Image Henry Kater00.jpg frameless right HenryKater 16 April 1777 &ndash 26 April 1835 was an England English physicist of Germany German descent. Early life He was born at Bristol . At first he intended to study law but he gave up the idea on his father s death in 1794. He entered the army, obtaining a commission in the 12th Regiment of Foot , then stationed in India , where he assisted William Lambton in the Great Trigonometric Survey . Failing health obliged him to return to England and in 1808, then a lieutenant, he entered on a student career in the senior department of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Royal Military College at Sandhurst . Shortly afterwards he was promoted to the rank of captain. In 1814 he retired on half pay, and devoted the remainder of his life to scientific research. Scientist His first major contribution to science was the comparison of the merits of the Cassegrain telescope Cassegrainian and Gregorian telescope s Kater determined the latter to be an inferior design. His most substantial work was the invention of Kater s pendulum , enabling the strength of gravity to be determined, first at London and subsequently at various stations throughout the country. As the inventor of the floating collimator , Kater rendered a service to practical astronomy . ref Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society , 1825, 1828. ref He also published memoirs ref Phil. Trans ., 1821, 1831. ref on British metrology standards of length and mass and in 1832 he published ... Copley Medallists 1801 1850 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kater, Henry ALTERNATIVE ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kater, Henry Category 1777 births Category 1835 deaths Category English ... English people Category 19th century English people es HenryKater ja pt HenryKater ru , sl HenryKater ... www.usyd.edu.au su macleay kater1.htm Biographical information http www.dhub.org object 259019 Kater ... more details
The HenryKater Peninsula coord 69 23 N 068 03 W region CA NU display inline,title name HenryKater Peninsula ref name geonames cite web url http www.geonames.org 5973989 henrykater peninsula.html title HenryKater Peninsula accessdate 2008 09 22 publisher geonames.org ref is a peninsula on northern Baffin Island , in Nunavut , Canada . It protrudes in an eastern direction into Davis Strait . It s bounded to the north by Arctic Harbour. Further north lies Clyde Inlet . Home Bay borders the peninsula to the south. It is named after the English people English physicist , HenryKater . Geography The peninsula is convert 89 km abbr on long by convert 1 km abbr on convert 37 km abbr on wide. ref cite web url http www.bartleby.com 69 62 H02762.html title HenryKater, Cape accessdate 2008 09 22 date 2000 work The Columbia Gazetteer of North America publisher bartleby.com ref Its highest point rises convert 272 m abbr on above sea level . ref name geonames At least between 34,000 and 10,000 Before Present BP , HenryKater Peninsula was ice covered. ref cite journal url http instaar.colorado.edu AAAR browse abstracts abstract.php?id 20 title Glacial Geomorphology and Chronology of HenryKater Peninsula, East Baffin Island, N.W.T. accessdate 2008 09 22 last King first Cuchlaine A. M. journal Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research volume 1 pages 195 212 date 1969 work publisher colorado.edu issue 3 ref Population There are no permanent communities on HenryKater Peninsula, though Wenzel noted some Inuit maintained fixed winter residences in villages on the peninsula during the mid 20th century. ref cite book title Animal Rights, Human Rights Ecology, Economy and Ideology in the Canadian Arctic last Wenzel first George W. year 1991 publisher University of Toronto Press location Toronto isbn 0802068901 url http books.google.com ?id g1l6pF0teV0C&pg PA110&lpg PA110&dq 22Henry Kater Peninsula 22 pages 110 ref References Reflist Peninsulas of Nunavut Category Peninsulas of Qikiqtaaluk ... more details
Kater , besides meaning tomcat or hangover in Dutch language Dutch and German language German , is the surname of the following people Fritz Kater , German trade unionist HenryKater , German British physicist Norman William Kater , Australian physician Peter Kater , American pianist Surname de Kater nl Kater ... more details
Cape Kater coor dm 63 46 S 59 54 W is a cape fringed by rocks, marking the west side of the entrance to Charcot Bay on the west coast of Graham Land . This coast was sketched by a British expedition 1828 31, under Foster, who named a cape in this region after Captain HenryKater , a member of the committee which planned the expedition. This region was more fully mapped by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901 04, under Nordenskjold, who gave the name Cape Gunnar to this cape. The name Kater perpetuates the earlier naming. usgs gazetteer DEFAULTSORT Kater, Cape Category Headlands of Graham Land Category Davis Coast GrahamLand geo stub pt Cabo Kater ... more details
