Gallipoli Campaign, (February 1915–January 1916), in World War I, an Anglo-French operation against Turkey, intended to force the 38-mile- (61-km-) long Dardanelles channel and to occupy Constantinople. Plans for such a venture were considered by the British authorities between 1904 and 1911, but

Kannur, town, northern Kerala state, southwestern India. It is a port along the Malabar Coast on the Arabian Sea. Cannanore carried on important trade with Persia (Iran) and Arabia in the 12th and 13th centuries ce. Until the 18th century it was the capital of the raja of Kolattiri. Portuguese

Andrea Gabrieli was an Italian Renaissance composer and organist, known for his madrigals and his large-scale choral and instrumental music for public ceremonies. His finest work was composed for the acoustic resources of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Venice. He was the uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli.

Andrea Gabrieli was an Italian Renaissance composer and organist, known for his madrigals and his large-scale choral and instrumental music for public ceremonies. His finest work was composed for the acoustic resources of the Cathedral of St. Mark in Venice. He was the uncle of Giovanni Gabrieli.

Calamity Jane was a legendary American frontierswoman whose name was often linked with that of Wild Bill Hickok. The facts of her life are confused by her own inventions and by the successive stories and legends that accumulated in later years. She allegedly moved westward on a wagon train when

Kannauj, town, central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. Kannauj is situated near the Ganges (Ganga) River, about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Kanpur, with which it has road and rail connections. Its name probably has more popular spellings than any other place-name in India. Kannauj has

Fabio Cannavaro is an Italian professional football (soccer) player who led his country to a 2006 World Cup victory. At age 11 Cannavaro began playing on the junior team for the SSC Napoli (Naples) soccer club. In 1993 he was asked to play with Napoli’s first team—at the highest level of Italian

cane fencing, (French canne), the art of defending oneself with a walking stick, developed in France by the 16th century but little practiced after the beginning of the 20th. In cane fencing, unlike singlestick, the thrust was as important as the cut. Also, possessing no handguard, the cane was

cannel coal, type of hydrogen-rich, sapropelic coal characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre. It was formerly called candle coal because it lights easily and burns with a bright, smoky flame. Cannel coal consists of micrinites, macerals of the exinite group, and certain inorganic

Cannery Row, novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1945. Like most of Steinbeck’s postwar work, Cannery Row is sentimental in tone while retaining the author’s characteristic social criticism. Peopled by stereotypical good-natured bums and warm-hearted prostitutes living on the fringes of Monterey,

Cannes, resort city of the French Riviera, in Alpes-Maritimes département, Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur région, southeastern France. It lies southwest of Nice. Named for the canes of its once-reedy shore, it was probably settled by Ligurian tribes and occupied successively by Phocaeans, Celts (or

20th-century international relations: Allied politics and reparations: At the Cannes Conference (January 1922) the Allies searched for common ground on reparations, a security pact, and Lloyd George’s scheme for a grand economic conference including Soviet Russia. But the French chamber rebelled, and Briand was replaced as prime minister by the wartime president, Poincaré. A…

Cannes film festival, film festival held annually in Cannes, France. First held in 1946 for the recognition of artistic achievement, the festival came to provide a rendezvous for those interested in the art and influence of the movies. Like other film festivals, it became an international

Teyateyaneng: …in the area, and the Cannibal Cave, a notorious hideout for cannibals during the Difaqane (migratory wars) in the early 19th century, are in the vicinity. Berea Mission (named for a Greek town where St. Paul found converts of remarkable zeal), which was maintained for 50 years by an Anglican…

Cynthia Ozick: …Fictions (1982) and the novels The Cannibal Galaxy (1983) and The Shawl (1989). She often drew upon traditional Jewish mysticism to expand upon her themes. One of her recurring characters is Ruth Puttermesser. In 1997 Ozick published The Puttermesser Papers, a short novel consisting of narratives and false memories of…

