(Encyclopedia) Kanaris, ConstantineKanaris, Constantinekänäˈrĭs [key], 1790–1877, Greek patriot, admiral, and politician. He distinguished himself in the Greek War of Independence, notably at Tenedos…
(Encyclopedia) Wilkinson, Sir Geoffrey, 1921–, English inorganic chemist. He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Ernst Otto Fischer for their independent research on the organometallic…
(Encyclopedia) Guelphs and GhibellinesGuelphs and Ghibellinesgwĕlfs, gĭbˈəlēnz, –lĭnz [key], opposing political factions in Germany and in Italy during the later Middle Ages. The names were used to…
THE RINGS OF URANUSBLAND ATMOSPHERETHE BIG FIVEBIOGRAPHY: WILLIAM HERSCHEL German, 1738-1822FIND OUT MOREEnglish astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781. It was the first planet…
(Encyclopedia) Bamberger, LudwigBamberger, Ludwigl&oomacr;tˈvĭkh bämˈbĕrgər [key], 1823–99, German economist, politician, and journalist. An ardent liberal, he took part in the Revolution of 1848…
(Encyclopedia) Trevelyan, Sir Charles EdwardTrevelyan, Sir Charles Edwardtrĭvĕlˈyən [key], 1807–86, British colonial administrator. After a period of service in India, he returned (1838) to England…
(Encyclopedia) Bruno, SaintBruno, Saintbr&oomacr;ˈnō [key], 925–65, German churchman and statesman; brother and chief adviser of the first Holy Roman emperor, Otto I, whose chancellor he was from…
(Encyclopedia) Mavrokordatos or Mavrocordatos, AlexanderMavrokordatos or Mavrocordatos, Alexanderboth: mävˌrôkôr-ᵺäˌtôs [key], 1791–1865, Greek patriot and statesman. He took an active part in the…
(Encyclopedia) NávplionNávplionnäfˈplēôn [key] or NaupliaNauplianôˈplēə [key], town (1991 pop. 11,897), capital of Argolís prefecture, S Greece, in the Peloponnesus, a port on the Gulf of Argolís. It…
