(Encyclopedia) Bliss, Sir Arthur, 1891–1975, English composer. Bliss's teachers included Charles Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. He was made Master of the Queen's Musick in 1953.…
(Encyclopedia) fluoroscopefluoroscopefl&oobreve;rˈəskōp [key], instrument consisting of an X-ray machine (see X ray) and a fluorescent screen that may be used by physicians to view the internal…
(Encyclopedia) refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from…
record company founder and executiveBorn: 11/28/1929Birthplace: Detroit Gordy pursued a career as a boxer and served in the U.S. Army before returning to Detroit where he opened his own record…
(Encyclopedia) Willughby, FrancisWillughby, Franciswĭlˈəbē [key], 1635–72, English naturalist. He is known especially for his early systematic work on birds and fishes, in which he made some of the…
WHIPPLE, William, a Delegate from New Hampshire; born in Kittery, York County, Maine, January 14, 1730; became a sailor and engaged in the slave trade; freed his slaves and engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Holst, GustavHolst, Gustavhŏlst [key], 1874–1934, English composer, studied at the Royal College of Music. Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams influenced his early work…
