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Cavendish, William

(Encyclopedia)Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...

Herbert, William

(Encyclopedia)Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...

Thomson, William

(Encyclopedia)Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...

William Rufus

(Encyclopedia)William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...

Cecil, William

(Encyclopedia)Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...

Mar, John Erskine, 1st (or 6th) earl of

(Encyclopedia)Mar, John Erskine, 1st (or 6th) earl of, d. 1572, regent of Scotland. As Lord Erskine he was keeper of Edinburgh and Stirling castles, a source of much political strength. In the struggle between the ...

Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley

(Encyclopedia)Eddington, Sir Arthur Stanley, 1882–1944, British astronomer and physicist. He was chief assistant (1906–13) at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and was from 1913 Plumian professor of astronomy a...
 

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