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Winter Indoor Comfort and Relative Humidity

Effects of Dry Air on the BodyApparent Temperature for Values of Room Temperature and Relative Humidity Compared to summer when the moisture content of the air (relative humidity) is an…

Ish-bosheth

(Encyclopedia) Ish-boshethIsh-boshethĭsh-bōˈshĕth, ĭsh-bŏshˈĕth [key], in the Bible, son of Saul, and his would-be successor. An alternate form is Esh-baal. For the relation between the names of this…

harvest moon

(Encyclopedia) harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of…

Meyer, Julius Lothar

(Encyclopedia) Meyer, Julius Lothar, 1830–95, German chemist. He taught at Breslau, Karlsruhe, and Tübingen (from 1876) and is known especially for his work in the development of the periodic law,…

Percy, George

(Encyclopedia) Percy, George, 1580–1631?, English colonial official in Virginia. He sailed to Virginia with the expedition of 1606–7 and was deputy governor (1609–10) after John Smith's return to…

Windaus, Adolf

(Encyclopedia) Windaus, AdolfWindaus, Adolfäˈdôlf vĭnˈdous [key], 1876–1959, German chemist. He was professor of chemistry and director of the chemistry laboratories at the Univ. of Göttingen (1915–…

ceremony

(Encyclopedia) ceremony, expression of shared feelings and attitudes through more or less formally ordered actions of an essentially symbolic nature performed on appropriate occasions. A ceremony…

guardian and ward

(Encyclopedia) guardian and ward, in law. A guardian is someone who by appointment or by relationship has the care of a person or that person's property, or both. The protected individual, known as…