Sunday, October 29, 2006
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Monday, April 04, 2005
Solar Constant
The total radiation energy received from the Sun per unit of time per unit of area on a theoretical surface perpendicular to the Sun's rays and at the Earth's mean distance from the Sun. Measurements at the Earth's surface must be corrected for atmospheric effects and seasonal changes in distance from the Sun. The value of the constant is approximately 2 calories per
Alamosa
City, seat (1913) of Alamosa county, southern Colorado, U.S. It lies along the Rio Grande in the San Luis Valley, on the western flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded as Garland City near the site of a small encampment outside the gates of Fort Garland (1858), a cavalry post once commanded by Christopher Kit Carson, Alamosa (Spanish: Cottonwood) was a terminus of the Denver and
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Buli Style
Also called long-faced style of Buli African wood sculpture made by the Luba peoples (Baluba) of Congo (Kinshasa). Because the carvingswhich were made in the village of Buli (now in Katanga province)are almost identical to each other and differ from other Luba carvings, they were originally presumed to have been the work of a single artist, called the Master of Buli. Later, it was determined that the sculptures
France, History Of, The liberal years
The empire thus appeared to have compiled a record of unbroken successes and to be beyond challenge by its domestic critics. Perhaps it was this stability and self-confidence that led Napoleon, beginning in 1859, to turn in the direction of liberalizing the empire. The immediate impulse for this dramatic reversal was the attempted assassination of the emperor in January
Friday, April 01, 2005
Ribbonism
Also called Ribandism Irish secret-society movement that began at the end of the 18th century in opposition to the Orange Society, or Protestant Orangemen. It was represented by various associations under different names, organized in lodges, and recruited all over Ireland from the lower classes. The actual name of Ribbonism (from a green badge worn by its members) became attached to the
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Floquet, Charles (-thomas)
Floquet strongly opposed the Second Empire and rapidly made a name for himself as a republican lawyer and journalist. In 187071 he participated in the formation of the new republic and
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Kerry Blue Terrier
Versatile breed of working terrier that is used as a hunter, land and water retriever, and sheep and cattle herder. The Kerry blue originated in County Kerry, Ireland, where it has been bred since the 1820s. It is 17.5 to 19.5 inches (44.5 to 49.5 cm) tall, weighs 29 to 40 pounds (13 to 18 kg), and has a distinctively coloured, soft, wavy coat, black at birth and becoming slate blue to blue gray with maturity. Boxy in
Judaism, Prophecy in the southern kingdom
Judah was subjected to such intense pressure to join an IsraeliteAramaean coalition against Assyria that its 8th-century-BCE king Ahaz chose to submit himself to Assyria in return for relief. Ahaz introduced a new Aramaean-style altar in the Jerusalem Temple and adopted other foreign customs that are counted against him in the book of Kings. It was at this time that
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Uchimura Kanzo
Uchimura came from a samurai (warrior) family and studied (187881) at the Sapporo Agricultural School (now Hokkaido University), where he was converted to Christianity. After several years' service in the government as
China, Foreign relations in the 1860s
The Tsungli Yamen had two offices attached to it: the Inspectorate General of Customs and the Language School, called T'ung-wen-kuan. The former was the centre for the Maritime Custom Service, administered by Western personnel appointed by the Ch'ing. The latter was opened to train the children of bannermen in foreign languages, and later some Western sciences were
