These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Derrick, Derrick Crane, Dervish.
a lifting apparatus consisting of a single post or pole, supported by stays and guys, to which a boom boom with a pulley or pulleys is attached, used in loading and unloading vessels, etc. Floating derricks of the strongest construction, with an immense boom and numerous blocks, are also used.
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a kind of crane combining the advantages of the common derrick and those of the ordinary The jib of this crane is fitted crane. with a joint at the foot, and has a chain instead of a tension-bar attached to it at the top, so that the inclination, and consequently the sweep, of the crane can be altered at pleasure.
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a Mohammedan monk or religious fanatic, who makes a vow of poverty and austerity of life. There are several orders, some living in monasteries, some as hermits, and some as wandering mendicants. Some, called dancing dervishes, are accustomed to spin or whirl themselves round for hours at a time, till they work themselves into a state of frenzy, when they are believed to be inspired.
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the name of four rivers Durham, and Cumberland, respectively, the last draining Derwentwater lake. Also a river in Tasmania.
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or KESWICK LAKE, a beautiful lake in Cumberland, England, in the vale of Keswick. It is about 3 miles in length and 1½ in breadth, and stretches from Skiddaw on the N. to the hills of Borrowdale . Near the N. E. corner is the celebrated cascade of Lodore. Its waters are carried to the sea by the Derwent. DESAGUADERO ("channel" or "outlet"), the name of various waters in South America, of which the principal is the Rio Desaguadero in Bolivia, emptying its waters into Lake Aullagas . Also a river in the Argentine Confederation flowing into Lake Bevedero Grande, and separating the provinces of San Luis and Mendoza.
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a coeducational institution in Des Moines, Ia.; founded in 1855; under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the end of 1919: Professors and instructors, 22; students, 550; president, J. A. Earl, D. D.
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the largest river in Iowa; formed by the E. and W. forks in southwest Minnesota; flows S. S. E. to the capital city, then S. E. to a point about 4 miles below Keokuk, where it empties into the Mississippi river; estimated length, 500 miles. It drains 10,000 square miles in Iowa; flows through a region rich in agricultural and grazing grounds, bituminous coal, and timber; receives the waters of Raccoon, North, Middle, South, and ; and with a fall of 8 feet Boone rivers supplies a large number of valuable mill sites along its banks.
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LOUIS CHARLES ANTOINE (dēzā de vā-gö), a French general; born in Auvergne, Aug. 17, 1768. In the early part of the Revolution he became aide-de-camp to General Custine, and was severely wounded at the battle of Lauterberg , but kept the field. Named successively general of brigade and of division, he contributed greatly, by his talents, to the success of the famous retreat of Moreau from Germany. He afterward defended the bridge and fort of Kehl for two months against the Austrian army with great bravery, and was wounded . He served with Bonaparte in Egypt, where he distinguished himself greatly, and was appointed governor of the upper part of the country. He completely subdued Upper Egypt, and received, as a testimony of admiration, from Bonaparte, a sword. He was obliged, however, in 1800, to sign the unfavorable treaty of El Arish with the Turks and English, and on his way to France, was captured by Lord Keith as a prisoner of war. He afterward obtained his parole, fought under the banner of Bonaparte in Italy, but was killed at the battle of Marengo, June 14, 1800. and went to France. He once more of
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the addition of a part or parts to a tenor or subject. This art, the forerunner of modern counterpoint and harmony, grew out of the still earlier art of diaphony or the organum. It may be said to have come into existence at the end of the 11th or beginning of the 12th century. Originally, as had been previously the case with diaphony, it consisted of two parts only, but later in its life developed into motetts and various other forms of composition. The real difference between diaphony and descant seems to have been that the for mer was rarely, if ever, more compli cated than note against note, whereas descant made use of the various proportionate values of notes. Double descant is where the parts are contrived in such a manner that the treble may be made the bass , and the bass the treble.
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in law, a passing from an ancestor to an heir; a transmission by succession or inheritance. Lineal descent is where property descends directly from father to son, and from son to grandson; where property descends directly from a man to a brother, nephew, or other collateral representative. DESCENT OF MAN. See DARWINIAN THEORY.
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PAUL EUGÈNE LOUIS, former President of the French Republic. He was born in 1856 and was educated at the Collège St. Barbe and the Lycée Condorcet, graduating as Licencié ès lettres et en droit. In 1878 he became sub-prefect of Dreux and in the following year general secretary of Seine-et-Marne and sub-prefect of Brest. In 1881 he became sub-prefect of Meaux. In 1885 he was elected deputy to represent Eure-et-Loir in the Chamber of Deputies, and continued as a member of the Chamber, becoming its Vice-President in 1898 and holding that position till 1902. During 1905-1912 he was President of the Commission of Foreign and Colonial Affairs, and during 1906- 1912 was Rapporteur of the Budget of Foreign Affairs. In 1919 he was elected President of the Republic, but had to resign, owing to ill health in 1920, being succeeded by Alexandre Millerand. M. Deschanel has won for himself a place in the literary world almost as conspicuous as the place held by him in the public life of France. His works include: "La Politique française en Océanie;" "Les Intérêts français dans l'océan Pacifique;" "Figures de femmes;" Figures litteraires; "La République Nouvelle;" "Paroles françaises;" "Madame de Sévigné;" M. Deschanel was a member of the Académie Française and the Académie des Sciences morales et politiques.
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