Brazilian literature: Modernismo and regionalism: …nation, Andrade’s Manifesto antropófago (1928; Cannibal Manifesto) formulated the most lasting original concept to emerge from Brazilian Modernismo. Drawing from the French Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne, Andrade metaphorically “digested” the practice of cannibalism and transformed it into a cultural process of the foreign being swallowed for the purpose of…

cannibalism, in zoology, the eating of any animal by another member of the same species. Cannibalism frequently serves as a mechanism to control population or to ensure the genetic contribution of an individual. In certain ants, injured immatures are regularly consumed. When food is lacking, the

galaxy: Interactions between cluster members: …refer to this process as galactic cannibalism. In this sense, the outer extended disks of cD systems, as well as their multiple nuclei, represent the remains of past partly digested “meals.”

cannibalism, eating of human flesh by humans. The term is derived from the Spanish name (Caríbales, or Caníbales) for the Carib, a West Indies tribe well known for its practice of cannibalism. A widespread custom going back into early human history, cannibalism has been found among peoples on most

Norman Mailer: …The Presidential Papers (1963) and Cannibals and Christians (1966); The Executioner’s Song (1979), a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel based on the life of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore; Ancient Evenings (1983), a novel set in ancient Egypt, the first volume of an uncompleted trilogy; Tough Guys Don’t Dance (1984), a contemporary mystery…

Cannibals and Missionaries, novel of ideas that probes the psychology of terrorism, by Mary McCarthy, published in 1979. The action of the novel begins when a plane carrying Americans bound for Iran is hijacked by terrorists. Some passengers are wealthy art collectors; others are politicians and

medical cannabis: Herbal cannabis products in medicine: …standardized cannabis product known as CanniMed was developed for medical use in Canada under Health Canada’s Medical Marihuana Access Regulations (MMAR), which were enacted in 2001. The cannabis plants cultivated for CanniMed are grown under carefully controlled conditions, and the drug is standardized to contain approximately 12.5 percent THC. A…

history of the Low Countries: The Roman period: …reaches of the Rhine, the Canninefates to the western coastal area of the mouth of the Rhine, the Marsaci to the islands of Zeeland, the Toxandri to the Campine (Kempenland), the Cugerni to the Xanten district, and the Tungri to part of the area originally inhabited by the Eburones.

canning, method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat. The process was invented after prolonged research by Nicolas Appert of France in 1809, in response to a call by his government for a means of preserving food for

Canning Basin, arid sedimentary basin in northwestern Western Australia. Occupying a largely unexplored area of about 150,000 square miles (400,000 square km), it extends south from the Fitzroy River to the De Grey River and from the coast southeast almost to 128° E longitude. The basin underlies

Great Sandy Desert, arid wasteland of northern Western Australia that is Australia’s second largest desert, after the Great Victoria Desert. It extends from Eighty Mile Beach on the Indian Ocean eastward into Northern Territory and from Kimberley Downs southward to the Tropic of Capricorn and the

baroque pearl: …16th century known as the Canning Jewel (Victoria and Albert Museum, London), in which a large baroque pearl is used for the torso of a sea figure having the body of a man and the tail of a fish, the whole mounted in enameled gold set with pearls, rubies, and…

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was a statesman and governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He became the first viceroy of India in 1858 and played an important part in the work of reconstruction in that colony. The youngest son of George Canning, he was a member of

Great Sandy Desert: Canning Stock Route (1,000 miles [1,600 km] long) spans the region in a northeasterly direction from Wiluna via Lake Disappointment to Halls Creek. The first Europeans to cross the desert (east to west) were in a party led by Maj. Peter Egerton Warburton in 1873.

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning was a statesman and governor-general of India during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. He became the first viceroy of India in 1858 and played an important part in the work of reconstruction in that colony. The youngest son of George Canning, he was a member of

George Canning was a British statesman known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807–09, 1822–27) and as prime minister for four months during 1827. Canning’s father, the eldest son of an Irish landowner, was disinherited for his marriage to a beautiful but penniless girl and died in

Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford was a diplomat who represented Great Britain at the Ottoman court for almost 20 years intermittently between 1810 and 1858, exerting a strong influence on Turkish policy. Stratford Canning was a cousin of George Canning, British foreign secretary (1807–09,

aldehyde: Oxidation-reduction reactions: …an unusual oxidation-reduction reaction (the Cannizzaro reaction) when treated with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Half of the aldehyde molecules are oxidized, and the other half are reduced. The products (after acidification) are a carboxylic acid and a primary alcohol (2RCHO → RCOOH + RCH2OH).

