modern views of electricity
111Thomas Edison — Infobox person name = Thomas Alva Edison caption = Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration. Thomas Alva Edison, Harper s Monthly (September 1932) birth date =birth date|1847|02|11 birth place =Milan, Ohio death date… …
112Driving on Shabbat in Jewish law — While Orthodox Judaism does not permit or condone driving on Shabbat, Progressive Judaism, and some Conservative authorities, allow driving at least to reach the synagogue. According to Jewish law, the operation of a motor vehicle constitutes… …
113Belgium — /bel jeuhm/, n. a kingdom in W Europe, bordering the North Sea, N of France. 10,203,683; 11,779 sq. mi. (30,508 sq. km). Cap.: Brussels. French, Belgique /bel zheek /; Flemish, België /bel khee euh/. * * * Belgium Introduction Belgium Background …
114Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …
115Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …
116Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
117Environmental impact of wind power — Livestock ignore wind turbines,[1] and continue to graze as they did before wind turbines were installed. Compared to the environmental impact of traditional energy sources, the environmental impact of wind power is relatively minor. Wind power… …
118Galileo Galilei — For other uses of Galileo , see Galileo (disambiguation). For other uses of Galileo Galilei , see Galileo Galilei (disambiguation) …
119James Prescott Joule — Infobox Scientist name = James Prescott Joule image width = 200px caption = James Joule English physicist birth date = birth date|1818|12|24 birth place = Salford, Lancashire, England death date = death date and age|1889|10|11|1818|12|24 death… …
120Periyar E. V. Ramasamy — For other uses, see Periyar (disambiguation). Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Periyar E. V. Ramasamy during his early life as a merchant Born 17 September 1879(1879 09 17) Erode, Madras P …
