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91data compression — Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. Data compression is characterized as either lossy or lossless …
92Lawrence, T E — ▪ British scholar and military officer Introduction byname Lawrence Of Arabia , also called (from 1927) T.E. Shaw born Aug. 15, 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales died May 19, 1935, Clouds Hill, Dorset, Eng. British archaeological scholar …
93Codex Vaticanus — • A quarto volume written in uncial letters of the fourth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Codex Vaticanus Codex Vaticanus …
94Conclave — • The closed room or hall specially set aside and prepared for the cardinals when electing a pope; also the assembly of the cardinals for the canonical execution of this purpose Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Conclave Concl …
95Jesuit Apologetic — • The accusations brought against the Society have been exceptional for their frequency and fierceness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit Apologetic Jesuit Apologetic …
96Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law Law …
97Alexis-Francois Rio — Alexis François Rio † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Alexis François Rio French writer on art, b. on the Island of Arz, Department of Morbihan, 20 May, 1797; d. 17 June, 1874. He was educated at the college of Vannes, where he received his… …
98American Indians — American Indians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians GENERAL When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… …
99Bernard de Montfaucon — Bernard de Montfaucon † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bernard de Montfaucon French scholar, b. in 1655, at the château de Soulatge, Department of Aude, arrondissement of Carcassone; d. in Paris, at the Abbey of St Germain des Prés, in 1741 …
100Christopher Clavius — Christopher Clavius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christopher Clavius Christoph Clau, mathematician and astronomer, whose most important achievement related to the reform of the calendar under Gregory XIII; born at Bamberg, Bavaria, 1538; …
