…a stable isotope of hydrogen with a mass approximately twice that of the usual isotope…
…a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twelfth of a shilling and 240th of a pound…
…the day (6 June 1944) in the Second World War on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy…
…a mechanism used to secure a bicycle or motorbike when parked, consisting of a U-shaped bar which is locked to a crosspiece of solid metal…
…the lowest layer of the ionosphere, able to reflect low-frequency radio waves…
…a government notice issued to news editors requiring them not to publicize certain information for reasons of national security…
…any of a group of vitamins found in liver and fish oils, essential for the absorption of calcium and the prevention of rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. They include calciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)…
…the initiator or leader of a school or style of music, painting, or literature…
…a coastal area of south-eastern France which includes Nice, Cannes, and Saint Tropez, and the principality of Monaco…
… Baroness James of Holland Park (b.1920), English writer of detective fiction; full name Phyllis Dorothy James. She is noted for her novels featuring the poet-detective Adam Dalgleish, including A Taste for Death (1986)…
…a light-hearted display of wit and cleverness, especially in a work of literature…
…(1927–89), Scottish psychiatrist; full name Ronald David Laing. He became famous for his controversial views on madness and in particular on schizophrenia, linking what society calls insanity with politics and family structure…
…the form of medieval French spoken south of the Loire, generally characterized by the use of oc to mean ‘yes’, and forming the basis of modern Provençal…
…the form of medieval French spoken north of the Loire, generally characterized by the use of oïl to mean ‘yes’, and forming the basis of modern French…
…a small decorative or artistic object, typically when regarded as a collectable item…
…a type of oboe with a bulbous bell, sounding a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe. It has a soft tone and is used in baroque music…
…a restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices…
…a commercial and resort city in northwestern Idaho, on Coeur d’Alene Lake, which is fed by the Coeur d’Alene River; population 43,360 (est. 2008)…
…a country in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea; population 20,617,100 (est. 2009); languages, French (official), West African languages; capital, Yamoussoukro…
