the king's youngest and only honourable daughter in Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. Her enduring love for Lear is evident at their tender and emotional reunion near the ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Moons of Uranus") ...They are estimated to be between about 10 and 80 km (6 and 50 miles) in radius, and they orbit the planet at distances between 49,800 and 86,000 km (31,000 ...
one of the popular clubs of the French Revolution, founded in 1790 to prevent the abuse of power and "infractions of the rights of man." The club's popular name was ... [4 Related Articles]
(from the article "Western architecture") ...and counterbalanced by buttresses and flying buttresses-as something, indeed, of a structural scaffold. It was this structural elegance that early 18th-century enthusiasts of Gothic, such as Abbe de Cordemoy, sought ...
French historian and philosopher, who showed considerable originality in his development of the general principles of physical theory. He introduced a new atomism into the mechanistic system of Rene Descartes ...
(from the article "Equestrian Sports") ...problems. During a 26-year career, Stevens rode more than 5,000 winners, including 8 in Triple Crown races, and earned more than $221 million in purses, which ranked him fifth on ...
(from the article "Latin American music") The Panamanian Roque Cordero holds a special place in Latin American composition of the late 20th century. After 1946 he wrote his most significant works in a serialist idiom, without ...
any of 16 species of grasses constituting the genus Spartina (family Poaceae). The erect, tough, long-leaved plants range from 0.3 to 3 metres (1 to 10 feet) in height and ... [1 Related Articles]
genus of more than 200 warm-region New and Old World trees and shrubs, of the family Boraginaceae, many valued for their decorative clusters of red-orange, yellow, or white papery blooms, ...
a liqueur (q.v.); though the term cordial was formerly used for only those liqueurs that were thought to have a tonic or stimulating quality due to the medicinal components of ...
blue silicate mineral that occurs as crystals or grains in igneous rocks. It typically occurs in thermally altered clay-rich sediments surrounding igneous intrusions and in schists and paragneisses. Precambrian deposits ... [3 Related Articles]
(from old Spanish cordilla, "cord," or "little rope"), a system of mountain ranges that often consist of a number of more or less parallel chains. Cordilleras are an extensive feature ...
(from the article "North America") The Cordilleran forest lies between the Pacific coniferous forest and the northern Great Plains and is south of the interior boreal forest. On the west it is made up of ...
a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of Late Precambrian to Mesozoic age (roughly 600 million to 66 million years ago) were deposited along the western coast ... [3 Related Articles]
(from the article "Pleistocene Epoch") ...Mountains on the west to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland on the east and from southern Illinois on the south to the Canadian Arctic on the north. The other major ice ...
(from the article "explosive") ...this made an excellent propellant, and it continued in use for over 75 years. The British refused to recognize Nobel's patent and developed a number of similar products under the ...
(from the article "telephone and telephone system") Cordless telephones are devices that take the place of a telephone instrument within a home or office and permit very limited mobility (up to a hundred metres). Because they are ...
provincia (province) in the northern section of the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, south-central Spain. Its area is divided by the Guadalquivir River ...
city, capital of Cordoba provincia (province), in the north-central section of the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia in southern Spain. It lies at ... [11 Related Articles]
city, west-central Veracruz estado (state), east-central Mexico. It lies at 3,031 feet (924 metres) above sea level along the San Antonio River, within sight of the dormant ...
provincia (province), central Argentina. From the Grande Mountains in the west, which rise to 9,462 feet (2,884 metres), the land slopes eastward to the great Pampa grasslands, ...
city, among the largest in Argentina, and capital of Cordoba provincia (province). It lies on the Primero River along the northwest perimeter of the Pampas, where the ... [2 Related Articles]
(CD), star catalog giving positions and apparent magnitudes of about 580,000 stars more than 23° south of the celestial equator. Compiled at the National Observatory of Argentina at Cordoba and ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Bolivar, Simon") ...Ecuador with the intention of annexing Guayaquil. Once more Sucre saved Ecuador and defeated the Peruvians at Tarqui (1829). A few months later, one of Bolivar's most-honoured generals, Jose Maria ...
(from the article "Muhammad XI") ...az-Zaghall (Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad az-Zaghall). On Boabdil's first military venture (1483) against the Castilians, he was captured and to obtain his release signed the Pact of Cordoba, promising to ...
