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Fizeau, Armand Hippolyte Louis
(Encyclopedia) Fizeau, Armand Hippolyte LouisFizeau, Armand Hippolyte LouisärmäNˈ ēpôlētˈ lwē fēzōˈ [key], 1819–96, French physicist. The first to measure (1849) the velocity of light in air, he also…Ferguson
(Encyclopedia) Ferguson, city (2020 pop. 20,359), St. Louis co., E Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1894. It is primarily residential. In Aug. 2014,…Restoration, in French history
(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in French history, the period from 1814 to 1830. It began with the first abdication of Emperor Napoleon I and the return of the Bourbon king, Louis XVIII, but was…Charles VIII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles VIII, 1470–98, king of France (1483–98), son and successor of Louis XI. He first reigned under the regency of his sister Anne de Beaujeu. After his marriage (1491) to Anne of…Louis XII, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Louis XII, 1462–1515, king of France (1498–1515), son of Charles, duc d'Orléans. He succeeded his father as duke. While still duke, he rebelled against the regency of Anne de Beaujeu…Proust, Joseph Louis
(Encyclopedia) Proust, Joseph LouisProust, Joseph Louiszhôzĕfˈ lwē pr&oomacr;st [key], 1754–1826, French chemist. He was professor of chemistry at the artillery school in Segovia, Spain, and…Marie Leszczynska
(Encyclopedia) Marie LeszczynskaMarie Leszczynskalĕshchĭnˈskə [key], 1703–68, queen of France, wife of Louis XV, and daughter of Stanislaus I of Poland. Married in 1725, she bore 10 children and was…Couperus, Louis Marie Anne
(Encyclopedia) Couperus, Louis Marie AnneCouperus, Louis Marie Annelwē märēˈ än k&oomacr;pāˈr&oobreve;s [key], 1863–1923, Dutch novelist. In his early works he emphasized with graceful irony…Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoine
(Encyclopedia) Desaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles AntoineDesaix de Veygoux, Louis Charles Antoinelwē shärl äNtwänˈ dəsāˈ də vāg&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1768–1800, French general in the French Revolutionary…Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, Comte
(Encyclopedia) Destutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, ComteDestutt de Tracy, Antoine Louis Claude, ComteäNtwänˈ lwē klōd kôNt dĕstütˈ də träsēˈ [key], 1754–1836, French philosopher and psychologist…Trending
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