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Cadmium Cobaltinitrite: Its Preparation and Properties
Cadmium Cobaltini trita is a heretofore practicaJly unknown compound. It was partially isolated in 1920 by S. C. Ogburn and J. T. Dobbins in the course of some original investigation of inorganic cobal tinitrites. Little ... -
Cedar Creek Viaduct
The location of Cedar Creek Viaduct is approximately two miles South of the town of Franklinton, North Carolina and it spans a little valley drained by the two branches of Cedar Creek. [From introductory section] -
Changing Perspectives on Thought and Action in Andre? Malraux's Major Novels
Malraux has expressed his ideas concerning thought and action in many forms. He has explored the conflict between thought and action through various characters on both personal and political levels. He has evaluated "pure" ... -
Chaos and Linearity
Mathematically, one may define chaos in relation to the behavior of discrete dynamical systems, i.e., the behavior of operators (functions) under iteration. R. Devaney, in his book An Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical ... -
Chaos and the Dynamics of Quadratic Mappings
The immediate aim of this paper is to systematically investigate dynamical systems governed by a certain class of difference equations. The results obtained do not, however, constitute an isolated piece in a sprawling ... -
The Character of Emelye in Chaucer, Beaumont and Fletcher, and Dryden
Although the later attempts to delineate the character of Emelye were also efforts to improve on the original as depicted in Chaucer both attempts were failures in that respect. Chaucer gives us a beautiful outline of ... -
Chaucer and Morris as Narrative Poets: As Determined Chiefly from The Canterbury Tales and The Earthly Paradise
The aim of this paper is to treat the most prominent points of similarity and difference in these two narrative poets. The study will be based almost entirely on the masterpieces of the two poets, the Canterbury Tales and ... -
Chaucer and the French Dichotomy: A Study of the French Influence on the Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer went through no single English or French period. He was at all times an English poet, writing for English readers. And at all times he showed a definite Frenoh tinge in his writings. The ltalian influence, while ... -
Chaucer's Pardoner and the Tyranny of Penance
In the context of the tale-telling game that frames the Canterbury Tales, the reader anticipates a wide variety of different stories and forms as each pilgrim takes his or her tum. What we do not anticipate, however, is ... -
China's Destiny and the Ideological Battle for China
In late 1942, as China was threatened by Japanese encroachment and beset by internal economic and political problems, Chiang Kai-shek, director- general (Tsung- ts'ai) of the Kuomintang (hereafter KMT), busily compiled his ... -
The Chinese Eastern Railway: Storm Center in Asia
In attempting to gain a true perspective of Russo-Chinese relations I have examined certain historical aspects of Russia's penetration into China in both the Tsarist and Soviet periods and China's subsequent reactions in ... -
Chinese Women Under Communism 1921-1976
Since the Communists came to power in 1949, Chinese women have indeed experienced a great change in their roles in society, as well as their legal rights. Women in China today contribute significantly to the labor force ... -
A Church Triumphant: The Evolution of the Austrian Baroque from Solari 's Salzburg Cathedral to Fischer von Erlach's Karlskirche
Political events can directly affect both the development and dissemination of artistic styles. War not only has the power to interrupt the flow of ideas, but it can also affect the very ideas themselves. The Thirty Years ... -
City Plan for Huntington, W. Va.
The object of a plan is to give a general picture and program to which the city may in the course of time grow. The design of the City of Huntington as planned by Rufus Cook at the instigation of Collis P. Huntington some ... -
Coeducation at Washington and Lee University: A Social Systems Approach
W&L is unique today, but twenty years ago, not only were most of the best private schools all-male, but even some public universities denied admission to women. Then, during the 1960's and 70's something happened, and the ... -
A Composition Recital
Raquelle Headley has been studying music since the age of four when she began taking piano lessons, so it is no surprise that she continued her studies here at W&L. Before arriving in Lexington, Raquelle studied with Valerie ...