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the zero point of the ideal gas temperature scale, denoted by 0 degrees on the Kelvin and Rankine temperature scales, which is equivalent to -273.15°...
d. 1766, English architect of the Georgian period. After travels in Italy he was employed in 1729 as clerk of the works at Windsor Castle. For Philip,...
or Ácoma (both: k´ m ) (KEY) , pueblo (1990 pop. 2,590), alt. c.7,000 ft (2,130 m), Valencia co., W central N.Mex.; founded c.1100–1250. This “...
(ä´b lkä´s s) (KEY) or Abu Khasim (ä´b kä´s m) (KEY) , Arab physician, d. c.1013, b. near Córdoba, Spain. His chief work, a detailed accoun...
1864–1943, American architect, b. New York City, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He began practice in New York City in 1894. Later he joined w...
(ä´b bäk´ r) (KEY) , 573–634, 1st caliph, friend, father-in-law, and successor of Muhammad. He was probably Muhammad’s first convert outside ...