2) Powers, Hiram. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Powers, Hiram, 1805-73, American sculptor, b. Woodstock, Vt. Having moved to Ohio, he made wax models for a Cincinnati museum. In 1835 he began his career as a sculptor,...

3) separation of powers. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...separation of powers, see Constitution of the United States....

4) Powers, Francis Gary. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Powers, Francis Gary, see U-2 incident....

5) administrative law. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...administrative law, law governing the powers and processes of administrative agencies. The term is sometimes used also of law (i.e., rules, regulations) developed...

6) decimal system. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...decimal system, [Lat.,=of tenths], numeration system based on powers of 10. A number is written as a row of digits, with each position in the row corresponding to...

7) charter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...charter, document granting certain rights, powers, or functions. It may be issued by the sovereign body of a state to a local governing body, university, or other...

8) occultism. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...occultism, (kulītizm) (KEY) , belief in supernatural sciences or powers, such as magic, astrology, alchemy, theosophy, and spiritism, either for the purpose of enlarging...

9) binary system. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...binary system, numeration system based on powers of 2, in contrast to the familiar decimal system, which is based on powers of 10. In the binary system, only the...

10) galleon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...galleon, oceangoing warship used by the European naval powers in the 15th and 16th cent. A large, cumbersome vessel, the galleon was three-masted and square-rigged,...