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DK Science: Space Observatories

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVESCOMPTON GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORYCHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORYSOHO’S SUNWATCHSPITZER OBSERVATORYHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEFIND OUT MOREHigh above the Earth’s atmosphere, space…

Eames, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Eames, CharlesEames, Charlesāmz [key], 1907–78, American designer, b. St. Louis, Mo. He opened his own architectural practice in 1930 and in the late 30s studied with Eliel Saarinen at…

Figures and Legends in American Folklore

Appleseed, Johnny (John Chapman, 1774–1847): Massachusetts-born nurseryman; reputed to have spread seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple orchards of the Midwest. Billy the Kid (…

skiagraph

(Encyclopedia) skiagraph: see X ray.

Wray, John

(Encyclopedia) Wray, John: see Ray, John.

Bodley, George Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Bodley, George FrederickBodley, George Frederickbŏdˈlē [key], 1827–1907, English architect. One of the most prominent and prolific ecclesiastical architects, Bodley was a pupil of Sir…