- stanhope process
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized SEtymology: after Charles, 3d Earl Stanhope: a method of stereotyping in which the matrix used is of heat-hardened gypsum and plaster
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stanhope process
Look at other dictionaries:
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to … Wikipedia
Printing press — For the history and technology of movable type, see Movable type. Printing press from 1811, exhibited in Munich, Germany … Wikipedia
René Dagron — René Prudent Patrice Dagron (17 March, 1819 ndash;13 June 1900) was a French photographer and inventor. He was born in Beauvoir, Sarthe, France. [http://www.srlf.ucla.edu/exhibit/text/Chronology.htm CHRONOLOGY OF MICROFILM DEVELOPMENTS 1800… … Wikipedia
Norwich — For other places with the same name, see Norwich (disambiguation). City of Norwich Norwich city centre … Wikipedia
History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… … Wikipedia
Charles Fane, 1st Viscount Fane — PC (Ire) (January 1676 – 4 July 1744) was an English courtier, politician and a landowner in both England and Ireland.} Fane s signature on his daughter Mary s Marriage Settlement, 1734 Fane or ffane was baptised at Basildon in Berkshire on 30… … Wikipedia
count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name … Universalium
List of Lost characters — The characters from the American drama/adventure television series Lost were created by Damon Lindelof and J. J. Abrams. The series follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, after a commercial passenger jet… … Wikipedia
Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom — +44 redirects here. For the band, see +44 (band). United Kingdom telephone numbers Location of United Kingdom (dark green) Location Country United Kingdom Continent … Wikipedia