(from the article "Colombia") ...to consider ceding territory to the group (talks with the National Liberation Army [ELN] continued in Havana). Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez offered to mediate, however, and Uribe's ally Sen. Piedad ...
(from the article "Argentina") ...has been compared to the Basin and Range region of the western United States. It is characterized by west-facing escarpments and gentler east-facing backslopes, particularly those of the spectacular Sierra ...
(from the article "Iguala Plan") ...government in Spain, which they feared would upset the social and economic status quo in Mexico. On Aug. 24, 1821, Iturbide and the Spanish viceroy, Juan O'Donoju, signed the Convention ...
(from the article "Argentina") ...from Spain. Under the same economic system, Cordoba rose to leadership in the 17th and 18th centuries, because the expansion of settlement gave the city a central location and because ...
(from the article "Argentina") ...and housing. In May 1969 disturbances and riots in the cities of Corrientes, Rosario, and particularly Cordoba rose out of student and labour conflicts; these incidents, later known as the ...
Spanish bullfighter, the most highly paid torero in history. The crudity of his technique was offset by his exceptional reflexes, courage (sometimes considered total indifference to his own safety), and ...
any of three species of birds belonging to the genus (or subgenus) Uraeginthus of the waxbill family Estrildidae (order Passeriformes). The birds, including some popular cage birds, are native to ...
city, southern Alaska, U.S. Situated at the base of Eyak Mountain on Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska, it lies about 150 miles (240 km) southeast of Anchorage. ...
(from the article "shoe") ...goatskin, is used for women's dress shoes and men's slippers. Sheepskin is used in linings and slippers. Reptile leathers (alligator, lizard, and snake) are used in women's and some men's ...
strong durable fabric with a rounded cord, rib, or wale surface formed by cut pile yarn. The back of the goods has a plain or a twill weave. Corduroy is ... [2 Related Articles]
(from the article "Ascomycota") Cordyceps, a genus of about 100 species within the order Hypocreales, are commonly known as vegetable caterpillars, or caterpillar fungi. C. militaris parasitizes insects. It forms a small, 3-4-centimetre (about ...
family of small to medium-sized lizards that range in length from 6 to 30 cm (2.4 to 11.8 inches). They occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar and include about 10 ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Agavaceae") ...the base of which is swollen and bottle-shaped, are the most common ornamentals. Red-leaved and broad-veined varieties of the tropical species Cordyline indivisa, C. australis, and C. terminalis are popular ...
(from the article "harlequin beetle") The harlequin beetle's body often hosts a species of tiny arachnids known as pseudoscorpions (Cordylochernes scorpioides), which live beneath the harlequin's colourful wing covers. The minute pseudoscorpions ...
(from the article "hand tool") ...bow drill. For larger holes the amount of material that had to be reduced to powder led to the idea of using a tube, such as a rolled copper strip, ...
(from the article "coal mining") A second factor associated with a drilling program is the choice between core drilling and rotary drilling. In core drilling, a hollow drill bit is attached to a core barrel ...
(from the article "angiosperm") Within the eudicots there is a large clade called the core eudicots, nearly all members of which show major differences in floral morphology from that of other flowering plants. In ...
(from the article "well logging") Core logging is a highly specialized skill requiring careful observation and accurate recording. Geophysical logging of the hole created in the drilling process is sometimes done without the collection of ...
(from the article "Milky Way Galaxy") ...Ivan R. King, for instance, has derived dynamical models that fit observed stellar distributions very closely. He finds that a cluster's structure can be described in terms of two numbers: ...
technique used in underground or undersea exploration and prospecting. A core sample is a roughly cylindrical piece of subsurface material removed by a special drill and brought to the surface ... [6 Related Articles]
(from the article "hand tool") ...with substantial variations occurring within each type. The types are distinguished principally by workmanship but also vary in size and appearance and are known as core, flake, and blade tools. ...
classically trained American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader whose piano style and tunes were extensively imitated during the 1970s and '80s. [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "Mary") ...made possible when the Virgin accepted her commission as the guarantee of the Incarnation (Luke 1:38): "Let it be to me according to your word." This is the original source ...
any of 2,000 widely distributed species of bugs (order Heteroptera), many of which are important plant pests. Coreid bugs are large, usually more than 10 mm (0.4 inch) in length. ... [1 Related Articles]
Italian violinist and composer known chiefly for his influence on the development of violin style and for his sonatas and his 12 Concerti Grossi, which established the concerto grosso as ... [6 Related Articles]
Italian tenor (b. April 8, 1921, Ancona, Italy-d. Oct. 29, 2003, Milan, Italy), thrilled opera audiences throughout the world with his passion, power, and charisma, particularly in heroic roles. Corelli ...
