Leiden
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1. Leiden - Noun
2. Leiden - Proper noun
Meaning
a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
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Modern low temperature physics began with the liquefaction of helium by Kamerlingh Onnes and the discovery of superconductivity at the University of Leiden in the early part of the 20th century.
"In the Islamic world many places of worship belonging to the earlier religion have been converted to mosques.” M. Shokoohy: "Two fire temples converted to mosques in central Iran”, Papers in Honour of Professor Mary Boyce, EJ. Brill, Leiden 1985, p.546.
An additional second volume of Arabian nights translated by Haddawy, composed of popular tales not present in the Leiden edition, was published in 1995.
Albert Einstein also spent some time at Leiden University during his early to middle career.
As a reward for the heroic defence of the previous year, the University of Leiden was founded by William I of Orange in 1575.
At Leiden, Ames became intimate with Hugh Goodyear, pastor of the English church there.