industrial glass: Tubes and rods: Tubes and rods are made in three processes: the Danner process, the downdraw process, and the Vello process. In the Danner process, a continuous stream of glass flows over a hollow, rotating mandrel that is mounted on an incline inside a surrounding muffle. With…

fishing: Early history: …of the line to a rod, at first probably a stick or tree branch, made it possible to fish from the bank or shore and even to reach over vegetation bordering the water.

rod, one of two types of photoreceptive cells in the retina of the eye in vertebrate animals. Rod cells function as specialized neurons that convert visual stimuli in the form of photons (particles of light) into chemical and electrical stimuli that can be processed by the central nervous system.

bicycle: Brakes: In developing countries rod brakes are often used. Rods connect the handlebar levers to stirrups that pull pads of friction material against the inside of the rim. Front and rear brakes on other bikes are actuated by cables connected to a brake lever on each handlebar. Caliper brakes…

Stanisław Staszic: His other works include Ród ludzki (1819–20; “The Human Condition”), a long philosophic poem, and a translation into Polish of Homer’s Iliad.

East Asian mathematics: The Nine Chapters: Numbers represented by counting rods could be moved and modified within a computation. However, no written computations were recorded until much later. As will be seen, setting up the computations with counting rods greatly influenced later mathematical developments.

rod of Asclepius, staff with a single serpent wrapped around it associated with Asclepius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. It is used as a symbol of the medical profession and as the logo of several medical associations, including the American Medical Association (AMA). Its Unicode character is ⚕

puppetry: Rod puppets: These figures are also manipulated from below, but they are full-length, supported by a rod running inside the body to the head. Separate thin rods may move the hands and, if necessary, the legs. Figures of this type are traditional on the Indonesian…

cultivator: Rod weeders are used for weed control in open unplanted fields; their working element is a square-section rod that revolves a few inches below the soil surface. Field cultivators, essentially light plows, are equipped with spring teeth, shovels, or sweeps.

Édouard Rod was a French-Swiss writer of psychological novels and a pioneer of comparative criticism. After his first novels, written in the style of Émile Zola, the best of which was Palmyre Veulard (1881), Rod soon evolved his own highly sensitive, introverted psychological art in such novels as

capoeira: …face each other within the roda—a circle of capoeiristas (practitioners of capoeira)—emulating in a stylized manner the strikes and parries of combat, in time with the rhythms of a small musical ensemble. Music is indeed integral to the practice of capoeira. The ensemble typically consists of one to three berimbaus…

organic farming: History: …promoted by various advocates—such as J.I. Rodale and his son Robert, in the 1940s and onward, who published Organic Gardening and Farming magazine and a number of texts on organic farming. The demand for organic food was stimulated in the 1960s by the publication of Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson,…

horror film: … (1954; Godzilla) and Radon (1956; Rodan), while British companies such as Hammer Films shifted the emphasis from atmospheric terror to scenes of bloody violence in motion pictures such as The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Horror of Dracula (1958). Sophisticated films of the mystery-thriller type, such as Alfred Hitchcock’s…

Martin Rodbell was an American biochemist who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery in the 1960s of natural signal transducers called G-proteins that help cells in the body communicate with each other. He shared the prize with American pharmacologist Alfred

Johann Karl Rodbertus was an economist who, because of his conservative interpretation of social reform, was instrumental in shaping the Prussian government’s regulation of its economy. Rodbertus was educated in law at Prussian universities. In 1836 he acquired the landed estate of Jagetzow in

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rodchenko was a Russian painter, sculptor, designer, and photographer who was a dedicated leader of the Constructivist movement. Rodchenko studied art at the Kazan School of Art in Odessa from 1910 to 1914 and then went to Moscow to continue on at the Imperial Central

Evelyn Violet Elizabeth Emmet was a British politician who served as a Conservative member of Parliament for East Grinstead (1955–64) and as chairman of the National Union of the Conservative Party (1955–56). After obtaining a degree from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Evelyn traveled extensively in

Nancy Mitford was an English writer noted for her witty novels of upper-class life. Nancy Mitford was one of six daughters (and one son) of the 2nd Baron Redesdale; the family name was actually Freeman-Mitford. The children were educated at home and were all highly original. Nancy’s sister Unity

