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an elevated or thickened portion, usually around an aperture, or a swage or stump used in shaping sheet metal. Gothic architecture it is the protuberance in a vaulted ceiling formed by the junction of the ends of several ribs, and ; usually serving to bind them together elaborately carved and ornamented.
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LEWIS, an American astronomer, born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 26, 1846; was graduated at Dartmouth College, in 1870; astronomer of the Northern Boundary Survey for the determination of the line between the W. part of the United States and British America: and, since the completion of that work, Director of the Dudley Observatory, Albany, N. Y. He was chief of the United States party sent to Chile in 1882 to observe the transit of Venus; was elected a member of the National Academy of Science, in 1889, and an honorary foreign associate of the Royal Astronomical Society, in 1890. He is best known for his work upon star declinations. After 1909 he edited the "Astronomical Journal." In 1911 he received the Lalandi prize from the French Academy of Science. Among his important works are: "Catalogue of 8,241 Stars"; "Positions and Motions of 627 Standard Stars" (1910); "Catalogue of 1,059 Standard Stars" (1911).
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a mountain range in western Arkansas, extending into the Indian Territory; highest summits, 3,000 feet above the sea.
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a coeducational institution in Boston, Mass.; or ganized in 1869 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The university reported at the end of 1919; Professors and instructors, 364; students, about 5,700; volumes in the libraries, 63,000; productive funds, $3,212,- 448; income, $160,000; president, L. H. arlin, D. D., LL. D.
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In 1854 the location of the factory was changed to
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JAMES, a Scotch biographer; the eldest son of Lord Auchinleck, one of the Supreme Judges of Scotland, born in Edinburgh, Oct Oct. 29, 1740. ated at Edinburgh and He was educated Cambridge, became a member of the Scottish bar, but rarely practiced. In 1763 he became acquainted with Dr. Johnson-a circumstance which he himself calls the most important event of his life. In 1768, when Corsica attracted much attention, he published his account of Corsica, with "Memoirs of Paoli." In 1785 he settled at London, and was called to the English bar. Being on terms of the closest intimacy with Dr. II-Cyc Johnson, he carefully recorded his sayings, opinions, and actions, for future use in a biography. In 1773 he accompanied Johnson on a tour to the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides, publishing an account of the excursion after their return. His "Life of Samuel Johnson," one of the best pieces of biography in the language, was published in 1791. He died in London, May 19, 1795. His son, ALEXANDER, born in 1775, created a Baronet in 1821, killed in a duel in 1822, excelled as a writer of Scotch humorous songs.
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named after Dr. John Boswell, of Edinburgh, Scotland. A fine genus of terebinthinous trees belonging to the order amyridaceæ (amyrids). B. thurifera, called also B. serrata, furnishes the resin called olibanum, which is believed to have been the frankincense of the ancients. It is found in India, as also is B. glabra, the resin of which is used instead of pitch. The products of the entire genus are more or less used in pharmacy.
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or MARKET BOSsmall market town in WORTH, a Leicestershire, England, 12 miles W. by S. of Leicester. On a moor 2 miles to the S. was fought (1485) the battle in which Richard III. was slain, and which terminated the Wars of the Roses. On an elevation, called Crownhill, Lord Stanley placed the crown on the head of the Earl of Richmond, Henry VII.
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2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) LOUIS, a Boer commander, born in Greytown, Natal, about 1864. He began life as a farmer, and, as a young man, had a share in the establishment of the Transvaal Republic. Later he fought in the Kaffir campaign. He was elected to the Volksraad at Pretoria. Upon the outbreak of the Boer war with England in 1899, he was given a subordinate co command, and, upon the death of General ral Joubert, in March, 1900, he became commander of the Boer forces. He demonstrated great capacity by his victories at Spion Kop and Colenso. He was chief representative of the Boers in the GEN. LOUIS BOTHA peace negotiations in 1902; Prime Minister of the Transvaal in 1907; Prime Minister Union of South Africa in 1910. In 1915 he led the Union forces that crushed the rebellion in Southwest Africa. He worked patiently to establish friendly relations between the Boers and the British. He died in Pretoria in 1919.
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the name formerly given to a country of northern Europe, extending along the E. and W. shores of the Gulf of Bothnia, the E. portion now being comprised in Finland, and the W. in Sweden.
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GULF OF, the N. part of the Baltic Sea, which separates Sweden from Finland; length about 450 miles, breadth 90 to 130, depth from 20 to 50 fathoms. Its water is but slightly salt, and it freezes in the winter, so as to be passed by sledges and carriages.
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JAMES HEPBURN, EARL OF, known in Scottish history by his marriage to Queen Mary, born about 1526. It is believed that he was deeply concerned in the murder of Darnley, Mary's husband, and that he was even supported by the Queen. He was charged with the crime and tried, but, appearing along with 4,000 followers, was readily acquitted. With or without the Queen's consent he seized her at Edinburgh, and carrying her a prisoner to Dunbar Castle prevailed upon her to marry him after he had divorced his own wife. But the nation was now aroused against Bothwell. A confederacy was formed and Mary became a prisoner while Bothwell was forced to flee to Denmark, where he died in 1576.
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