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Eudoxus of Cnidus

(Encyclopedia) Eudoxus of CnidusEudoxus of Cnidusy&oomacr;dŏkˈsəs, nīˈdəs [key], 408?–355? b.c., Greek astronomer, mathematician, and physician. From the accounts of various ancient writers, he…

Eudoxus of Cyzicus

(Encyclopedia) Eudoxus of CyzicusEudoxus of Cyzicusy&oomacr;dŏkˈsəs, [key]Eudoxus of Cyzicussĭzˈĭkəs [key], fl. 130 b.c., Greek navigator in the service of the Ptolemies. He explored the Arabian…

Eugene of Savoy

(Encyclopedia) Eugene of Savoy, 1663–1736, prince of the house of Savoy, general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Paris, he was the son of Eugène, comte de Soissons of the line of…

Amadis of Gaul

(Encyclopedia) Amadis of GaulAmadis of Gaulămˈədĭs [key], Fr. Amadis de GauleAmadis of Gaulämädēsˈ də gōl [key], famous prose romance of chivalry, first composed in Spain or Portugal and probably…

aberration of starlight

(Encyclopedia) aberration of starlight, displacement of the apparent path of light from a star, resulting in a displacement of the apparent position of the star from its true position; discovered by…

Eusebius of Caesarea

(Encyclopedia) Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of Caesareay&oomacr;sēˈbēəs, sĕzərēˈə [key] or Eusebius PamphiliEusebius of Caesareapămˈfĭlī [key], c.263–339?, Greek apologist and church historian, b…

Eusebius of Nicomedia

(Encyclopedia) Eusebius of NicomediaEusebius of Nicomediay&oomacr;sēˈbēəs, [key]Eusebius of Nicomedianĭkōmēˈdēə [key], d. 342, Christian churchman and theologian, leader of the heresy of…