Pushkin: Catherine I commissioned the palace (1717–23); it was later enlarged (1743–48) and rebuilt (1752–57) in the Russian Baroque style by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli. The palace and its park, also laid out by Rastrelli, were considerably embellished under Catherine II (the Great) by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron. Deliberately gutted…

Catherine Parr was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509–47). Catherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, an official of the royal household. She had been widowed twice—in marriages to Edward Borough (b. c. 1508–d. c. 1533) and to John Neville, Lord Latimer

Catherine the Great was a German-born empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great. With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended

Helen Mirren: Television work and Broadway: …monarch in the HBO miniseries Catherine the Great, about the empress of Russia. Two years later she appeared in the sci-fi anthology series Solos. She then costarred with Harrison Ford in 1923 (2022– ), a prequel to the hugely popular series Yellowstone. Mirren was cast as the matriarch of a…

Instruction of Catherine the Great, (Aug. 10 [July 30, old style], 1767), in Russian history, document prepared by Empress Catherine II that recommended liberal, humanitarian political theories for use as the basis of government reform and the formulation of a new legal code. The Instruction was

David Byrne: score for choreographer Twyla Tharp’s The Catherine Wheel (1981) and collaborated with Brian Eno on the album My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981), a groundbreaking collage of rhythmic grooves and vocal samples. Byrne subsequently wrote and directed the offbeat film True Stories (1986), and his contributions to the…

Mount Kātrīnā, peak in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. The country’s highest point, Mount Kātrīnā reaches 8,668 feet (2,642 metres). A chapel and a meteorological station are located at the summit. Mount Sinai, site of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, is situated 2 miles (3 km)

Catherine, princess of Wales is the consort (2011– ) of William, prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne. In 2022 Catherine became the princess of Wales, a title previously held by her mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana. Similar to Diana, Catherine is known for her warmth and

Saint Catherine ; canonized 1746; feast day February 13) was an Italian Dominican mystic. At the age of 13, she entered the Dominican convent at Prato, becoming prioress from 1560 to 1590. Famous for her visions of the Passion and her stigmatization, she was the author of letters (ed. by Fr. Sisto

Prudentius: The Cathemerinon (“Book in Accordance with the Hours”) comprises 12 lyric poems on various times of the day and on church festivals. The symbolism of light and darkness occasionally develops into sustained allegory. The Peristephanon (“Crowns of Martyrdom”) contains 14 lyric poems on Spanish and Roman…

Ethel Catherwood: Saskatoon Lily: Ethel Catherwood was not only a successful athlete at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. She also proved to be one of the more interesting personalities of that historic competition. The Amsterdam Games were the first in which women were allowed to compete in the…

John Lloyd Stephens: …the English illustrator and archaeologist Frederick Catherwood.

catheterization, Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery

catheterization, Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery

khat: Effects and regulation: …release the stimulants cathinone and cathine, which produce a mild euphoria. Khat-chewing creates feelings of excitement, and individuals often become very talkative under its influence. Although the drug is central to social life in some countries, the plant and cathinone are considered controlled substances in much of Europe, the United…

khat: Effects and regulation: …young buds release the stimulants cathinone and cathine, which produce a mild euphoria. Khat-chewing creates feelings of excitement, and individuals often become very talkative under its influence. Although the drug is central to social life in some countries, the plant and cathinone are considered controlled substances in much of Europe,…

William Butler Yeats: When Yeats’s play Cathleen ni Houlihan was first performed in Dublin in 1902, she played the title role. It was during this period that Yeats came under the influence of John O’Leary, a charismatic leader of the Fenians, a secret society of Irish nationalists.

cathode, negative terminal or electrode through which electrons enter a direct current load, such as an electrolytic cell or an electron tube, and the positive terminal of a battery or other source of electrical energy through which they return. This terminal corresponds in electrochemistry to the

cathode ray, stream of electrons leaving the negative electrode (cathode) in a discharge tube containing a gas at low pressure, or electrons emitted by a heated filament in certain electron tubes. Cathode rays focused on a hard target (anticathode) produce X-rays or focused on a small object in a

television: Electronic systems: Cathode rays are beams of electrons generated in a vacuum tube. Steered by magnetic fields or electric fields, Swinton argued, they could “paint” a fleeting picture on the glass screen of a tube coated on the inside with a phosphorescent material. Because the rays move at nearly the…

cathode ray: …fields, gives rise to the cathode-ray oscilloscope (cathode-ray tube [CRT]) for monitoring variations and values of an alternating voltage or current and to the picture tube of television and radar.

