Aulis
in ancient Greece, a seaport in Bœotia, on the strait called Euripus, between Bœotia and Eubœa.
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These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Aulis, Aurelius Antoninus, Aureus.
Aurelius Antoninus
MARCUS, often called simply MARCUS
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Aureus
the first gold coin which was coined at Rome, 207 b. C. Its value varied at different times, from about $3 to $6.
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Aurichalcite
a mineral placed under the fourth section of his by Dana hydrous carbonates. It occurs in acicular crystals, forming drusy incrustations; also columnar, plumose, granular, or laminated. Its luster is pe pearly; its color, pale-green, or sometimes azure. It is found in England at Roughten Gill, in Cumberland; at Leadhills, in Lanarkshire; in Spain, Asia, and the United States. Buratite, by some called limeaurichalcite, occurs in France and in Austro-Hungary.
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Auricula
a well known and beautiful garden flower, the primula auricula. It is a native of the Alpine districts of Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, and occurs also in Astrakhan. In its wild state its colors are generally yellow and red, more rarely purple, and occasionally variegated or mealy. A still greater variety of colors has been introduced by cultivation. In zoölogy, a genus of pulmoniferous mollusks, the typical one of the family auriculidæ. They are found chiefly in the brackish swamps of tropical islands.
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Aurifaber
the Latinized name of JOHANN GOLDSCHMIDT, one of Luther's companions, born in 1519, became pastor at Erfurt in 1566; died there in 1579. He collected the unpublished manuscripts of Luther, and edited the "Epistolæ" and the "Table-Talk."
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Auriga
in astronomy, the Wagoner, a constellation of the northern hemisphere, containing 68 stars, including Capella of the first magnitude.
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Aurillac
a town of France, capital of the department of Cantal; on the Jordanne river; 272 miles S. of Paris. It is noted for its ancient buildings, among which are the Church of Notre Dame, constructed in the 13th century, and the castle of St. Stephen. Most of the town is of modern construction. It has manufactures of jewelry, copper, kettles, paper, woolen stuffs and carpets. Pop. about 18,000.
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Auringer
OBADIAH CYRUS, an American poet, born at Glens Falls, N. Y., June 4, 1849. He served for some years in the United States navy. In 1875 he became a farmer in his native place. Among his works are "Scythe and Sword" (1887); "Episode of Jane Mc- Crea," "The Book of the Hills," "Eagle Bride" (1911), etc.
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Aurora
a-ro'ra, in Roman mythology, the goddess of the dawn. She was called Eos by the Greeks. The poets of both nations were wont to describe her as rising from the ocean in a chariot, "with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew," in fanciful allusion to the rosy skies just before sunrise. From personifying the dawn of day, the word Aurora has come to be used as synonymous with rise or beginning. There are many allusions to Aurora among English poets. See Guido Reni
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Aurora
Known to the Greeks as Eos . A goddess, daughter of Hyperion and Thia or Thea. She is generally represented by the poets as sitting in a chariot and opening with her fingers the gates of the east, pouring dew on the earth, and making the flowers grow. The Greeks call her Eos.
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Aurora
a city in Kane co., Ill., on the Fox river, and the Chicago and Northwestern, the Burlington Route, and other railroads; 38 miles W. of Chicago. It contains several locomotive, car, and railroad repair shops; large cotton and woolen mills; watch and carriage factories; smelting and silver plating works; stove and machine works; and other industries. It is the farming and manufacturing center for Kane and adjoining counties. It has churches, State hospital, Aurora College, electric light and street railway plants, water works, National banks, and daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 29,807; (1920) 36,265.
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Aurora Borealis
luminous a meteoric phenomenon appearing in the N., most frequently in high latitudes, the corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere being called aurora australis, and both being also called polar light, streamers, etc. The northern aurora has been far the most observed and studied. It usually manifests itself by streams of light ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line of cloud or haze a few degrees above the horizon, and stretching from the N. toward the W. and E., so as to form an arc with its ends on the horizon, and its different parts and rays are constantly in motion. Sometimes it appears in detached places; at other times it almost covers the whole sky. It assumes many shapes and a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color; and in the northern latitudes serves to illuminate the earth and cheer the gloom of the long winter nights. The appearance of the aurora borealis so exactly resembles the effects of artificial electricity that there is every reason to believe that their causes are identical. The aurora borealis is fr frequently accompanied by sound, which is variously described as resembling the rustling of pieces of silk against each other, or the sound of wind against the flame of a candle. The aurora of the southern hemisphere is quite a similar phenomenon to that of the northern.
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Aurora Leigh
le, the heroine of a narrative poem of the same name by Mrs. Browning. See Browning ; Elizabeth Barrett
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Ausable Chasm
a picturesque and popular American summer resort, in New York State; 12 miles from Plattsburg, and 1 mile from Keeseville. It is an isolated formation, wholly independent of, and disconnected from, any other similar panorama. At the beginning of the chasm, the river is hemmed into a channel not more than 10 feet wide by walls of rock from 100 to 200 feet high. Lower down the walls gradually spread apart till in some places there is a distance between them of 50 feet, and then extend with sharp turns and occasional enlargements for nearly 2 miles. The trip through the chasm may be made in a small boat or on foot.
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Auscultation
the art of discovering diseases within the body by means of the sense of hearing. Being carried out most efficiently by means of an instrument called a stethoscope, it is often called mediate auscultation. It is used to study the natural sounds produced within the body, especially the action of the lungs and heart, both in health and disease. Its operation can be facilitated by percussion of the surface.
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