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Barnard's star
Barnard's star star with the largest observed proper motion (rate of motion across the sky with respect to other stars); located in the constellation Ophiuchus. The star's large proper motion, 10.28′′ per year (or half the moon's apparent diameter in a century), is due in part to the ... Read more
Henry Barnard
Henry Barnard 1811-1900, American educator, b. Hartford, Conn., grad. Yale, 1830. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835. As a member (1837-39) of the Connecticut legislature, he originated and secured the passage in 1838 of an act to provide for the better supervision of the common sch... Read more
Edward Emerson Barnard
Edward Emerson Barnard 1857-1923, American astronomer, b. Nashville, Tenn., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1887. From 1887 to 1895 he was astronomer at Lick Observatory in California, and from 1895 he was professor of practical astronomy at the Univ. of Chicago and astronomer at Yerkes Observatory. The di... Read more
Christiaan Neethling Barnard
Christiaan Neethling Barnard , 1922-2001, South African surgeon. The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Barnard studied medicine at the Univ. of Cape Town (M.B. 1946, M.D. 1953), then came to the United States in 1955 to improve his surgical technique under Owen H. Wangensteen at the Univ. of Minneso... Read more
George Grey Barnard
George Grey Barnard 1863-1938, American sculptor, b. Bellefonte, Pa. He studied engraving, then sculpture, first at the Art Institute of Chicago, then at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. A strong Rodin influence is evident in his early work, such as Two Natures (Metropolitan Mus.). In 1912... Read more
Hortense Calisher
Hortense Calisher , 1911-, American author, b. New York City, grad. Barnard College, 1932. Her novels are difficult to categorize, blending deft character analysis with complex story lines. Written in careful yet constantly fresh prose, they have been compared to works by Dickens and James. Among he... Read more
proper motion
proper motion in astronomy, apparent movement of a star on the celestial sphere , usually measured as seconds of arc per year; it is due both to the actual relative motions of the sun and the star through space. Proper motion reflects only transverse motion, i.e., the component of motion across th... Read more
John Peter Altgeld
John Peter Altgeld , 1847-1902, American politician, governor of Illinois (1892-96), b. Germany. He was taken by his immigrant parents to Ohio, where he grew up with little formal schooling. After service in the Union army he spent some years as an itinerant worker on farms, read law, and became cou... Read more
bureaucracy
bureaucracy , the administrative structure of any large organization, public or private. Ideally bureaucracy is characterized by hierarchical authority relations, defined spheres of competence subject to impersonal rules, recruitment by competence, and fixed salaries. Its goal is to be rational, eff... Read more
Peter Carey
Peter Carey 1943-, Australian novelist, b. near Melbourne. Carey's combination of science fiction and fantasy motifs with a realistic style, displayed in such short-story volumes as The Fat Man in History (1974), War Crimes (1979), and Collected Stories (1995), has invited comparison with suc... Read more

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Barnard, Christiaan
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Christiaan Barnard Born: November 8, 1922 Beaufort West...surgeon The South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart...Childhood and education Christiaan N. Barnard was born to Dutch descendants on November...
Christiaan N. Barnard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Christiaan N. Barnard The South African surgeon Christiaan N. Barnard (born 1922) performed the world's first human heart...double-heart transplant in 1974. Christiaan N. Barnard was born on November 8, 1922, in Beaufort West...
Henry Barnard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Henry Barnard American educator Henry Barnard (1811-1900) was influential in improving public schools...promoting an educational literature in the United States. Henry Barnard was born in Hartford, Conn., on Jan. 24, 1811. He graduated...
Edward Emerson Barnard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Edward Emerson Barnard The American astronomer and astronomical photographer Edward Emerson Barnard (1857-1923) received the Lalande Medal...of the fifth satellite of Jupiter. Edward Barnard was born on Dec. 16, 1857, in Nashville...
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809-1889) was an American educator and scientist...the institution into a modern university. Frederick Barnard was born in Sheffield, Mass., on May 5, 1809. He...
Barnard's star
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Barnard's star star with the largest observed proper motion...nearest star, being at a distance of 5.98 light-years. Barnard's star was discovered in 1916 by E. E. Barnard, an observer known also for his discoveries of 16 comets...
Christiaan Neethling Barnard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Christiaan Neethling Barnard , 1922-2001, South African surgeon. The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Barnard studied medicine at the Univ. of Cape...world's first human heart transplant. Barnard also designed artificial heart valves...
George Grey Barnard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition George Grey Barnard 1863-1938, American sculptor, b...Cincinnati. Interested in medieval art, Barnard gathered discarded fragments of Gothic...that he called the Cloisters . Others of Barnard's sculptures are The God Pan (Columbia...
Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, an ancient ballad, given in Percy's Reliques , which tells how Lady Barnard, loving Little Musgrave, passes the...overheard by a foot-page who tells Lord Barnard: he kills Musgrave, then his wife...
Barnard Gratz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Barnard Gratz , 1738-1801, American merchant, b. Langensdorf, Upper Silesia...Revolution when they ran supplies through the British blockade. Later, Barnard helped to amend Pennsylvania's and Maryland's constitutions so that...

