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Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium

(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Yttrium Atomic Number: 39 Atomic Symbol: Y Yttrium Atomic Weight: 88.90585 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 9 · 2

Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc

(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Zinc Atomic Number: 30 Atomic Symbol: Zn Zinc Atomic Weight: 65.38 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 · 2

Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium

(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Zirconium Atomic Number: 40 Atomic Symbol: Zr Zirconium Atomic Weight: 91.224 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 10 · 2

Peter, epistles of the New Testament

(Encyclopedia) Peter, two letters of the New Testament, classified among the Catholic (or General) Epistles. Each opens with a statement of authorship by the apostle St. Peter. First Peter, the…

Sheilah Graham

gossip columnist, writerBorn: 9/20/1904Birthplace: London, England Born Lily Sheil, Graham grew up in a London orphanage. She later moved to the United States and became a gossip columnist in…

Don Porter

actorBorn: 9/24/1912Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma Porter acted in a number of films in the 1940s, including Top Sergeant (1942) and Eagle Squadron (1942), but is perhaps best known for his role as…

Downs, The

(Encyclopedia) Downs, The, roadstead, c.8 mi (13 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between North Foreland and South Foreland, off Deal, Kent, SE England, in the English Channel. It is protected,…

Dalles, The

(Encyclopedia) Dalles, The, Oregon: see The Dalles.

Crab, The

(Encyclopedia) Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation.

Fishes, The

(Encyclopedia) Fishes, The, English name for Pisces, a constellation.