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Draco, Athenian politician and law codifier

(Encyclopedia) DracoDracodrāˈkō [key] or DraconDracodrāˈkŏn [key], fl. 621 b.c., Athenian politician and law codifier. Of his codification of Athenian customary law only the section dealing with…

Westminster, Statutes of

(Encyclopedia) Westminster, Statutes of, in medieval English history, legislative promulgations made by Edward I in Parliament at Westminster. Westminster I (1275) practically constitutes a code of…

Caribbean and Atlantic Islands

Country or islandArea codeAnguilla264Antigua and Barbuda268Bahamas242Barbados246Bermuda441British Virgin Islands284Cayman Islands345Dominican Republic809Dominica767Grenada473Jamaica876Montserrat664St…

Isserles, Moses ben Israel

(Encyclopedia) Isserles, Moses ben IsraelIsserles, Moses ben Israelĭsˈərlĕs [key], c.1525–1572, Polish rabbi, annotator, and philosopher, b. Kraków, known as Remah. He is best known for his glosses…

Magnus VI

(Encyclopedia) Magnus VI (Magnus the Law Mender), 1238–80, king of Norway (1263–80), son of Haakon IV. A man of peace, he brought an end to the Scottish war by ceding (1266) the Hebrides and the Isle…

Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of

(Encyclopedia) Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, 8th marquess of, 1844–1900, British nobleman, originator of the code of rules that governs modern boxing. He served in the British army and navy and…

Caro, Joseph ben Ephraim

(Encyclopedia) Caro or Karo, Joseph ben EphraimCaro or Karo, Joseph ben Ephraimkäˈrō [key], 1488–1575, eminent Jewish codifier of law, b. Toledo, Spain. He left Spain as a child when the Jews were…

Morse Code (table)

(Encyclopedia) Morse Code International Morse Code Letters A · – B – · · · C – · – · D – · · E · F · · – · G – – · H · · · · I · · J · – – – K – · – L · – · · M – – N – · O…

Ludlow, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Roger, b. 1590, d. after 1664, one of the founders of Connecticut, b. England. Educated at Oxford and admitted to the Inner Temple to study law, he was elected (1630) an…

Using RSS—Sample PHP Code

About RSS Technical Overview Sample Code Terms of Use lastRSS <?php // include lastRSS library include './lastRSS.php'; // create lastRSS object $rss = new lastRSS; // setup transparent…