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(kl ´´ m ´d z, kl ´´ –) (KEY) , fl. 2d cent., Greek astronomer. In a treatise on the circular theory of heavenly bodies, he recorded several hy...
(s d´ ) (KEY) , 1877–1956, English chemist. He worked under Lord Rutherford at McGill Univ. and with Sir William Ramsay at the Univ. of London. Aft...
1779–1849, and James Smith, 1775–1839, English parodists, brothers. They wrote the famous Rejected Addresses (1812) which burlesqued such contempo...
act of swimming freely underwater. It is done with the aid of a face mask, swimming fins for the feet, and either a snorkel breathing tube or scuba [a...
sport of sliding over snow on skis—long, narrow, flexible runners. Water skiing is a warm-weather sport in which a motor-propelled craft tows a skie...
(äsä´dä gôr´y ) (KEY) , 1734–99, Japanese astronomer who helped to introduce modern astronomical instruments and methods into Japan. Asada spe...