Kylie Tennant was an Australian novelist and playwright famed for her realistic yet affirmative depictions of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia. Tennant attended the University of Sydney but left without a degree and then worked as an assistant publicity officer for the Australian

Gene Roddenberry was an American writer and television and film producer who created and served as executive producer of the popular science-fiction television series Star Trek (1966–69), which spawned other television series and a string of motion pictures. Roddenberry briefly attended Los Angeles

Gene Roddenberry was an American writer and television and film producer who created and served as executive producer of the popular science-fiction television series Star Trek (1966–69), which spawned other television series and a string of motion pictures. Roddenberry briefly attended Los Angeles

Jimmy Connors: …2008 he coached American player Andy Roddick. Connors wrote several books, including Jimmy Connors: How to Play Tougher Tennis (1986; written with Robert J. LaMarche), Don’t Count Yourself Out!: Staying Fit After 35 with Jimmy Connors (1992; written with Neil Gordon and Catherine McEvily Harris), and the memoir The Outsider…

gospel music: White gospel music: …as Charles McCallom Alexander and Homer Rodeheaver, the music acquired a more upbeat character. The organ was replaced by the piano, which in turn was joined by other instruments. (Rodeheaver’s musical presentations often included his own trombone solos.) The vocal component of the music also took on a more demonstrative,…

Branch Davidian: David Koresh and the ATF raid: …Houteff’s leadership was led by Ben Roden, who had previously called the Davidians to “Get off the dead Rod [led by Florence Houteff] and move to the living Branch.” Roden gained control of Mount Carmel and established the General Association of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists. He called his members to a…

Albrecht Rodenbach was a Flemish poet who helped to inspire the late 1870s revival in Flemish literature that was intended to counteract the growing French influence on Belgian cultural life. When Rodenbach went to the Catholic University of Leuven (Louvain) in 1876, he at once sought to mobilize

Georges Rodenbach was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist whose writing was inspired by scenes of his native country. Rodenbach studied law at the University of Ghent, Belgium, and continued his studies in Paris. His first collection of verse, Le Foyer et les champs (“The Hearth and the Fields”),

Georges Rodenbach was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist whose writing was inspired by scenes of his native country. Rodenbach studied law at the University of Ghent, Belgium, and continued his studies in Paris. His first collection of verse, Le Foyer et les champs (“The Hearth and the Fields”),

rodent, (order Rodentia), any of more than 2,050 living species of mammals characterized by upper and lower pairs of ever-growing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting almost half the class Mammalia’s approximately 4,660 species. They are indigenous to every

bot fly: The subfamily Cuterebrinae contains important rodent bot flies, such as Cuterebra cuniculi, which infects rabbits, and the tree squirrel bot fly (C. emasculator), which attacks the scrotum of squirrels, sometimes emasculating them. The human bot fly (Dermatobia hominis) attacks livestock, deer, and humans. The female attaches her eggs to mosquitoes,…

rodent, (order Rodentia), any of more than 2,050 living species of mammals characterized by upper and lower pairs of ever-growing rootless incisor teeth. Rodents are the largest group of mammals, constituting almost half the class Mammalia’s approximately 4,660 species. They are indigenous to every

rodenticide, any substance that is used to kill rats, mice, and other rodent pests. Warfarin, 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate), ANTU (legal label for alpha-naphthylthiourea), and red squill are commonly used rodenticides. These substances kill by preventing normal blood clotting and causing internal

rodeo, sport involving a series of riding and roping contests derived from the working skills of the American cowboy as developed during the second half of the 19th century to support the open-range cattle industry in North America. Although its development as a sport occurred mainly in northern

Agnes de Mille: Rodeo (1942), one of her most important ballets, was created for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The first ballet to include tap dancing, it used distinctively American gestures—bronco-riding and steer-roping movements. Most of de Mille’s other ballets were choreographed for New York City’s Ballet…

rodeo: Origins and history: In 1929 the Rodeo Association of America, an organization of rodeo managers and producers, was formed to regulate the sport. The contestants themselves took a hand in 1936 after a strike in Boston Garden and organized the Cowboy Turtles Association—“turtles” because they had been slow to act. That…

rodeo: Origins and history: …(RCA) in 1945 and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 1975, and its rules became accepted by most rodeos.

