CRAPO, William Wallace, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Dartmouth, Mass., May 16, 1830; moved with his parents to New Bedford, Mass., in 1832; attended private and public schools…
Senate Years of Service: 1892-1899Party: DemocratMILLS, Roger Quarles, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Todd County, Ky., March 30, 1832; attended the common schools; moved…
(Encyclopedia) flux, magnetic, in physics, term used to describe the total amount of magnetic field in a given region. The term flux was chosen because the power of a magnet seems to “flow” out of…
(Encyclopedia) Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823–1911, American author, b. Cambridge, Mass. A Unitarian minister, he was a leader in the abolitionist movement and was a member of a group that backed…
(Encyclopedia) Merian, Maria SibyllaMerian, Maria Sibyllamärēˈä zĭbüˈlä māˈrēän [key], 1647–1717, German naturalist, entomologist, and painter of insects and flowers, b. Frankfurt; daughter of…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1831Party: JacksonianROWAN, John, (uncle of Robert Todd Lytle), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near York, York County, Pa., July 12, 1773;…
Abebe Bikila Related Links All-Time Leading Medal Winners Quiz: Memorable Ceremonies Olympics Timeline Summer Olympics Through The Years A-D | E-J | K-P | R-Z…
(Encyclopedia) Zeeman effect, splitting of a single spectral line (see spectrum) into a group of closely spaced lines when the substance producing the single line is subjected to a uniform magnetic…
(Encyclopedia)
CE5
Lines of induction around a single bar magnet and between opposite poles of different magnets
magnetism, force of attraction or repulsion between various substances, especially…
