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(Encyclopedia) inductor, electric device consisting of one or more turns of wire and typically having two terminals. An inductor is usually connected into a circuit in order to raise the inductance…Diggers
(Encyclopedia) Diggers, members of a small English religio-economic movement (fl. 1649–50), so called because they attempted to dig (i.e., cultivate) the wastelands. They were an offshoot of the more…Dartmouth College Case
(Encyclopedia) Dartmouth College Case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819. The legislature of New Hampshire, in 1816, without the consent of the college trustees, amended the charter of 1769…château
(Encyclopedia) châteauchâteaushătōˈ, Fr. shätōˈ [key], royal or seignioral residence and stronghold of medieval France—the counterpart of the English castle of the period. In such a fortress,…chemical analysis
(Encyclopedia) chemical analysis, the study of the chemical composition and structure of substances. More broadly, it may be considered the corpus of all techniques whereby any exact chemical…dragonnades
(Encyclopedia) dragonnades or dragonadesdragonnadesboth: drăgənādzˈ [key], name given to a form of persecution of French Protestants, or Huguenots, before and after the revocation (1685) of the Edict…probate
(Encyclopedia) probateprobateprōˈbāt [key], in law, the certification by a court that a will is valid. Probate, which is governed by various statutes in the several states of the United States, is…Sorabji, Cornelia
(Encyclopedia) Sorabji, CorneliaSorabji, Corneliasōräbˈjē [key], c.1870–1954, Indian lawyer and author. She took a law degree at Oxford in 1893. She served (1904–23) as a special legal adviser to the…Utah War
(Encyclopedia) Utah War, in U.S. history, conflict between Mormons and the U.S. government. In the spring of 1857, President James Buchanan appointed a non-Mormon, Alfred Cumming, as governor of the…Fust, Johann
(Encyclopedia) FustFustf&oomacr;st [key] or Faust, JohannFaust, Johannyōˈhän foust [key], d. 1466?, printer at Mainz. Johann Gutenberg borrowed substantial sums of money from Fust, a goldsmith,…Trending
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