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Brahe, Tycho

(Encyclopedia) Brahe, TychoBrahe, Tychotīˈkō brä [key], 1546–1601, Danish astronomer. The most prominent astronomer of the late 16th cent., he paved the way for future discoveries by improving…

Catholic Emancipation

(Encyclopedia) Catholic Emancipation, term applied to the process by which Roman Catholics in the British Isles were relieved in the late 18th and early 19th cent. of civil disabilities. They had…

2001 Academy Awards

The 2001 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 2002 at the Kodak Theatre.Best PictureA Beautiful Mind, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, producersGosford Park, Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, and…

2001–2002 Broadcast Premieres

According to JimThe AgencyAliasThe Amazing RaceThe Bernie Mac ShowBob PattersonCitizen BainesCrossing JordanDannyThe Education of Max BickfordElimiDate DeluxeThe Ellen ShowEmerilEnterpriseThe…

Hume, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hume, Joseph, 1777–1855, English politician and reformer. Although a Tory in early life, he sat in Parliament from 1818 to 1855 (with only one interruption) as an indefatigable Radical…