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Redway – Reflecting Telescope

Redway

JAQUES WARDLAW, an Roscommon, 17 miles long and 1 mile to American geographer; born Murfrees- 6 miles broad, studded with islands. boro, Tenn., in May, 1849; studied at the

Reed Bunting

the Emberiza all over Europe, length of male, six inches; head, chin, and throat black; belly and nuchal collar white; upper surface brownish black, each feather bordered with bright bay. Called also reed sparrow.

Reed College

an educational institution at Portland, Ore. It is coeducational and non-sectarian. In 1919 it had 338 students enrolled in its arts and science course, and had a faculty numbering 20. The college has an ennumbering 20. The college has an endent is William T. Foster. dent is William T. Foster.

Reef

a chain, mass, or range of rocks in various parts of the ocean, lying at or near the surface of the water.

Reel

a lively rustic dance, peculiar to Scotland. In the United ted States, States, the Virginia reel is widely popular. Also the music for such a dance, generally written in common time, but sometimes in jig time of six quavers to a bar.

REFERENDUM

Re-Entry

in law, the resuming or retaking the possession of lands lately lost. A proviso for re-entry is a clause usually inserted in leases, that upon nonpayment of rent, etc., the term shall cease.

Reeve

the title of the official existing in early times in England, who was appointed by the king to carry into execиtion the judgments of the courts presided over by the ealdorman (earl) and other high dignitaries, to levy distresses, exact the imposts, contributions, tithes, and take charge of prisoners.

Reference

the act or process of assigning a cause depending in court, or some particular point in a cause for hearing and decision, to a person or persons appointed by the court.

Refining of Metals

the processes by which the various metals are extracted from their ores, and obtained in a state of purity. See the articles on the several metals.

Reflecting Circle

an instruthe several metals.

Reflecting Microscope

a form an amount proportional to the force and in which the image formed by a small concave speculum may be viewed either REFLECTION by the naked eye or through an eyepiece.

The object is placed outside of the tube of the microscope, and reflects its image to axis of the former.

Reflecting Telescope

a teleaxis of the former.