Luigi Pulci: …outstanding epics of the Renaissance, Morgante, in which French chivalric material is infused with a comic spirit born of the streets of Florence. The use of the ottava rima stanza for the poem helped establish this form as a vehicle for works of a mock-heroic, burlesque character.

Luigi Pulci: …outstanding epics of the Renaissance, Morgante, in which French chivalric material is infused with a comic spirit born of the streets of Florence. The use of the ottava rima stanza for the poem helped establish this form as a vehicle for works of a mock-heroic, burlesque character.

Morganton, city, seat of Burke county, west-central North Carolina, U.S. It lies on the Catawba River about 20 miles (30 km) west of Hickory. It was named for General Daniel Morgan, a leader of the American Revolution, and was originally called Morganborough. The area had been inhabited by the

Te Aroha, town, northern North Island, New Zealand, on the Waihou (Thames) River. The settlement, established in 1880 as a river port for a new gold find, was known as Aroha Gold Field Town, Morgantown, and Aroha. It derives its present name from that of a nearby extinct volcano rising 3,126 feet

Morgantown, city, seat of Monongalia county, northern West Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Monongahela River 77 miles (124 km) south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first settlement there (1758) did not last, and Zackquill Morgan, son of West Virginia’s first permanent settler, Morgan Morgan,

Morganucodon, extinct genus of tiny mammals known from fossils dated to the Triassic-Jurassic boundary (approximately 200 million years ago). Morganucodon was one of the earliest mammals. It weighed only 27–89 grams (about 1–3 ounces) and probably ate insects and other small invertebrates. Like

Wales: Politics and religion, 1640–1800: …of its key figures was Edward Williams (Iolo Morganwg), whose endeavours encompassed a vast range of literary and historical studies and who also represented the political radicalism inspired by the French Revolution. Radical convictions were held only by a small minority, some of them eccentrics and others distinguished expatriates, but…

Atchafalaya River: …of 1973 and 1993, the Morganza Floodway (an area east of, and parallel to, the Atchafalaya) is utilized as well.

Mississippi River flood of 2011: On May 14 the Morganza Spillway, about 35 miles (56 km) north of Baton Rouge, was partially opened, with more channels opened in the ensuing days. Nearly 3,500 people were evacuated. Those waters drained into the Atchafalaya River basin, covering some 3,000 square miles (7,770 square km), much of…

Battle of Morgarten, (Nov. 15, 1315), the first great military success of the Swiss Confederation in its struggle against the Austrian Habsburgs. When the men of Schwyz, a member state of the confederation, raided the neighbouring Abbey of Einsiedeln early in 1314, the Habsburg duke Leopold I of

Gustav Ucicky: Morgenrot (1932; Dawn), which gained some recognition both in Europe and the United States, is a realistic story of U-boat warfare and depicts the dangerous and tenuous life in a submarine. Flüchtlinge (1933; “Refugees”) was crudely anti-Soviet and was followed by several other propaganda films. After the…

Christian Morgenstern was a German poet and humorist whose work ranged from the mystical and personally lyrical to nonsense verse. Morgenstern had studied law at the universities of Breslau and Berlin when in 1893 he was diagnosed as having pulmonary tuberculosis, from which he ultimately died. He

Oskar Morgenstern was a German-born American economist. Morgenstern taught at the University of Vienna (1929–38) and at Princeton University (1938–70) and New York University (1970–77). With John von Neumann he wrote Theory of Games and Economic Behavior (1944), applying Neumann’s theory of games

Moses Mendelssohn: …he wrote his last work, Morgenstunden (1785; “Morning Hours”), in support of the theism of Leibniz. His collected works, which fill seven volumes, were published in 1843–45.

