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Scorpion, The

(Encyclopedia) Scorpion, The, English name for Scorpius, a constellation.

Rockies, the

(Encyclopedia) Rockies, the: see Rocky Mountains.

(Encyclopedia) Savoy, the, chapel in London, between the Strand and the Thames River. Its name is derived from the palace of Peter of Savoy, uncle of Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III. Destroyed…

pill, the

(Encyclopedia) pill, the: see birth control.

Skaw, the

(Encyclopedia) Skaw, the, Denmark: see Skagen.

Battery, the

(Encyclopedia) Battery, the, park, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), southern tip of Manhattan island, New York City; site of former Dutch and English fortifications. Castle Clinton, a fort built in 1808 for…

Balance, The

(Encyclopedia) Balance, The, English name for Libra, a constellation; also called The Scales.

Owl and the Nightingale, The

(Encyclopedia) Owl and the Nightingale, The, Middle English poem written probably by Nicholas de Guildford of Dorsetshire about the beginning of the 13th cent. Written in 2,000 lines of octosyllabic…

Daniel Linn GOOCH, Congress, KY (1853-1913)

GOOCH, Daniel Linn, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Rumsey, McLean County, Ky., October 28, 1853; attended a private school; entered the drug business at the age of seventeen, and…

Daniel Wheelwright GOOCH, Congress, MA (1820-1891)

GOOCH, Daniel Wheelwright, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Wells, York County, Maine, January 8, 1820; attended the public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and was…