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Stanley, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)Stanley, Thomas: see Derby, Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of. ...color
(Encyclopedia)color, effect produced on the eye and its associated nerves by light waves of different wavelength or frequency. Light transmitted from an object to the eye stimulates the different color cones of the...Leicester, Thomas William Coke, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Leicester, Thomas William Coke, earl of: see Coke, Thomas William. ...Thomas, David Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Thomas, David Alfred: see Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount. ...West, Thomas
(Encyclopedia)West, Thomas: see De la Warr, Thomas West, 12th Baron. ...leaf insect
(Encyclopedia)leaf insect, common name given to herbivorous insects of leaflike appearance forming a single family in the order Phasmida. Leaf insects are green and have extremely flattened, irregularly shaped bodi...emerald
(Encyclopedia)emerald, the green variety of beryl, of which aquamarine is the blue variety. Chemically, it is a beryllium-aluminum silicate whose color is due to small quantities of chromium compounds. The emerald ...Shimomura, Osamu
(Encyclopedia)Shimomura, Osamu, 1928–2018, Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, Ph.D. Nagoya Univ., 1960. Shimomura was a researcher at Princeton (1960–82) and a professor (1982–2001) simultaneously...Thomas Aquinas, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Thomas Aquinas, Saint əkwīˈnəs [key] [Lat.,=from Aquino], 1225–74, Italian philosopher and theologian, Doctor of the Church, known as the Angelic Doctor, b. Rocca Secca (near Naples). He is the ...Freeman-Thomas, Freeman
(Encyclopedia)Freeman-Thomas, Freeman: see Willingdon, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st marquess of. ...Browse by Subject
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