property characterizing the rotary inertia of an object or system of objects in motion about an axis that may or may not pass through the object or system....

(born December 7, 1810, Neuss, Prussia [Germany]—died January 11, 1882, Cologne, Germany), German physiologist who founded modern histology by defining...

(born June 21 [July 1, New Style], 1646, Leipzig [Germany]—died November 14, 1716, Hanover [Germany]), German philosopher, mathematician, and political...

(born April 15, 1858, Épinal, France—died November 15, 1917, Paris), French social scientist who developed a vigorous methodology combining empirical research...

(born August 11, 1873, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 18, 1949, East Hampton, Long Island, New York), American illustrator associated with the Ashcan...

a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. Much of Iran consists of a central desert plateau, which is ringed on all sides...

(born April 11, 1887, Baliatore, India—died April 24, 1972, Calcutta [now Kolkata]), one of the best-known Indian artists of the 20th century. In the late...

(born December 1514, Brussels [now in Belgium]—died June 1564, island of Zacynthus, Republic of Venice [now in Greece]), Renaissance physician who revolutionized...

member of the Dravidian language family, spoken in southern Karnataka state, India. Tulu has borrowed many words from the Kannada language, the official...

(born April 1, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 8, 1970, Menlo Park, California), American psychologist and philosopher best known for his self-actualization...