Hans Morgenthau was a German-born American political scientist and historian noted as a leading analyst of the role of power in international politics. Educated first in Germany at the Universities of Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, Morgenthau did postgraduate work at the Graduate Institute for

Hans Morgenthau was a German-born American political scientist and historian noted as a leading analyst of the role of power in international politics. Educated first in Germany at the Universities of Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, Morgenthau did postgraduate work at the Graduate Institute for

Henry Morgenthau, Jr. was the U.S. secretary of the treasury who, during his 12 years in office (1934–45) under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, supervised without scandal the spending of $370 billion—three times more money than had passed through the hands of his 50 predecessors combined. The

Turkmenistan: Oases: The Morghāb oasis is famous for its fine-staple cotton, silk, handmade carpets and rugs, and Karakul sheep. The Morghāb River, the lower reaches of which are crossed by the Karakum Canal, can supply more water for irrigation. Mary (formerly Merv) is the centre of the oasis…

Morghāb River, river rising in northwestern Afghanistan in a basin bounded on the north by the Torkestān Mountains and on the south by the Safīd Mountain Range. The river flows generally west and then north, passing through the town of Bālā Morghāb, just beyond which it forms the border between

Valentin Alkan was a French pianist-composer, a notable keyboard virtuoso, and one of the most enigmatic figures in 19th-century music. Alkan was born to Jewish parents, and all of his siblings (five brothers and a sister) were musicians who assumed the surname Alkan. Valentin drew notice at age

World War I: The German invasion: …and 7th armies in the Battle of Morhange-Sarrebourg (August 20–22). Yet this abortive French offensive had an indirect effect on the German plan. For when the French attack in Lorraine developed, Moltke was tempted momentarily to postpone the right-wing sweep and instead to seek a victory in Lorraine. This fleeting…

Ouagadougou: …and the seat of the morho naba (“great king”) of the Mossi people. Islam became the religion of the kings under Naba Dulugu (ruled 1796?–1825?). The morho naba still lives in the city, though his powers were greatly eclipsed by the French colonial and postindependence administrations.

Celebes: Geography: The Mori are a highland people inhabiting much of the eastern part of the island. The Gorontalese, in the west and south-central part of the northeastern peninsula, are Muslims.

Mori Arinori was one of the most influential and iconoclastic proponents of Western ideas in Japan during the late 19th century. Mori early developed an interest in Western studies, and in 1865 he was among the first Japanese to go abroad (to the University of London) for an education. He returned

Mōri Family, a clan that dominated the strategic western Honshu region of south-central Japan from early in the 16th century to the middle of the 19th century. After the Tokugawa family had reconstituted Japan’s central government in 1603, the head of the Mōri family became the daimyo, or feudal

Mōri Family: Under the leadership of Mōri Motonari (1497–1571), his family, though not directly involved in the uprising, was able to profit by the revolt, and in 1557 he became the new overlord of west Honshu.

Mori Ōgai was one of the creators of modern Japanese literature. The son of a physician of the aristocratic warrior (samurai) class, Mori Ōgai studied medicine, at first in Tokyo and from 1884 to 1888 in Germany. In 1890 he published the story “Maihime” (“The Dancing Girl”), an account closely

Mori Ōgai was one of the creators of modern Japanese literature. The son of a physician of the aristocratic warrior (samurai) class, Mori Ōgai studied medicine, at first in Tokyo and from 1884 to 1888 in Germany. In 1890 he published the story “Maihime” (“The Dancing Girl”), an account closely

Mori Shigefumi is a Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 1990 for his work in algebraic geometry. Mori attended Kyōto University (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1978) and held an appointment there until 1980, when he went to Nagoya University. From 1990 to 2016 he was a

Mōri Family: Motonari’s grandson, Mōri Terumoto (1553–1625), became the major opponent of Oda Nobunaga when that great warrior made his bid to reunify Japan. After Oda was assassinated in 1582 Terumoto made peace with Oda’s successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whose trusted general he became. Before Hideyoshi died in 1598, he…

Mori Yoshiro is a Japanese politician who was prime minister in 2000–01 during a period of economic downturn. Both Mori’s father and grandfather had been mayor of Neagari. He received a degree in commerce from Waseda University, Tokyo, in 1959. He became secretary to a member of the Diet

Sicilian Mafia: …Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appointed Cesare Mori, a retired member of the police force, as the new prefect of Palermo. From October 1925 to June 1929, Mori’s forces terrorized the towns in which the Mafia held sway. By 1929 the Fascists had arrested over 11,000 people, and many mafiosi had…

robotics: Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori proposed that as human likeness increases in an object’s design, so does one’s affinity for the object, giving rise to the phenomenon called the "uncanny valley." According to this theory, when the artificial likeness nears total accuracy, affinity drops dramatically and is replaced…