clock behind it. The sight left was used to avoid parallax error . A Kater s pendulum is a reversible freeswinging pendulum invented by British physicist and army captain HenryKater in 1817 ref cite journal last Kater first Henry authorlink coauthors title An account of experiments for determining ... PA407&dq kater pendulum&lr &as brr 1 Kater, Henry June 1818 An Account of the Experiments ...Image Kater pendulum use.png thumb 250px Kater s original pendulum, showing use, from Kater s 1818 paper ... uaQOAAAAIAAJ&pg PA83&lpg PA83&dq 22Henry Kater 22 kater pendulum doi accessdate 2008 11 25 ref for use ..., Kater s pendulum and its various refinements remained the standard method for measuring the strength ... Paris lines , or 2.6 mm, shorter than at Paris. ref cite book last Poynting first John Henry ... math g pi 2 L , math Inaccuracy of gravimeter pendulums In Kater s time, the period T of pendulums ... overhead. Prior to Kater s discovery, the accuracy of g measurements was limited by the difficulty ... s swing, changing L slightly during the cycle. Kater s solution However, in Horologium Oscillatorium ... appointed by the Royal Society in 1816 to reform British measures, Kater had been contracted ... points would be L . Kater wasn t the first to have this idea. ref http books.google.com books?id ... Friedrich Bohnenberger again discovered it, but Kater independently invented it and was first to put it in practice. Image Kater pendulum.png thumb 400px Drawing of Kater s pendulum br font color red ... Kater built a pendulum consisting of a brass rod about 2 meters long, 1 inches wide and one eighth ... one second when hung from each pivot. Kater found that making one of the pivots adjustable caused inaccuracies ... , into the period equation 1 , g could be calculated very accurately. Kater performed 12 trials. He ... measurement of 7 10 sup 6 sup 7 milligal s . In 1824, the British Parliament made Kater s measurement ... yard . Use The large increase in gravity measurement accuracy made possible by Kater s pendulum established ... more details
Expand German topic culture date September 2011 Infobox television show name Kater Mikesch image caption format camera runtime creator starring country Germany network Theme first aired last aired num seasons num episodes list episodes Kater Mikesch is a German television series. See also List of German television series External links imdb title id title Kater Mikesch Category German television series Category television series debuts Category television series endings Germany tv prog stub de Kater Mikesch ... more details
Fritz Kater December 12, 1861 May 20, 1945 was a Germany German trade union ist active in the Free Association ... house s Fritz Kater Verlag and Syndikalist . The son of a farmhand , Kater was born in 1861 in Barleben ... sugar factory during the winter. Even after Kater started an apprenticeship as a masonry mason ... did Kater have spare time to read and educate himself. Fritz Reuter , a humorous poet who wrote in Low German , was his favorite writer. Kater joined the mason s trade union in Magdeburg in 1883 .... Kater soon began spending much of his spare time reading illegal socialist literature, and became active in the union s clandestine activities. In 1887, Kater joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany ... Socialist Laws in 1890, Kater had close contacts with the opposition political movement Die Jungen , which was influenced by Anarchism anarchist ideas. Kater was one of the founders of the Magdeburger ... Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party SPD congress, Kater voted against ..., Kater moved to Berlin . There he worked as a mason, was elected a delegate for the city masons ... s Business Commission. In 1907, after Kater refused a staff job with the centralized trade unions .... Though critical toward anarchism and syndicalism at first, Kater soon became a leading anarchosyndicalist figure in Germany. During a speech at the 1908 FVdG congress, Kater openly professed syndicalism ... at Holborn Town Hall , London . Fritz Kater was instrumental in sustaining the FVdG s structures during ... age. On May 8, 1945, Kater attempted to defuse a dud bazooka shell. The shell exploded, causing burns to his face and chest. Kater died twelve days later in the hospital. References Citation last Rocker first Rudolf author link Rudolf Rocker publication date 1948 contribution Fritz Kater Ein Lebensbild ... volume 2 isbn 3 88215 037 8 http www.uni magdeburg.de mbl Biografien 1787.htm Fritz Kater in Magdeburger ... . NAME Kater, Fritz ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1861 PLACE ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Kater Rocks coor dm 63 46 S 59 53 W is a small cluster of rocks lying 1 nautical mile 1.9 km northwest of Cape Kater , Graham Land . The rocks were first charted and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901 04, under Otto Nordenskjold . usgs gazetteer Category Rock formations in Graham Land Category Davis Coast GrahamLand geo stub ... more details
