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vitamin B 1. component of a coenzyme in carbohydrate metabolism; supports normal nerve function. impairment of the nerves and heart muscle wasting. riboflavin. vitamin B 2. component of coenzymes required for energy production and lipid, vitamin, mineral, and drug metabolism; antioxidant. inflammation of the skin, tongue, and lips; ocular ...
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Apr 12, 2024 · Frederick Douglass (born February 1818, Talbot county, Maryland, U.S.—died February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C.) was an African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.
Feb 2, 2024 · The Reader's Guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Encyclopedia Britannica Company, 1913; Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition; 1902 Encyclopædia Britannica (10th ed., supplement to the 9th) 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed., supplement to the 11th)
Apr 8, 2024 · Clara Barton (born Dec. 25, 1821, Oxford, Mass., U.S.—died April 12, 1912, Glen Echo, Md.) was the founder of the American Red Cross. Barton was educated at home and began teaching at age 15. She attended the Liberal Institute at Clinton, N.Y. (1850–51). In 1852 in Bordentown, N.J., she established a free school that soon became so large ...
Britannica acquired Merriam-Webster in 1964 and Compton's Encyclopedia as well in the early 1960s. Benton died in 1973, before the fifteenth edition was published in 1974. The newly titled Britannica 3 was composed of a ten-volume Micropædia, a 19-volume Macropædia and a one-volume guide to the encyclopædia's use, called Propædia.
Apr 19, 2024 · Magna Carta, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in ...
