(Encyclopedia) color, effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different…
(Encyclopedia) leaf insect, common name given to herbivorous insects of leaflike appearance forming a single family in the order Phasmida. Leaf insects are green and have extremely flattened,…
(Encyclopedia) emerald, the green variety of beryl, of which aquamarine is the blue variety. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate whose color is due to small quantities of chromium…
(Encyclopedia) Shimomura, Osamu, 1928–2018, Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, Ph.D. Nagoya Univ., 1960. Shimomura was a researcher at Princeton (1960–82) and a professor (1982–2001)…
(Encyclopedia) Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811–96, American novelist and humanitarian, b. Litchfield, Conn. With her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she stirred the conscience of Americans concerning slavery…
From Verdi to Pussy Riot, musicians use their lyrics and music as a vehicle to express their political views. by Jennie Wood Pussy Riot at Lobnoye Mesto on Red…
Pasadena, Calif.Designed in 1908 by Greene and Greene photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected the Gamble House as one of…
(Encyclopedia) Potter's Bar, town (1991 pop. 22,755), Hertfordshire, central England, in the Midlands. Potter's Bar is a residential district, most of which is within the Green Belt Zone barred to…
SCHUNEMAN, Martin Gerretsen, a Representative from New York; born in Catskill, Albany (now Greene) County, N.Y., February 10, 1764; educated by his father; justice of the peace of Albany…
GRISWOLD, John Ashley, a Representative from New York; born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., November 18, 1822; attended the common schools, and the academies in Prattsville and Catskill, N.Y.;…
