Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall, Baronet

Brisbane

Marfan's Syndrome

Also called �arachnodactyly� rare hereditary disorder of connective-tissue development in humans that affects several body systems, most notably the skeleton, heart, and eye. Affected individuals are tall, their limbs are long and thin, their fingers are long and may be described as spider-like, and there is a tendency to double-jointedness. The lens of the eye is dislocated (a diagnostic sign), and

Van Dyke, Henry

Educated at Princeton, Van Dyke graduated from its theological seminary in 1877 and became a Presbyterian minister. His early works, �The Story of the Other Wise Man� (1896) and �The First Christmas Tree� (1897), were first read aloud to his congregation in New York

Maa-alused

These terms refer to beings living under the earth with an existence quite parallel to that of people living on earth. The main differences are in the opposite

Nilus Of Ancyra, Saint

A prot�g� of the staunchly orthodox and reform patriarch of Constantinople,

Sunspot

Vortex of gas on the surface of the Sun associated with strong local magnetic activity. Spots look dark only by contrast with the surrounding photosphere, which is several thousand degrees hotter. The dark centre of a spot is called the umbra; the outer, lighter ring, the penumbra. Spots may be several times larger than the Earth or so small that telescopic observation

Heimwehr

(German: Home Defense Force), any of the local organizations formed in various parts of Austria to expel invading Yugoslavs or preserve order immediately after World War I. Composed of conservative-minded country dwellers, the Heimwehr came to represent much of the Austrian right wing between World Wars I and II. Imbued with corporativism (an authoritarian view

Eisenstadt

City, capital (since 1925) of Burgenland Bundesland (federal state), eastern Austria. It lies at the southern end of the Leitha Mountains, south of Vienna. Mentioned in 1264, it was a free city of Hungary from 1648 until Burgenland was ceded to Austria in 1920. Eisenstadt's notable landmarks include the former castle of the Esterh�zy princes (14th century; rebuilt 1663 - 72); the Mount Calvary Church (Kalvarienbergkirche),

Hardoi

The surrounding area is a level plain bordered (south) by the Ganges River and drained by its tributaries.

Braddock, James J.

Braddock's professional name was changed by his manager to James J. early in his career, patterning the name

Italy, Economic and political crisis

Italy was faced with serious postwar economic problems. Wartime governments had printed money to pay for arms, and inflation became deep-rooted: by the end of 1920 the lira was worth only one-sixth of its 1913 value. Savings became worthless, and landowners found themselves receiving insignificant rents. Meanwhile the major arms and shipbuilding firms went bankrupt after

Tabora

Formerly �Kazeh, � town, west-central Tanzania. Lying on the Central Plateau at an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,200 m), it has a mean annual temperature of 73� F (23� C). The town has been the capital of the Nyamwezi people and was the major trade link between the coast and the Congo River basin prior to European colonial rule. As the junction point of the east-west (Dar es-Salaam - Ujiji) railway and the north-south railway

Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph

Lodge became assistant professor of applied mathematics at University College, London, in 1879 and was appointed to the chair of physics at University College, Liverpool, in 1881. During

O'brien, Edna

O'Brien began to produce sketches and tales during childhood. She received

France, History Of, Opportunist control

Between 1879 and 1899 the Opportunists, with only brief interruptions, controlled the machinery of government. Gambetta, their most dynamic leader, had begun his career as an outspoken Radical, but in time his political instincts had prevailed. The other Opportunist leaders - men such as President Gr�vy and Jules Ferry - disliked Gambetta's flamboyance, however, and feared

Taqi Khan, Mirza

At an early age Mirza Taqi learned to read and write despite his humble origins. He joined the provincial bureaucracy as a scribe and, by his abilities, rapidly advanced within the hierarchy of the administration. In 1829, as a junior

