adrenal cortex
adrenal cortex The outer layer of the
adrenal gland, in which several steroid hormones, the
corticosteroids, are produced.
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Plaque for a man of all time.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 10/21/2003; 468 words
; ...its greatest sons - Father Time. Sir George Biddell Airy, the man who created the International...are ranked alongside the likes of Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin...instill a sense of civic pride in Sir George and the innovations he made which...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/2/1997; 622 words
; ...soldier, humanitarian and diplomat, 1948; George Gilbert Aime Murray, classical scholar, 1866...Alexander William Kinglake, author, 1891; Sir George Biddell Airy, astronomer royal, 1892; Sir Edward Augustus Bond, librarian of the British...
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Property Hot Spot - Ipswich, Suffolk: `We're ready for a promotion' Ipswich is set to join the premier league. Traditionally, it's the surrounding villages that have most appeal, but a new waterfront development promises an influx of town-dwellers.
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...on three acres; pounds 750,000. Astronomical Airy's Cottage, the former home of Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), has five bedrooms and a pounds 425...
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On This Day.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/2/2002; 426 words
; ...Wolfe; 1769: The Royal Academy was inaugurated with Sir Joshua Reynolds as its first President; 1891: Death of Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy;1920: Birth of Russian-born American science fiction...
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A tale of two towns ".(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 12/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...Emily Davison. The Town Hall was originally designed by Sir John Vanburgh. ALNWICK Population: Approximately 8...Harry "Hotspur" Percy, 19th Century Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy, darts commentator and broadcaster Sid Waddell (who...
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Sir George Biddell Airy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir George Biddell Airy 1801-92, English astronomer. The son of a poor farmer, he distinguished...organized the efficient and accurate observation of stellar positions. Airy wrote many governmental reports on astronomical and other subjects...
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Airy, Sir George Biddell
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
Airy, Sir George Biddell (1801–92) Sir George Airy, who was Astronomer Royal for 46 years, is best known among Earth scientists for his contributions to the theory of isostasy (or ‘crustal balance’ as it was...
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Adams, John Couch
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Challis to the astronomer royal, Sir George Biddell Airy, for more exact data on Uranus. Using figures supplied by Airy, Adams computed values for the elliptic...first publicized in a letter from Sir John Herschel to the London Athenaeum...
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Isostasy
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...of landmasses in the mid-1800s. Sir George Biddell Airy (1801 – 1892) assumed...not uniformly thick, however, the Airy hypothesis suggests that the thicker...the thinner parts float on it. The Airy hypothesis also describes Earth...
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