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(Encyclopedia) sty, in medicine, acute localized infection of one or more of the glands of the eyelid, with pain, swelling, and redness of the lid margin, usually caused by a staphylococcus infection…Jaggard, William
(Encyclopedia) Jaggard, William, c.1568–1623, London printer and publisher. Although it seems that he had previously pirated some of Shakespeare's works, he was chosen by the editors John Heming and…Flinders, Matthew
(Encyclopedia) Flinders, Matthew, 1774–1814, English naval captain and hydrographer, noted for his charting and coast surveys of Australia and Tasmania. From 1795 to 1799 and again from 1801 to 1803…Beverley, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Beverley, RobertBeverley, Robertbĕvˈərlē [key], 1673–1722, Virginia colonial historian, author of The History and Present State of Virginia (1705). A substantial planter and colonial…Tales from Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors The states of Syracuse and Ephesus being at variance, there was a cruel law made at Ephesus, ordaining that if any merchant of Syracuse was seen in the city of Ephesus he…William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors, Act I
Act IScene IA hall in Duke Solinus's palaceEnter Duke Solinus, Aegeon, Gaoler, Officers, and other AttendantsAegeonProceed, Solinus, to procure my fall And by the doom of death end woes and…William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors, Act V
Act VScene IA street before a PrioryEnter Second Merchant and AngeloAngeloI am sorry, sir, that I have hinder'd you; But, I protest, he had the chain of me, Though most dishonestly he doth…Chew, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Chew, Benjamin, 1722–1810, American public official and judge, b. Anne Arundel co., Md. He read law in Philadelphia under Andrew Hamilton and was admitted (1746) to the bar. After…Bowditch, Nathaniel
(Encyclopedia) Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773–1838, American navigator and mathematician, b. Salem, Mass. He had no formal schooling after the age of 10. In 1795 he went to sea, and on five long voyages…farsightedness
(Encyclopedia) farsightedness or hyperopia, condition in which far objects can be seen easily but there is difficulty in near vision. It is caused by a defect of refraction in which the image is…Trending
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