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Isonoe

(Encyclopedia)Isonoe, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Harpalyke

(Encyclopedia)Harpalyke, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

Kalyke

(Encyclopedia)Kalyke, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter. ...

William and Mary in Virginia, College of

(Encyclopedia)William and Mary in Virginia, College of, mainly at Williamsburg; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1693, opened 1694 by Episcopalians under James Blair. It became a university in 1779. The se...

Saturnalia

(Encyclopedia)Saturnalia: see Saturn, in Roman religion. ...

bow and arrow

(Encyclopedia)bow and arrow, weapon consisting of two parts; the bow is made of a strip of flexible material, such as wood, with a cord linking the two ends of the strip to form a tension from which is propelled th...

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

(Encyclopedia)Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), international organization established as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in 1973, during the cold war, to promo...

flood, in hydrology

(Encyclopedia)flood, inundation of land by the rise and overflow of a body of water. Floods occur most commonly when water from heavy rainfall, from melting ice and snow, or from a combination of these exceeds the ...

Fauna

(Encyclopedia)Fauna, in Roman religion: see Bona Dea. ...

Eutropius, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius

(Encyclopedia)Eutropius, d. 399, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius. A eunuch of the palace, he brought about the marriage (395) of Arcadius and Eudoxia and succeeded Rufinus as chief minister. He repelled (398)...