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(Encyclopedia) radius, in anatomy: see arm.

Galvani, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Galvani, LuigiGalvani, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē gälväˈnē [key], 1737–98, Italian physician. He was professor of anatomy from 1775 at the Univ. of Bologna and was noted as a surgeon and…

Heister, Lorenz

(Encyclopedia) Heister, LorenzHeister, Lorenzlōˈrĕnts hīˈshtər [key], 1683–1758, German surgeon. Having studied anatomy under the famous Dutch master Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), Heister served as an…

Haller, Albrecht von

(Encyclopedia) Haller, Albrecht vonHaller, Albrecht vonälˈbrĕcht fən häˈlər [key], 1708–77, Swiss scientist and writer. He had already won distinction as botanist and poet when he was appointed (1736…

medicine

(Encyclopedia) medicine, the science and art of treating and preventing disease. Modern medicine, characterized by growing specialization and a complex diagnostic and therapeutic technology, faces…

Geometry: Anatomy of a Circle

Anatomy of a CircleGeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many If you have ever tried to get information from a bureaucratic…

The Anatomy of a Compact Disc

The Question: A project I am working on for this class requires that I know the exact distance between the grooves on a CD. I've looked everywhere, and I cannot find this…

Women's Rights are Human Rights

by Hillary Rodham Clinton Remarks for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Mrs. Mongella, distinguished delegates and guests: I would like to thank the Secretary…