Justin Peck: In addition, NYCB premiered his Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes and New Blood in 2015 and The Decalogue, his third Stevens collaboration, in 2017. Peck’s other ballets for NYCB included Easy (2018), set to Leonard Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs; Principia (2019), a fourth collaboration with Stevens; Bright (2019); and Rotunda…

Roderick was the last Visigothic king of Spain, who died in the Muslim invasion. Roderick’s predecessor, King Witiza, died in 710, leaving two young sons, for whom Witiza’s widow and family tried to secure the succession. But a faction of the Visigothic nobles elected Roderick and drove the

Roderic O’Connor was the king of Connaught and the last high king of Ireland; he failed to turn back the Anglo-Norman invasion that led to the conquest of Ireland by England. Roderic succeeded his father, Turloch O’Connor, as king of Connaught in 1156. Since Turloch’s title of high king was claimed

Roderic O’Connor was the king of Connaught and the last high king of Ireland; he failed to turn back the Anglo-Norman invasion that led to the conquest of Ireland by England. Roderic succeeded his father, Turloch O’Connor, as king of Connaught in 1156. Since Turloch’s title of high king was claimed

Roderick was the last Visigothic king of Spain, who died in the Muslim invasion. Roderick’s predecessor, King Witiza, died in 710, leaving two young sons, for whom Witiza’s widow and family tried to secure the succession. But a faction of the Visigothic nobles elected Roderick and drove the

Roderick Hudson, first novel by Henry James, serialized in The Atlantic Monthly in 1875 and published in book form in 1876. It was revised by the author in 1879 for publication in England. Roderick Hudson is the story of the conflict between art and the passions; the title character is an American

Roderick Random, picaresque novel by Tobias Smollett, published in 1748. Modeled after Alain-René Lesage’s Gil Blas, the novel consists of a series of episodes that give an account of the life and times of the Scottish rogue Roderick Random. At various times rich and then poor, the hero goes to

George Cram Cook: …reflected in his first novel, Roderick Taliaferro (1903), a historical romance set in the Mexico of Emperor Maximilian. One of his hired workers, Floyd Dell, who later became a novelist, converted him to Socialism (Cook appears as Tom Alden in Dell’s Moon-Calf, 1920). Cook’s novel The Chasm (1911) explores the…

Rodez, town, capital of Aveyron département, Occitanie région, southern France. It lies at the confluence of the Auterne and Aveyron rivers, overlooking the green undulating country of the Plateau de Segala. Colonized as Ruthena by the Romans, the town was the scene of a struggle between the

Aaron Rodgers is an American professional football quarterback who is considered one of the greatest to ever play the position. Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) to a Super Bowl championship in 2011. After 18 seasons with the team, he was traded to the New York

Aaron Rodgers is an American professional football quarterback who is considered one of the greatest to ever play the position. Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) to a Super Bowl championship in 2011. After 18 seasons with the team, he was traded to the New York

Carolyn M. Rodgers was an American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher who is noted for a body of work that deepened and extended beyond the Black Arts movement in which she found her voice. Rodgers grew up in the Bronzeville neighbourhood of Chicago and briefly attended the University of

Carolyn M. Rodgers was an American poet, teacher, critic, and publisher who is noted for a body of work that deepened and extended beyond the Black Arts movement in which she found her voice. Rodgers grew up in the Bronzeville neighbourhood of Chicago and briefly attended the University of

Jimmie Rodgers was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, one of the principal figures in the emergence of the country and western style of popular music. Rodgers, whose mother died when he was a young boy, was the son of an itinerant railroad gang foreman, and his youth was spent in a

Jimmie Rodgers was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, one of the principal figures in the emergence of the country and western style of popular music. Rodgers, whose mother died when he was a young boy, was the son of an itinerant railroad gang foreman, and his youth was spent in a