Stanislao Cannizzaro was an Italian chemist who was closely associated with a crucial reform movement in science. Cannizzaro, the son of a magistrate, studied medicine at the universities in Palermo and Naples and then proceeded to Pisa to study organic chemistry with Raffaele Piria, the finest

Cannock Chase, district, administrative and historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. Cannock town is the administrative centre. The southern portion of the Staffordshire coalfield, including the Lea Hall Colliery, is in the district. Coal mining and metalworking traditionally

bamboo rat: The lesser bamboo rat (genus Cannomys) is smaller—15 to 27 cm long, excluding the 6- to 8-cm tail. Its long, dense fur ranges from chestnut brown to a bright pale gray.

bamboo rat: The lesser bamboo rat (genus Cannomys) is smaller—15 to 27 cm long, excluding the 6- to 8-cm tail. Its long, dense fur ranges from chestnut brown to a bright pale gray.

etching: In his “Cannon” (1518), he tried to imitate the formal, premeditated quality of engravings, revealing that etching’s spontaneity and flowing line were as yet not valued in northern Europe. The 16th-century Italian artist Parmigianino, however, made etchings with easy, graceful strokes that show his full understanding of…

cannon, big gun, howitzer, or mortar, as distinguished from a musket, rifle, or other small arm. Modern cannon are complex mechanisms cast from high-grade steel and machined to exacting tolerances. They characteristically have rifled bores, though some contemporary tank-mounted and field artillery

artiodactyl: Limb adaptations for fast running: …forelegs and hindlegs, respectively, forming cannon bones. The nearest approach to a cannon bone in the living Suiformes is the proximal fusion (i.e., at the upper ends) of the two central metatarsals in peccaries. Camels have front and rear cannon bones, but the fusion does not extend right to the…

bagatelle: The cannon game, as in billiards, requires three balls—a cue ball and two object balls, one black and one white. The object of the game is to make cannons (caroms), in which the cue ball strikes both object balls. Balls played into holes at the same…

Alfred Krupp was a German industrialist noted for his development and worldwide sale of cast-steel cannon and other armaments. Under his direction, the Krupp Works began the manufacture of ordnance (c. 1847). His father, Friedrich Krupp, who had founded the dynasty’s firm in 1811, died in 1826,

Franconia Notch: Cannon Mountain (4,186 feet [1,276 metres]) itself, which is 5 miles (8 km) south of Franconia village, has skiing facilities and an aerial tramway to its summit. One of the state’s most famous landmarks, the Old Man of the Mountain (also called the Great Stone…

Cannon v. University of Chicago, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held (6–3) on May 14, 1979, that Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972, more commonly referred to as Title IX, created a private right of action on the basis of which individual plaintiffs could initiate civil

Annie Jump Cannon was an American astronomer who specialized in the classification of stellar spectra. Cannon was the eldest daughter of Wilson Cannon, a Delaware state senator, and Mary Jump. She studied physics and astronomy at Wellesley College, graduating in 1884. For several years thereafter

Edward Harrigan: …formed a new partnership with Tony Hart (original name Anthony Cannon; 1857–91), and Harrigan and Hart remained together until 1885. In 1876 they became comanagers of the Theatre Comique in New York City. After a new theatre was destroyed by fire in 1884, Harrigan became sole manager of Harrigan’s Park…

Evan Hunter was a prolific American writer of best-selling fiction, of which more than 50 books are crime stories published under the pseudonym Ed McBain. Hunter graduated from Hunter College (1950) and held various short-term jobs, including playing piano in a jazz band and teaching in vocational

Cary Grant: …in divorce (from fourth wife Dyan Cannon) and child-custody proceedings that dragged on until 1969 and consumed his attention; it is said that he lost much of his interest in filmmaking during that period. One of the few stars for whom the term “screen icon” is not mere hyperbole, Grant…

Chuck Barris: …for rock and roll singer Freddy Cannon.

