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Atwood, Professor
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Atwood — (spr. Etwuth), Georg, geb. um 1745, war Professor der Physik zu Cambridge u. st. 1807. Er ist Erfinder der Atwoodschen Maschine, einer Vorrichtung zur Nachweisung der Gesetze des freien Falles der Körper, s. u. Fall. Er schrieb englisch über die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Atwood — (Aetwud), geb. 1775, st. 1807 als Professor der Physik zu Cambridge; bekannt durch mehrere physik. Schriften, mehr noch aber durch die von ihm erfundene Maschine, um die Gesetze des freien Falles der Körper nachzuweisen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Atwood machine — The Atwood machine (or Atwood s machine) was invented in 1784 by Rev. George Atwood as a laboratory experiment to verify the mechanical laws of uniformly accelerated motion. Atwood s machine is a common classroom demonstration used to illustrate… … Wikipedia
Margaret Atwood — Atwood at Eden Mills Writers Festival 2006, Blackwattle Bay Born November 18, 1939 (1939 11 18) (age 72) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada … Wikipedia
Brett Atwood — Infobox journalist name = Brett Atwood birthname = birth date = birth place = USA age = death date = death place = occupation = Journalist, Academic alias = status = title = family = spouse = children = relatives = ethnic = religion = salary =… … Wikipedia
Roy Alden Atwood — (born 1952) is president and senior fellow of humanities at New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho.BiographyRoy Atwood was born in Glendale, California, in 1952. He received a B.A. in philosophy from Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, in 1975 … Wikipedia
Howard Atwood Kelly — (February 20, 1858 ndash; January 12, 1943) was a distinguished American gynecologist, born at Camden, N. J., and educated at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated B.A. in 1877 and M.D. in 1882, and where he was associate professor… … Wikipedia
Kofoid, Charles Atwood — ▪ American zoologist born Oct. 11, 1865, Granville, Ill., U.S. died May 30, 1947, Berkeley, Calif. American zoologist whose collection and classification of many new species of marine protozoans helped establish marine biology on a… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
The Handmaid's Tale — For the film adaptation, see The Handmaid s Tale (film). For the operatic adaptation, see The Handmaid s Tale (opera). The Handmaid s Tale … Wikipedia
