More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Ettrick
Aiton's Encyclopedia: et'rlk, a district of Scotland in Selkirk, about a day's horseback ride to the south of Edinburgh. The Ettrick water and the Yarrow unite and flow into the Tweed a mile or two above Abbotsford. The region was at one time covered with the famous Ettrick forest. It is now a sheep pasture. "The Ettrick Shepherd" is the pen name of James Hogg, a somewhat celebrated Scottish writer. See Hogg ; Yarrow ; Tweed ; Edinburgh
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a district of Scotland, in Selkirk, through which the Ettrick water runs. It is now a sheep pasture sheep pasture denuded of wood, but anciently formed part of Ettrick Forest, which included the whole county as well as parts of Peebles and Edinburghshire. The "Ettrick Shepherd," James Hogg, was a native of this district.
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Euclid
Aiton's Encyclopedia: yoo'klld, a famous Greek mathematician. He taught geometry in the noted school at Alexandria about 270 B. C. He wrote a work in thirteen books called the Elements of Geometry. Modern textbooks on the subject follow essentially the lines marked out by Euclid. His Elements without alteration might still serve as an excellent text. Many, in fact most, of his demonstrations, in point of brevity, clearness, and accuracy cannot be improved. In order to demonstrate the fallacy of perpetual motion devices, it is the practice in the United States patent office to cite the propositions of Euclid. No such device has ever been presented in an application for a patent which has not been disproved by reference to Euclid.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a celebrated mathematician, who collected all the fundamental prin- , which had ciples of pure mathematics been delivered down by Thales, Pythagmathematioras, Eudoxus, and other cians before him, which he digested into regularity and order, with many others of his own, on which account he is said to have been the first who reduced arithmetic and geometry into the form of a science. He lived about 277 B. c., and taught mathematics in Alexandria.
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Europa
1000 Classical Characters: A daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, and Telaphassa. Her beauty attracted Jupiter , and to become possessed of her he assumed the shape of a handsome bull, and mingled with the herds of Agenor while Europa was gathering flowers in the meadows. She caressed the animal, and mounted on his back. The god crossed the sea with her, and arrived in Crete , where he assumed his proper form, and declared his love. She became mother of Minos , Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in Greek mythol- , the daughter of ogy Agenor, King of the Phœnicians, and the sister of Cadmus. The fable relates that she was abducted by Jupiter, who for that occasion had assumed the form of a bull, and swam with his prize to the island of Crete. Here Europe bore to him Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Cadmus
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Eusebius
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a father of ecclesiastical history; born in Palestine about A. D. 265. About 315 he was appointed Bishop of Cæsarea. He became an advocate of the Arians and condemned the doctrines of Athanasius. His ecclesiastical history extends from the birth of Christ to 324. Among his other extant work is a life of Constantine the Great. He died about 340.
1000 Classical Characters: A bishop of Caesarea, in favor with the Emperor Constantine. He was mixed up in the theological disputes of Arius and Atha- IOOO CLASSICAL CHARACTERS nasius, and distinguished himself by writing an ecclesiastical history and other works. 2026 Editor's Note: Eusebius is often called the Father of Church History for his pioneering work, the Ecclesiastical History , a key source for early Christianity. He was a close advisor to Constantine the Great , the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, and wrote a laudatory biography of him. (Ed: BR 2026-07-14)
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Euterpe
Collier's New Encyclopedia: one of the Muses, considered as presiding over lyric poetry, the invention of the flute being ascribed to her. She is usually represented as a virgin crowned with flowers, having a flute in her hand. In botany, a genus of palms, natives of South America, sometimes nearly 100 feet in height.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: u-ter'pe, in Grecian mythology, one of the nine muses. She presided over lyric poetry and music, especially wind instruments. She is represented in art crowned with flowers and with a flute in her hands. See Muses
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Eutropius
1000 Classical Characters: A Latin historian in the age of Julian. He wrote an epitome of the history of Rome from the age of Romulus to the reign of the emperor Valens. 2026 Editor's Note: Breviarium Historiae Romanae summarizes Roman history from the city's founding to Eutropius 's own era. Later generations appreciated the work for its clear presentation and writing style, making it valuable for supplementing more comprehensive Roman historical texts that survive only in fragments. (Ed: BR 2026-07-15)
Collier's New Encyclopedia: FLAVIUS, a historian, who flourished about A. D. 360. His abridgement of the history of Rome is written in a perspicuous style.
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Everglades
Aiton's Encyclopedia: a marshy district in the southern part of Florida. It is from 10 to 60 miles in width and about 160 miles in length. It is for the most part a vast, grassy solitude, overflowed by water, with here and there dry hummocks varying from a few feet to a mile in extent, covered with jungles of palmetto, shrubs, and tangled vines. Long stretches of cypress swamps separate the Everglades from the sea. This region was the refuge of the Seminoles during the last struggle before their removal to Indian Territory . Fish are abundant in the sluggish streams. Deer and other game are still found in the jungles, as in the case of the great Dismal Swamp . An effort has been made, with some success, to reclaim the region for agricultural purposes. It is covered with decayed vegetation to the depth of several feet, and one day will be, no doubt, a veritable garden spot. See Florida ; Deer ; Dismal Swamp
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a low marshy tract of country in southern Florida, inundated with water and interspersed with patches or portions covered with high grass and trees. In recent years extensive drainage systems were established and about 1,- 000,000 acres of land have been reclaimed (1920). Owing to the richness of the soil of this territory the land is eagerly sought for farming purposes and it is expected that in a few years the remaining 2,700,000 acres will be reclaimed for agriculture.
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