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Cavendish, William
(Encyclopedia)Cavendish, William: see Newcastle, William Cavendish, duke of. ...Hunt, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Hunt, Henry, 1773–1835, English radical politician. A powerful orator, popular with the laboring classes, Hunt was quarrelsome and stubborn but a sincere proponent of electoral and other reforms. He...Briggs, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Briggs, Henry, 1561–1630, English mathematician. He was the first professor of geometry at Gresham College, London (1596–1619), and Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford (from 1619). After pub...Thomson, William
(Encyclopedia)Thomson, William: see Kelvin, William Thomson, 1st Baron. ...Herbert, William
(Encyclopedia)Herbert, William: see Pembroke, William Herbert, 3d earl of. ...William Rufus
(Encyclopedia)William Rufus: see William II, king of England. ...Cecil, William
(Encyclopedia)Cecil, William: see Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Baron. ...Murray, William
(Encyclopedia)Murray, William: see Mansfield, William Murray, 1st earl of. ...Marshal, William
(Encyclopedia)Marshal, William: see Pembroke, William Marshal, 1st earl of. ...Parsons, William
(Encyclopedia)Parsons, William: see Rosse, William Parsons, 3d earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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