Brandling
a species of fish, the parr or young of the salmon, so named from its markings being, as it were, branded. The name is also given to a small, red worm used for bait in freshwater fishing. German
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These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Brandling, Brandt, Brandywine Creek.
Brandt
SEBASTIAN, a author, born in Strassburg, in 1458; studied law and the classics at Basel, where he received permission to teach; and soon became one of the most influential lecturers. The Emperor Maximilian appointed him an imperial councilor. His fame rests wholly upon "The Ship of Fools," a satire on the follies and vices of the time (1494). Its distinguishing note is its abounding humor; but it owed its great popular success very largely to the clever woodcuts with which it was illustrated. It was translated into several European languages. The English translation by Henry Watson appeared in 1517. Brandt died in Strassburg in 1521.
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Brandywine Creek
in Pennsylvania and Delaware , is formed of two forks, the E. and W., which effect a junction in Chester co. of the first named State, and, taking a S. E. course, empties Here, Sept. 11, 1777, was fought a severe into Christiana creek at Wilmington. battle between the British and German the Americans numbering 13,000 men, troops, 18,000 strong, under Howe, and under Washington, in which the latter were defeated. The consequence of this battle was the occupation of Philadelphia by the British troops. born in Ohio in 1742. He participated
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Brant
JOSEPH, a Mohawk chief, in the campaign of 1755, and held the post of secretary to Col. Johnson, superintendent-general of Indian affairs. On the outbreak of the American Revolution, Brant raised an Indian force to opthe action of Cherry Valley. He tried pose the colonists, and was present at to prevent the confederation of the Indian tribes, previous to Gen. Wayne's them and the United States. Brant was, expedition , and opposed peace between however, a brave and intelligent chief. In 1786 he visited England, there published the "Book of Common Prayer," hawk and English, and collected funds and the "Gospel of St. Mark ," in Mofor an Anglican Church, the first erected in Canada West . He passed his last years at Burlington Bay, on an estate granted him by the British Government. One of Brant's sons commanded a mixed Canadian and Indian force during the War of 1812. He died in Canada, Nov. 29, 1807. entry of Brant co., Ontario, Canada; on
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Brantford
a town and port of the Grand river, and the Grand Trunk and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo railways; 70 miles E. of London. The town is connected with Lake Erie by a canal. There are manufactures of metal and stone ware, machinery, agricultural implements, and other articles, and the town is the trade center of a large agricultural region. Brantford is the seat of the Ontario Institution for the Education of the Blind, and has several branch banks, and extensive railroad shops. Pop. (1918) 28,725. Oxford University, founded by William BRASENOSE , one of the colleges of Smith, Bishop of Lincoln, and Sir Richard Sutton, in 1509. The origin of the name is doubtful , but there is a large college is very rich in endowments. nose of brass over the entrance. The distinguished himself in the Peloponne-
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Brary
a library founded at Oxford, England, by Sir Thomas Bodley, in 1597. The library was opened to the public on Nov. 8, 1602. The first stone of a new building to accommodate it was laid on July 10, 10, 1610. All members of Oxford University who have taken a degree are allowed to read in it, as are literary men of all countries. The Bodleian Library contains about 300,000 volumes and is particularly rich in biblical codices and rabbinical literature.
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Brasidas
a Spartan general, who master of Amphipolis. He was wounded sian War, and, in 426 B. c., made himself in a combat with Cleon, the Athenian general, who was endeavoring to retake this place. He died 422 B. C.
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Brass
an alloy of copper and zinc, of a bright yellow color, hard, ductile, and malleable. The best brass consists of two parts by weight of copper to one of zinc. The proportions of copper and zinc vary. Ordinary brass is a yellow alloy of copper and 28 to 34 per cent. of zinc. The density of cast brass is 7.8 to 8.4; that of brass wire 8.54. It is harder and yet more fusible than copper, more sonorous and not so good a conductor of heat. It is said that when the Roman Consul, Mummius, after capturing the celebrated Grecian city of Corinth, barbarously burnt the place to the ground, in B. C. 146, various metals, fused in the conflagration, became united into a compound or alloy, called from the circumstances now stated, Corinthian brass.
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Brass (Alloy consisting of about)
An alloy consisting of about 65 parts of copper to 35 parts of zinc. This proportion is varied according to the uses to which the alloy is to be put. See Bronzing, Plating and Coloring Metals.
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Brass (Alloy consisting of about) (II)
An alloy, consisting of about 65 parts of copper to 35 parts of zinc. This proportion is varied, according to the uses to which the alloy is to be put.
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Brass (Solutions of any desired color)
Brass solutions of any desired color may be made by adding carbonate of zinc, in varying proportions, to the above solution. One part of zinc and two of copper carbonates will give a beautiful golden yellow brass, and should be used with an anode of the same color. If, however, the plater desires to match colors on repairing jobs, etc., he can get any desired color from this bath by varying his current; a strong current will deposit more zinc than copper, giving a paler color of brass in the deposit; and a weaker current will deposit more copper than zinc, giving a redder deposit. In this way most repair jobs can be matched in color, although it is better, when doing new work, to make your solution of the color desired, and use an anode of the same color, as by doing so you put the two metals into the solution in the same proportion as you are taking them out. If you are using copper anodes, it is best to buy the electrically deposited anodes from a dealer in platers' supplies, as they cost no more, are always pure, and deposit much freer and smoother than the hard rolled copper for sale at metal houses. The same thing also applies to anodes of brass, gold or silver, but in less degree.
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