Erasmus: The wandering scholar: The celebrated Moriae encomium, or Praise of Folly, conceived as Erasmus crossed the Alps on his way back to England and written at Thomas More’s house, expresses a very different mood. For the first time the earnest scholar saw his own efforts along with everyone else’s as bathed in a…

Llangefni: The Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Church, one of the town’s several Nonconformist churches, commemorates John Elias (1774–1841), a well-known pulpit orator of the Welsh Methodist Revival who fled to Llangefni when forced to take refuge from an angry mob in Beaumaris. Llangefni has remained a bustling market…

New Orleans: Government: …city’s first African American mayor, Ernest N. Morial, was elected in 1978 and reelected in 1982. His son, Marc H. Morial, was elected mayor in 1994 and reelected in 1998.

New Orleans: Government: His son, Marc H. Morial, was elected mayor in 1994 and reelected in 1998.

Professor Moriarty, nemesis of Sherlock Holmes in the detective stories and novels by Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. He is an archcriminal who controls London’s underworld while maintaining a respectable public image. Moriarty makes his first appearance in “The Final Problem,” a short story

Professor Moriarty, nemesis of Sherlock Holmes in the detective stories and novels by Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. He is an archcriminal who controls London’s underworld while maintaining a respectable public image. Moriarty makes his first appearance in “The Final Problem,” a short story

moribana, (Japanese: “heaped-up flowers”), in Japanese floral art, a style of arranging in which naturalistic landscapes are constructed in low dishlike vases. Developed by Ohara Unshin, founder of the Ohara school of floral art, moribana breaks with the rigid structural rules of classical floral

Philippe Soupault: His novels centre on the concepts of freedom and revolt. Les Frères Durandeau (1924; “The Durandeau Brothers”) is a scathing portrait of the middle class. Le Nègre (1927; “The Negro”) traces a black man’s pursuit of liberty. Les Moribonds (1934; “The Dying”) is a semiautobiographical description of…

Zsigmond Móricz was a Hungarian realist novelist who wrote of villages and country towns. While working as a journalist, Móricz published his first story (1908) in the review Nyugat (“The West”), which he later edited. In his many novels and short stories, finely characterized men and women of

James Justinian Morier was an English diplomat and writer whose fame depends on The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (1824), a picaresque romance of Persian life that long influenced English ideas of Persia; its Persian translation (1905) led to the development of the modern Persian novel of

Moriguchi, city, Ōsaka fu (urban prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies just northeast of Ōsaka city on the southern bank of the Yodo River. Moriguchi was a prosperous post town on the Ōsaka Highway during the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867). It rapidly industrialized with the opening of a railway

Eduard Friedrich Mörike was one of Germany’s greatest lyric poets. After studying theology at Tübingen (1822–26), Mörike held several curacies before becoming, in 1834, pastor of Cleversulzbach, the remote Württemberg village immortalized in Der alte Turmhahn, where inhabitants and pastor are seen

Simón Bolívar: Independence movement: Its commander was Pablo Morillo. Since neither Great Britain nor the United States would promise aid, Bolívar turned to Haiti, which had recently freed itself from French rule. There he was given a friendly reception as well as money and weapons.

Morimura Yasumasa is a Japanese artist known for his large-scale self-portraits that are often superimposed on art-historical images or on pictures of iconic individuals. After graduating (1978) from Kyōto City University of Arts, Morimura served as an assistant at the university and devoted

anorthosite: The Morin Anorthosite in the same area occupies 2,600 square km (1,040 square miles), and the Adirondack Anorthosite is exposed over an area of about 3,900 square km (1,560 square miles). The Bushveld Complex underlies an area of about 50,000 square km (20,000 square miles); and…

stringed instrument: Lutes: The Mongolian morin huur (also spelled khuur) is unique in that the two strings are far enough above the fingerboard that most of the pitches are fingered with the face of the nail rather than the end as is common elsewhere in the world. On fiddles without…

Jean Morin was a French theologian and biblical scholar who produced major studies on the history and discipline of the early Christian church. His edition of the Samaritan version of the Pentateuch represented the first European scholarship in that dialect. Born to Calvinist parents, Morin

Dipsacales: Morina clade: The Morina clade contains three genera (Acanthocalyx, Cryptothladia, and Morina) with 13 species native to Eurasia, from the Balkans to China. They are robust perennial herbs with leaves joined at the base and flower clusters in successive whorls (verticillasters or heads). Flowers are…

Ashikaga Takauji: …Ashikaga family of murdering Prince Morinaga, the emperor’s son, who had been confined at Kamakura, and also charged them with rewarding Ashikaga retainers without imperial permission.

