Hooker
SIR JOSEPH DALTON, an English botanist; born in Halesworth, Suffolk, June 30, 1817. He was assistant surgeon and naturalist of the expedition of Sir James Clark Ross; visite visited India in 1847; and in 1871 with John Ball ascended the Great Atlas in Morocco. From 1855 to 1885 he was on the directorate of Kew Gardens. Among his works are: "Botany of the Antarctic Voyage" (1847-1860); "Himalayan Journals" (1854); "Student's Flora of the British Islands" (1870); "Botany" (Science Primers), in 1876; "Journal of a Tour in Morocco and the Great Atlas" (1878). He died in 1911.
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Hooker (JOSEPH an American military)
JOSEPH, an American military officer; born in Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814; was graduated at the United States Military Aca Academy, in 1837, and served in the Florida and Mexican Wars. In 1853 he resigned from the army, but on the outbreak of the Civil War he re-entered it. He fought under McClellan and in northern Virginia and Maryland, receiving a wound at the battle of Antietam. On account of his bravery his soldiers nicknamed him "Fighting Joe Hooker." His for his concern soldiers, especially his care that they be well fed, made him popular with the rank and file. In 1863 he was made commander of the Army of the Potomac, the bloody battle and in May he fought ght of Chancellorsville, in which nearly to a difference between himself and Gen- 30,000 were killed or wounded. Owing eral Halleck, Hooker resigned his command (1863), but he still served as major-general, and fought under Grant at Chattanooga and under Sherman at Atlanta. In 1868 he retired from the army. He died in Garden City, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1879.
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Hooker, Joseph
Joseph (1814-1879), an American general. He was a native of Hadley, Massachusetts, and was graduated from West Point in 1837. He served with credit in the Mexican War. During the Civil War he rose to the command of the army of the Potomac. In 1863 he was sent to reinforce Rosecrans at Chattanooga. As commander of the army of the Cumberland he fought the so-called battle among the clouds on Lookout Mountain. He was known among his soldiers as "Fighting Joe Hooker."
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Hooker, Sir William J.
Sir William J. (1785-1865), a celebrated English botanist. He was a native of Norwich. He was bred a merchant, but preferred an outdoor life. He devoted himself to the study of botany. Contributions to a better understanding of the mosses led to his appointment to the chair of botany in the University of Glasgow. In 1841 he was made director of the Royal Gardens of Kew, a position which he filled with honor. He introduced improvements in the management. He was in close touch with collectors in all parts of the world, and made the Kew gardens and herbarium the center of botanical interest. His name appears in the membership lists of the botanical associations of the day. A list of his important works includes a score of titles. The best known is perhaps The British Flora, a work which has been to the British Islands what Gray's Manual has been to the northeastern United States . He was succeeded at Kew by his son, Joseph Dalton Hooker. See Gray
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Hoop-Ash
an American tree of the order Urticaceæ, found in the forests of Ohio and in the Western States. It attains a height of 80 feet, and is employed for charcoal.
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Hoop-binder
A substitute for the binding-plate in a brick cope, consisting of a length of hoop-iron with which to tie the course of brick. These may be used for ordinary purposes instead of binding-plates by turning a hook on each end of the hoop-iron, the hooks to meet within four inches round the brickwork, to be there tied with a few laps of softened wire, and brought up close by inserting a small pointed bar between the strands of wire and twisting them one on another. Another method is to rivet lugs on the ends and draw them together by means of a bolt. See BINDING-PLATE; COPE. Horizontal Casting.-When a casting is poured endwise in the pit, it is cast vertically; if the same casting is poured flat on the floor, it is then cast horizontally.
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Hoope
a bird forming the type of a family generally classed with the beeeaters or the honey-eaters, but also with the hornbills. The European hoope (U. epops) is about 12 inches long; it has a fine crest of pale cinnamon-red HERBERT CLARK HOOVER feathers, tipped with black; upper surface on the whole ashy-brown; wings black, the coverts having white bars; throat and breast pale fawn; abdomen white, with black streaks and dashes. It has a very wide range, from Burmah to the British Islands and Africa.
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Hooper
WILLIAM, an American patriot; born in Boston, Mass., June 17, 1742; was graduated at Harvard College in 1760; practiced law in North Carolina and early interested himself in the colonial struggle with Great Britain; was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774 and signed the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. He died in Hillsboro, N. C., October, 1790.
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Hooping Cough
a spasmodic, in COUGH.ally of childhood, preceded by catarrh of from 3 to 14 days' duration. It sometimes terminates in six weeks, but often lasts as many months, though danger is usually over at the end of six weeks. Emphysema is a dangerous complication. In fatal cases, pulmonary collapse, bronchial inflammation, nervous exhaustion, and general debility are the chief factors.
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Hoorn
a city of Holland in the Province of North Holland. It is situated on the Hoornerhop, a part of the Zuyder Zee. The city contains many mediæval buildings of great interest. There is a large trade in dairy dai products and some shipbuilding. Fishing is also an important industry. Pop. about 11,500.
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Hoosac Mountains
a part of the Green Mountain range in western Massachusetts, thr through which is pierced the most notable railway tunnel in America. The Hoosac tunnel, which has a length of nearly 5 miles, was commenced in 1851 for the line between Boston and Albany, was twice abandoned, and was finally opened in 1875, having cost the State of Massachusetts about $18,000,000.
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