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Webb, Sidney (James) and Beatrice
English socialist economists.
Weber, Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von
German composer.
Weber, Max
German sociologist and political economist.
Webern, Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm von)
Austrian composer.
Weber's law
In psychophysics, a historically important law quantifying the perception of change in a given stimulus.
Webster, Ben(jamin Francis)
U.S. tenor saxophonist.
Webster, Daniel
U.S. lawyer and politician.
Webster, John
British playwright.
Webster, Noah
U.S. lexicographer and writer.
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
(1842) Treaty between the U.S. and Britain establishing the northeastern boundary of the U.S.
Wedekind, Frank
German actor and playwright.
Wedemeyer, Albert C(oady)
U.S. army officer.
wedge
In mechanics, a device that tapers to a thin edge, usually made of metal or wood, and used for splitting, lifting, or tightening, such as to secure a hammer head onto its handle.
Wedgwood ware
English stoneware made by Staffordshire factories originally established by Josiah Wedgwood. Creamware appealed to the middle class because of its high quality, durability, and affordability.
Wedgwood, Josiah
British pottery designer and manufacturer.
weed
Any plant growing where it is not wanted.
Weed, Thurlow
U.S. journalist and politician.
Weelkes, Thomas
British composer and organist.
weevil
Any of about 40,000 beetle species in the largest family of beetles, Curculionidae, which is also the largest family in the animal kingdom.
Wegener, Alfred (Lothar)
German meteorologist and geophysicist.
Wei River
River, north-central China.
Wei Zhongxian
Eunuch who dominated the Chinese government in 1624–27.
Weidman, Charles
U.S. modern dancer, teacher, and choreographer.
Weierstrass, Karl (Theodor Wilhelm)
German mathematician.
weight
Gravitational force of attraction on an object, caused by the presence of a massive second object, such as the Earth or Moon.
weight lifting
Sport in which barbells are lifted competitively or as an exercise.
weight training
System of conditioning involving lifting weights, especially for strength and endurance.
weights and measures
Standard quantities by which comparisons are made between an object to be measured and a known quantity of the same kind (see measurement).
Weil, Simone
French mystic and social philosopher.
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