Lawrence, Thomas (of Arabia). 1888-1935. English writer, officer. Led Arabs against Turks, 1914-18: Seven Pillars of Wisdom 1926.

Legislative. Branch of a government that enacts laws.

Leonardo da Vinci. 1452-1519. Florentine painter, writer, sculptor, scientist. Prototypical Renaissance Man. Sfumato. Laws of Flight. Adoration of Magi 1479. Last Supper 1495. Mona Lisa 1503. Parachute 1480.

Leutze, Emanuel. 1816-68. US painter. Washington Crossing the Delaware 1851.

Lex Talionis. Old Testament Law- An eye for an eye...

Liutprand. Powerful Lombard King, 712-44. Law code.

Magnus VI. 1238-80. Norwegian king 1263-. Law system.

Malawi. c13C Chewa. 19C Yao, Ngoni. 1859 Explored by Livingstone. 1893 British protectorate. 1907 =Nyasaland. 1953 +Northern Rhodesia. 1964 Independent =Malawi. Zambia. Banda.

Malinowski, Bronislaw. 1884-1942. Polish. Founded social anthropology.

Mann Act. 1910. US law prohibits transport of women across state lines for immoral purposes.

Manu. Hindu mythical first man, and law giver.

March Laws. 1848. Hungarian independence during Revolution.

Mariotte, Edme. 1620-84. French physicist. Law of compressibility of gases 1676, =Boyle’s Law.

Melfi, Constitution of. 1231. Administrative law code of Sicily. Basis of later law codes.

Mishna. 3C. Collection of Jewish oral laws in the Talmud.

Mississippi Scheme. 1717-20. Law’s attempt to develop Louisiana. Speculation led to financial disaster.

Modernism. Early 20C literary movement. Lawrence. Eliot. Yeats.

Morocco. c2000BC Berbers. c12C BC Phoenecians settle. 1C BC Rome. 5C Vandal. 533 Byzantine. 682 Moslem. 739 Berber revolt. 788 Idrisid dynasty. 1061 Almoravid. 1147 Almohad. 1269 Marinids. 1550 Saadis. 1666 Alawis. 1668 Berber. 18C French influence. 1912 Spanish(N)/French protectorate. 1956 Independent. Ceuta. Melilla.

Mosaic Law. Jewish law ascribed to Moses. Torah.

Mufti. Moslem lawyers. Advise court in Islamic law.

Napoleonic Code. 1804-. French laws standardized. Personal liberty, equality, justice, divorce, marriage, property rights. Still in use.

Nehru, Pandit Jawaharial. 1889-1964. Congress Movement 1929-. First Indian Prime Minister 1947-. Rationalized Hindu laws.

Nernst, Walther. 1864-1941. German scientist: Third law of thermodynamics. Physical chemistry.

New Sweden. 1638-55. Swedish colony in North America captured by Dutch. «Delaware.

Newton, Isaac. 1643-1727. English physicist. Calculus 1666. Reflecting telescope 1668. Binomial Theorem. 1676. Tides 1683. Law of Gravity and Acceleration 1684. Decomposition of light.Principia Mathematica 1687. Speed of sound 1698.Opticks 1704.

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