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English political author, known only by the signature Junius, which he signed to various letters written to the London Public Advertiser from Jan., 17...
(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...
(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 l, joul) (KEY) , 1818–89, English physicist. His scientific researches began in his youth when he invented an electromagnetic engine. Joule made ...
(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...
(zhäN zhül zhüs räN´) (KEY) , 1855–1932, French diplomat and author, b. Lyon. After service in London, Constantinople, and Copenhagen, he was a...