Gondwana

From the 14th to the 18th century the area was held by powerful Gond dynasties, which during Mughal times remained independent

Hyperion

One of the smaller satellites of Saturn, discovered in 1848 independently by the astronomers William Bond and George Bond of the United States and William Lassell of England. Hyperion orbits Saturn once every 21.3 days at a distance of 1,482,000 km (918,840 miles), between the orbits of the major satellites Titan and Iapetus. Its orbit is unusual in that it is somewhat eccentric (e = 0.104�) yet uninclined

Gauging Station

Site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gauge height (water level) or discharge are obtained. From the continuous records obtained at these stations, hydrologists make predictions and decisions concerning water level, flood activity and control, navigation, and the like. Among the measuring devices used are a staff gauge, which

Giancana, Sam

Born and reared in Chicago's �Little Italy� on the near southwest side, Giancana began working for Al Capone in the 1920s and, by 1966, had been arrested some 70 times and served five years

Rowan, Carl

After serving as a communications officer in the navy, he earned a degree in mathematics from Oberlin (Ohio) College (B.A., 1947) and studied journalism at the University

Ealing Studios

Also called �Associated Talking Pictures, Ltd.� English motion-picture studio, internationally remembered for a series of witty comedies that reflected the social conditions of post-World War II Britain. Founded in 1929 by two of England's best known producers, Basil Dean and Reginald Baker, with the financial support of the Courtauld family, manufacturers of textiles, the company opened its own distribution outlet

Buckthorn

The common, or European, buckthorn (R. cathartica), about 3.5 m (12 feet) high, native to Eurasia, is widely naturalized. It has dark bark, often

Metal Cut

The English poet and artist William Blake (1757 - 1827) experimented with metal cuts, but the technique's greatest exponent was the Mexican

Act Of Parliament Clock

Plain, hanging, weight-driven wall clock with a large wooden, painted or lacquered dial. The term Act of Parliament clock was applied incorrectly to these timepieces, which were thought to have been displayed by innkeepers to save their customers from paying a five-shilling duty on clocks in Great Britain, introduced in 1797 by the English prime minister William Pitt

Omdurman, Battle Of

Preparations for an advance against 'Abd Allah's forces at Omdurman began at the end of July 1898, with the dispatch

Ibibio

Mainly rainforest cultivators

Berdichevsky, Micah Joseph

Pseudonym �Micah Joseph Bin Gorion � author of works in Hebrew, German, and Yiddish. His impassioned writings, perhaps more than those of any other Jewish author, bear poignant witness to the �rent in the heart� of 19th-century Jews torn between tradition and assimilation. He was also the author of enduring reconstructions of Jewish

Berdichevsky, Micah Joseph

Pseudonym �Micah Joseph Bin Gorion � author of works in Hebrew, German, and Yiddish. His impassioned writings, perhaps more than those of any other Jewish author, bear poignant witness to the �rent in the heart� of 19th-century Jews torn between tradition and assimilation. He was also the author of enduring reconstructions of Jewish

Asia, Petroleum and natural gas

At least two-thirds of the world's known crude oil and natural gas reserves are found in Asia; the proportion may prove higher as Siberia, the Caspian basin, and the seas of southeastern Asia are further explored. Many of the island chains bordering eastern Asia have geologic formations favouring petroleum accumulation, and oil fields - both on land and offshore - are

Beissel, Conrad

The posthumous son of a German baker, Beissel experienced a religious conversion at the age of 27 and migrated to America in 1720. He joined the Dunkers in Pennsylvania (1724) but withdrew from them when he became convinced that the day of worship should be the

Newhall, Nancy

She attended Smith College and was a member of the Art Students League of New York. Her career began in 1943, when she became acting curator of the photography department at the Museum of Modern

Chiapas Highlands

High-altitude region of dissected plateaus enclosing a central valley (Valle Central de Chiapas) in Chiapas state, southeastern Mexico. The highlands constitute the northwestern end of a mountainous region extending northward from the lowlands of Nicaragua to the Isthmus of Tehauntepec and are composed of three main features running parallel to the Pacific

Hume, John

Originally

Smith, Abby Hadassah; And Smith, Julia Evelina

The Smith sisters, the youngest of five children, lived almost their entire lives at the Connecticut

Hippocrates

Trustworthy information about Hippocrates' life is scanty. His younger contemporary Plato referred to him twice. In the Protagoras Plato called Hippocrates �the Asclepiad of Cos� who taught students for fees and implied that Hippocrates was as well known as a physician as Polyclitus and Phidias were as sculptors. It is now widely accepted that an �Asclepiad� was

Amatitl�n, Lake

Spanish �Lago De Amatitl�n, � lake, south-central Guatemala, in the central highlands at 4,085 feet (1,248 m) above sea level. The volcanic lake, 130 feet (40 m) deep, is 7 miles (11 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide and has an area of about 6 square miles (15 square km). It is fed by the Villalobos River and drained by the Michatoya River. A popular tourist area, the lake and the town of Amatitl�n, at the head of the Michatoya, are situated by highway

O'brien, Fitz-james

O'Brien was the son of a lawyer. He ran through his inheritance in two years in London, where he began to work in journalism. In 1852 he moved

Weser River

Just

Cojutepeque

Capital of Cuscatl�n department, central El Salvador, located near Lake Ilopango on the Inter-American Highway, a section of the Pan-American Highway, at the northern foot of Cerro Las Pavas. Originally an Indian settlement, it was founded in 1571 and was declared a town in 1787 and a city in 1846. The economy is based on agriculture and associated industries (sugar milling, liquor

Ginsberg, Allen

Ginsberg grew up in Paterson, N.J., where his father, Louis Ginsberg, himself a poet, taught English. Allen Ginsberg's mother, whom he mourned in his long poem Kaddish (1961), was confined for years in a mental hospital. Ginsberg was

Biblical Literature, The First Letter of Peter

The purpose of the First Letter of Peter is exhortation directed to �the exiles of the Dispersion� in Asia Minor in order that they �stand fast� in God's grace in the face of persecution. On the one hand, such persecution is viewed as part of the trials of the end-time that the community must undergo before the coming of the new age. On the other, persecution is viewed as a simple

Teal

Any of about 15 small ducks of the genus Anas (family Anatidae), found on the six major continents and many islands. Within the divisions of true duck species, the teal belong in the dabbling duck (q.v.) group. Many of the teal are popular as game birds, the best known being the Holarctic green-winged teal (A. crecca), a bird about 33 - 38 centimetres (13 - 15 inches) in length, usually found in dense

Ripken, Cal, Jr.

Ripken joined the Orioles' major league team in 1982 after

Break

The other is a team-drawn conveyance of the heavy phaeton type that is used for pleasure