cathode ray: …fields, gives rise to the cathode-ray oscilloscope (cathode-ray tube [CRT]) for monitoring variations and values of an alternating voltage or current and to the picture tube of television and radar.

cathode-ray tube (CRT), Vacuum tube that produces images when its phosphorescent surface is struck by electron beams. CRTs can be monochrome (using one electron gun) or colour (typically using three electron guns to produce red, green, and blue images that, when combined, render a multicolour

computerized typesetting: Some systems have a video display terminal (VDT), consisting of a keyboard and a CRT viewing screen, that enables the operator to see and correct the words as they are being typed. If a system has a line printer, it can produce printouts of “hard copy.”

pipeline: History: …a common pipeline; application of cathodic protection to reduce corrosion and extend pipeline life; use of space-age technologies such as computers to control pipelines and microwave stations and satellites to communicate between headquarters and the field; and new technologies and extensive measures to prevent and detect pipeline leaks. Furthermore, many…

Michigan: Education: …the idea of a “Catholepistemiad,” an academy of universal knowledge. His idea was realized to some measure in 1837 when the University of Michigan opened in Ann Arbor. This university has since come to be regarded widely as one of the country’s top research institutions, with programs at both…

catholic, (from Greek katholikos, “universal”), the characteristic that, according to ecclesiastical writers since the 2nd century, distinguished the Christian Church at large from local communities or from heretical and schismatic sects. A notable exposition of the term as it had developed during

Catholic Action, the organized work of the laity that is performed under the direction or mandate of a bishop in the fields of dogma, morals, liturgy, education, and charity. In 1927 Pope Pius XI gave the term its classical definition as “the participation of the laity in the apostolate of the

Protestantism: Revivalism in the 19th century: The Catholic Apostolic Church, formed in 1832 largely by the Scotsman Edward Irving, likewise prepared for the second coming. Apocalyptic groups also formed in the United States. The apocalyptic prophecies of William Miller (1782–1849) in the 1840s led to the formation of the church of the…

Robert Peel: Early political career: …with the formation of the Catholic Association. Its growing strength culminated in the victory of Daniel O’Connell, the Irish “Liberator,” at a by-election for County Clare in 1828. Convinced that further resistance was useless, Peel proffered his resignation and urged the prime minister to make a final settlement of the…

Patrick Joseph Hayes: …activities under a central agency, Catholic Charities.

Roman Catholicism, Christian religion that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, it is one of the three major branches of Christianity. It is led by the pope, as the bishop of Rome, and the Holy See forms the

Czechoslovak Hussite Church: Its forerunner was the Jednota (Union of the Catholic Czechoslovak Clergy), founded in 1890 to promote such reforms as use of the vernacular in the liturgy and voluntary clerical celibacy. The new church, formed when these demands were rejected by the Vatican in 1919, adopted a rationalistic doctrine and…

Catholic Emancipation, in British history, the freedom from discrimination and civil disabilities granted to the Roman Catholics of Britain and Ireland in a series of laws during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. After the Reformation, Roman Catholics in Britain had been harassed by numerous

Daniel O’Connell: Following the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, O’Connell, after going through the formality of an uncontested reelection, took his seat at Westminster.

Myobatrachidae: The Catholic frog (Notaden bennetti) is a yellow or greenish Australian myobatrachid about 4 cm (1.5 inches) long. It was named for the dark, crosslike pattern on its back, and it frequents dry regions and lives underground, emerging from its burrow after a heavy rain. The…

fundamentalism: Christian fundamentalism in the United States: The term Catholic fundamentalism is sometimes used to describe conservative Catholicism, but most scholars would reject this term because Christian fundamentalism traditionally involved strict conformity to the “inerrant text” of the Bible. This is not a distinctive feature of Catholic conservatism. Catholic conservatives have, for example, put…

Aelfric: His Catholic Homilies, written in 990–992, provided orthodox sermons, based on the Church Fathers. Known as Grammaticus due to his authorship of a Latin grammar, he also wrote Lives of the Saints, Heptateuch (a vernacular language version of the first seven books of the Bible), as…

Fulton J. Sheen: …radio career on the program The Catholic Hour, which reached an estimated four million listeners at the height of its popularity. In 1951 Sheen became a titular bishop, and he served as auxiliary bishop of New York (1951–66). During much of his tenure in New York, he hosted a weekly…

Catholic imagination, a cultural and aesthetic tradition across art forms in which storytelling and creative expression are influenced by Roman Catholic theology and belief. Works of the Catholic imagination might depict Catholic characters and cultures, but they are not exclusive to those

Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, whose marriage (1469) led to the unification of Spain, of which they were the first monarchs. Although employed earlier, the appellation Católicos was formally conferred on them in a bull published by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, in

Catholic League, a military alliance (1609–35) of the Catholic powers of Germany led by Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria, and designed to stem the growth of Protestantism in Germany. In alliance with the Habsburg emperors, the League’s forces, led by Johann Tserclaes, Graf von Tilly, played a key role

biblical literature: The Catholic Letters: As the history of the New Testament canon shows, the seven so-called Catholic Letters (i.e., James, I and II Peter, I, II, and III John, and Jude) were among the last of the literature to be settled on before the agreement of East…

Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, whose marriage (1469) led to the unification of Spain, of which they were the first monarchs. Although employed earlier, the appellation Católicos was formally conferred on them in a bull published by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, in

Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, whose marriage (1469) led to the unification of Spain, of which they were the first monarchs. Although employed earlier, the appellation Católicos was formally conferred on them in a bull published by Pope Alexander VI in 1494, in

Belgium: Period of Catholic government: …flooded with American grain, the Catholic Party became the champion of the rural classes by promising to protect agriculture. It also espoused the cause of the nascent Flemish movement that sought to expand opportunities for Flemish-speaking Belgians in a country until then dominated by a French-speaking upper bourgeoisie.

Counter-Reformation, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. The Roman Catholic Church responded to the Protestant challenge by purging itself of the abuses and

Lord George Gordon: …secure the repeal of the Catholic Relief Act of 1778. He led a mob that marched on the houses of Parliament on June 2, 1780, to present a petition against the act. The ensuing riot lasted a week, causing great property damage and nearly 500 casualties. For his part in…

Dublin: Education: The Catholic Relief Act (1793) enabled Catholics to take degrees but not to have full standing. All such religious exclusions were dropped in 1873. Nevertheless, Trinity remained almost exclusively Protestant until the Roman Catholic Church’s ban on attending was lifted in 1970.

Counter-Reformation, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal. The Roman Catholic Church responded to the Protestant challenge by purging itself of the abuses and

Australia: The postwar years: This was known as the Catholic Social Movement, and it had considerable influence.

Catholic University of Leuven: …it as a French-language, Roman Catholic university.

the Catholic University of America, private coeducational institution of higher learning in Washington, D.C., U.S. The university is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. It comprises 12 faculties or schools, including the Columbus School of Law, the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, and the

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara: …of neighbouring buildings on the University College Dublin campus, the Spatial Dynamics Lab features unique applications of brick, concrete, and wood. Brick “fins” on one facade, for example, act as shades for a row of windows and create visual interest.

Catholic Worker Movement: During the war the Catholic Worker maintained a strict pacifist position, but many young persons associated with the movement entered the armed services, and most of the houses of hospitality went out of existence. The movement never regained its prewar influence but did survive as a vital force in…

Catholic Worker Movement, Roman Catholic lay movement in the United States and Canada, emphasizing personal reform, radical agrarianism, absolute pacifism, and the personal practice of the principles in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The movement was founded in 1933 by Dorothy Day (1897–1980) at the

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), an agency of the Roman Catholic Church organized at the level of the diocese and serving youth in its religious, recreational, cultural, and social needs. The first Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), a boys’ athletic program, was founded in Chicago in 1930 by

catholic, (from Greek katholikos, “universal”), the characteristic that, according to ecclesiastical writers since the 2nd century, distinguished the Christian Church at large from local communities or from heretical and schismatic sects. A notable exposition of the term as it had developed during

Celtic literature: The three major periods of Breton literature: …century, when there appeared the Catholicon of Jean Lagadeuc, a Breton–Latin–French dictionary printed in 1499, and Quiquer de Roscoff’s French–Breton dictionary and conversations (printed 1616).

catholicos, (“universal” bishop), in Eastern Christian Churches, title of certain ecclesiastical superiors. In earlier times the designation had occasionally been used, like archimandrite and exarch, for a superior abbot; but the title eventually came to denote a bishop who, while head of a major

Cathy Guisewite: …created the long-running comic strip Cathy (1976–2010).

Ken Loach: One of the productions, Cathy Come Home (1966), explored the disintegration of a working-class family and examined the intertwined issues of unemployment and homelessness. In doing so, it helped bring the discussion of homelessness into the British mainstream. In 2000 Cathy Come Home was ranked second by the British…

Cathy Freeman’s silver medal in the 400-metre run at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., introduced this rising star from Australia to the Olympic world. Her international fame grew when she became the first Aboriginal woman to take a world athletics title, winning the 400 metres at the 1997

the Everly Brothers: …Is Dream” (1958), and “Cathy’s Clown” (1960).