British humorist was admired for his quick and unflagging wit as the editor (1978-87) of the satiric periodical Punch, as a longtime contributor (1988-2007) of humorous columns to The Times ...
(from the article "Vigano, Salvatore") Italian dancer and choreographer whose innovations included the synthesis of dance and pantomime, which he called "coreodramma," in highly dramatic ballets based on historical and mythological themes and Shakespearean plays.
(from the article "Romanian literature") The first book printed in Walachia in 1508 was a Slavonic liturgical book. A certain Deacon Coresi printed Romanian translations of the Acts of the Apostles (1563). Other publications of ...
American chemist, director of a research group that developed syntheses of scores of complicated organic molecules and winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his original contributions to ...
(from the article "Pauling, Linus") ...its determination of the number of amino acids per turn of the helix. During this same period he became interested in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and early in 1953 he and ...
parish and castle, Purbeck district, county of Dorset, England. The medieval castle, commanding a gap in the Purbeck chalk ridge, is now an imposing ruin. It was built for King ...
island in the Ionian Sea, with adjacent small islands making up the nomos (department) of Corfu, Greece. Lying just off the coast of Epirus (Ipiros), it is about 36 miles ... [6 Related Articles]
(from the article "war, law of") ...the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations." This has led to arguments-as in the Corfu ...
(July 20, 1917), statement issued during World War I calling for the establishment of a unified Yugoslav state (the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) after the war. It was ... [4 Related Articles]
(from the article "diplomacy") ...diplomacy were often trivial. Decisions taken in public were rehearsed in secret sessions. On important matters foreign ministers attending League councils met privately in hotel rooms. In 1923 the League ...
(from the article "Smashing Pumpkins") American band, one of the most popular and influential alternative rock groups of the 1990s. Founded by guitarist and songwriter Billy Corgan (b. March 17, 1967Elk Grove, Ill., U.S.) in ...
town, Lazio (Latium) regione, central Italy, on the lower slopes of the Lepini Mountains, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Rome. Traditionally of Latin foundation, it played an active part ...
(from the article "Cori, Carl; and Cori, Gerty") ...responsible for catalyzing the glycogen-Cori ester reaction, and with it they achieved the test-tube synthesis of glycogen in 1943. Proof of the interconversion allowed them to formulate the "Cori cycle," ...
(from the article "antiphonal singing") ...The principle is also used in large polychoral compositions (for two or more choirs) by such composers as Giovanni Gabrieli and Johann Sebastian Bach. The term cori ...
(from the article "Nobel Prize Winners--directory") Krebs received a medical degree from Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.) in 1943. From 1946 to 1948 he did research there under the biochemists Carl and Gerty Cori. In 1948 ...
American biochemists, husband-and-wife team whose discovery of a phosphate-containing form of the simple sugar glucose, and its universal importance to carbohydrate metabolism, led to an understanding of hormonal influence on ...
(from the article "Nobel Prize Winners--directory") Krebs received a medical degree from Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.) in 1943. From 1946 to 1948 he did research there under the biochemists Carl and Gerty Cori. In 1948 ...
(from the article "Tennis") Many among the cognoscenti expected Argentina's fleet-footed and cunning Guillermo Coria to claim the men's crown at the world's premier clay-court event, but number three seed Coria was beaten in ...
dried fruit, common name of the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a feathery annual herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Native to the Mediterranean and Middle East regions, the herb is ...
(from the article "Cucurbitales") Members of Coriariceae are shrubby plants. There is a single genus, Coriaria, in the family, with five species that grow around the southern part of the Pacific Ocean to China, ...
(from the article "Magnoliidae") ...type of endosperm, repeated nuclear divisions take place before cell wall formation. Nuclear endosperm occurs in the Myristicaceae (Magnoliales); Ranunculaceae, Berberidaceae, Menispermaceae, and Coriariaceae (Ranunculales); and Papaveraceae and Fumariaceae (Papaverales). ...
