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muon

(Encyclopedia) muonmuonmy&oomacr;ˈŏn [key], elementary particle heavier than an electron but lighter than other particles having nonzero rest mass. The name muon is derived from mu meson, the…

Muonioälv

(Encyclopedia) Muonioälv or Muoniojoki, river, Sweden and Finland: see Torneälv, river.

Muppets

(Encyclopedia) Muppets: see Henson, Jim.

Mur

(Encyclopedia) MurMurm&oobreve;r [key], Hung., Slovenian, and Croatian MuraMurm&oomacr;ˈrä [key], river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Hohe Tauern, S central Austria. It flows NE to…

Murad I

(Encyclopedia) Murad IMurad Im&oomacr;rädˈ [key], 1326?–1389, Ottoman sultan (1362?–1389), son and successor of Orkhan to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Murad widened the Ottoman hold…

Murad II

(Encyclopedia) Murad II, 1403–51, Ottoman sultan (1421–51), son and successor of Muhammad I to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He was opposed at his accession by a pretender, Mustafa, who…

Murad III

(Encyclopedia) Murad III, 1546–95, Ottoman sultan (1574–95), son and successor of Selim II. He was dominated by his harem, and although his generals were successful against Persia, his reign marked…

Murad IV

(Encyclopedia) Murad IV, 1612?–1640, Ottoman sultan (1623–40), nephew and successor of Mustafa I. He recovered (1638) Baghdad, which Shah Abbas I of Persia had seized. On his victory he sent an order…

Auchincloss, Louis

(Encyclopedia) Auchincloss, Louis (Louis Stanton Auchincloss)Auchincloss, Louisôˈkĭnklŏs [key], 1917–2010, American novelist and man of letters, b. Lawrence, New York; studied Yale, Univ. of Virginia…

Murad V

(Encyclopedia) Murad V, 1840–1904, Ottoman sultan (1876), son of Abd al-Majid. He came to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) when his uncle, Abd al-Aziz, was deposed, but he was soon declared…