Mercury mission coincides with journey of New Horizons as it crosses the orbit of Uranus by Catherine McNiff Related Links Space Shuttle TimelineSpace Shuttle (Encyclopedia) Space…
by Beth Rowen Related Links Life-Changing Science Discoveries The Five Kingdoms of Life Plant Kingdom External Resources Encyclopedia of Life Most scientists…
At long last, scientists announced the discovery of the missing piece to the Standard Model of physics by Catherine McNiff Two scientists checking equipment in the central tube of…
Corsets In Florence during the Renaissance, Catherine de Medici decreed it bad manners to have a thick waist and designed a hinged corset that narrowed the waist to 13 inches.Corsets and girdles…
Women Are Denied the Chance to Compete in Ski Jumping by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient…
First-time appearances and the debut of women's boxing by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…
(Encyclopedia) Ivan V, 1666–96, czar of Russia (1682–96), son of Czar Alexis by his first wife. Ivan was mentally retarded, and on the death of his elder brother, Feodor III, his succession was…
(Encyclopedia) Hügel, Friedrich, Baron vonHügel, Friedrich, Baron vonfrēˈdrĭkh bärōnˈ fən hüˈgəl [key], 1852–1925, British Roman Catholic religious writer, b. Florence; son of an Austrian diplomat.…
(Encyclopedia) Booth, William, 1829–1912, English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army, b. Nottingham. Originally a local preacher for the Wesleyan Methodists, he went (…