Henrik Ibsen: First plays and directing: This work, Catilina (1850; Catiline), grew out of the Latin texts Ibsen had to study for his university examinations. Though not a very good play, it showed a natural bent for the theatre and embodied themes—the rebellious hero, his destructive mistress—that would preoccupy Ibsen as long as he lived.…

humanism: Chapman, Jonson, and Shakespeare: …to the humanistic tradition in Catiline (1611), a tragedy in which Cicero’s civic eloquence is portrayed in heroic terms.

Catiline was an aristocrat in the late Roman Republic who turned demagogue and made an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the republic while Cicero was a consul (63). Catiline served under Pompey’s father in the Social War of 89 and acquired an unsavoury reputation as a zealous participant in

Sallust: …monograph, Bellum Catilinae (43–42 bc; Catiline’s War), deals with corruption in Roman politics by tracing the conspiracy of Catiline, a ruthlessly ambitious patrician who had attempted to seize power in 63 bc after the suspicions of his fellow nobles and the growing mistrust of the people prevented him from attaining…

Catania, city, eastern Sicily, Italy, in the broad plain of Catania on the Ionian seacoast, south of Mount Etna. The city was founded in 729 bce by Chalcidians (settlers from Chalcis in the Greek island of Euboea) from Naxos, 50 miles (80 km) north. It acquired importance in the 5th century bce

Catió, town located on the southern coast of Guinea-Bissau. The surrounding area is covered with mangrove forests and swamps and has a monsoonal climate with an annual precipitation of about 100 inches (2,500 mm). Catió is a market centre for cash crops, including rice, coconuts, and oil palm

Chocó: …Río San José; and the Catio inhabit the eastern portions of the Atrato valley.

cation, atom or group of atoms that bears a positive electric charge. See

amphibole: Chemical composition: …between titanium and other C-type cations. Aluminum can partially substitute for silicon in the tetrahedral (T) site. Partial substitution of fluorine (F), chlorine, and oxygen for hydroxyl (OH) in the hydroxyl site is also common. The complexity of the amphibole formula has given rise to numerous mineral names within the…

chemoreception: Taste: …sweet taste, as well as receptors preferentially tasting salt and receptors preferentially tasting bitter substances. The taste receptor cells of other animals can often be characterized in similar ways to those of humans, because all animals have the same basic needs in selecting food. In addition, some organisms have other…

separation and purification: Chromatography: In a cation-exchange resin all the sites are negatively charged, so that only positive ions can be separated; an anion-exchange resin has positively charged sites. Ion-exchange chromatography has become one of the most important methods for separating proteins and small oligonucleotides.

soap and detergent: Cationic detergents, which produce electrically positive ions in solution. Nonionic detergents, which produce electrically neutral colloidal particles in solution. Ampholytic, or amphoteric, detergents, which are capable of acting either as anionic or cationic detergents in solution depending on the pH (acidity or alkalinity) of the…

pharmaceutical industry: Modified-release dosage forms: For example, a cationic, or positively charged, drug can be bound to an anionic, or negatively charged, resin. The resin can be incorporated into tablets, capsules, or liquids. As the resin passes through the small intestine, the drug is released slowly.

papermaking: Preparation of stock: …the modified type known as cationic starch. When dispersed in water, this starch assumes a positive surface charge. Because fibre normally assumes a negative surface charge, there is an affinity between the cationic starch and the fibre.

catkin, elongated cluster of single-sex flowers bearing scaly bracts and usually lacking petals. Catkins may be erect or pendulous and are often somewhat inconspicuous. Many trees bear catkins, including willows, birches, and oaks. Wind carries pollen from male to female catkins or from male

Elizabeth Catlett was an American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker renowned for her intensely political art. Catlett, a granddaughter of enslaved people, was born into a middle-class Washington family; her father was a professor of mathematics at Tuskegee Institute. After being disallowed

Elizabeth Catlett was an American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker renowned for her intensely political art. Catlett, a granddaughter of enslaved people, was born into a middle-class Washington family; her father was a professor of mathematics at Tuskegee Institute. After being disallowed

George Catlin was an American artist and author, whose paintings of Native American scenes constitute an invaluable record of Native American culture in the 19th century. Catlin practiced law for a short time but in 1823 turned to portrait painting, in which he was self-taught. After achieving

catnip, (Nepeta cataria), herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), noted for its aromatic leaves, which are particularly exciting to cats. Catnip is commonly grown by cat owners for their pets, and the dried leaves are often used as a stuffing for cat playthings. The herb is native to Eurasia and is

