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Elmer, John

(Encyclopedia)Elmer, John: see Aylmer, John. ...

John Bull

(Encyclopedia)John Bull: see Arbuthnot, John.

Wray, John

(Encyclopedia)Wray, John: see Ray, John.

Aylmer, John

(Encyclopedia)Aylmer, John ālˈmər [key], 1521–94, bishop of London. His name is also spelled Ælmer or Elmer. He was briefly chaplain to the duke of Suffolk and tutor to his daughter, Lady Jane Grey. In 1553 h...

Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus

(Encyclopedia)Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus, 1826–1902, English chemist, an authority on explosives. He was professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy (1851–55) and chemist to the War Dept. and governm...

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