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Rhazes

(Encyclopedia)Rhazes rāˈsĭs, –zĭs [key], 860–932, Persian physician. He was chief physician at the Baghdad hospital. An observant clinician, he formulated the first known description of smallpox as distingu...

Polyglot Bible

(Encyclopedia)Polyglot Bible pŏlˈēglŏt [key], Bible in which different texts, often in different languages, are laid out in parallel columns. Polyglot Bibles serve as tools for textual criticism. Origen's Hexap...

Akbar

(Encyclopedia)Akbar ăkˈbär [key], 1542–1605, Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605); son of Humayun, grandson of Babur. He succeeded to the throne under a regent, Bairam Khan, who rendered loyal service in expa...

Madrid, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Madrid, Treaty of, 1526: see Italian Wars. ...

Yom Kippur War

(Encyclopedia)Yom Kippur War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...

Breda, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Breda, Treaty of, 1667: see Dutch Wars. ...

Tashkent, Declaration of

(Encyclopedia)Tashkent, Declaration of: see India-Pakistan Wars. ...

Six-Day War

(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...

Lucas, George W., Jr.

(Encyclopedia)Lucas, George W., Jr., 1944–, American film director, producer, and writer, b. Modesto, Calif. Although Lucas's first film, THX-1138 (1970), was not successful, his next two, American Graffiti (1973...

King George's War

(Encyclopedia)King George's War: see French and Indian Wars. ...