(Encyclopedia) PeeblesshirePeeblesshirepēˈbəlz-shĭr [key] or PeeblesPeeblespēˈbəlz [key], former county, SE Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Peeblesshire became (1975) part of the…
(Encyclopedia) Menshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich, PrinceMenshikov, Aleksandr Danilovich, Princeəlyĭksänˈdər dənyēˈləvĭch mĕnˈshĭkəf [key], 1672?–1729, Russian field marshal and statesman. Of lowly…
(Encyclopedia) marquetrymarquetrymärˈkətrē [key], branch of cabinetwork in which a decorative surface of wood or other substance is glued to an object on a single plane. Unlike inlaying, in which the…
(Encyclopedia) Shapley, Lloyd StowellShapley, Lloyd Stowellshăpˈlē [key], 1923–2016, American mathematician and economist, b. Cambridge, Mass., Ph.D Princeton, 1953; son of Harlow Shapley. He worked…
(Encyclopedia) Alberti, Leone Battista, 1404–72, Italian architect, musician, painter, and humanist, active at the papal court, Florence, Rimini, and Mantua. Alberti was the first architect to argue…
(Encyclopedia) decathlondecathlondĭkăthˈlŏn [key], in modern Olympic games, a contest for men held over two days and composed of 10 track-and-field events. It consists of the long jump; the high jump…
(Encyclopedia) weight, measure of the force of gravity on a body (see gravitation). Since the weights of different bodies at the same location are proportional to their masses, weight is often used…
A million-dollar math problem
by Borgna Brunner Henri Poincaré posed his famously bedeviling math problem more than a century ago. The Clay Institute's Millennium Problems…
Stop, Thief!Writing WellIn the End ZoneCredit Given HereStop, Thief!Light at the End of the Tunnel As you learned in “Paper Chase,” you write a research paper to argue a thesis. To do so, you cite…
Born: Nov. 17, 1930Track & Field youngest winner of decathlon with gold medal in 1948 Olympics at age 17; first to repeat as decathlon champ in 1952; Sullivan Award winner (1948); 4-term member…