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Barnard, Edward Emerson
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Barnard, Edward Emerson ( b . Nashville, Tennessee...son of Reuben and Elizabeth Jane Haywood Barnard, Edward was born after the death of his...seventeen years he worked in this studio, Barnard became familiar with photography, which...
Barnard, George Grey
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Barnard, George Grey (1863–1938...misuse of public funds, bringing payment to Barnard to an end, but he continued the project...Cincinnati, in 1917. It caused a furore; Barnard had attempted to show the national hero...
Barnard's Inn
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Barnard's Inn one of the Inns of Chancery , belonging to Gray of Chancery and existing from c. 1454; it was originally named for and owned by the Mackworth family, and the name Barnard was derived from a later tenant called Lionel Barnard.
Barnard, John Gross
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Barnard, John Gross (1815–82) Union...Sheffield, Massachusetts. In the Civil War , Barnard was appointed by Ulysses S. Grant as chief...Washington (1871). During the Civil War, Barnard built the defenses of Washington, D...
Barnard, EdwardEmerson
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Barnard, EdwardEmerson (1857–1923)Americanastronomer. He discovered 16 comets, including in...to be dark nebulae . His catalogue numbers (prefixed by B) are still in use. In 1916 he discovered Barnard's Star .
Barnard's Loop
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Barnard's Loop A large, faint emission nebula about 1500 l.y. away in Orion, discovered by E. E. Barnard . It is a semicircular arc, 14° across, centred approximately on the Orion Nebula. Powerful young stars from the Orion...
Barnard's Star
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Barnard's Star The second-closest star to the Sun, 5.9 l.y. away in Ophiuchus. It is an...motion of any star known, 10”.36 per year, as was discovered in 1916 by E. E. Barnard , after whom the star is named.
Barnard, Chester I.
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology Barnard, Chester I. (1886–1961) An American industrialist and administrator...Function of the Executive , 1938, and Organization and Management , 1948 ). Barnard argued that organizations are inherently co-operative systems—...
Barnard's Collection
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Barnard's Collection. Valuable and distinguished coll. of mus. in use in Brit. cath. services in the 17th cent., made by the Rev. John Barnard, a canon of St Paul's Cath. during Charles I's reign. Mus. is in...
Groves, (Sir) Charles (Barnard)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Groves, (Sir) Charles (Barnard) ( b London, 1915; d London, 1992). Eng. conductor. Ch. master at BBC 1938–42. Assoc. cond. BBC Th. Orch...

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Barnard Men Make Women's College Unique
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/29/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...N.Y -- Approximately 28 percent of Barnard's overall teaching is devoted to male...Columbia College, according to Lou Wyman of Barnard's Office of Finance and Administration. Similarly, Barnard students take up approximately 32 percent...
Barnard retiring after two decades: Veteran commissioner's last meeting is Tuesday.
Newspaper article from: News Herald (Panama City, FL); 5/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...Brady Calhoun May 21--PANAMA CITY -- Bob Barnard had an unlit Dominican Republic in his mouth and...on his face. "My wife calls it my pacifier," Barnard said of the cigar. Barnard smoked for decades until health issues forced him...
Barnard left under-represented in Athletic Consortium
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/23/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...debut after a concerted effort by two Barnard College students to elevate the team from...over the next few years, the number of Barnard student-athletes headed in the other...teams without any student-athletes from Barnard, according to the rosters currently posted...
Chris Barnard--a personal tribute to a gifted heart surgeon and a great intellect.(Briewe)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: South African Medical Journal; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...s failure to adequately acknowledge Barnard's brilliance, leadership and great...document some of my personal experiences with Barnard in the 40th anniversary year of his great...failed to do is sufficiently portray Chris Barnard as a brilliant doctor who unfailing cared...
Barnard claims highest number of applicants
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/6/2001; ; 647 words ; ...U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- This year, Barnard admitted 1,152 out of 4,071 applicants...have increased over five percent, making Barnard the most selective women's colleges...ahead of Wellesley and Smith. Last year, Barnard admitted 36.8 percent of its applicants...
Barnard Griffin Co-Founder Rob Griffin Offers 2008 'State of The Crush' Report.
PR Newswire; 10/14/2008; 700+ words ; ...30 years experience and co-founder of Barnard Griffin Wines says in his annual "State...Washington winemaking." Should you visit Barnard Griffin winery at this time to catch the...refundable tasting fee is $5. As always, Barnard Griffin Wine Club members have complimentary...
Barnard 'tried to take heart from woman while she was still alive' New biography claims that the South African surgeon was willing to 'murder' a patient so that he could beat his rivals to perform first human cardiac transplant
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/9/2003; ; 700+ words ; A NEW biography of Christiaan Barnard, the pioneering surgeon, claims that...journalist. The author portrays Prof Barnard as a ruthlessly ambitious, manipulative...who was waiting for a donor heart. Prof Barnard, according to the book, was only prevented...
Barnard College admissions dean leaves for Cornell U.
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/22/1999; ; 692 words ; ...Daily Spectator) (U-WIRE) NEW YORK -- Barnard College Dean of Admissions Doris Davis has...University. She will begin once this year's Barnard admissions cycle is completed, a Barnard spokesperson said yesterday. Davis, who has...
Barnard Griffin Merlot Scores Gold at 2009 Riverside Wine Competition.
News Wire article from: PR Newswire; 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; Barnard Griffin Winery Racking Up Strong Accolades...Washington grapes perform their best. Barnard Griffin's 2006 Merlot, Columbia Valley...Riverside Wine Competition in Riverside, CA. Barnard Griffin's 2006 Reserve Merlot, Columbia...
Barnard & Sons Construction building toward the future
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 4/28/2003; ; 700+ words ; MENDENHALL - Paul H. "Buddy" Barnard was the first in his family to go into...ve managed to get along just fine at Barnard & Sons Construction Co., LLC, a company both own and are partners in. Barnard established the Mendenhall-based Barnard...