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Charles (other)
In English, Charles is typically a masculine given name. Charles may also refer to: People * Charles (surname) * Saint Charles (other), various saints and places named for them * King Charles (other), various monarchs and places named for them * Prince Charles (other), various princes and places named for them * Lord Charles (other), various nobles * Sir Charles (other), various nobles and knights Places * Charles, Providence, Rhode Island * Charles, Devon, a hamlet in the North Devon district of Devon, England * Charles Bridge in the Czech Republic * Charles City, Iowa, U.S.A. * Charles City, Virginia, U.S.A. * Charles County, Maryland, U.S.A. * Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.A. * The Charles, a building on the Upper East Side of New York City, U.S.A. * Charleston (other), various towns * Charlestown (other), various towns * Charles Town (other), various towns * Charles River (other), var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charles
The Charles is a building on the Upper East Side in New York City. Location It is located at 1353-1355 1st Avenue on the Upper East Side, in New York City. History In 2007, R. Ramin Kamfar, the chief executive of Bluerock Real Estate, purchased the land for development. A high-rise building with thirty-three floors was scheduled for construction. However, the project was postponed due to the Great Recession. Construction began again in February 2013, with only thirty-one floors. It is developed by Bluerock Real Estate, in conjunction with Victor Homes. Features The building is a structure. It is designed in the modernist Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ... architectural style by Ismael Levya. The facade is light blue. Usage It is a residential building, with tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles's Law
Charles's law (also known as the law of volumes) is an experimental gas law that describes how gases tend to expand when heated. A modern statement of Charles's law is: When the pressure on a sample of a dry gas is held constant, the Kelvin temperature and the volume will be in direct proportion. This relationship of direct proportion can be written as: :V \propto T So this means: :\frac = k, \quad \text \quad V=k T where: * is the volume of the gas, * is the temperature of the gas (measured in kelvins), and * is a non-zero constant. This law describes how a gas expands as the temperature increases; conversely, a decrease in temperature will lead to a decrease in volume. For comparing the same substance under two different sets of conditions, the law can be written as: \frac=\frac The equation shows that, as absolute temperature increases, the volume of the gas also increases in proportion. History The law was named after scientist Jacques Charles, who formula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles (short Story)
"Charles" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in '' Mademoiselle'' in July 1948. It was later included in her 1949 collection, '' The Lottery and Other Stories'', and her 1953 novel, ''Life Among the Savages ''Life Among the Savages'' is a collection of short stories edited into novel form, written by Shirley Jackson. Originally these stories were published individually in women's magazines such as ''Good Housekeeping'', ''Woman's Day'', '' Mademois ...''. Plot summary In the story, a mother laments that her "sweet-voiced nursery-school tot" is growing up. She notes changes in his behavior: He doesn't want to wear corduroy overalls anymore, and no longer waves goodbye to her, then slams the door when he comes home from kindergarten / school, and speaks insolently to his father. During lunchtime conversations, Laurie begins telling his parents stories about an ill-behaved boy in his class named Charles, who frequently misbehaves. Though in a way fascinated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles In Charge
''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott Baio, who had previously starred in '' Happy Days'', in the title role. Willie Aames, who had previously been a cast member on ''Eight Is Enough'', also starred as Charles’ best friend Buddy Lembeck. ''Charles in Charge'' joined the CBS Wednesday night lineup at 8:00 pm, placing it against ABC’s hit action series '' The Fall Guy'' and the new Michael Landon-led ''Highway to Heaven'' on NBC. At the time, with the exception of their Monday-night comedies ('' Kate & Allie'' and '' Newhart''), CBS's sitcom lineup was not performing well in the ratings and ''Charles in Charge'' did not do much to change that. Still, the network allowed the show to remain in production to complete the 22 episodes it had ordered for the season. After th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Charles (ID-1298)
was a troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1920 and was briefly in commission as in 1918 and 1920. She was better known in her role as passenger liner , one of the premier West Coast steamships operated by the Los Angeles Steamship Company. Construction The passenger ship SS ''Harvard'' was built in 1907 for the Metropolitan Steamship Company as Yard No. 334 by the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works at Chester, Pennsylvania, following her sister-ship ''Yale''. She was launched on 30 January 1907 and entered service the following month. Harvards registered length was , her beam was and her depth was , and she was measured as and . The ship was driven by triple screw propellers, each powered by a steam turbine made by W. & A. Fletcher Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, which gave her a service speed of knots. Naval service The U.S. Navy commandeered her on 21 March 1918 for World War I service, assigned her the registry Iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Charles (other)
