- Leiden, Leyden
- The first is the usual spelling for the Dutch town, the second for the scientific instrument known as a Leyden jar.
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Leiden, Leyden
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Leiden, Leyden — The first is the usual spelling for the Dutch town, the second for the scientific instrument known as a Leyden jar … Dictionary of troublesome word
Leyden (disambiguation) — Leyden may refer to:* Leiden, a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands.* Several places in the United States of America: ** Leyden, Massachusetts ** Leyden, New York ** Port Leyden, New York, a village partly within the Town of… … Wikipedia
Leiden [1] — Leiden (Leyden), Stadt in der niederländ. Provinz Südholland, am Alten Rhein, der nicht weit von der Stadt durch einen Kanal in die Nordsee fließt, Knotenpunkt der Linie Rotterdam Amsterdam der Holländischen Eisenbahn, der Linie L. Woerden… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Leiden — (Leyden), das alte Lugdūnum Batavōrum, Stadt in der niederländ. Prov. Südholland, am Rhein, (1904) 56.044 E., Universität (seit 1575) mit reicher Bibliothek, Sternwarte, Museum etc., viele alte Gebäude, Hauptplatz Hollands für Wolle und Wollwaren … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Leyden — Lugdunum Batavorum (lat.); Leiden * * * Leyden, 1) [ laɪ ], Ernst Viktor von (seit 1895), Internist, * Danzig 20. 4. 1832, ✝ Berlin 5. 10. 1910; zunächst Militärarzt, dann Professor in Königsberg, Straßburg und (ab 1876) in Berlin. Seine… … Universal-Lexikon
Leiden — Recorded in England as Laden, Laiden, Ladon, Layden, Laydon, Laddon, Leiden, Leyden, and others, and in German speaking countries as Laden, Ladenmann, Leiden, and compounds such as Ladenburger, Ladenhund, this is a surname of several possible… … Surnames reference
Leyden jar — noun Etymology: Leiden, Leyden, Netherlands Date: 1825 an electrical capacitor consisting of a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foil and having the inner coating connected to a conducting rod passed through an insulating stopper … New Collegiate Dictionary
leyden blue — ˈlīdən noun Usage: often capitalized L Etymology: from Leiden, Leyden, city in the southwest Netherlands : cobalt blue … Useful english dictionary
Leiden — Leyden redirects here. For other uses, see Leyden (disambiguation) .Infobox Settlement official name = Leiden image size = 250px image caption = The Old Rhine in Leiden flag size = 120x100px image shield = Arms Leiden.jpg shield size = 120x100px… … Wikipedia
Leiden — Bandera … Wikipedia Español