BLP sources date December 2010 Klaus Kater born June 16, 1948 in Marienheide is a former West Germany West German Team handball handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics . In 1972 he was part of the West German team which finished sixth in the Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic tournament . He played five matches as goalkeeper. ref http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes ka klaus kater 1.html Olympic results ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kater, Klaus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH Marienheide, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kater, Klaus Category 1948 births Category Living people Category German handball players Category Olympic handball players of West Germany Category Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics germany handball bio stub de Klaus Kater sl Klaus Kater ... more details
Notability date October 2010 Peter Kater is an United States American composer , songwriter singer and pianist who has several times nominated for Grammy awards. He is of Germans German ancestry. Filmography cellspacing 1 cellpadding 1 border 1 Year Film Position 1989 Beyond the Edge documentary Song Performer Spirit 1991 Scenes from a Mall feature film Song Performer Deck the Halls 1994 Natural Born Killers feature film Songwriter and Performer Earth 2006 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama documentary Original Music Score, Song Performer, Music Recordist, Musician piano, synthesizers 2007 Where the Indian Lies short Composer 2009 Gray Eagles video short Composer, Music Engineer 2010 The Legend of Secret Pass upcoming Music References http www.peterkater.com site index.php Official website http www.mauiweekly.com page content.detail id 502238 Call of Love Concert and Art Show.html?nav 39 Maui Weekly http www.deseretnews.com article 565038021 Grammy nominations are memorials.html Desert News http www.imdb.com name nm1871897 Peter Kater at Internet Movie Database Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kater, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kater, Peter Category American pianists Category American composers Category Living people Category Optimism Records artists US pianist stub ... more details
Infobox writer for more information see Template Infobox writer doc image name Kater Gordon caption pseudonym birth date birth place death date death place occupation Television writer nationality United States American period genre notableworks Mad Men subject movement influences influenced signature website Kater Gordon is an American Screenwriter television writer . She has worked on the AMC TV network AMC drama Mad Men and has won a Writers Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America WGA Award and an Emmy Award . Biography Gordon has worked in film as a production assistant. Gordon joined the crew of AMC TV network AMC drama Mad Men as a writing assistant for the second season in 2008. She co wrote the season finale Meditations in an Emergency with series creator and show runner Matthew Weiner . Gordon returned as a staff writer for the third season in 2009 and wrote the episode The Fog and co wrote the episode The Color Blue with Weiner . Gordon and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America WGA Award for Best Drama Series at the Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 February 2010 ceremony for their work on the third season. ref name WGA TV nominees 2010 Cite web url http www.wga.org awards awardssub.aspx?id 1516 title 2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced accessdate 2010 04 30 publisher Writers Guild of America year 2009 author Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman ref ref name WGA 2010 Winners Cite web url http www.wga.org awards awardssub.aspx?id 1517 title Writers Guild Awards 2010 Awards Winners accessdate 2010 05 01 publisher Writers Guild of America year ... links IMDb name 1958815 Kater Gordon References reflist EmmyAward DramaWriting 2001 2025 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gordon, Kater ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gordon, Kater Category American ... more details
Michael Hans Kater born July 4, 1937 in Zittau , Germany is a Canadian based historian, academic and author of several books on Nazi Germany . ref name Fonds kater cite web url http archivesfa.library.yorku.ca fonds ON00370 f0000456.htm title Inventory of the Michael H. Kater fonds work YORK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS accessdate 8 October 2011 ref He moved to Canada as a teenager where he first studied at St. Michael s College School St. Michael s college before eventually going onto the University of Toronto where he earned his Bachelor of Arts BA degree in 1959 and then his Master of Arts postgraduate MA in 1961 respectively. In 1966, while at the Heidelberg University University of Heidelberg , he produced a written thesis on the subject of the Nazi s Ahnenerbe Ancestral Heritage association. At this same time, pro Nazi scholar, Werner Conze , also lectured at this same University in Heidelberg. ref name CCGES kater cite web url http ccges.apps01.yorku.ca wp staff