HMS ''Charles'' has been the name of more than one ship of the English or British Royal Navy: * , a 16-gun pinnace Pinnace may refer to: * Pinnace (ship's boat), a small vessel used as a tender to larger vessels among other things * Full-rigged pinnace The full-rigged pinnace was the larger of two types of vessel called a pinnace in use from the sixteenth c ... launched in 1586 and sold in 1616 * , a 16-gun pinnace built in 1620 and last listed in 1627 * , a 44-gun ship launched in 1632, renamed HMS ''Liberty'' in 1649, and wrecked in 1650 * , a 38-gun ship captured in 1649, renamed ''Guinea'' in 1649, and sold in 1667 * , a royal yacht launched in 1662 and transferred to the Ordnance Office in 1668 * , a 6-gun fireship purchased in 1666 and sold in 1667 * , a 96-gun first rate launched in 1668, renamed in 1687, and scrapped in 1774 * , an 8-gun royal yacht launched in 1675 and wrecked in 1678 * , a 6-gun fireship purchased in 1688 and expended in 1695 See also * * HM * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Charles Island
Prince Charles Island is a large, low-lying island in Canada. With an area of , it is the world's 77th largest island and the 19th largest island in Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin, off the west coast of Baffin Island, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Local Inuit visited the island to hunt caribou; the island has no specific name in the Inuktitut language. Despite the island's size, it was not recorded by Western cartographers until 1932, when the tug captain W. A. Poole first sighted it. His information never made it onto any published map.Hayes, Derek. 'Newestfoundland' (''Canadian Geographic'', 123 (5), Sep.-Oct. 2003: 34-35). Although, it was rediscovered in 1948 by Albert-Ernest Tomkinson navigating an Avro Lancaster for the RCAF 408 (Photo) Squadron. The island was named for British Prince Charles Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floreana Island
Floreana Island ( Spanish: ''Isla Floreana'') is an island of the Galápagos Islands. It was named after Juan José Flores, the first president of Ecuador, during whose administration the government of Ecuador took possession of the archipelago. It was previously called Charles Island (after King Charles II of England), and Santa María after one of the caravels of Columbus. The island has an area of . It was formed by volcanic eruption. The island's highest point is Cerro Pajas at , which is also the highest point of the volcano like most of the smaller islands of Galápagos. History Since the 19th century, whalers kept a wooden barrel at Post Office Bay, so that mail could be picked up and delivered to their destination by ships on their way home, mainly to Europe and the United States. Cards and letters are still placed in the barrel without any postage. Visitors sift through the letters and cards in order to deliver them by hand. Due to its relatively flat surface, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Española Island
Española Island (Spanish: ''Isla Española'') is part of the Galápagos Islands. The English named it ''Hood Island'' after Viscount Samuel Hood. It is located in the extreme southeast of the archipelago and is considered, along with Santa Fe, one of the oldest, at approximately four million years. A popular tourist stop, Isla Española is the most southerly island in the Galápagos Archipelago. The climate is very dry, like most of the Archipelago. But due to the flatness of the island, it is the driest of these islands, with only a few inches of rain per year. It is about a 10- to 12-hour trip by boat from Isla Santa Cruz. Wildlife Tourists come to see the waved albatrosses (from March to January, almost the entire world population breeds on the island) and the mating dances of blue-footed boobies. Two spots are especially popular with visitors: Bahía Gardner, which has a lovely beach; and Punta Suárez, of interest because of its varied bird-life. This island has it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Island (other)
Charles Island is a 14-acre (57,000 m2) island located roughly 0.5 mile (1 km) off the coast of Milford, Connecticut, in Long Island Sound centered at . Charles Island is accessible from shore via a tombolo (locally referred to as a sandbar), which is exposed at low tide. According to early local histories, the Sachem Ansantawae resided there during the summer months. European discovery of the island occurred in 1614 when Adriaen Block sailed through and mapped Long Island Sound. The island appears on his hand-drawn map found in The Netherlands National Archives. Access Though an island during high tide, during low tide it is accessible by foot using a rocky tombolo that stretches from the beach to the island. Visitors are cautioned about the strong undertow and twice-daily flooding of the sandbar as a result of the tides. Currently (2005) the crossing window is at least two hours. However, Milford locals note that earlier in the 20th century the window was much g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles River (other)
Charles River is a short river to Boston Harbor, in Massachusetts, United States. Charles River may also refer to: Rivers * Charles River (Maine) in Maine, United States * Charles River (Virginia) in Virginia, United States * Charles River was the name given to the Delaware River by explorers Robert Evelin and Thomas Young in 1634. Other * Charles River Associates, a global consulting firm * Charles River Laboratories, a major US biomedical company * Charles River Ventures Charles River Ventures (CRV) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology. The firm was founded in 1970 to commercialize research that came out of MIT. Its name comes from the Charles River. History The firm has ra ..., a venture capital firm See also {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
