(Encyclopedia) icebreaker, ship of special hull design and wide beam, with relatively flat bottom, designed to force its way through ice. When the icebreaker charges into the ice at full speed, its…
(Encyclopedia) figurehead, carved decoration usually representing a head or figure placed under the bowsprit of a ship. The art is of extreme antiquity. Ancient galleys and triremes carried rostrums…
(Encyclopedia) caravelcaravelkărˈəvĕlˌ [key] or carvelcarvelkärˈvəl [key], three-masted sailing vessel, generally square-rigged with the aftermast lateen-rigged. It had a roundish hull with a high…
The Question: What is the term for the carved decorative feminine figure found on the bow of wooden ships? The Answer: Those are called figureheads. Technically…
HOW ARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CATEGORIZED? HOW DO INSTRUMENTS GENERATE SOUND? HOW DO ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS WORK? FIND OUT MOREWe use a huge range of instruments to produce sounds and make music.…
Tall Ships:Amerigo Vespucci, Sagres II, Simon Bolivar, Guayas, Gloria by David Johnson Amerigo Vespucci Italy's oldest navy ship Amerigo Vespucci Italy's oldest and most…
(Encyclopedia) LaramieLaramielârˈəmē [key], city (1990 pop. 26,687), seat of Albany co., SE Wyo., on the Laramie River; inc. 1874. It is a commercial, railroad, and industrial center for a livestock…
(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857–1900, American ethnologist, b. North East, Pa. He published his first scientific paper at the age of 17, and at 18 joined the American ethnology bureau at…
SWETT, Richard, (son-in-law of Thomas Peter Lantos), a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pa., May 1, 1957; attended public schools in Meredith and…
entrepreneurBorn: 1952Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Alvarado has been a pioneer on several fronts. She started her own construction company in 1976 with a $2,500 loan from her parents. Alvarado…
