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Oldham
Oldham city (1991 pop. 107,095) and metropolitan district, NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. The city's industries include papermaking, tanning, food processing, and mail-order distribution. Oldham's town hall, art gallery, museum, and Alexandra Park are noteworthy. There is also a 17th-century grammar school and the College of Further Education. Winston Churchill was the member of Parliament for Oldham, and the composer William Walton was born there. |
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"Oldham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Oldham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Oldham.html "Oldham." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Oldham.html |
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Oldham, Richard Dixon
Oldham, Richard Dixon (1858–1936) A British seismologist, Oldham worked for the Indian Geological Survey. In 1897 he showed that P-waves and S-waves could be distinguished from each other on seismograms, and that they travelled through the Earth's interior. In 1906 he was able to show that the Earth has a fluid core, through the existence of the S-wave shadow zone, and was able to estimate its size.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Oldham, Richard Dixon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Oldham, Richard Dixon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-OldhamRichardDixon.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Oldham, Richard Dixon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-OldhamRichardDixon.html |
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Oldham
Oldham, UK, USA UK (England): formerly Aldholm. While the ‐ham comes from the Old Scandinavian holmr ‘island’, ‘promontory’, or ‘raised ground in a marsh’, the meaning of ald is not absolutely clear. It could simply be the Old English ald ‘old’ or a feature called Alt, which could refer to the spur on which the town is built.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Oldham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Oldham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Oldham.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Oldham." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Oldham.html |
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Oldham, John
Oldham, John (1653–83), is chiefly remembered for his ironical Satire against Virtue (1679) and Satires upon the Jesuits (1681). His Poems and Translations appeared in 1683. Dryden commemorated him and his verse in the well-known lines beginning ‘Farewell, too little and too lately known’.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Oldham, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Oldham, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-OldhamJohn.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Oldham, John." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-OldhamJohn.html |
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Oldham
Oldham Oldham. Aldholm 1226–8. ‘Island at feature called Alt’. Celtic *alt ‘slope, cliff’ + OScand. holmr.
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A. D. MILLS. "Oldham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Oldham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Oldham.html A. D. MILLS. "Oldham." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Oldham.html |
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Oldham
Oldham •jeroboam, Noam, Siloam
•brougham
•residuum, triduum
•continuum • Brabham • album
•sachem • Beecham • Mitchum
•Adam, macadam, madam, Madame
•avizandum, fandom, memorandum, nil desperandum, random, tandem
•tarmacadam
•shahdom, stardom, tsardom
•beldam, seldom
•addendum, corrigendum, referendum
•heirdom • sheikhdom • Gaeldom
•thanedom • saintdom
•Edom, freedom, Needham
•chiefdom, fiefdom
•queendom • heathendom
•crippledom • officialdom • Wyndham
•Christendom • kingdom • princedom
•wisdom • fogeydom • yuppiedom
•rodham, Sodom
•condom
•boredom, whoredom
•thraldom • Oldham • popedom
•dukedom
•Carborundum, corundum
•poppadom • pauperdom • martyrdom
•reductio ad absurdum • serfdom
•earldom
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"Oldham." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Oldham." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Oldham.html "Oldham." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Oldham.html |
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