(Encyclopedia) plaster casting, as a sculpture process, is of three kinds. One employs a waste mold, another a piece mold (both plaster of paris), and the third a gelatin mold; all reproduce the…
(Encyclopedia) Fulton, city (2020 pop. 12,490), seat
of Callaway co., central Mo., in an agricultural and farm area; inc. 1859.
It has printing plants…
by Robert Burns Epistle To Davie, A Brother PoetEpitaph On Holy WillieHoly Willie's Prayer "And send the godly in a pet to pray."-Pope. Holy Willie was a rather oldish bachelor elder,…
(Encyclopedia) Compromise of 1850. The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the…
(Encyclopedia) Polk, James KnoxPolk, James Knoxpōk [key], 1795–1849, 11th President of the United States (1845–49), b. Mecklenburg co., N.C.
To the surprise of many, the new President proved to be…
by Robert Burns Epitaph For Robert Aiken, Esq.Epitaph On "Wee Johnie"Epitaph For Gavin Hamilton, Esq. The poor man weeps—here Gavin sleeps,
Whom canting wretches blam'd;…
(Encyclopedia) shooting, firing with rifle, shotgun, pistol, or revolver at stationary or moving targets. The term shooting is also used in Great Britain to mean small-game hunting.
In the 19th cent…
(Encyclopedia) silicon, nonmetallic chemical element; symbol Si; at. no. 14; interval in which at. wt. ranges 28.084–28.086; m.p. 1,410℃; b.p. 2,355℃; sp. gr. 2.33 at 25℃; valence usually +4. Silicon…
