positron
positron Particle that is identical to the
electron, except that it is positively charged, making it the antiparticle of the electron. It was observed (1932) in cosmic
radiation by US physicist Carl
Anderson. It is also emitted from certain radioactive nuclei. Electron-positron pairs can be produced when
gamma radiation interacts with matter. See also
antimatter;
elementary particle
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Pater Patriae: COSIMO DE MEDICI.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; WHEN COSIMO DE' MEDICI (1389-1464) APPEARED ON THE...reason, he carefully trained Cosimo to run the Medici banking business. When Giovanni...Signoria, the banishment of the Medici was revoked. Cosimo returned from Venice to cheering...
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Cosimo de' Medici and the Florentine Renaissance: The Patron's Oeuvre.(Review) (book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; Kent, Dale Cosimo de' Medici and the Florentine Renaissance...Patronage and Context." This study of Cosimo de' Medici, his sons, his contemporaries...historians? Is another study of Cosimo de' Medici, Pater Patriae, necessary? Dale...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Art and humanity in Medici Florence; Cosimo de Medici and the Florentine Renaissance by Dale Kent (Yale pounds 40). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.(Books)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/16/2000; 700+ words
; ...structure to uphold. Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464) a...excuse to put half the Medici family into the composition. Cosimo himself is mounted...fallen on deaf ears in Cosimo's case - either...fresco went into the Medici chapel people did...
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Cosimo I de' Medici and His Self-Presentation in Florentine Art and Culture.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Henk Van Veen. Cosimo I de' Medici and His Self-Presentation...521-83722-7. Duke Cosimo de' Medici's commissions at critical...to by Vasari and many Medici scholars, are questionable...apparato, each vaunting Cosimo's Apollonian autocracy...
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How the Medici Bank became the world's most powerful business: the challenges faced by Cosimo and his managers would horrify most modern managers.(Sounding Board)(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: European Business Forum; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...with different solutions. Cosimo dei Medici: entrepreneurial genius By...was under Giovanni's son, Cosimo dei Medici, that the Bank reached the...the entire business. Under Cosimo's management, the Medici Bank expanded first into northern...
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The Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...fifteen articles on Duke Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-72) and his use...foreign policy of the earlier Medici, Cosimo subjugated Siena but failed...ways in which the Palazzo Medici served as a model for Cosimo. Mary Weitzel Gibbons argues...
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Medici Women: Portraits of Power, Love, and Betrayal from the Court of Duke Cosimo I.(Renaissance Woman)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...sixteenth-century Florentine court of Cosimo I de' Medici. In chapters on Cosimo's mother, wife, various daughters...as Maria Salviati with Giulia de' Medici, painted shortly after Maria Salviati, Cosimo's mother, was widowed. Langdon...
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The Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and The Spinelli of Florence: Fortunes of a Renaissance Merchant Family. (Reviews).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Cultural Politics of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici Burlington, Vermont...quiet emulation of Cosimo -- for example, portraits...Vecchio's namesake, Cosimo I Duke of Florence and...Duke of Tuscany, took Medici power to heights undreamed...
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Medici women; portraits of power, love, and betrayal from the court of Duke Cosimo I.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2006; 464 words
; 9780802038258 Medici women; portraits of power...from the court of Duke Cosimo I. Langdon, Gabrielle...how the powerful Italian Medici family used portraits...during the reign of Duke Cosimo de' Medici and Duchess Eleonora di...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Bentleyissimo! LABOUR OF LOVE: Lucinda and Bentley outside the Villa Cetinale which was so painstakingly restored by her late father PASSAGE OF TIME: The Ponte Vecchio, where Cosimo de Medici, above, had a secret corridor built. Below: A participant in the Palio race DOMED ELEGANCE: Lucindas bathroom at the Villa Mangiacane.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...purpose by the thenruler of Florence, Cosimo de Medici, to enable him to go from the GovernmentPalace...on the crowds today, through 'Cosimo's Eyes', the little,round...Church of SantaFelicita, where Cosimo would make his daily devotions...
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Cosimo de' Medici
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Cosimo de' Medici The Italian merchant prince Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464) was the unofficial and benevolent...The dynasty he founded ruled Florence until 1494. Cosimo de' Medici was born on Sept. 27, 1389, the son of Giovanni...
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Cosimo I de' Medici
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cosimo I de' Medici 1519-74, duke of Florence (1537-69), grand...Giovanni delle Bande Nere). In 1537, Lorenzino de' Medici murdered Cosimo's predecessor, Alessandro de' Medici, and fled from Florence, leaving the succession...
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Medici, Cosimo de' (1389–1464)
Book article from: The Renaissance
Medici, Cosimo de' (1389 – 1464) Ruler of Florence and founder...under the skillful management of his grandson, Lorenzo de' Medici. Cosimo also began a Medici tradition of patronage of the arts and letters. He invited...
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Cosimo II de' Medici
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cosimo II de' Medici 1590-1621, grand duke of Tuscany (1609-21); son and successor of Ferdinand I de' Medici. Although Cosimo played a role in the War of the Mantuan Succession, he generally avoided...
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Cosimo III de' Medici
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cosimo III de' Medici 1642-1723, grand duke of Tuscany...son and successor of Ferdinand II de' Medici. During his long reign the government...son and successor, Gian Gastone de' Medici, was the last of the family to rule Tuscany...
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