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Salian Law
(Encyclopedia)Salian Law: see Germanic laws.Salic law, laws of the Salian Franks
(Encyclopedia)Salic law: see Germanic laws.Gay-Lussac's law
(Encyclopedia)Gay-Lussac's law: see gas laws.invariance principles
(Encyclopedia)invariance principles: see conservation laws. ...universal gas constant
(Encyclopedia)universal gas constant: see gas laws. ...van der Waals equation
(Encyclopedia)van der Waals equation: see gas laws. ...eminent domain
(Encyclopedia)eminent domain, the right of a government to force the owner of private property sell it if it is needed for a public use. The right is based on the doctrine that a sovereign state has dominion over a...gay-rights movement
(Encyclopedia)gay-rights movement, organized efforts to end the criminalization of homosexuality and protect the civil rights of homosexuals. While there was some organized activity on behalf of the rights of homos...labor law
(Encyclopedia)labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class ...de Vries, Hugo
(Encyclopedia)de Vries, Hugo hüˈgō də vrēs [key], 1848–1935, Dutch botanist. He opened a new approach to the study of evolution by using the experimental method to investigate the processes of evolution. His...Browse by Subject
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