and affiliates michael h kater title CCGES Michael H. Kater work CCGES The Canadian centre for German and European studies accessdate 8 October 2011 ref Since 1967, Kater has been teaching at the York University ... External links http www.imdb.com name nm3747815 bio Michael Kater Biography http archivesfa.library.yorku.ca fonds ON00370 f0000456.htm F0456 Michael H. Kater fonds http ccges.apps01.yorku.ca wp staff and affiliates michael h kater CCGES The Canadian centre for German and European studies Michael H. Kater https portal.d nb.de opac.htm?query Woe 3D120215535&method simpleSearch DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Kater s books published in German http www.communicatum.com ?q node 101 Michael H. Kater Communicatum http www.worldcat.org title ahnenerbe die forschungs und lehrgemeinschaft ... & 91 WorldCat.org& 93 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kater, Michael H. ALTERNATIVE ... Kater, Michael H. Category 1937 births Category Canadian historians Category York University ... more details
Sir Norman William Kater MLC 18 November 1874&mdash 18 August 1965 was a medical practitioner, pastoralist and member of the New South Wales legislative council . He was born into a socially prominent rural family. His father William Edward Kater also was a member of the legislative council, and his grandfather William Forster was Premier of New South Wales . He served as a member of the legislative council for 30 years, from 1921 to 1955. He was educated at All Saints College, Bathurst All Saints College , Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst , and Sydney Grammar School . He read medicine at the University of Sydney He served during first world war with the Red Cross and was appointed a Chevalier de La Legion d Honneur . He also served as the President of the Australian Club . ref Australian Dictionary of Biography last Rutledge first Martha authorlink year 1983 id A090532b title Kater, Sir Norman William 1874 1965 accessdate 2007 03 13 ref His commercial appointments included directorships of Peko Wallsend Limited and Colonial Sugar Refining Company Limited. Fact date March 2008 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kater, Norman William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1874 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1965 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kater, Norman William Category 1874 births Category People from New South Wales Category People educated at Sydney Grammar School Category 1965 deaths Med bio stub Australia bio stub ... more details
Henry s may refer to Henry s Amazing Animals Disney Channel children s program Henry s Amazing Golden Gecko Awards Henry s Anger Canberra heavy metal band Henry s Fork Caldera Caldera in Yellowstone National Park Henry s Cat animated children s television show Henry s clothiers Wichita, Kansas Wichita company and Amateur Athletic Union AAU powerhouse Henry s Dream Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Henry s Dress Rock band from New Mexico Henry s electronics retailer Canadian retailer Henry s Farmers Market formerly Boney s Market Southern California retailer Henry s House London public relataions firm Henry s Knob Superfund site in South Carolina Henry s Lake National Forest National forest in Idaho Henry s law a chemistry gas law Henry s Grove Berlin, Maryland Berlin , Worcester County, Maryland Worcester County , Maryland Sir Henry s nightclub in Cork city Cork, Ireland St. Henry s Church Bayonne, New Jersey St. Henry s Church church in Bayonne, New Jersey See also Henrys Fork Snake River Henrys Lake Lake in Idaho Henry unit physics measurement Henry disambiguation disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar Henryhenry TOCright Henry may refer to People and fictional characters Most people don t go here Alice Henry would go in the article Henry surname . Henry Jones would go in the article Henry given name Most people with the name Henry are listed at Henry given name Henry surname Royalty See also List of rulers named Henry . Portuguese royalty King Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal Henry of Portugal Henry, Count of Portugal , aka Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal father of Portugal s first king Prince Henry the Navigator , Infante of Portugal Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra born 1949 , the sixth in line to Portuguese throne King of Germany Henry the Fowler 876 936 , first king of Germany King of Scotland in name, at least Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 1545 6 1567 , consort of Mary, queen of Scots Henry Benedict Stuart , the Cardinal Duke of York , brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX Four kings of Castile Henry I of Castile Henry II of Castile Henry III of Castile Henry IV of Castile Five kings of France, spellt Henri in Modern French ... Henry. Henry I of France Henry II of France Henry III of France Henry IV of France Henri, comte de Chambord , Henry V of France Six Holy Roman Emperors Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor kings of England Henry I of England Henry II of England Henry III of England Henry IV of England Henry V of England Henry VI of England Henry VII of England Henry VIII of England Prince Harry of Wales , Henry Charles Albert David, the third in line to British throne Henry ... of Denmark , n Henri Marie Jean Andr de Laborde de Monpezat Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry of Battenberg Shakespearean plays Henry IV, Part 1 Henry IV, Part 2 Henry V play Henry V Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 Henry VIII play Henry VIII Literature Henry Esmond ... more details
