Halo
PARHELION, or CORONA, . For various meteorological phenomena corona as a solar phenomenon, see under SUN.
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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 Halo, Halogen, Halpine.
Halogen
the electro-negative radical of a haloid salt. This term is also used for the monad elements chlorine, bromine, iodine, and fluorine, as their sodium salts resemble sea salt, which is chloride of sodium, NaCl. Chloride is a gas, bromine a liquid, and iodine a solid at ordinary temperatures. Chlorine has the greatest chemical affinity for hydrogen, and iodine for oxygen, that of bromine being intermediate.
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Halpine
CHARLES GRAHAM (pseudonym) MILES O'REILLY, an Irish- American author; born in Ireland in November, 1829. He came to the United States at 23 and became a New York journalist. He served through the Civil War, attaining the rank of colonel. His writings include: "Lyrics"; "Poems"; "Miles O'Reilly Papers"; "Life and Adventures of Private Miles O'Reilly"; "Baked Meats of the Funeral"; "Poetical Works"; etc. He died in New York City, Aug. 3, 1868.
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Hals
FRANS (häls), the Elder, a Dutch portrait and genre painter; born probably in Antwerp, in 1580 or 1581. He studied under Karel van Mander and, according to some accounts, under Rubens. Hals is usually regarded as the founder of the Dutch school of genrepainting. Of his portrait groups eight hoble examples are preserved in the mu- The "Mandoline of Haarlem. seum Player" (1630), in the gallery of Amsterdam, is a typical example of his treatment of single figures. As a teacher he exercised a marked influence on the development of Dutch art, Jan Verspronck, Van der Helst, Adrian van Ostade, Wouwerman hav- Adrian Brouwer, and ing been his pupils. A replica of his "Hille Bobbe" (Berlin Gallery) is in the Museum of Art. He N. Y. Metropolitian died in Haarlem, Netherlands, in August, 1666. His brother, DIRK HALS (before 1600- 1656), a pupil of Abraham Bloemaert, was also an excellent genre painter; and several of Frans' sons were artists, the most celebrated being Frans Hals, the Younger, who flourished from about 1637 to 1669.
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Halsey
FRANCIS WHITING, an American editor and author, born in Unadilla, N. Y., 1851 Y., 1851; died in New York City, 1919. Shortly ly after finishing his education at Cornell, he joined the staff of the New York "Tribune," in 1875. Five years later he went over to the New York "Times," becoming editor of the "Times Saturday Review," continuing as such until 1902. Shortly before his death he completed a compiled "History of the World War," in ten volumes. Among his original writings are, "Our Liverary Deluge" (1902); "The Pioneers of Unadilla Village" (1902); a historical and biographical introduction to Mrs. Rowson's "Charlotte Temple" (1905). Among his editorial achievements are; "American Authors and Their Homes" (1901); "The World's Famous Orations" (in association with Wm. J. Bryan (1906); and "Seeing Europe with Famous Authors" (10 vols., 1914).
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Halstead
MURAT, an American journalist; born in Ross, Butler co., O., Sept. 2, 1829. He spent his minority on a farm. At 18 he began writing for newspapers. In 1851 he finished his schooling at Farmers' College, near Cincinnati, and then decided to study law. He did local newspaper reporting on several Cincinnati papers; in 1853 became manager of a department on the Cincinnati "Commercial," and subsequently part owner. In 1866 it was considered one of the most potent newspapers in the West. In 1890 he removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., and edited the "Union" newspaper. He wrote: "The Story of Cuba"; "Life of William McKinley"; "The Story of the Philippines"; "History of American Expansion"; "Life of Admiral Dewey"; "The Boer and British War"; etc. He died July 2, 1908. HAM (Hebrew, burnt, swarthy, blad vealed in his conduct toward his father drew on him, or, rather, according to the Bible statement, on his son Canaan, a prophetic malediction (Gen. ix: 20-27). Ham was the father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan, that is, the ancestor of the Canaanites, southern Arabians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, and the Africans in general (Gen. x: 6-20).
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Ham
the third son of Noah. According to tradition Ham had four sons, Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. Canaan became the ancestor of the tribes of Phoenicia and Palestine. The other three sons, grandsons of Noah, migrated southward and peopled the African continent. As is well known, North Africa is peopled by tribes of dark complexion, but white blood. They are known as a Hamitic group. The more important are the Berbers and the Egyptians, including the Copts. Other tribes are so intermixed with negro blood that it is difficult to say whether they are white or colored. However widespread the custom, it is not correct to speak of a negro as a "son of Ham." It has been suggested that Ammon, the deity chiefly worshiped in North Africa, is a corruption of Ham, their great ancestor. See Ammonite 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: BR 2026-07-22)
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Ham
a town in France, department of Somme, on the river of that name, 12 miles S. W. of St. Quentin. Its ancient fortress or castle was rebuilt by the Comte de Saint Pol in 1470, and now
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Ham
WEST is used as a state prison. It is memorable as the place of confinement of Joan of Arc, Moncey, and others; of Polignac, Peyronnet, and Guernon de Ranville from 1831 to 1836; of Louis Napoleon from 1840 till 1846; and after the coup d'état, of the republican generals Cavaignac, Lamoricière, Changarnier, etc.
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Ham
WEST, a suburb of East London, and a parliamentary and county borough of Essex, England, on the Thames, opposite Greenwich. Pop. 133, 500. It is a busy industrial parish, and has silk printing, ship-building, dis distilling, and chemical manufactures.
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Ham
A Norwegian storm-fiend in the shape of an eagle with black wings, sent by Helgi to engulf Frithjof as he sailed for the island of Yarl Angantyr in the Saga of Grettir.
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