Biography Category
term for any or all of the branches of study that deal with humans in their social relations. Often these studies are referred to in the plural as the...
( lä´ s, ´l röm´ r) (KEY) , 1644–1710, Danish astronomer. He is noted for his discovery that light travels at a definite speed and does not m...
(s t´ ngbôrn) (KEY) , town (1991 pop. 35,893), Kent, SE England, on the ancient Watling Street and on the old route of pilgrimage to Canterbury. It ...
1919–, Rhodesian political leader. He served in the Southern Rhodesia legislative assembly from 1948 until 1953, when he was elected to the federal ...
(all: y ´äkh m d pät n r´) (KEY) , d. 1524, Flemish landscape and religious painter. He probably studied with Gerard David in Bruges. In 1515 he ...
episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in which relaxation of muscles in the throat repeatedly c...