Jeff Beck: Flash (1985), produced by Nile Rodgers, was Beck’s most commercial release. It contained the Grammy Award-winning track “Escape,” as well as a cover of the Impressions’ “People Get Ready,” which featured Stewart on vocals and became Beck’s first hit single. In later years Beck maintained a relatively low profile,…

Richard Rodgers was one of the dominant composers of American musical comedy, known especially for his works in collaboration with the librettists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. Rodgers wrote more than 1,500 songs and more than 50 musicals, including such landmarks of American theater as Pal

Social Democratic Party: History: Jenkins, David Owen, William Rodgers, and Shirley Williams—to quit the leftward path that had lately been taken by Labour. The party was formally founded on March 26, including in its ranks 14 members of the House of Commons (all former Labour members but one, who had been a Conservative)…

Hillary Clinton is an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator (2001–09) and secretary of state (2009–13) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama. She had served as first lady (1993–2001) during the administration of her husband, Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United

Rhodope Mountains, mountain system in the Balkan Peninsula. The Rhodope Mountains lie mainly in Bulgaria but also reach into Greece. The least-accessible region in the Balkans, it has within Bulgaria an area of 5,690 square miles (14,737 sq km), extending 150 miles (240 km) west to east and 60

Rhodes, major city of the island of Rhodes (Modern Greek: Ródos), South Aegean (Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern Greece. The largest urban centre on the island, Rhodes sits on its northeasternmost tip. In Classical history, Rhodes was a maritime power and the site of the Colossus of

Rhodes, island (nísos), the largest of the Dodecanese (Modern Greek: Dodekánisa) group, southeastern Greece, and the most easterly in the Aegean Sea, separated by the Strait of Marmara from Turkey. It constitutes a dímos (municipality) within the South Aegean (Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region).

Antoine Bourdelle: …he created the full-length portrait Rodin at Work, the head of which is a pastiche of Michelangelo’s Moses in the Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome.

Rodin Museum, museum in Paris, France, showcasing the sculptures, drawings, and other works of the French artist Auguste Rodin and based in the Hôtel Biron. The Hôtel Biron, covering 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of land in Paris, was completed in 1730 by Jean Aubert. Rodin moved into the Hôtel Biron in

Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor of sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics to be the greatest portraitist in the history of sculpture. His The Gates of Hell, commissioned in 1880 for the future Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris, remained unfinished at his death but

Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor of sumptuous bronze and marble figures, considered by some critics to be the greatest portraitist in the history of sculpture. His The Gates of Hell, commissioned in 1880 for the future Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris, remained unfinished at his death but

Rodinia, in geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth for about 450 million years during the Proterozoic Eon (2.5 billion to 541 million years ago). Rodinia, which was made up of an amalgamation of several connected landmasses and other large cratons lying

Peter Rodino was an American politician who served for 40 years as a Democratic representative from New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–89). As chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, he steered the 1974 impeachment hearings of Pres. Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate

Peter Rodino was an American politician who served for 40 years as a Democratic representative from New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–89). As chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, he steered the 1974 impeachment hearings of Pres. Richard M. Nixon during the Watergate

Dennis Rodman is an American professional basketball player who was one of the most skilled rebounders, best defenders, and most outrageous characters in the history of the professional game. He was a key part of two National Basketball Association (NBA) championship teams with the Detroit Pistons

Dennis Rodman is an American professional basketball player who was one of the most skilled rebounders, best defenders, and most outrageous characters in the history of the professional game. He was a key part of two National Basketball Association (NBA) championship teams with the Detroit Pistons

Thomas Jackson Rodman was a U.S. inventor of prismatic and perforated-cake gunpowder that burned evenly, providing controlled expansion of gases in a gun rather than a sudden shock that might burst the barrel. He also invented a system of casting cannon around a hollow core cooled from inside,

Trinity Rodman is an American professional football (soccer) player who is a forward for the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and is on the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT). At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Rodman helped the USWNT win the gold medal. Rodman is

