(Encyclopedia) lawrencium, artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Lr; at. no. 103; mass number of most stable isotope 262; m.p. about 1,627℃; b.p. and sp. gr. unknown; valence +3…
RUSSELL, William Augustus, a Representative from Massachusetts; born at Wells River, Orange County, Vt., April 22, 1831; pursued an academic course in Franklin, N.H.; engaged in the…
CAPSTICK, John Henry, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lawrence, Mass., September 2, 1856; attended the public schools of Lawrence; moved with his parents to Providence, R.I., in 1868…
actressBorn: 4/24/1934Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia Academy Award-winning actress whose screen talents range from dancing the can-can to playing the part of an aging eccentric. Her films include…
(Jennifer Mary Butala)actressBorn: 9/30/1971Birthplace: Los Angeles Engaging young actress who vaulted from nowhere to fame on television in Dharma and Greg (1997–2002) and into movies such as…
(Encyclopedia) Cousins, SamuelCousins, Samuelkŭzˈənz [key], 1801–87, English mezzotint engraver. He is famous for his interpretations in mezzotint of the work of Sir Thomas Lawrence, but his plates,…
(Encyclopedia) SorelSorelsôrĕlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 18,786), S Que., Canada, at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Richelieu rivers. It is a grain-shipping center with an important…
(Encyclopedia) Saint MauriceSaint Mauricesānt môrˈĭs, Fr. săN môrēsˈ [key], river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Laurentian Mts., S Que., Canada, and flowing SE and S to the St. Lawrence…