Cannon v. University of Chicago: Facts of the case: In 1975, Geraldine Cannon, a 39-year-old female, applied for but was denied admission to two private medical schools in Illinois, the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago and the Northwestern University Medical School. Both schools, which were recipients of federal financial assistance, had formal…

Harriet Starr Cannon was a 19th-century American religious leader, a cofounder of the Community of St. Mary, an Episcopal sisterhood that focuses on child health and welfare. Cannon was orphaned at age one and was reared by an aunt in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended local schools and studied

Jane Grey Swisshelm was an American journalist and abolitionist who countered vocal and sometimes physical opposition to her publications supporting women’s rights and decrying slavery. Jane Grey Cannon taught lace making from 1823 to help support her family, and she became a schoolteacher at age

Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As speaker of the House (1903–11), he exerted incredible power and influence. Admitted to the Indiana bar in 1858, Cannon in 1859 moved to Illinois, where he continued the practice of law

Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician who was a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives. As speaker of the House (1903–11), he exerted incredible power and influence. Admitted to the Indiana bar in 1858, Cannon in 1859 moved to Illinois, where he continued the practice of law

Minnie Pearl was an American entertainer who performed at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw for 20 years. Announcing her presence with a signature "How-dee! I’m just so proud to be here!" and sporting a trademark flowered hat with a $1.98 price tag

Walter Bradford Cannon was an American neurologist and physiologist who coined the terms homeostasis and fight-or-flight and who was the first to use X rays in physiological studies. His work with X rays led to his publication of The Mechanical Factors of Digestion (1911). His investigations on

motivation: The Cannon-Bard theory: Walter B. Cannon, a Harvard physiologist, questioned the James-Lange theory on the basis of a number of observations; he noted that the feedback from bodily changes can be eliminated without eliminating emotion; that the bodily changes associated with many quite different emotional states…

Cannonball River, river that rises in the Badlands of southwestern North Dakota, U.S., and flows southeast to join Cedar Creek at the edge of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. It then turns northeast to enter the Missouri River south of Bismarck after a course of 295 miles (475 km). The name may

Burt Reynolds: Other films included The Cannonball Run and Sharky’s Machine, which he also directed (both 1981), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), and Stroker Ace (1983).

cannonball tree, (Couroupita guianensis), tall, soft-wooded tree, of the family Lecythidaceae, native to northeastern South America and notable for its large, spherical woody fruit, which resembles a rusty cannonball. The tree is also cultivated in the southern regions of North America. The leaves

Bermuda: History of Bermuda: Its leader, Craig Cannonier, took office as premier. Cannonier resigned abruptly in May 2014 in the wake of a scandal involving financial contributions by U.S. businessmen to the OBA campaign in 2012. He was replaced by Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley. When voters went back to the polls…

Murfreesboro, city, seat (1811) of Rutherford county, central Tennessee, U.S., lying on the West Fork Stones River about 30 miles (50 km) southeast of Nashville. Settled near the end of the American Revolution and originally named Cannonsburgh, it was established in 1811 on a land tract donated by

Alonso Cano was a painter, sculptor, and architect, often called the Spanish Michelangelo for his diversity of talents. Although he led a remarkably tempestuous life, he produced religious works of elegance and ease. Moving to Sevilla in 1614, Cano studied sculpture under Juan Martínez Montañés and

Juan Sebastián del Cano was a Basque navigator who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. In 1519 Cano sailed as master of the Concepción, one of five vessels in Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet, which had sailed west from Europe with the goal of reaching the Spice Islands (the Moluccas) in

Melchor Cano was a Dominican theologian and bishop who upheld the rights of the Spanish crown against the claims of the papacy. A professor of theology in Salamanca, and later at Valladolid (1546–52), he was sent by Emperor Charles V to the Council of Trent (1551–52), where he participated actively

Melchor Cano was a Dominican theologian and bishop who upheld the rights of the Spanish crown against the claims of the papacy. A professor of theology in Salamanca, and later at Valladolid (1546–52), he was sent by Emperor Charles V to the Council of Trent (1551–52), where he participated actively

Cabo Verde: Relief, drainage, and soils: The terrain of the Cabo Verde islands varies from the geologically older, flatter islands in the east and the newer, more mountainous islands in the west. The eastern islands of Boa Vista, Maio, and Sal, for example, have been heavily eroded by the wind over time…

Seattle Mariners: … and new free-agent second baseman Robinson Cano—won 87 games and finished one game outside of playoff qualification. Nevertheless, the team’s postseason drought extended to a major-league worst of 16 seasons in 2017. After another unexpected playoff chase in 2018 with 89 wins, the team decided to fully rebuild and traded…

