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1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. of London, and his lectures were published (with additio...
(sôf ´ zh rm N´) (KEY) , 1776–1831, French mathematician. Although self-taught, she mastered mathematics and corresponded with J. L. Lagrange and...
(hûrsh) (KEY) , 1851–1923, American rabbi, b. Luxembourg. He was rabbi in Baltimore, Md., and Louisville, Ky., but is best known for his work as ra...
(s ´môn st v n´) (KEY) , 1548–1620, Dutch engineer and mathematician. His experiments in hydrostatics showed that the pressure exerted by a liqui...
( vär st´ gälwä´) (KEY) , 1811–32, French mathematician. At the age of 17 he had evolved original concepts on the theory of algebra. He made im...
(zhäN zhäk b rlämäk ´) (KEY) , 1694–1748, Swiss jurist. His chief works are Principes du droit naturel [principles of natural law] (1747) and P...