Power applied to the transport of goods, in contradistinction to stationary power. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LocrinLocomotive A B C D E F G H I…
Sura XCVII — PowerMecca — 5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful VERILY, we have caused It[63] to descend on the night of POWER. And who shall teach thee what the…
O! from what power hast thou this powerful mightO! from what power hast thou this powerful might,
With insufficiency my heart to sway?
To make me give the lie to my true sight,
And swear that…
Richie PowersAge: 67 NBA referee from 1956-79; worked 25 NBA Finals games including the triple overtime contest in 1976 between the Phoenix Suns and the Boston Celtics and three All-Star…
A measure of force. Watt estimated the “force” of a London dray-horse, working eight hours a day, at 33,000 foot-pounds (q.v.) per minute. In calculating the horse-power of a steam-engine…
(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power), 1803–78, American poet, b. Providence, R.I. In 1828 she married a Boston lawyer, John W. Whitman; after his death (1833) she returned to Providence and…
J. F. Powers(James Farl Powers)Age: 81 acclaimed writer of short stories and novels who won the 1963 National Book Award for Morte d'Urban. The successful short story collection Prince of…
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Thomas Power, 1848–1929, Irish journalist and politician, known as Tay Pay [i.e., T. P.] O'Connor. In 1879 he won public notice for his hostile biography of Benjamin Disraeli…
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