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1630–77, English mathematician and theologian. His method of finding tangents prefigured the differential calculus developed by Isaac Newton. He was...
(b ´gärt) (KEY) , 1899–1957, American film actor, b. New York City. After a succession of stage roles he achieved note with his portrayal of the g...
(bôs´tän b n khän n ´) (KEY) , c.618–670, first Jewish exilarch (i.e., ruler of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia) under Arab rule. He is the sub...
1912–2000, American biochemist, b. Neisse, Germany (now Nysa, Poland). He became a U.S. citizen in 1944. Bloch was educated at Munich and at Columbi...
(b z´b bûr´kl ) (KEY) , 1895–1975, American film director and choreographer, b. Los Angeles as William Berkeley Enos. He choreographed several B...
(b ´l r) (KEY) , 1793?–1873, American jurist, founder of Baylor Univ., b. Kentucky. He served in the War of 1812, studied law, and served in the Ke...