Morinda citrifolia, small evergreen tree of the coffee family (Rubiaceae) that is native to Australasia and Southeast Asia and naturalized throughout the Pacific region and the tropics. It is considered an important source of traditional medicine among Pacific cultures. The species is known by a

moringa, (Moringa oleifera), small deciduous tree (family Moringaceae) native to tropical Asia but also naturalized in Africa and tropical America. Flowers, pods, leaves, and even twigs are cooked and eaten. The leaves, which can also be eaten raw when young, are especially nutritious and are high

moringa, (Moringa oleifera), small deciduous tree (family Moringaceae) native to tropical Asia but also naturalized in Africa and tropical America. Flowers, pods, leaves, and even twigs are cooked and eaten. The leaves, which can also be eaten raw when young, are especially nutritious and are high

Brassicales: Moringaceae: Members of Moringaceae, or the horseradish tree family, are woody, often quite stout-stemmed shrubs or trees containing one genus, Moringa, with 12 species growing in Madagascar, northeast and southwest Africa, and Arabia, with three species spreading to India. Foliage of Moringaceae often smells unpleasant…

eel: Annotated classification: Family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels) Anus in posterior half of body, degenerate, burrowing. 2 genera with about 6 species. Tropical Indo-Pacific and western Atlantic. Suborder Muraenoidei Frontal bones of skull paired, scales absent; reduced gill arch elements and reduced lateral line. Family Chlopsidae (Xenocongridae)

Morini, ancient Celtic people living in the northwestern part of the region between the Seine and the Rhine rivers at the period when Julius Caesar began his conquest of Gaul. Closely allied to two other tribes, the Ambiani and the Atrebates, the Morini were separated from the Atrebates in the

Paraguay: The Chaco War: Higinio Morínigo, a harsh opportunist, who immediately persecuted the Liberals and rewarded the Colorados. A revolt of Liberals and other groups in 1947 caused a civil war that again devastated the country. Morínigo was deposed by the Colorados themselves in 1948. In the next six…

Jean Morin was a French theologian and biblical scholar who produced major studies on the history and discipline of the early Christian church. His edition of the Samaritan version of the Pentateuch represented the first European scholarship in that dialect. Born to Calvinist parents, Morin

Morioka, capital, Iwate ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Kitakami River, southeast of the volcanic cone of Iwate Mountain. Although it is the most-populous city of the prefecture, Morioka retains the atmosphere of the feudal period (1185–1867), when it was the Nambu fief

Moriori, native inhabitants of the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. They are a Polynesian people whose language and culture are related to those of the Maori. Scholars place their migration to the Chatham Islands from New Zealand in the early 16th century. Moriori tradition holds that the islands

José Emilio Pacheco: …in disintegration, and the novel Morirás lejos (1967; “You Will Die Far Away”) documents the purges of Jews throughout history. No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo (1969; Don’t Ask Me How the Time Goes By) includes poems in which there is a nostalgic desire to relive the past, sometimes…

gannet, any of three oceanic bird species within the family Sulidae (order Pelecaniformes or Suliformes). Closely related to the boobies and variously classified with them in the genus Sula or separated as Morus (or Moris), the gannets are the best known of the Sulidae. They are found in the

Morris dance: appear across Europe, including Spain’s moriscas (or moriscos), western Europe’s ball de bastons, and Romania’s călușari—a geographic distribution that some scholars suggest reflects a shared ancient European heritage.