Bistrița-Năsăud: Pyrite has been mined near Rodna since the 15th century. Rodna is a tourist centre for the picturesque Lake Lala, Vințului Valley, and Mount Ineu (7,809 feet). Bârgăul village, the centre of a substantial folk-art community, is situated near the pyramid-shaped Mount Henuil Mare (5,289 feet). Coșbuc town is named…

Rodna Massif, mountain massif, the highest part of the Eastern Carpathians in Romania, reaching a height of 7,556 ft (2,303 m) at Pietrosu in the northern part of the country. Active glaciers are no longer present, but extensive glaciation of the crystalline rocks has produced fretted peaks and

Rodna Massif, mountain massif, the highest part of the Eastern Carpathians in Romania, reaching a height of 7,556 ft (2,303 m) at Pietrosu in the northern part of the country. Active glaciers are no longer present, but extensive glaciation of the crystalline rocks has produced fretted peaks and

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was an English admiral who won several important naval battles against French, Spanish, and Dutch forces. The grandson and son of army officers, Rodney briefly attended Harrow and entered the navy in July 1732. During the War of the Austrian Succession

Caesar Rodney was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–76, 1777–78), “president” of Delaware (1778–82), and a key signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rodney had served as high sheriff of Kent county, Delaware (1755), and as a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress (1765). He served in

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney was an English admiral who won several important naval battles against French, Spanish, and Dutch forces. The grandson and son of army officers, Rodney briefly attended Harrow and entered the navy in July 1732. During the War of the Austrian Succession

James Saumarez, 1st Baron of Saumarez: George Rodney defeat the French under the Comte de Grasse in the Battle of the Saints off Dominica (April 12, 1782).

Guyana: Independence of Guyana: …prominent historian and political leader Walter Rodney was murdered in June 1980. Many observers accused Burnham of involvement in the killings. In the following years Burnham faced an economy shattered by the depressed demand for bauxite and sugar and a restive populace suffering from severe commodity shortages and a near…

Irina Rodnina is a Russian figure skater and politician who, with her partners, first Alexei Ulanov and later Aleksandr Zaytsev, won 10 successive world championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals. Rodnina survived a bout with tuberculosis as an infant. She graduated from the

Irina Rodnina is a Russian figure skater and politician who, with her partners, first Alexei Ulanov and later Aleksandr Zaytsev, won 10 successive world championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals. Rodnina survived a bout with tuberculosis as an infant. She graduated from the

José Enrique Rodó was an Uruguayan philosopher, educator, and essayist, considered by many to have been Spanish America’s greatest philosopher, whose vision of a unified Spanish America inspired his continent. His credo, reformarse es vivir (“to reform oneself is to live”), and his devotion to the

Latin American literature: Plays: La Rodoguna (written about 1719) is a free adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s drama Rodogune (the name of the play’s heroine); it is more Neoclassical than Peralta’s occasional plays. The best of the latter is El Mercurio galante (“The Gallant Mercury”), an operetta performed in 1720…

biological control: …an Australian ladybird beetle, or vedalia beetle (Rodolia cardinalis), on the cottony cushion scale in California; the limiting of the proliferation of the European rabbit in Australia by introduction of myxoma virus (which causes the disease myxomatosis); the control of Japanese beetles by Bacillus popilliae, which causes milky disease; and…

Yambo Ouologuem was a Malian writer who was highly acclaimed for his first novel, Le Devoir de violence (1968; Bound to Violence), which received the Prix Renaudot. With this work, Ouologuem became the first African writer to receive a major French literary award. Ouologuem was born to a

Rudolf was the duke of Burgundy (921–936) and later king of the West Franks, or France (923–936), who, after a stormy career typical of the general political instability that characterized the age, succeeded in consolidating his authority shortly before he died. Rudolf was the son-in-law of Robert

Rudolf III was the last of the independent kings of Burgundy (993–1032). Son and successor of Conrad the Peaceful, Rudolf was unable to control the rising power of the nobility and the increasing encroachments of Otto-William, count of Besançon, and Emperor Henry II of Germany. In 1016 he was

Rudolf III was the last of the independent kings of Burgundy (993–1032). Son and successor of Conrad the Peaceful, Rudolf was unable to control the rising power of the nobility and the increasing encroachments of Otto-William, count of Besançon, and Emperor Henry II of Germany. In 1016 he was

