Each of these 12 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
a gland found in the Cephalopoda. It is tough and fibrous, with a thin outer coat. The animal discharges the contents of the bag through a duct into the water when it wishes to conceal itself or escape from an enemy.
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. See Crimean War
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a village of Russia, in the S. of the Crimea. During the Crimean War, the Russians, nearly 50,000 strong, assailed the weakest part of the English position facing the harbor of Balaklava and the caverns of Inkermann, Nov. 5, 1854. For six hours, 8,000 British troops encountered at various points and resisted the assault of this overwhelming force. The French came to the support of the English, and the Russians were driven back with great slaughter.
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the term generally supposed to correspond to the koinai ennoiai of the Stoics-"general notions developed in the course of nature in all men"-though the earlier teachers of that school regarded these ideas as the natural outgrowth of perceptions, not as innate. On the Continent the doctrine of innate ideas was revived by Descartes, who held that the notion of things, truth, and thought were naturally common to all men. The doctrine will be found in the "Treatise on Truth" of Lord Herbert of Cherbury. On the opposite side, Locke ("Human Understanding," book i.).
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GEORGE, JR.; an American artist, born in Paris, in 1854, the son of George Inness. He studied under his father in Rome from 1870 to 1874 and afterwards took art courses in Paris. He lived in the United States from 1878 but maintained a studio in Paris from 1895 to 1899. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and in 1900 received a gold medal. He was a member of the National Academy. He wrote "Art, Life, and Letters of George Inness" (1917).
GEORGE, an American painter; born in Newburgh, N. Y., May 1, 1825; studied painting in New York and Europe; resided in Italy in 1871-1875. His "American Sunset" was exhibited in the Paris Exposition of 1867. His other works include "Peace and Plenty," "A Vision of Faith," "The Valley of the Shadow of Death," "A Passing Storm," "The Morning Sun," "Delaware Water- Gap," etc. He died Aug. 3, 1894.
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an old name for Ireland.
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the English name the for feast celebrated on Dec. 28, to commemorate the massacre of the children of Bethlehem by Herod, in the hope of killing Jesus. It was probably first celebrated toward the close of the 5th, or early in the 6th century. It is known in the Latin Church as the Feast of Holy Innocents, and Mass is said in purple vestments, probably because the Innocents "did not enter heaven till Christ at believe." On the octave the vestments His Ascension opened it to those who are red, the proper color of martyrs. In the Greek Church the feast is celebrated on Dec. 29, and is known as the Feast of the 14,000 Holy Children.
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the of the vessels which_proceed from the largest arch of the aorta. It arises from the transverse portion of the arch before the carotid artery. It ascends obliquely ward the right, and divides into the right tosubclavian and the right carotid artery. It varies in length from 2 inches to 1 inch or less. Called also the brachycephalic artery.
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the os coxæ, or pelvic bone. It is constricted in the middle and expanded above and below, and much bent. It articulates with its fellow of the and opposite side, with the sacrum, in three portions; the ilium, the os pubis, with the femur. In early life it is and the ischium. They begin to ossify before birth, but the process is not completed till the 23d or 25th year.
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an English name for a college or building in which law students are lodged and taught. It is now restricted to the four inns of court in London. These establishments appear to combine the characteristics of law schools and regular fraternities. They appear to have been originally inns for students who desired to be near the courts of law. The four inns are Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, Middle Temple, and Inner Temple. Each one consists of a governing body known as benchers, of barristers, or lawyers who have been admitted to the bar, and students. They have extensive buildings, with chambers, lecture rooms, large halls of assembly, and dining halls. Students are required to pay fees. After three years' residence they are entitled to an examination for admission to the bar. The exclusive right to examine students and admit them to the bar is given to these four inns. A student may, of course, choose his inn, as he would choose his law school; but he cannot be admitted to the bar in London without joining one of the inns.
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the capital of , 109 miles from Munich. The Franciscan Tyrol Church, or Hofkirche, built in the Renaissance style in 1553-1563, contains a beautiful monument to the Emperor Maximilian I. and monuments to Andreas Hofer and his comrades Speckbacher and Haspinger, and to the Tyrolese who fell in the wars against France (1796- 1809). The university (founded in 1677) is rich in Alpine flora, and the usual museums, laboratories, etc. Among the eight monasteries of Innsbruck is the first that the Capuchins founded in Germany (1594). Innsbruck carries on manufactures of woolen cloth, machines, and glass, and glass-painting. Pop. about 50,000, including suburbs.
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the native name of the people occupying the entire coast line of Alaska, with the outlying islands along the Arctic coast to Bering Strait, S. to the Alaska Peninsula, E. and N. along the Pacific coast to Mount St. Elias, with the exception of a small territory on Cook's Inlet and at the mouth of Copper river, where the Tinneh from the interior have forced their way to the coast. They are tall and muscular, have small black eyes, high cheek bones, large mouths, thick lips, coarse brown hair, and fresh yellow complexions. Occupying the coast line, they are bold navigators and skilled fishermen and sea hunters.
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