(Encyclopedia) Foucault, Jean Bernard LéonFoucault, Jean Bernard LéonzhäN bĕrnärˈ lāôNˈ f&oomacr;kōˈ [key], 1819–68, French physicist. Known especially for his research on the speed of light, he…
GEHRMANN, Bernard John, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Gnesen, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, Germany February 13, 1880; attended the common schools in Germany; in 1893 immigrated…
(Encyclopedia) international law, body of rules considered legally binding in the relations between national states, also known as the law of nations. It is sometimes called public international law…
(Encyclopedia) commercial law, the laws that govern business transactions, except those relating to the maritime transportation of goods (see maritime law). Commercial law developed as a distinct…
MONTGOMERY, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pa., August 3, 1736; served in the Revolutionary War as colonel of the…
MONTGOMERY, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pa., August 3, 1736; served in the Revolutionary War as colonel of the…
(Encyclopedia) maritime law, system of law concerning navigation and overseas commerce. Because ships sail from nation to nation over seas no nation owns, nations need to seek agreement over customs…
(Encyclopedia) Montgomery, Gabriel, seigneur de Lorges, comte deMontgomery, Gabriel, seigneur de Lorges, comte degäbrēĕlˈ sānyörˈ də lôrzh kôNt də môNgômərēˈ [key], c.1530–1574, French soldier.…
(Encyclopedia) Law, John, 1671–1729, Scottish financier in France, b. Edinburgh. After killing a man in a duel (1694) he fled to Amsterdam, where he studied banking. Returning to Scotland (1700), he…
(Encyclopedia) Coulomb's lawCoulomb's lawk&oomacr;ˈlŏmz [key], in physics, law stating that the electrostatic force between two charged bodies is proportional to the product of the amount of…