Morisco, (Spanish: “Little Moor”), one of the Spanish Muslims (or their descendants) who became baptized Christians. During the Christian reconquest of Muslim Spain, surrendering Muslim (Mudejar) communities in Aragon (1118), Valencia (1238), and Granada (1492) were usually guaranteed freedom of

James Morison was a Scottish theologian and founder of the Evangelical Union (Morisonians). Licensed to preach in 1839, Morison won many converts to his view that Christ’s atonement saved nonbelievers as well as believers. This universalism, contrary to the Westminster Confession (a statement of

Robert Morison was a Scottish botanist whose work, along with that of his contemporary John Ray, served to elucidate and develop the systematic classification of plants. Morison was the director of the Royal Gardens at Blois, France (1650–60). He returned to England as physician to Charles II and

Celtic literature: The 17th century: …his son Murdo Mackenzie; and Roderick Morison, known as An Clarsair Dall (the Blind Harper), who became harper to Iain Breac MacLeod of Dunvegan. The strong texture and poetic intensity of Morison’s Oran do Iain Breac MacLeòid (“Song to Iain MacLeod”) and his Creach na Ciadaoin (“Wednesday’s Bereavement”) are remarkable.…

Samuel Eliot Morison was an American biographer and historian who re-created in vivid prose notable maritime stories of modern history. Combining a gift for narrative with meticulous scholarship, he led the reader back into history to relive the adventures of such figures as Ferdinand Magellan,

Stanley Morison was an English typographer, scholar, and historian of printing, particularly remembered for his design of Times New Roman, later called the most successful new typeface of the first half of the 20th century. Following an elementary-school education, Morison became, in 1905, a clerk

James Morison: …theologian and founder of the Evangelical Union (Morisonians).

Berthe Morisot was a French painter and printmaker who exhibited regularly with the Impressionists and, despite the protests of friends and family, continued to participate in their struggle for recognition. The daughter of a high government official (and a granddaughter of the important Rococo

Morris dance, traditional English folk dance performed in groups, often during spring and early summer festivals such as May Day. It features coordinated footwork—including steps, hops, and leaps—accompanied by bells strapped to dancers’ shins, props such as sticks or handkerchiefs, and live folk

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian musician known for her confessional lyrics and a layered rock-influenced sound. Her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill established her as one of alternative rock’s foremost female vocalists of the 1990s. Morissette began studying piano at age six and composing at seven;

Alanis Morissette is a Canadian musician known for her confessional lyrics and a layered rock-influenced sound. Her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill established her as one of alternative rock’s foremost female vocalists of the 1990s. Morissette began studying piano at age six and composing at seven;

Mauritian Creole, French-based vernacular language spoken in Mauritius, a small island in the southwestern Indian Ocean, about 500 miles (800 km) east of Madagascar. The language developed in the 18th century from contact between French colonizers and the people they enslaved, whose primary

Morita Akio was a Japanese businessman who was cofounder, chief executive officer (from 1971), and chairman of the board (from 1976 through 1994) of Sony Corporation, a world-renowned manufacturer of consumer electronics products. Morita came from a family with a long tradition of sake brewing and

Bandō Tamasaburō V: …the family of Kabuki actor Morita Kan’ya XIV, who had no sons of his own and was looking for a successor. He made his stage debut under the name Bandō Kinoji in 1957, playing the role of Kotarō in the drama Terakoya (“The Temple School”). In 1964 he inherited the…

Bandō Tamasaburō V is a Japanese Kabuki actor who made a name for himself as an onnagata, a man who plays female roles (in Kabuki all roles are traditionally played by men). Somewhat atypically of the Kabuki world, he later gained international acclaim in film and non-Kabuki forms of drama as well.

Pat Morita was an American actor best known for playing the role of a wise martial arts master in the popular film The Karate Kid (1984), which spawned a successful franchise. For his performance in the original movie, Morita became the first Asian American to earn an Academy Award nomination for

Pat Morita was an American actor best known for playing the role of a wise martial arts master in the popular film The Karate Kid (1984), which spawned a successful franchise. For his performance in the original movie, Morita became the first Asian American to earn an Academy Award nomination for

Kurt Weill: …“Moritat von Mackie Messer” (“Mack the Knife”) from Die Dreigroschenoper and “September Song” from Knickerbocker Holiday, have remained popular. Weill’s Concerto for violin, woodwinds, double bass, and percussion (1924), Symphony No. 1 (1921; “Berliner Sinfonie”), and Symphony No. 2 (1934; “Pariser Symphonie”), works praised for their qualities of invention…

Morituri, American spy film, released in 1965, that was notable for being a critical and box-office disappointment despite a cast that included Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. Robert Crain (played by Brando) is a German deserter living in India during World War II. He is blackmailed by British

tuba: In 1835 Wilhelm Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz of Berlin patented the bass tuba in F, with five valves. Subsequent designs were considerably influenced by the French contrabass saxhorn.

