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( j ´ny b lträ´m ) (KEY) , 1835–99, Italian mathematician. He is famous for his work on non-euclidean geometry, electricity, and magnetism....
fl. 247–205 B.C., Greek mathematician of the Alexandrian school. He produced a treatise on conic sections that included, as well as his own work, mu...
(r ´n lf gl n´v l) (KEY) , d. 1190, English jurist. He served Henry II in many offices, finally as chief justiciar after 1180. He commissioned one o...
(Dometius Ulpianus) ( l´p n) (KEY) , d. 228, Roman jurist. He was a member of the council of the jurist Papinian. As Praetorian prefect from 222, he...
(s ´l ) (KEY) , 1824–95, American clergyman and educator, b. Bethel, Conn., grad. Amherst, 1849, and Auburn Theological Seminary, 1852, and studied...
(st ) (KEY) , 1802–86, American educator, b. Natick, Mass., grad. Bowdoin College, 1824, and Andover Theological Seminary, 1828; husband of Harriet ...