigōˈbē [key], Mandarin Yintai shamo, great stony desert of N central Asia, c.500,000 sq mi (1,295,000 sq km), extending c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) from east to west across SE…Don Byron COLTON, Congress, UT (1876-1952)
COLTON Don Byron , a Representative from Utah; born near Mona, Juab County, Utah, September 15, 1876; moved with his parents to Uintah County, Utah, in 1879; attended the public schools and the…Arthur Vivian WATKINS, Congress, UT (1886-1973)
Senate Years of Service: 1947-1959 Party: Republican WATKINS Arthur Vivian , a Senator from Utah; born in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah, December 18, 1886; attended the public schools, Brigham…Frank Jenne CANNON, Congress, UT (1859-1933)
Senate Years of Service: 1896-1897; 1897-1899 Party: Republican; Silver Republican CANNON Frank Jenne , a Delegate from the Territory of Utah and a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City,…Tuzla
(Encyclopedia) TuzlaTuzlat&oomacr;zˈlä [key], city (2013 pop. 80,570), in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Various fruits are grown in the vicinity, lignite and salt are mined, and some oil is extracted;…Trending
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