Karl Philipp Moritz was a German novelist whose most important works are his two autobiographical novels, Andreas Hartknopf (1786) and Anton Reiser, 4 vol. (1785–90). The latter is, with J.W. von Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister, the most mature 18th-century German novel of contemporary life. Moritz’

Ashikaga Takauji: …Ashikaga family of murdering Prince Morinaga, the emperor’s son, who had been confined at Kamakura, and also charged them with rewarding Ashikaga retainers without imperial permission.

Happy Days: …Laverne and Shirley (1976–83), and Mork and Mindy (1978–82), the last two of which, like Happy Days, were produced by Garry Marshall, who went on to direct motion pictures such as Pretty Woman (1990). Howard, who had received his start in television on The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68), also became…

Tomas Tranströmer: Night Vision), written during a difficult time for the Swedish poet. Tranströmer’s next volume, Stigar (1973; “Paths”), included translations into Swedish of some of Bly’s work. The Baltic coast, which captured Tranströmer’s imagination as a boy, is the setting for Östersjöar (1974; Baltics). His later…

Icelandic literature: The sagas: …in more detail, while the Morkinskinna (“Rotten Skin”; Eng. trans. Morkinskinna), probably written earlier, covered the period from Magnus I Olafsson (ruled 1035–47) to the late 12th century.

Western sculpture: Late Baroque: …carvings of Andrea Brustolon; and Giovanni Maria Morlaiter ran the full gamut to a late 18th-century classicism close to the early works of the great Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova.

Morlaix, seaport town, Finistère département, Brittany région, western France, situated on the Dossen estuary, a tidal inlet of the English Channel, northeast of Brest. Coins found in the vicinity suggest Roman occupation of the site (possibly Mons Relaxus). The counts of Léon held the lordship in

Catherine Morland, fictional character, the impressionable heroine of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey (written 1798 or 1799, published 1817). Catherine’s view of the world is coloured by her love of Gothic stories until she learns the value of controlling her

George Morland was an English genre, landscape, and animal painter whose work was much imitated in England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At age 10, Morland exhibited sketches at the Royal Academy and was apprenticed from 1777 to 1784 to his father, Henry Robert Morland, a painter

metalogic: Generalizations and extensions of the Löwenheim-Skolem theorem: A theorem that is generally regarded as one of the most difficult to prove in model theory is the theorem by Michael Morley, as follows:

Christopher Morley was an American writer whose versatile works are lighthearted, vigorous displays of the English language. Morley’s father was a mathematician and his mother a musician and poet. They were both immigrants from England. The young Morley studied at Haverford College (B.A., 1910) and

Christopher Morley was an American writer whose versatile works are lighthearted, vigorous displays of the English language. Morley’s father was a mathematician and his mother a musician and poet. They were both immigrants from England. The young Morley studied at Haverford College (B.A., 1910) and

Edward Williams Morley was an American chemist who is best known for his collaboration with the physicist A.A. Michelson in an attempt to measure the relative motion of the Earth through a hypothetical ether. Morley graduated from Williams College in 1860 and then pursued both scientific and

John Morley, Viscount Morley was an English Liberal statesman who was a friend and official biographer of W.E. Gladstone and who gained fame as a man of letters, particularly as a biographer. As a long-time member of Parliament (1883–95; 1896–1908), he was chief secretary for Ireland (1886;

oceanic crust: Marine magnetic anomalies: Matthews and Canadian geophysicist Lawrence W. Morley to put these observations together in a theory that explained marine magnetic anomalies. The theory rests on three assumptions: (1) that Earth’s magnetic field periodically reverses polarity, (2) that seafloor spreading occurs, and (3) that the oceanic crust is permanently magnetized as…