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41 matches to Ray
Amram bar Shishna. -875. Hebrew scholar. Oldest prayer book. Seder Rab Amram.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.
Bell, Alexander Graham. 1847-1922. Scottish/ US inventor of the telephone 1876. Gray. Reis.
Book of Common Prayer. 1549. Church of England official prayer book.
Book of the Dead. 24-16C BC. Egyptian prayers and spells buried with deceased.
Bragg, William. 1862-1942. English discoverer of crystallography by x-ray diffraction. with son Lawrence (1890-1971).
Chandler, Raymond. 1888-1959. US novelist. Big Sleep 1939. Detective Philip Marlow.
Chardonnet, Comte de. 1839-1924. First Rayon factory.
Decembrists. 1825. Conspiracy to overthrow Czar Nicholas I. Betrayed. Established Russia’s revolutionary tradition.
Delilah. Old Testament courtesan. Betrayed Samson.
Duryea, Charles. 1861-1938. US inventor. Pneumatic tires, spray carburetor. First US automobile 1893.
Gothic Art. 13C-. Church sculpture, illuminated manuscripts. Less idealized than Classical. Emotions portrayed.
Gray, Elisha 1835-1901. Dev telephone receiver 1874.
Gray, Thomas. 1716-71. English poet. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1751.
Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.
Inns of Court. British apprenticeship and appointment of barristers. Temple, Lincoln 13C. Gray’s 1295. Inner 1326. Middle 1404. 1443-1876 Serjeant’s.
Judas Iscariot. c30. Apostle who betrayed Jesus. Suicide.
Millikan, Robert. 1868-1953. US physicist. Charge on electron 1911. Cosmic rays 1925.
Moray, James Stuart, Earl of. c1531-70. Scottish Regent 1567-. Promoted Reformation after Mary’s abdication.
Moseley, Henry. 1887-1915. English x-ray physicist. Atomic number and charge.
Murray, James. 1722-94. First British governor of Quebec. Supported French residents. Recalled.
Murray, James. 1837-1915. Scottish/English editor of Oxford English Dictionary 1879-.
Oxford English Dictionary. 1884-1928. 10 volumes, 2.4 million quotations. OED2 1989. James Murray.
Poincaré, Raymond. 1860-1934. French president 1913-20, Prime Minister 1912~29. Conservative nationalist. Occupied Ruhr.
Ray, Man. 1890-1976. US Dada painter/photographer.