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particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… … Universalium
Morgan, John Hunt — ▪ Confederate general born June 1, 1825, Huntsville, Ala., U.S. died Sept. 4, 1864, Greenville, Tenn. Confederate guerrilla leader of “Morgan s Raiders,” best known for his July 1863 attacks in Indiana and Ohio the farthest north a Confederate… … Universalium
Jyoti, Swami Amar — (1928–2001) Indian guru and ashram founder Swami Amar Jyoti was a humanitarian activist, who founded Jyoti Ashram, Sacred Mountain Ashram, the Desert Ashram, and the Truth Con sciousness movement. Born in northwest India on May 6, 1928, in… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Gaston de Foix, duke of Nemours — (1489 1512) king of Navarre Born in Mazères, Ariège, Gaston de Foix, duke of Nemours, was the son of Jean de Foix and Marie d Orléans, sister of louis xii, and the grandson of Eleonor of Aragon, queen of Navarre. He was made a duke and peer … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
fast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. starve, diet, abstain. See asceticism. adj. swift, speedy, fleet, quick, rapid; secure, firm, permanent, steadfast, profound; wild, rakish, dissipated. See velocity, junction, impurity, tenacity,… … English dictionary for students
exorcism — The expulsion of DEMONs and other unwanted spirits from a person or place. Rites of exorcism have been performed since ancient times as remedies against the negative or malevolent influences of spirits, such as the perceived cause of illnesses … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
