self-registering instrument
21Thermometer — Ther*mom e*ter (th[ e]r*m[o^]m [ e]*t[ e]r), n. [Thermo + meter: cf. F. thermom[ e]tre. See {Thermal}.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompanied by… …
22Vatican Observatory — • Gregory XIII ordered a tower to be erected in a convenient part of the Vatican buildings, and to be fitted out with the greatest and best instruments of the time Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Vatican Observatory …
23Christopher Wren — Sir Christopher Michael Wren F.R.S. Sir Christopher Wren in Godfrey Kneller s 1711 portrait Born …
24Cleveland Abbe — Born December 3, 1838 New York City …
25dynamograph — An instrument for recording the degree of muscular power. [dynamo + G. grapho, to write] * * * dy·namo·graph (di namґo graf) [dynamo + graph] a self registering dynamometer …
26china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
27China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
28Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
29MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
30Thermometer — A clinical mercury in glass thermometer …
