(Encyclopedia) Sulla, Lucius CorneliusSulla, Lucius Corneliusl&oomacr;ˈshəs kôrnēˈlyəs sŭlˈə [key], 138 b.c.–78 b.c., Roman general. At the height of his career he assumed the name Felix. He…
(Encyclopedia) Bynkershoek, Cornelius vanBynkershoek, Cornelius vankôrnāˈlĭs vän bĭngˈkərs-h&oomacr;k [key], 1673–1743, Dutch writer on international law. His De dominio maris [on the rule of the…
(Encyclopedia) Celsus, Aulus Cornelius, fl. a.d. 14, Latin encyclopedist. His only extant work, De re medicina, consists of eight books on medicine believed to have been written c.a.d. 30. He was not…
Why don't the oceans freeze? In the Arctic and Antarctic, they do. The ice cap at the North Pole is entirely over ocean; on the other hand, the ice is only a few feet deep. Oceans don't freeze…
WORTLEY, George Cornelius, a Representative from New York; born in Syracuse, N.Y., December 8, 1926; attended St. Lucyâs Academy, Syracuse; graduated from Tully Central School, Tully, N.Y.,…
WARREN, Cornelius, a Representative from New York; born in Phillipstown, Putnam County, N.Y., March 15, 1790; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…
GALLAGHER, Cornelius Edward, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J., March 2, 1921; attended the local schools of Bayonne; was graduated from John Marshall…
HARNETT, Cornelius, a Delegate from North Carolina; born near Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., April 20, 1723; moved with his parents to Brunswick in 1726 and later to Wilmington, N. C.; engaged…
Senate Years of Service: 1867-1873Party: RepublicanCOLE, Cornelius, a Representative and a Senator from California; born in Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y., September 17, 1822; attended the common…