Río de la Plata: Mapping of the basin: The Spaniard Sebastián del Cano, who accompanied the Magellan expedition, was able to include relatively accurate markings of the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers in the map of the estuary that he drew up in 1523. Further cartographic work by agents of the Spanish crown was supplemented…

Canoas, city, eastern Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. Situated just north of Porto Alegre, the state capital, in the grassy lowlands south of the Serra Geral, Canoas enjoys a subtropical climate (60 to 78 °F [16 to 26 °C]) with abundant rainfall. A part of the Greater Porto

Canopus, ancient Egyptian city on the western coast of the Nile River delta, in Al-Iskandariyyah muḥāfaẓah (governorate). The Canopic branch of the Nile is entirely silted up, but on the shore about 2 miles (3 km) from Abū Qīr there are extensive remains, including the temple of the Greco-Egyptian

canoe, lightweight boat pointed at both ends and propelled by one or more paddles (not oars). Paddlers face the bow. There are two main forms of the canoe. The modern recreational or sport Canadian canoe is open from end to end; it is propelled with a paddle having a single blade. The kayak has a

paper birch, (Betula papyrifera), ornamental, shade, and timber tree of the family Betulaceae, native to northern and central North America. See also birch. The paper birch is usually about 18 metres (60 feet) tall but occasionally reaches 40 metres (131 feet); it can also be small and sometimes

canoe cedar, common name usually applied to giant arborvitae (q.v.) but also used for a species of false cypress

Western red cedar, (Thuja plicata), an ornamental and timber evergreenconifer of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), native to the Pacific coast of North America. Western red cedar trees and shrubs are pyramidal in form. The trees may grow up to 60 metres (about 200 feet) tall and 6 metres in

false cypress: The Nootka cypress, yellow cypress, or Alaska cedar (C. nootkatensis), also called yellow cedar, canoe cedar, Sitka cypress, and Alaska cypress, is a valuable timber tree of northwestern North America. Its pale yellow hard wood is used for boats, furniture, and paneling. Some varieties are cultivated…

Oceanic art and architecture: The Solomon Islands: The roofs of canoe houses, which were the centres of male activities, were supported on huge posts carved with full-length figures of bonito, sharks, and ancestors. Model canoes and large carvings of bonito were kept in these houses, and ancestral skulls were enshrined there. Fish and animal motifs…

canoeing, the use for sport, recreation, or competition of a canoe, kayak, or foldboat, all small, narrow, lightweight boats propelled by paddles and pointed at both ends. There are many canoe clubs in Europe and North America, and most canoes are used in touring or cruising, travel in wilderness

carnivore: Critical appraisal: …families into two distinct superfamilies, Canoidea and Feloidea (or Aeluroidea), appears to be a natural arrangement dating back to the works of W.H. Flower and H. Winge in the late 1800s. In Canoidea, as revealed by studies in comparative anatomy and the fossil record, the families Canidae, Ursidae, and Procyonidae…

carnivore: Critical appraisal: …families into two distinct superfamilies, Canoidea and Feloidea (or Aeluroidea), appears to be a natural arrangement dating back to the works of W.H. Flower and H. Winge in the late 1800s. In Canoidea, as revealed by studies in comparative anatomy and the fossil record, the families Canidae, Ursidae, and Procyonidae…

canola oil, vegetable oil made from the pressed seeds of rapeseed (Brassica napus variety napus), a relative of turnips and cabbage in the mustard family. Rapeseed oil has long been used in industry as a lubricant for engines and other machine parts, but, because of its high level of potentially

canon, musical form and compositional technique, based on the principle of strict imitation, in which an initial melody is imitated at a specified time interval by one or more parts, either at the unison (i.e., the same pitch) or at some other pitch. Such imitation may occur in the same note

Christianity: Western Catholic Christianity: …to live like monks (the canons). The major schools of 12th-century mysticism were inspired by new trends in monastic piety, especially those introduced by Anselm of Canterbury, but they developed these in a systematic fashion unknown to previous centuries. The great figures of the era, especially Bernard of Clairvaux among…

art fraud: The bronze Spear Bearer (c. 450–440 bce) by Greek sculptor Polyclitus, for example, achieved great renown for its perfect proportions and beauty. As a result, it was often copied in marble for Roman collectors in subsequent centuries. The copies, which are all that survived into the 21st…

