Senate Years of Service: 1856-1857Party: OppositionCOMEGYS, Joseph Parsons, a Senator from Delaware; born in âCherbourg,â Kent County, near Dover, Del., December 29, 1813; attended the old…
COOK, John Parsons, a Representative from Iowa; born in Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y., August 31, 1817; moved with his father to Davenport, Iowa, in 1836; studied law; was admitted to the…
MORTON, Levi Parsons, a Representative from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., May 16, 1824; attended the public schools and Shoreham…
PARSONS, Claude VanCleve, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near McCormick, Pope County, Ill., October 7, 1895; attended the public schools; taught in the rural schools of Pope…
PARSONS, Edward Young, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Middletown, Jefferson County, Ky., December 12, 1842; attended the public schools at Louisville until twelve years of age;…
PARSONS, Richard Chappel, a Representative from Ohio; born in New London, Conn., October 10, 1826; pursued classical studies; moved to Norwalk, Ohio, in 1845; studied law; was admitted to the…
(Encyclopedia) Parsons, Sir Charles Algernon, 1854–1931, British engineer. He invented a revolutionary steam turbine that bears his name. His first turbines were constructed to drive generators to…
Percent CompositionChemistryThe MoleWhat's a Mole?Molar MassConverting Between Moles, Molecules, and GramsPercent Composition Sometimes, it's handy to figure out how much of an element is present…
Many Americans eat too much and don’t exercise enough. If you have a hard time believing that, look around. About 16% of kids ages 12 to 19 are obese and 30% are overweight. As for adults, 31% are…
(Encyclopedia) mole, in chemistry, a quantity of particles of any type equal to Avogadro's number, or 6.02×1023 particles. One gram-molecular weight of any molecular substance contains exactly one…