American composer who drew from eclectic influences to create music that was generally tonal, accessible, and often highly expressive. Corigliano, who composed works for orchestra, solo instruments, and chamber groups, ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "gastropod") Common woodland snails of eastern North America (Polygyridae), plus a Neotropical group (Thysanophoridae) and a relict group of Asia (Corillidae).Carnivorous (Oleaciniidae) and herbivorous (Sagdidae) snails of the Neotropical...
legendary eponymous hero of Cornwall. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae (1135-39), he was a Trojan warrior who accompanied Brutus the Trojan, the legendary founder of Britain, to ...
(date uncertain), Greek lyric poet of Tanagra in Boeotia, traditionally considered a contemporary and rival of the lyric poet Pindar (flourished c. 500 BC) though some scholars have put her ... [1 Related Articles]
an ancient and a modern city of the Peloponnesus, in south-central Greece. The remains of the ancient city lie about 50 miles (80 km) west of Athens, at the eastern ... [17 Related Articles]
city, seat (1870) of Alcorn county, northeastern Mississippi, U.S. It is situated 85 miles (137 km) east of Memphis, Tennessee, near the Tennessee border. Founded in about 1855 as the ...
tidal waterway across the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece, joining the Gulf of Corinth in the northwest with the Saronic Gulf in the southeast. The isthmus was first crossed by ... [3 Related Articles]
(October 3-4, 1862), in the American Civil War, a battle that ended in a decisive victory of Union forces over Confederate forces in northeastern Mississippi. Believing that the capture of ...
isthmus dividing the Saronic Gulf (an inlet of the Aegean Sea) from the Gulf of Corinth (an inlet of the Ionian Sea). The Isthmus of Corinth connects the Peloponnese with ...
at Corinth under the leadership of Philip II of Macedon. A "council of the Greeks," to which each state elected delegates proportionate to its military and naval strength, decided all ... [5 Related Articles]
one of the classical orders of architecture. Its main characteristic is an ornate capital carved with stylized acanthus leaves. See order. [9 Related Articles]
(from the article "ancient Greek civilization") ...empire (a strong and well-attested motive that should be emphasized), were to be exploited by Thebans at Athens in 395 in their appeal to Athens to join in war against ...
(from the article "Football") ...through 19 games with a 33-3 goals record, and goalkeeper Jose Buljubasich set a Chilean record with 1,361 minutes unbeaten. Two teams celebrated becoming Brazil's champion-the Corinthians and Internacional Porto ...
either of two New Testament letters, or epistles, addressed from the apostle Paul to the Christian community that he had founded at Corinth, Greece. The First Letter of Paul to ... [11 Related Articles]
port, northwestern Nicaragua. The country's principal port on the Pacific Ocean, Corinto is located in sheltered Corinto Bay, which lies at the southeastern end of low-lying Aserradores (Punta Icaco) Island, ... [1 Related Articles]
the last of the so-called political tragedies by William Shakespeare, written about 1608 and published in the First Folio of 1623 seemingly from the playbook, which had preserved some features ... [5 Related Articles]
(from the article "Coriolanus") The action of the play follows Caius Marcius (afterward Caius Marcius Coriolanus) through several phases of his career. He is shown as an arrogant young nobleman in peacetime, as a ...
legendary Roman hero of patrician descent who was said to have lived in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC; the subject of Shakespeare's play Coriolanus. According to tradition, ... [1 Related Articles]
(from the article "atmosphere") ...points on the rotating Earth. As seen from a fixed point in space, such a parcel would be moving in a straight line. This apparent force on the motion of ...
in classical mechanics, an inertial force described by the 19th-century French engineer-mathematician Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis in 1835. Coriolis showed that, if the ordinary Newtonian laws of motion of bodies are to ... [17 Related Articles]
(from the article "climate") ...to yield the mathematical relationship ... where u is the zonal wind speed (+ eastward), v the meridional wind speed (+ northward), f = 2omega sin phi (Coriolis parameter), ...
French engineer and mathematician who first described the Coriolis force, an effect of motion on a rotating body, of paramount importance to meteorology, ballistics, and oceanography.
(from the article "Equatorial Guinea") ...Equatorial Guinea is a roughly rectangular territory bounded by Cameroon to the north and Gabon to the east and south. Near the continental coast are the small islands of Corisco ...
county in the province of Munster, southwestern Ireland. The largest county in Ireland, it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean (south) and by Counties Waterford and Tipperary (east), Limerick (north), ...
