(Encyclopedia) spectroscope, optical instrument for producing spectral lines and measuring their wavelengths and intensities, used in spectral analysis (see spectrum). When a material is heated to…
(Encyclopedia) Calypso, in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XIV (or S14), Calypso is a small, irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring…
(Joseph Lane)actor, singerBorn: 2/3/1956Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey Nathan Lane labored long on Broadway before beginning the transition to motion pictures and television. His list of…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Zambian Relations PEOPLEZambia's population comprises more…
(Encyclopedia) Love Canal, section of Niagara Falls, N.Y., that formerly contained a canal that was used as chemical disposal site. In the 1940s and 50s the empty canal was used by a chemical and…
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Find facts about the United States, including number of states and territories, total area, highest and lowest points, its geographic center, and more. Number of states: 50Territories: 14Area (…
(Encyclopedia) colligative properties, properties of a solution that depend on the number of solute particles present but not on the chemical properties of the solute. Colligative properties of a…
(Encyclopedia) Cherenkov radiation or Cerenkov radiation [for P. A. Cherenkov], light emitted by a transparent medium when charged particles pass through it at a speed greater than the speed of light…
(Encyclopedia) isoplethisoplethīˈsəplĕthˌ [key], line drawn on a map through all points of equal value of some measurable quantity. In many meteorologic, oceanographic, or geologic studies some…