Pixar: …team of computer scientists, including Ed Catmull, contributed to the emerging field of computer graphics. In 1979 Catmull was hired by Lucasfilm Ltd., the California-based production company of filmmaker George Lucas, to lead its nascent computer division, and several of his NYIT colleagues followed him there. Aiming to improve graphics…

catnip, (Nepeta cataria), herb of the mint family (Lamiaceae), noted for its aromatic leaves, which are particularly exciting to cats. Catnip is commonly grown by cat owners for their pets, and the dried leaves are often used as a stuffing for cat playthings. The herb is native to Eurasia and is

Joseph Addison: The Tatler and The Spectator: …this period was his tragedy Cato. Performed at Drury Lane on April 14, 1713, the play was a resounding success—largely, no doubt, because of the political overtones that both parties read into the play. To the Whigs Cato seemed the resolute defender of liberty against French tyranny, while the Tories…

Robert R. Livingston was an early American leader who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, first secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (1781–83), and minister to France (1801–04). Born into a wealthy and influential New York family, Livingston was admitted to the bar in 1770.

Étienne Dolet: His first publication, Cato Christianus (“The Christian Cato”), was a profession of his creed as a Christian moralist. Cato was followed by Dolet’s translations and editions of classical authors, Erasmus, the New Testament and Psalms, and Rabelais.

Cato Institute, a private U.S.-based nonprofit organization devoted to public-policy research, founded in 1974. One of the most influential libertarian think tanks in the United States, it supports peace, individual liberty, limited government, and free markets. Its headquarters are in Washington,

beheading: In 1820 the Cato Street Conspirators, led by Arthur Thistlewood, became the last persons to be beheaded by ax in England. Having plotted to murder members of the government, they were found guilty of high treason and hanged, and their corpses were then decapitated.

Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, orator, and the first Latin prose writer of importance. He was noted for his conservative and anti-Hellenic policies, in opposition to the phil-Hellenic ideals of the Scipio family. Cato was born of plebeian stock and fought as a military tribune in the

Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, orator, and the first Latin prose writer of importance. He was noted for his conservative and anti-Hellenic policies, in opposition to the phil-Hellenic ideals of the Scipio family. Cato was born of plebeian stock and fought as a military tribune in the

Marcus Porcius Cato was a great-grandson of Cato the Censor and a leader of the Optimates (conservative senatorial aristocracy) who tried to preserve the Roman Republic against power seekers, in particular Julius Caesar. On the death of his parents, Cato was brought up in the house of his uncle

Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, orator, and the first Latin prose writer of importance. He was noted for his conservative and anti-Hellenic policies, in opposition to the phil-Hellenic ideals of the Scipio family. Cato was born of plebeian stock and fought as a military tribune in the

Marcus Porcius Cato was a great-grandson of Cato the Censor and a leader of the Optimates (conservative senatorial aristocracy) who tried to preserve the Roman Republic against power seekers, in particular Julius Caesar. On the death of his parents, Cato was brought up in the house of his uncle

Publius Valerius Cato, teacher, scholar, and poet associated, like Catullus, with the Neoteric, or New Poets, movement. Valerius Cato went to Rome from Cisalpine Gaul (present-day northern Italy, especially the Po Valley). He was often mentioned by other members of the Neoteric movement, which

Lepidoptera: Protection against danger: When moths such as the underwing moths (Catocala) are disturbed, they move the cryptic forewings to expose bright patches of color on the upper surface of the hind wings. When butterflies such as the morphos, hairstreaks, and anglewings are disturbed, they take flight, exposing brightly colored upper wing surfaces. Regardless…

Cape Catoche, cape on the Caribbean Sea, on a bar off the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, in the northeastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula (q.v.). Cape Catoche is said to have been the first Mexican land visited by Spaniards, in 1517. It is separated from western Cuba, approximately 150 miles (240

Gertrude Caton-Thompson was an English archaeologist who distinguished two prehistoric cultures in the Al-Fayyūm depression of Upper Egypt, the older dating to about 5000 bc and the younger to about 4500 bc. While a student at the British School of Archaeology in Egypt (1921–26), Caton-Thompson and

Catonsville, village, Baltimore county, north-central Maryland, U.S., a southwestern suburb of Baltimore. It was founded before 1729 and was known as Johnnycake for a local inn specializing in that type of cornbread. The present name, honouring Richard Caton (who had an estate there in the late