Ever wondered what the difference is between karat and carat? The terms are often used interchangeably, but technically they are two different measures of two different things. When describing gold coins or jewelry, three specifications are usually provided: weight (in troy ounces), dimensions, and fineness/purity.
Fort Jefferson was a town on the Mississippi River about one mile south of Wickliffe, Kentucky in southwestern Ballard County.
A Jefferson fracture is a bone fracture of the vertebra C1. The vertebra C1is a bony ring, with two wedgeshaped lateral masses, connected by relatively thin anterior and posterior arches and a transverse ligament. The lateral mass on vertebra C1, who is taller, is directed laterally.