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Regnault, Henri Victor
(Encyclopedia) Regnault, Henri VictorRegnault, Henri VictoräNrēˈ vēktôrˈ rənyōˈ [key], 1810–78, French physicist and chemist. He was professor of chemistry at the École polytechnique, Paris, from…Cuala Press
(Encyclopedia) Cuala PressCuala Pressk&oomacr;ˈlä [key], private printing press founded in Dundrum, Ireland, in 1902 by Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, the sisters of William Butler Yeats. Called the…Fushun
(Encyclopedia) Fushun Fushun f&oomacr;ˈsh&oomacr;nˈ [key], city, NE Liaoning prov., China, in a highly…larceny
(Encyclopedia) larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of…embezzlement
(Encyclopedia) embezzlement, wrongful use, for one's own selfish ends, of the property of another when that property has been legally entrusted to one. Such an act was not larceny at common law…Gould, George Jay
(Encyclopedia) Gould, George JayGould, George Jayg&oomacr;ld [key], 1864–1923, U.S. railroad owner, b. New York City; son of Jay Gould. He was associated with his father, inherited all the…Autry, Gene
(Encyclopedia) Autry, Gene (Orvon Grover Autry), 1907–98, American entertainer and businessman, b. Tioga Springs, Tex. Probably the most successful of the movies' singing cowboys, Autry…easement
(Encyclopedia) easement, in law, the right to use the land of another for a specified purpose, as distinguished from the right to possess that land. If the easement benefits the holder personally and…Webb, Philip Speakman
(Encyclopedia) Webb, Philip Speakman, 1831–1915, English architect. His influence, together with that of R. N. Shaw and W. E. Nesfield, established after the mid-19th cent. a revival of residential…act of God
(Encyclopedia) act of God, in law, an accident caused by the operation of extraordinary natural force. The effect of ordinary natural causes (e.g., that rain will leak through a defective roof) may…Trending
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