(Encyclopedia) Chrysler, Walter PercyChrysler, Walter Percykrīˈslər [key], 1875–1940, American industrialist, founder of the Chrysler Corp., b. Wamego, Kans. He began as a machinist's apprentice and…
(Encyclopedia) Chu Shih-chiehChu Shih-chiehj&oomacr; shŭ-jĕ [key], fl. 1280–1303, Chinese mathematician. He contributed to the study of arithmetic and geometric series and to that of finite…
(Encyclopedia) Clipperton Island, uninhabited atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, c.800 mi (1,290 km) SW of Mexico. It was used as a base by John Clipperton, an English pirate. The…
(Encyclopedia) Ferney-VoltaireFerney-Voltairefĕrnāˈ-vôltĕrˈ [key], town, Ain dept., E France, on the French-Swiss frontier near Geneva. The town grew after Voltaire bought the seigniory of Ferney in…
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Hannah Webster, 1759–1840, American novelist, b. Boston. She was one of the earliest American novelists and her epistolary novel, The Coquette (1797), was one of the first of…
(Encyclopedia) Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo, AlexandreHerculano de Carvalho e Araújo, AlexandreəlēshäNˈdrə ərk&oomacr;läˈn&oobreve; ᵺĭ kərväˈly&oobreve; ĕ ərouˈzh&oobreve; [key],…
(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Thomas, Jr., 1900–1944, American polo player and aviator, b. Aiken, S.C. The son of avid polo players, Tommy Hitchcock played in his first tournament at the age of 13.…
(Encyclopedia) Andreini, Isabella CanaliAndreini, Isabella Canaliēˌzäbĕlˈlä ändrāēˈnē [key], 1562–1604, Italian actress. Beautiful, elegant, and well-educated, she was one of the most famous…
