LAWS OF MOTIONINERTIAMOMENTUMFIND OUT MOREDynamics is the study of how objects move when forces act on them. Normally objects stay still or move along at a steady pace. They resist changes in…
(Encyclopedia) Kourou, town and commune (2007 pop. 25,918), N French Guiana, on the coast 26 mi (42 km) NW of Cayenne. A rocket-launching base, the Guiana Space Center, is mainly in the commune near…
(Encyclopedia) White, Robert Michael, 1924–2010, American aviator, b. New York City. A fighter pilot during World War II, he was shot down over Germany and held in a prisoner-of-war camp (Feb.–Apr,…
Born: Feb. 29, 1936Hockey C leap year baby who played on more Stanley Cup championship teams (11) than anybody else; at 5-foot-7, known as the “Pocket Rocket ”; brother of Maurice.
SKYLAB IN ORBITMISSION TO MIR, 1995INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONFIND OUT MOREA space station is a spacecraft designed to stay in orbit for many years. Conditions inside are carefully controlled:…
MINER, Charles, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Norwich, Conn., February 1, 1780; attended the public schools of Norwich; moved in 1797 to his fatherâs lands in Wyoming Valley,…
MITCHELL, Charles F., a Representative from New York; born in New York City about 1808; attended the public schools; moved to Lockport, N.Y., in 1829; appointed one of the firemen of the…
MURPHEY, Charles, a Representative from Georgia; born near Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., May 9, 1799; attended the country schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1825 and…
NAYLOR, Charles, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia County, Pa., October 6, 1806; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and…
