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Lady Penelope Rich Lady Penelope Rich
Penelope Rich, Lady 1562-1607, the "Stella" of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella (1591). Daughter of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, she married (1581) Lord Rich (later earl of Warwick); after a divorce she married (1605) the earl of Devonshire.... Read more
Zurich Zurich
Zürich , canton (1993 pop. 1,158,100), 668 sq mi (1,730 sq km), N Switzerland. The most populous Swiss canton, Zürich is bounded in part by the Lake of Zürich in the south and Germany in the north. It is a fertile agricultural region with orchards, meadows, and forests. Among the... Read more
Marlins Marlins
marlin, fast, predatory, warm-water fish of the family Istiophoridae characterized by having a long bill on the upper jaw that they use to stun their prey. The largest is the blue marlin (Maikaira nigricans), which in 25 years grows to a length of 4.5 metres (14.7 ft), and weighs up to 1,300... Read more
Colostrum Colostrum
Colostrum Description Colostrum is a thick yellow fluid, rich in protein, growth factors, and immune factors. It is secreted by the mammary glands of all female mammals during the first few days of lactation. It also contains essential nutrients and protease inhibitors that keep it from being... Read more
Scottish Colourists Scottish Colourists
Scottish Colourists. A term applied to four Scottish painters who in the period c. 1900–14 each spent some time in France, where they were strongly influenced by the rich colours and bold handling of recent French painting, notably Fauvism. They are F. C. B. Cadell, J. D. Fergusson, ... Read more
Sargasso Sea Sargasso Sea
Sargasso Sea , part of the N Atlantic Ocean, lying roughly between the West Indies and the Azores and from about lat. 20°N to lat. 35°N, in the horse latitudes . The relatively still sea is the center of a great swirl of ocean currents and is a rich field for the marine biologist. It is... Read more
Enid Enid
Enid , city (1990 pop. 45,309), seat of Garfield co., N central Okla.; inc. 1893. It is an important trade and processing center for an area rich in wheat, dairy cattle, poultry, and oil. There are flour mills, food-processing plants, and many oil-related industries in the city. The Museum of the ... Read more
Elastin Elastin
elastin A fibrous protein that is the major constituent of the yellow elastic fibres of connective tissue. It is rich in glycine, alanine, proline, and other nonpolar amino acids that are cross-linked, making the protein relatively insoluble. Elastic fibres can stretch to several times their length... Read more
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein , 1879-1955, American theoretical physicist, known for the formulation of the relativity theory, b. Ulm, Germany. He is recognized as one of the greatest physicists of all time. Life Einstein lived as a boy in Munich and Milan, continued his studies at the cantonal school at Aarau,... Read more

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