These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Aelianus Claudius, Aemilia, Aeneis.
A Roman Sophist of Praeneste in the reign of Adrian. He taught rhetoric at Rome. He wrote treatises on animals in seventeen books, and on various other subjects in fourteen books. Aelian died at the age of sixty, A. D. 140.
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The third daughter of L. Aemilius Paulus, who fell in the battle of Cannae, was the wife of Scipio Africanus I. and the mother of the celebrated Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi.
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The, e-ne'id, the great epic poem of the Romans. It is ranked with the world's great epics. It was written by Virgil during the eleven years from 30 B. C. to 19 B. C., and consists of twelve books. Six of these treat of the wanderings and adventures of Aeneas and his followers after the Trojan War; and six treat of their struggles in the settlement of Italy. In the matter of composition, the Aeneid is the product of one mind. In that respect it may be classed with Paradise Lost and The Divine Comedy, rather than with such composite epics as the Iliad or Beowulf. The Aeneid was translated into English by Dryden. The work was long considered his greatest glory, but in reality Dryden's translation imperfectly represents the original. See Epic ; Aeneas ; Virgil ; Troy ; Dido EXTRACTS. I fear the Greeks even when they offer gifts. He runs on Scylla, wishing to avoid Charybdis. In heavenly minds can such resentments dwell? Not unacquainted with distress, I have learned to succor the unfortunate.
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The Aeneid, an epic poem by Vergil, the great merit of which is well known. The Aeneid is one of the three greatest epic poems in the world. 2026 Editor's Note: The Aeneid was written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The poem served as a national epic that legitimised the Julio-Claudian dynasty as descendants of the founders, heroes, and gods of Rome and Troy. (Ed: BR 2026-06-10)
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e-o'le-an, a stringed musical instrument played upon by the wind. Aeolus was the Grecian god of the winds, hence the name. A regular Aeolian harp is made by stretching eight to fifteen catgut strings or fine wires of equal length over a thin, fibrous wooden sounding box. The strings pass over low bridges at each end. The box should be adapted to the width of a window. It may be placed on a window sill with the sash raised sufficiently to allow the wind to play on the strings. The wind causes the strings to vibrate as wholes and in sections, producing sweetly mingled harmonies that swell and fall with the passing breeze, like a far off orchestra. Boys make what is to them a very satisfactory substitute for an Aeolian harp by stretching threads across long narrow apertures through which the wind blows. See Harp
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the science which treats of the force exerted by air when in motion. AEROLITE or AEROLITH, a stone which falls from the air, or sky. The name is somewhat inappropriate, now that it is known that the connection of these stones with the air is but slight, they simply traversing it as, under the operation of gravity, they fall from the regions beyond to the earth. See ME- TEORITE.
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a device for the making of aerial surveys from the ground. It consists of a captive balloon carrying a gyroscopically balanced camera, all operations of balloon and camera being controlled from convenient ground stations through electrical connections. By means of the aerograph, surveys and maps of otherwise inaccessible places may readily be made at comparatively small cost and without the former dangers of aerial photography.
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. See Meteors
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The art of foretelling future events by the observation of atmospheric phenomena, as, for example, when the death of a great man is presaged by the appearance of a comet. François de la Tour Blanche says that aeromancy is the art of fortune-telling by means of spectres which are made to appear in the air, or the representation by the aid of demons, of future events, which are projected on the clouds as if by a magic lantern . As for thunder and lightning," he adds, "these are concerned with auguries, and the aspect of the sky and of the planets belong to the science of astrology."
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. See Airship
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the method of treating diseases by employing various degrees of atmospheric pressure upon diseased persons. The effect is sometimes produced by changing the composition of the air. Tuberculosis of the lungs is most frequently treated in this method, although it is employed likewise in pneumonia and other pulmonary diseases.
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Son of Priam and Alexirrhoe, fell in love with Hesperia, the daughter of Cebren, and while he was pursuing her she was stung by a viper and died. Aesacus in his grief threw himself into the sea, and was changed by Thetis into an aquatic bird 2026 Editor's Note: The page states that Thetis transformed Aesacus , but the most famous account by Ovid names the Titaness Tethys as the deity who changed him into a diving bird. In the standard myth, Aesacus was transformed into a seabird, specifically identified as a mergus, or diving bird, which is the origin of his name. His mother is alternately named as Alexirrhoe , a naiad daughter of the river-god Granicus, or Arisbe, the first wife of King Priam. (Ed: BR 2026-06-12)
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es'ki-nes (387-314 B. C.), a celebrated Greek orator. A native of Athens and rival of Demosthenes. In early life he was an opponent of Philip of Macedon, but was afterward won over. Aeschines ended his life as a teacher of rhetoric at Rhodes. Three orations are extant. A dignified statue of Aeschines was found amid the ruins of Herculaneum. It represents the orator standing quietly wrapped in his mantle. This statue is preserved in the National Museum at Naples. See Drama
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a'sir, in Norse mythology, a collective name for the great gods. There were twelve of these gods and each had a throne in Gladsheim. Odin's throne was also there, but overtopped those of the twelve Aesir. The name Aesir is sometimes used collectively for all the Scandinavian gods, thirty-eight in number. See Gladsheim ; Odin
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