Rhodope Mountains, mountain system in the Balkan Peninsula. The Rhodope Mountains lie mainly in Bulgaria but also reach into Greece. The least-accessible region in the Balkans, it has within Bulgaria an area of 5,690 square miles (14,737 sq km), extending 150 miles (240 km) west to east and 60

Rhodes, island (nísos), the largest of the Dodecanese (Modern Greek: Dodekánisa) group, southeastern Greece, and the most easterly in the Aegean Sea, separated by the Strait of Marmara from Turkey. It constitutes a dímos (municipality) within the South Aegean (Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region).

Rhodes, major city of the island of Rhodes (Modern Greek: Ródos), South Aegean (Nótio Aigaío) periféreia (region), southeastern Greece. The largest urban centre on the island, Rhodes sits on its northeasternmost tip. In Classical history, Rhodes was a maritime power and the site of the Colossus of

Tekirdağ, city, European Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara. Probably founded in the 7th century bce as a Greek settlement called Bisanthe, it was renamed Rhaedestus when it became the capital of Thrace in the 1st century bce. Taken by the Ottoman Turks in the second half of the 14th century, it was

Transamazonian highway, system of paved and unpaved roads in Brazil that is designed to facilitate settlement and exploitation of the vast underpopulated Amazon River Basin. The system consists of several major parts. A 3,400-mile (5,100-kilometre) east-west segment extends from Recife, on the

Rodri is a Spanish professional football (soccer) player with the English Premier League club Manchester City. In October 2024 he was awarded the Ballon d’Or, one of football’s most prestigious individual honors. He is regarded as one of the world’s best defensive (or holding) midfielders. Rodri

Roderick was the last Visigothic king of Spain, who died in the Muslim invasion. Roderick’s predecessor, King Witiza, died in 710, leaving two young sons, for whom Witiza’s widow and family tried to secure the succession. But a faction of the Visigothic nobles elected Roderick and drove the

Sandra Cisneros: Books: More poetry—including The Rodrigo Poems (1985), My Wicked, Wicked Ways (1987), and Loose Woman (1994)—followed. The children’s book Hairs = Pelitos (1994) uses the differing hair textures within a single family to explore issues of human diversity. The volume is based on an episode related in The…

José López Rega: …because his protégé, economy minister Celestino Rodrigo, had devalued the peso by 50 percent and decontrolled prices. Under constant attack by leftist Peronistas who denounced him as a fascist and counterrevolutionary, López Rega was accused by Peronista congressional deputies in July 1975 of being the instigator of the Argentine Anticommunist…

Joaquín Rodrigo was one of the leading Spanish composers of the 20th century. Although blind from age three, Rodrigo began music studies at an early age and later became a pupil of Paul Dukas. While in France he made the acquaintance of composer Manuel de Falla, who became his mentor. In 1939

Olivia Rodrigo is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who first gained popularity with a role on the television show High School Musical: The Musical—The Series (2019–23) and who later launched a successful music career. Rodrigo grew up in Temecula, California. Her father was a family

Olivia Rodrigo is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who first gained popularity with a role on the television show High School Musical: The Musical—The Series (2019–23) and who later launched a successful music career. Rodrigo grew up in Temecula, California. Her father was a family

Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves was the president of Brazil from 1902 to 1906, generally considered one of the outstanding civilian holders of that office. First elected to public office in 1872, Rodrigues Alves was president of São Paulo state in 1900–02 and 1912–16. During his term as Brazil’s

Rodrigues Island, island dependency of the western Indian Ocean state of Mauritius. It lies 344 miles (553 km) east of the island of Mauritius. Of volcanic origin, Rodrigues Island has an area of 40 square miles (104 square km). The island was apparently uninhabited when it was sighted by the

Luís de Camões: Literary works of Luís de Camões: The editor, Fernão Rodrigues Lobo Soropita, had exercised scrupulous care in collecting the poems from manuscript songbooks, but even so he could not avoid the inclusion of some apocryphal poems. The increasing fame of Camões’s epic during the early 17th century also swept the lyrics into fame,…