(Encyclopedia) Hergenröther, Joseph Adam GustavHergenröther, Joseph Adam Gustavyōˈzĕf äˈdäm g&oobreve;sˈtäf hĕrˈgənrötər [key], 1824–90, German theologian and scholar, cardinal of the Roman…
(Encyclopedia) AdamAdamădˈəm [key], [Heb.,=man], in the Bible, the first man. In the Book of Genesis, God creates humankind in his image as a species of male and female, giving them dominion over…
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sir George Adam, 1856–1942, Scottish biblical scholar and Hebraist, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. He was professor of Old Testament language, literature, and theology in the…
(Encyclopedia) Riess, Adam Guy, 1969–, American astrophysicist, b. Washington, D.C., Ph.D. Harvard, 1996. He has been an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., since…
The Talmudists say that Adam lived in Paradise only twelve hours, and account for the time thus:— The first hour, God collected the dust and animated it. The second hour, Adam stood on…
is really the mineral corundum; but the word is indifferently used for rock crystal, diamond, or any hard substance, and also for the magnet or loadstone. It is often used by poet for no…
(Encyclopedia) Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Philippe Auguste Mathias, comte deVilliers de l'Isle-Adam, Philippe Auguste Mathias, comte defēlēpˈ ōgüstˈ mätyäsˈ kôNt də vēyāˈ də lēˈl-ädäNˈ [key], 1838–89,…
Director/Writer:Gerard StembridgeWriter:StembridgeMiramax Films; R; 98 minutesRelease:5/01Cast:Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Frances O'Conner Stuart Townsend plays About Adam's title…
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