Augustine, Saint

In many ways no less unusual a book than his Confessions, the Retractationes (426 - 427; Reconsiderations), written in the last years of his life, offers a retrospective rereading of Augustine's career. In form, the book is a catalog of his writings with comments on the circumstances of their composition and with the retractions or rectifications he would make in hindsight. (One

Cambridge Platform

Basic document of New England Congregationalism, prepared in Cambridge, Mass. (U.S.), in 1648. It provided for all the details of church government, including the principle that was basic to Congregationalism, the autonomy of the local congregation. In doctrinal matters, the Cambridge Platform incorporated the Westminster Confession, the creedal statement of Presbyterianism

Gymnure

Also called �Hairy Hedgehog, � any of five species of Asian mammals composing the subfamily Echinosoricinae of the hedgehog (q.v.) family (Erinaceidae). These ratlike animals lack the short, barbless spines of spiny hedgehogs but have coarse guard hairs. Their tails are well developed. Gymnures are extremely malodorous. An example is the common gymnure (Echinosorex

Hadley, Henry (kimball)

Hadley studied in Boston and Vienna and in 1904 went to Germany, where in 1909 he conducted his one-act opera Safi�. He conducted the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (1909 - 11), the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1911 - 15), and the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra (1929 - 32) and was associate conductor of the New York

Margherita Peak

French �Pic Marguerite, � highest summit of the Ruwenzori Range in East Africa and the third highest in Africa (after Mounts Kilimanjaro and Kenya). Margherita Peak is the highest peak on Mount Stanley. It rises to 16,795 feet (5,119 m) between Lake Albert (Lake Mobutu Sese Seko) to the north and Lake Edward to the south on the Congo (Kinshasa) - Uganda border. It was first climbed in 1906 by an expedition led by Luigi Amedeo

Theatricalism

In the theatricalists' view, to turn one's back on naturalism was to draw inspiration from the spirit

Shining Path

The Shining Path was founded in 1970 in a multiple split in the Communist Party of Peru. It took its name from the maxim of the founder of Peru's first communist party, Jos� Carlos Mari�tegui: �El Marxismo-Leninismo abrir� el sendero luminoso hacia la

Pavelic, Ante

As a practicing lawyer in Zagreb, Pavelic entered the nationalist Croatian Party of Rights. In 1920 he was elected city and county alderman at Zagreb. From 1927 to 1929 he was a representative in the Yugoslav Skup

Japanese Beetle

(species Popillia japonica), an insect that is a major pest and belongs to the subfamily Rutelinae (family Scarabaeidae, order Coleoptera). It was accidentally introduced into the United States from Japan about 1916, probably as larvae in the soil around imported plants. Japanese beetles are known to feed on more than 200 species of plants, including a wide

Mathematics And Physical Sciences, Organic Chemistry.

French chemist Louis Pasteur, who established the basics of stereochemistry in the 1840s, tried unsuccessfully to influence biological and chemical processes toward a preference for molecules with a right-handed or a left-handed structure. For example, Pasteur rotated growing plants in an effort to change the handedness of their naturally produced chemical compounds,

Florida

The surrounding region is characterized by rolling hills. In addition to its

Florida

The organization is composed of five program offices: Aeronautics and Space Technology, for the development of equipment; Space Science and Applications, dealing with programs

France, History Of, Loss of political freedom

Politics during the Directory had been marked by an unwholesome combination of ferocious partisanship and massive apathy. Weary of political turmoil and disillusioned by politicians of all kinds, most Frenchmen now accepted the disappearance of political freedom and participation with equanimity. The few who still cared passionately enough to resist collided

Mona Island

Spanish �Isla Mona, � island lying west of Puerto Rico. It is in the centre of the Mona Passage about 45 miles (70 km) west of Mayag�ez. About 6 miles (10 km) long, 4 miles (6.5 km) wide, and 20 square miles (52 square km) in area, the island is a limestone plateau. There is little vegetation, though there has been some reforestation. Despite the island's excellent beaches and fishing, attempts by the Puerto Rican government