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(zhäN zhül zhüs räN´) (KEY) , 1855–1932, French diplomat and author, b. Lyon. After service in London, Constantinople, and Copenhagen, he was a...
(zh rwä´) (KEY) , river, c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) long, rising in the Cerros de Canchyuaya, E Peru. It flows in a winding course generally NE through A...
(j l, joul) (KEY) , 1818–89, English physicist. His scientific researches began in his youth when he invented an electromagnetic engine. Joule made ...
(lw zh v ´) (KEY) , 1887–1951, French actor, producer, and director. A member of Copeau’s Théâtre du Vieux Colombier after 1913, he left in 19...
(j ´th m) (KEY) , in the Bible. 1 The only one of Gideon’s sons not killed by Abimelech; noted for his parable of the trees electing the bramble to...
English political author, known only by the signature Junius, which he signed to various letters written to the London Public Advertiser from Jan., 17...