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Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp), Countess von

(Encyclopedia)Arnim, Mary Annette (Beauchamp), Countess von: see Russell, Mary Annette (Beauchamp) Russell, Countess. ...

Russell, William, 5th earl and 1st duke of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, William, 5th earl and 1st duke of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Bedford, William Russell, 5th earl and 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, William Russell, 5th earl and 1st duke of: see Russell, family. ...

time and motion study

(Encyclopedia)time and motion study, analysis of the operations required to produce a manufactured article in a factory, with the aim of increasing efficiency. Each operation is studied minutely and analyzed in ord...

Henschel, Sir George

(Encyclopedia)Henschel, Sir George hĕnˈshəl [key], 1850–1934, German-English conductor, composer, and baritone. His first appearance (1877) in England was as a singer, and there he and his wife inaugurated (c....

Old Vic

(Encyclopedia)Old Vic, London repertory company and theater. The Old Vic theater opened in 1818 as the Coburg, and was renamed the Royal Victoria in 1833, soon familiarized to the Old Vic. In 1914 it became a Shake...

A. E.

(Encyclopedia)A. E.: see Russell, George William. ...

main-sequence star

(Encyclopedia)main-sequence star: see Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. ...

Hertzsprung, Ejnar

(Encyclopedia)Hertzsprung, Ejnar īˈnär hĕrtsˈspro͞ong [key], 1873–1967, Danish astronomer. Although trained as a chemical engineer, Hertzsprung made his career in astronomy, specializing in exacting photogr...

Henderson, Leon

(Encyclopedia)Henderson, Leon, 1895–1986, American economist, administrator of the Office of Price Administration (1941–42), b. Millville, N.J. An official of the Russell Sage Foundation (1925–34), Henderson ...