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football

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A professional football field. College teams use a similar field except that the inbound lines are 53 ft 4 in. (16.25 m) from the sidelines. football, any of a number of games…

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most noted battles of the Civil War, was fought on July 1–3, 1863. On Nov. 19, 1863, the field was dedicated as a national cemetery by President Lincoln in a…

1996 Olympics: Medal Sports

ArcheryBadmintonBaseballBasketballBoxingCanoe/kayakCyclingDivingEquestrianFencingField hockeyGymnasticsHandballJudoModern PentathlonRowingSailingShootingSoccerSoftballSwimmingTable…

PAUL, John, Congress, VA (1883-1964)

PAUL, John, (son of John Paul [1839-1901]), a Representative from Virginia; born in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Va., December 9, 1883; attended private and public schools; was graduated…

particle accelerator

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Linear accelerator (LINAC) CE5 Cyclotron: As the charged particles move faster, they spiral out to the edge of the Ds. particle accelerator, apparatus used in nuclear…

Callisto, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) CallistoCallistokəlĭsˈtō [key], in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.

generator

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Generator: The rotation of the conducting coil of wire in a magnetic field causes a current to be induced in the coil. This current is alternating and is conducted from the coil…

Needham

(Encyclopedia) NeedhamNeedhamnēdˈəm [key], town (1990 pop. 27,557), Norfolk co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston; founded 1680, set off from Dedham and inc. 1711. Although largely residential, paper…

Mountain View

(Encyclopedia) Mountain View, city (1990 pop. 67,460), Santa Clara co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1902. A steadily growing city, Mountain View is part of the Silicon Valley high-technology…