The Most Reverend HenryHenry Doctor of Divinity D.D. 22 May 1846 8 March 1908 was an Ireland Irish Roman Catholic Prelate and from 1895 until 1908 he held the title Down and Connor Lord Bishop of Down and Connor . He was known for his energy and zeal, as well as his overt activism in local politics, founding the Belfast Catholic Association . Career Dr Henry was born in Loughguile , County Antrim . After his education at St Patrick s College, Maynooth he was ordained for the Diocese of Down and Connor in 1870. He was appointed to St. Malachy s College St Malachy s Diocesan College to teach French language French and Mathematics . He served as President of the College from 1876 1895 before his Bishop Catholic Church Episcopal nomination. He is the longest ever serving President of the College. He was appointed 25th Bishop of Down and Connor on 6 August 1895. Dr Henry believed that a religious order of priests could give invaluable help in the densely populated area of Subdivisions of Belfast West Belfast West Belfast . Accordingly he invited the Redemptorists to open a church there. It was a welcome invitation, which they accepted as they were already looking for a foundation in the North. Belfast Catholic Association blockquote In 1896 the bishop, Dr HenryHenry, organised a Catholic Association, with local goals only, to control representation in the newly created Catholic wards of Belfast . It dominated municipal politics in West Belfast for a decade iteasily defeated the Nationalist slate of candidates in the two wards in 1897 and 1904, and between these dates its candidates were not even challenged. Its viewpoint dominated the Irish News , the local Catholic newspaper, to such an extent that the Irish Nationalist Party Irish Nationalist leader in the city, Joseph Devlin , had to begin a rival, the Northern Star , in 1897. ref A past apart studies in the history of Catholic ... bhenrye.html Catholic Hierarchy.org DEFAULTSORT Henry, Henry Category 1846 births Category 1908 ... more details
Henry Huntingdon may refer to Henry of Huntingdon Henry Huntingdon of the Huntingdon Baronets See also intitle hndis Huntingdon, Henry ... more details
Henry Bayly may refer to Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge second creation Henry Bayly British Army officer See also Henry Bailey disambiguation Henry Baillie Henry Bayley hndis Bayly, Henry ... more details
Other persons Paul Henry class wikitable align right style margin 0 1em 1em 1em Asteroid s discovered 14 7 each 125 Liberatrix 11 September 1872 Prosper Henry 126 Velleda 5 November 1872 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 127 Johanna 5 November 1872 Prosper Henry 141 Lumen 13 January 1875 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 148 Gallia 7 August 1875 Prosper Henry 152 Atala 2 November 1875 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 154 Bertha 4 November 1875 Prosper Henry 159 Aemilia 26 January 1876 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 162 Laurentia 21 April 1876 Prosper Henry 164 Eva 12 July 1876 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 169 Zelia 28 September 1876 Prosper Henry 177 Irma 5 November 1877 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry 186 Celuta 6 April 1878 Prosper Henry 227 Philosophia 12 August 1882 Paul Henry astronomer Paul Henry Paul Pierre Henry Paul Henry 21 August 1848 &ndash 4 January 1905 and his brother Mathieu Prosper Henry Prosper Henry 10 December 1849 &ndash 25 July 1903 were France French opticians and astronomer s. They made refracting telescope s and instruments for observatories, and were involved ... asteroid s. The Minor Planet Center credits their discoveries under P.P. Henry and P.M. Henry , respectively. The Moon lunar Impact crater crater Henry Freres crater Henry Fr res is named after them jointly, as is Henry Martian crater Henry Crater on Mars . Obituaries Paul Henry http adsabs.harvard.edu ... 17 1905 77 one paragaraph Prosper Henry http adsabs.harvard.edu full seri AN... 0163 0000198.000.html ... http adsabs.harvard.edu full seri PASP. 0015 0000230.000.html PASP 15 1903 230 DEFAULTSORT Henry, Paul ... Category Asteroid discoverers Category Sibling duos france astronomer stub de Paul und Prosper Henry es Paul Henry y Prosper Henry eo Paul Pierre Henry eu Paul Henry eta Prosper Henry fr Paul Pierre Henry it Paul Pierre Henry ja pl Paul i Prosper Henryowie ru , sl Paul Henry in Prosper Henry ... more details
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