Krzysztof Penderecki: Penderecki’s Canon for 52 strings (1962) made use of polyphonic techniques (based on interwoven melodies) known to Renaissance composers. Yet he also made some use of the techniques of aleatory (chance) music, percussive vocal articulation, nontraditional musical notation, and other devices that stamped him as a…

Polyclitus: The Canon is a theoretical work that discusses ideal mathematical proportions for the parts of the human body and proposes for sculpture of the human figure a dynamic counterbalance—between the relaxed and tensed body parts and between the directions in which the parts move. In Greece…

scripture: Characteristics: …many instances been gathered into canons (standard works of the faith), which, after being determined either by general agreement or by official religious bodies, become fixed—i.e., limited to certain works that are alone viewed as fully authoritative and truly beyond all further change or alteration. The works not admitted to…

Pachelbel’s Canon, musical work for three violins and ground bass (basso continuo) by German composer Johann Pachelbel, admired for its serene yet joyful character. It is Pachelbel’s best-known composition and one of the most widely performed pieces of Baroque music. Although it was composed about

Canon City, city, seat (1861) of Fremont county, south-central Colorado, U.S. It is located at the eastern end of the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River between the Front Range and Wet Mountains, just north of a segment of San Isabel National Forest. The site (elevation 5,343 feet [1,629 metres]),

Canon City, city, seat (1861) of Fremont county, south-central Colorado, U.S. It is located at the eastern end of the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River between the Front Range and Wet Mountains, just north of a segment of San Isabel National Forest. The site (elevation 5,343 feet [1,629 metres]),

canon law, body of laws made within certain Christian churches (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and the Anglican Communion) by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government both of the whole church and parts thereof and of the behavior and

Code of Canon Law, official compilation of ecclesiastical law promulgated in 1917 and again, in revised form, in 1983, for Roman Catholics of the Latin rite. The code obliges Roman Catholics of Eastern rites only when it specifically refers to them or clearly applies to all Roman Catholics. For

Corpus Juris Canonici, set of six compilations of law in the Roman Catholic Church that provided the chief source of ecclesiastical legislation from the Middle Ages until it was superseded in 1917 by the Codex Juris Canonici (Code of Canon Law). The Corpus included four official collections: the

François Viète: Viète’s Canon mathematicus seu ad triangula (1579; “Mathematical Laws Applied to Triangles”) is probably the first western European work dealing with a systematic development of methods—using all six trigonometric functions—for computing plane and spherical triangles. Viète has been called “the father of modern algebraic notation,” and…

Milutin Milankovitch: …Anwendung auf das Eiszeitenproblem (1941; Canon of Insolation and the Ice-Age Problem).

history of medicine: Arabian medicine: …work, Al-Qānūn fī aṭ-ṭibb (The Canon of Medicine), became a classic and was used at many medical schools—at Montpellier, France, as late as 1650—and reputedly is still used in the East.

The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale, one of the 24 stories in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published 1387–1400. A humorous description of a roguish canon and alchemist, as told by his assistant, the tale pokes fun at both alchemy and the clergy. After describing failed alchemical processes in

King Philip’s War: …leadership of the Narragansett sachem, Canonchet, then embarked on a late-winter offensive in 1676 that pushed back most of the colonial frontier in the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Rhode Island colonies. In fact, much of the war’s extraordinary damage occurred during that phase of the conflict. The Narragansetts, for example,…

Canonero II, (foaled 1968), Kentucky-bred, Venezuelan-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that in 1971 won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes but lost at the Belmont Stakes, ending his bid for the coveted Triple Crown of American horse racing. Canonero II—the name translates as “Gunner II”—was

Edinburgh: The Old Town: …a teacher-training college; the Baroque-fronted Canongate Church (1688–90), whose graveyard contains the tombs of 18th-century poet Robert Fergusson and political economist Adam Smith; Acheson House (1633), containing the Scottish Craft Centre; Huntly House, containing the Civic Museum; and the old Canongate Tolbooth (1591). Queensberry House (1681), acquired by William Douglas,…