Einstein Observatory
Einstein Observatory Popular name for the NASA satellite HEAO-2, the second
High Energy Astronomical Observatory, launched in 1978 November. It was the first X-ray astronomy mission that could take images of the X-ray sky, for which it used grazing-incidence mirrors with a collecting area of approximately 200 cm
2. Einstein had four instruments, each covering the energy range 0.1–4 keV (0.3–12 nm) for X-ray imaging and spectroscopy. It operated until 1981April. http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/einstein/heao2.html
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The greatest royal minister? Jean-Baptiste Colbert: placing Colbert in the circumstances of his times, Geoffrey Treasure shows that he was much more than an efficient bureaucrat. (Profiles In Power).
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...The Man and his Reputation That Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a remarkable Frenchman is...necessarily limited nature of Colbert's achievements. The regime...XIV began his personal rule and Colbert embarked on his great ministry...
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert: el burócrata más eficaz de Francia.
Magazine article from: Siempre!; 12/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...afortunada fue, sin duda, la de Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) como encargado del desarrollo econmico de Francia. Colbert era un hombre resentido. Le pesaba...le dej hacer: despus de todo, Colbert era el funcionario ms eficaz del...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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The state in industry.(Jean-Baptiste Colbert promoted state intervention in industry in 17th century France)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 12/25/1999; 700+ words
; 1665 Colbert's sewing machine ON A cold day in...his hyperactive finance minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to use the state to promote the French economy. In 1663, Colbert had taken a handful of tapestry manufacturers...
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Colbert was here; French economic nationalism.(Jean-Baptiste Colbert)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...s rich intellectual history. Jean-Baptiste Colbert is back in fashion. For many...France's glorious past. But now Colbert is back with a vengeance, as...Mestrallet, the boss of Suez and Jean-Francois Cirelli, the head...
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Re-bonjour, Monsieur Colbert; The state as owner.(Jean-Baptiste Colbert)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...bureaucrat, not a British economist. Jean-Baptiste Colbert brought industrial policy to the...dreams of glory. Inspired by Jean-Francois Henin, the "Mozart...after a long career in business. Colbert may well be back; but he is not...
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Between Colbert and Adam Smith.(Jean-Baptiste Colbert)(political theory and literature)
Magazine article from: The Cato Journal; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...by an overdose of political correctness. The last two are states of mind, one echoing Adam Smith, the other Jean-Baptiste Colbert, one liberal, the other statist, and of course also viscerally antagonistic. What are they really like, and...
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Comite Colbert: updating France's luxuries. (luxury goods industries)
Magazine article from: WWD; 1/25/1989; ; 700+ words
; COMITE COLBERT UPDATING FRANCE'S LUXURIES PARIS -- Ever since Louis XIV made Jean-Baptiste Colbert his superintendent for buildings...Founded in 1954 by the parfumier Jean-Jacques Guerlain, the Comite's...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Bertram Alan "Buddy" Colbert a 28-year resident of Mundelein.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/2/2008; 700+ words
; Bertram Alan "Buddy" Colbert a 28-year resident of Mundelein...Burial for Bertram Alan "Buddy" Colbert, 81, will be celebrated at 12...He was also a descendent of Jean Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis...
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Monsieur Colbert or Madame Thatcher? (elections called by French Pres Jacques Chirac are not likely to lead to end of the centralized state in favor of a free market)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 4/26/1997; 700+ words
; ...Where does he really stand? Although the gospel of Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-83), Louis XIV's financial guru and a...It is seen rather as the nation's embodiment. As Colbert's king put it: "L'@etat, c'est moi." Although...
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Industrial engineer worked on the Manhattan Project.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...very patriotic person." Mr. Colbert, 81, of Mundelein, died Friday...Libertyville after a short illness. Mr. Colbert was born in Chicago. He was a...He also was a descendant of Jean Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of King...
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Jean Baptiste Colbert
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jean Baptiste Colbert The French statesman Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) was one of the greatest ministers...the economic system of prerevolutionary France. Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Reims on Aug. 29, 1619, of a family...
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Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619–1683)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
COLBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE (1619 – 1683) COLBERT, JEAN-BAPTISTE (1619 – 1683), French statesman. Colbert, the leading minister during the initial decades of Louis XIV's (ruled 1643 – 1715) personal reign...
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Colbert, Jean Baptiste
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Colbert, Jean Baptiste (1619–83) French statesman, the principal exponent of...Cardinal Mazarin . From 1661, when Louis XIV began his personal rule, Colbert controlled most aspects of government: reforming taxation and manufacturing...
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Charles Colbert Croissy, marquis de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Charles Colbert Croissy, marquis de , c.1625-96, French diplomat, brother of Jean Baptiste Colbert. He entered the service of Cardinal Mazarin and filled many diplomatic...
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Jean Talon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jean Talon Jean Talon (1626-1694), a French intendant...Champagne and baptized on Jan. 8, 1626, Jean Talon entered the royal service in his...minister in charge of colonial affairs, Jean Baptiste Colbert, persuaded Talon to accept the intendancy...
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