Mill
Mill names 4 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Mill JOHN STUART, an English philosopher
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN STUART, an English philosopher; son of James Mill; born in London, England, May 20, 1806. He was trained under the immediate influence of his father. At the age of 14 he entered on a course of political economy, and thereafter this strenuous education of the boy ceased-so far, at least, as the strict surveillance of his father was concerned. In his 21st year he edited Bentham's work "On Evidence." In 1843 appeared the first of his two chief works, "A System of Logic," the second being 66 "Principles of Political Economy" (1848). To these he afterward added his work "On Liberty" (1859); "Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform" (1861); "Utilitarianism" (1862); the "Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy," and a "Study of Auguste Comte and Positivism" (1865). In this last year he was returned to Parliament as member for Westminster. His Autobiography was published in 1873, and the three essays, "Nature," "The Utility of Religion," and "Theism," in 1874. Mill's works on logic and political economy are standard textbooks. In the former he placed the system of inductive logic on a firm basis. He died in Avignon, France, May 8, 1873.
Mill a machine for grinding grain
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a machine for grinding grain, fruit, or other substances, and reducing them to a fine powder. Also a lapidary's nding wheel, known as roughing mill, cloth mill, etc. Also a machine, or complication of engines or machinery, for working up raw material. In die-sinking, the hardened steel roller having the design in cameo, and used for impressing in intaglio a plate, as in the bank-note system of engraving; or a copper cylinder, as in the process of engraving cylinders for calico printing.
Mill JAMES, an English political economist
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JAMES, an English political economist; born in Forfarshire, Scotland, April 6, 1773. In 1818 he published his admirable "History of British India." He also produced several valuable works on legislation and morals, viz., his "Elements of Political Economy"; an "Analysis of the Human Mind"; and "Prison and Prison Discipline"; "Colonies"; "Laws of Nations"; and "Education." He held the office of chief examiner of accounts to the East India Company. He died in Kensington, June 23, 1836. 19V
Mill a money of account in the United States
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a money of account in the United States, being the thousandth part of a dollar , or tenth part of a cent. The mill, however, is not coined.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's in 1921 called Mill's "System of Logic" and "Principles of Political Economy" "standard textbooks" and did not mention "The Subjection of Women" (1869) at all; today the ranking is reversed, with "On Liberty," "Utilitarianism" and "The Subjection of Women" the works actually taught, while the Logic and the Political Economy are read mainly by specialists. His 1866 presentation of a women's suffrage petition and his 1867 suffrage amendment in Parliament, passed over in the account above, are now among the first things said about him. James Mill has moved the other way, remembered less for the "History of British India" that Collier's admired than as the architect of his son's forced education and as a target of postcolonial criticism. The mill as a money of account survives uncoined, as Collier's said, still visible in property-tax millage rates and in petrol prices ending in nine-tenths of a cent; grain milling, meanwhile, is now almost entirely industrial roller milling rather than the millstones the entry implies.
Written for this edition, 2026.