Each of these 15 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
a term applied to a supposititious wind made up of the various actual winds encountered by a projectile in its flight. If affecting the projectile throughout its course, the ballistic wind would produce the same results as the various actual winds encountered.
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the science which treats of the projection of heavy bodies into space. The usual meaning of the term, however, is restricted to the motion of projectiles fired from cannon or small arms. It forms an intricate and difficult study, including an accurate knowledge of mathematics. See ARTILLERY.
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one of the names given to those projections with narrow apertures, frequent in the walls of old castles, and through which the crossbowmen discharged their arrows. BALLON D'ALSACE (bäl-ôn' d'alsäs'), or ELSÄSSER BELCHEN, one of the highest peaks of the Vosges Mountains; height, 4,101 feet.
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or GEBWEILER BELCHEN, the highest of the Vosges Mountains, in Alsace, France; height, 4,690 feet. BALLOON,. See AERONAUTICS.
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MATURIN MURRAY, an American journalist, born in Boston, April 14, 1820. Besides editing "Ballou's Pictorial," "Ballou's Monthly," etc., he wrote "History of Cuba" (1854); "Biography of Hosea Ballou," "Due West," "Due South" (1885); "Under the Southern Cross," "Footprints of Travel," etc. In 1872 he became one of the founders and the editor-in-chief of the Boston "Globe." He died in Cairo, Egypt, March 27, 1895.
HOSEA (ba-lö'), an American Universalist clergyman, journalist, and historian, born at Halifax, Vt., Oct. 18, 1796; was the first President of Tufts College (1854-1861), and was very successful as editor of the "Universalist Magazine." He wrote "Ancient History of Universalism" (1829) and a hymn book (1837). He died at Somerville, Mass., May 27, 1861.
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A Universalist minister who in 1842 formed the Hopedale Community (q.v.). He was one of those whose doctrines prepared the way for spiritualism in America, and who, after that movement had been inaugurated, became one of its most enthusiastic protagonists (See America, U.S. of).
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a resinous liquid obtained from incisions in the bark of a small tree in Arabia and Abyssinia. It was counted a precious substance in Bible times for its fragrance and medicinal qualities. It is a yellow, honey-like substance. Mixed with oil, it constitutes the sacred ointment used in the Roman Catholic church at the consecration of a bishop, and in the rites of baptism of children, confirmation of church members, ordinations of the clergy, and coronation of kings. It is used also in the consecration of churches, altars, and baptismal fonts. The name Balm of Gilead is applied in the United States to a large woolly-leafed, waxy, warty poplar, which, because of its spreading branches, is sometimes planted as a shade tree. The large buds are covered with a resinous gum, hence the name.
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JOSÉ MANUEL, a Chilean statesman, born in 1840; early distinguished as political orator; a advocated in Co Congress separation of Church and State; as Premier, in 1884, introduced civil marriage; elected President in 1886. A conflict with the Congressional party, provoked by his alleged cruelties and official dishonesty, and advocacy of the claim of Signor Vicuna as his legally elected successor, resulted in Balmaceda's overthrow and suicide in 1891.
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bal-mor'al, originally a special variety of woolen petticoat dyed red, with blue and black stripes around the bottom. When these were worn, the dress skirt was tucked up or looped to display the gay undergarment. The fashion was first adopted by the daughters of Queen Victoria during their residence at Balmoral, Scotland. The meaning of the name Balmoral has been extended to include various articles of dress of unusual strength and weight. Balmoral shoes are stout walking shoes laced in front. George Eliot speaks of "a man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes."
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a mighty King of the Formorians, usually styled "Balor of the Evil Eye," in Irish mythical tales. It was believed that he was able to destroy by means of an angry glance. When his eyelid became heavy with years, it is said that he had it raised by means of ropes and pulleys, so that he might continue to make use of his magical gift : but his grandson, Lugh , the Sun-god, crept near him one day when his eyelid had drooped momentarily, and slew him with a great stone which sank through his eye and brain.
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One of the demons who possessed a young woman of Laon, Nicole Aubry, in the year 1566. He went to sup with her husband, under the pretext of freeing her from demon-possession, which he did not accomplish. It was observed that at supper he did not drink, which shows that demons are averse to water.
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a term which comprehends the three former Russian governments bordering on the Baltic, viz., Courland, Livonia, Esthonia. Since the European War they are independent states. The Baltic provinces once belonged to Sweden, except Courland, which was a dependency of Poland. They came into the possession of Russia partly in the beginning of the 18th century, through the conquests of Peter the Great, partly under Alexander in 1809. They form, however, a borderland between the Germanic and Slavonic areas, and have been a frequent cause of difficulty between Germany and Russia. In 1905, the Letts and Esthonians revolted against the German land owners and Russian Government, when much property was destroyed. Area 35,614 square miles; pop. about 2,750,000.
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BA ORIOLE, BALTIMORE HANG-NEST, or BALTIMORE, a bird of the family sturnidæ (starlings), and the sub-family oriolinæ (orioles). It is the oriolus baltimore of Catesby, now icterus baltimorii. The name Baltimore was applied, because its colors, black and orange, were the same as those on the coat of arms or livery of the Lord Baltimore who was formerly proprietor of Maryland.
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A learned Jesuit who died in 1743. In his Reply to the History of the Oracles of Fontenelle, published in Strasbourg in 1709, he affirmed that the oracles of the ancients were the work of demons, and that they were reduced to silence during the mission of Christ upon the earth.
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a Bavarian city in Upper Franconia, beautifully situated on the banks of the Regnitz, 3 miles above its confluence with the Main, and 33 miles N. of Nuremberg by rail. Set in the midst of vineyards, orchards , and hop-gardens, and founded about 769, from 1007 to 1802 it was the seat of independent prince-bishops. The most noteworthy of its 14 churches is the cat nificent edifice in the Romanesque style, cathedral, a magfounded by the Emperor Henry II. in 1004, and containing the tomb of his Empress Cunigunda. St. Michael's Benedictine Abbey (1009 ) was in 1803 converted into an almshouse . The ruins of the castle of Altenburg, originally the seat of the Counts of Babenberg, are near the town. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the manufacture of beer, cotton, cloth, gloves, tobacco, musical instruments, etc. A large export trade in liquorice and garden seeds is carried on. Albrecht Pfister , one of the earliest printers, was practicing his art at Bamberg in 1461. Pop. about 50,000.
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