These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Apothecium, Apparent Time, Apparition.
the scutella or shields constituting the fructification of some lichens. They are little colored cups or lines with a hard disk, surrounded by a rim, and containing asci or tubes filled with sporules. Also the cases in which the organs of reproduction in the algaceæ, or sea weeds, are contained.
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Time as reckoned by the sun; the instant of the transit of the sun's center over the meridian constituting 12 o'clock.
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according to a brief held by some, a disembodied spirit manifesting itself to mortal sight; according to the common theory an illusion involuntarily generated, by means of which figures or forms, not present to the actual sense, are nevertheless depictured with a vividness and intensity sufficient to create a temporary belief of their reality. Such illusions are now generally held to result from an overexcited brain, a strong imagination, or some bodily malady. This theory explains satisfactorily a large majority of the stories of apparitions. Belief in spirits, visible and invisible, still persists, and an increase in the followers of spiritualism has been noted since the European War of 1914- 1918.
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a worm-like rudimentary process, which hangs from the cæcum or first part of the large intestine. It is from three to six inches in length, the upper end opening into the cæcum and the lower end being closed. It lies in the abdominal cavity just above the right groin and its functions are unknown.
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a canton of Switzerland, in the northeastern part of that country. It is in the midst of beautiful Alpine scenery, and has excellent pasture land, but little agriculture. The Sitter is the chief river. The canton is composed of two half cantons, Ausserrhoden and Innerrhoden. Each has an independent local government. The lat- 15-Vol. I-Cyc ter is almost entirely Roman Catholic, while the former is Protestant. The capital of the canton is Trogen with a population of about 2,500. Innerrhoden has a population of about 15,000, and Ausserrhoden about 60,000. psychological
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a term denoting the mental act and faculty of writing or relating ideas or other mental states in groups or larger wholes of any part. A particular object or idea is said to be apperceived when it is taken up into an earlier complex mental state and put into appropriate connection with its parts. It goes further than ASSOCIA- TION OF IDEAS (q. v.), since it recognizes the fact that the mind proceeds according to a more or less systematic plan and selects its materials and thus involves constructive imagination; while association deals with a more or less mechanical revival of ideas, according to their accidental contiguities and resemblances.
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The most celebrated of the Roman roads, was commenced by Ap. Claudius Caecus, when censor, B. C. 312, and was the great line of communication between Rome and southern Italy. It issued from the Porta Capena, and terminated at Capua, but was eventually extended to Brundusium. 2026 Editor's Note: Via Appia was commissioned in 312 BC by the censor Appius Claudius Caecus , who during the same term also built Rome's first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia. As the first major Roman road, it set the standard for a planned network that ultimately grew to over 400,000 km, with more than 80,000 km stone-paved. (Ed: BR 2026-07-13)
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An historian of Alexandria, who flourished A. D. 123. His Universal History, which consisted of twenty-four books, was a history of all the nations conquered by the Romans. 2026 Editor's Note: Appian 's Roman History does not chronicle all conquered nations; it is structured as a series of monographs on different peoples and regions. His books on the civil wars are the only extant comprehensive description of those momentous decades. (Ed: BR 2026-07-14)
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CLAUDIUS CRASSINUS, a Roman decemvir (451 to 449 b. c.). Being passionately in love with Virginia, daughter of Virginius, a respectable plebeian absent with the army, he persuaded M. Claudius, his client, to gain possession of her, under the pretense he that she was the daughter of one of his slaves. The people compelled him to set her at liberty; but Claudius summoned her before the tribunal of Appius, who decided that the pretended slave should be given up to her master. A fearful disturbance arose, and the decemvir was ave Virginia in the hands compelled to leave of her family. Virginius, hurriedly recalled from the army, appeared and claimed his daughter; but, after another mock trial, she was again adjudged to be the property of Marcus Claudius. To save his daughter from dishonor Virginius slew her. The army returned to Rome with Virginius, who had carried the news to them, and the decemviri were deposed. Appius Claudius died in prison, by his own hand, according to Livy.
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CLAUDIUS (ap'e-us), surnamed Cæcus, or the Blind, an ancient Roman, elected censor B. C. 312, which office he held four years. While in this position he made every effort to weaken the power of the plebs, and constructed the road and aqueduct named after him. He was subsequently twice consul, and once dictator. In his old age he became blind. He is the earliest Roman writer of prose and verse whose name we know.
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A decemvir who obtained his power by force and oppression. He grossly IOOO CLASSICAL CHARACTERS insulted Virginia, whom her father killed to save her from the power of the tyrant.
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a golden apple noted in Greek mythology. The myth is interesting. The gods assembled to celebrate the nuptials of Peleus and Thetis. Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited to the feast. Angered by the slight, she determined to cause strife. She threw into the midst of the gathering a golden apple bearing the inscription, "For the most beautiful." Juno, Minerva, and Venus contended for the prize. Jupiter, not wishing to decide so delicate a matter, sent the goddesses to Paris, who kept his flocks on Mt. Ida. The handsome shepherd awarded the apple to Venus. In return for this favor Venus aided Paris to win the beautiful Helen, wife of Menelaus. Paris carried Helen to Troy. They were pursued by Menelaus and thus arose the Trojan War. The term, Apple of Discord, is often used to designate that which divides friends and causes foolish contention. See Paris ; Troy 2026 Editor's Note: The golden apple 'for the fairest' set off the chain — the Judgment of Paris , the abduction of Helen, the Trojan War — that Greek myth blamed for everyt hing . 'Apple of discord' survives as the phrase for the small cause that ignites a great quarrel. (Ed: BR 2026-06-18)
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