Keppel
AUGUSTUS, VISCOUNT, an English naval officer; born April 2, 1725. Entering the navy, he served under Hawke in 1757, captured Goree in 1758, took part in the battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, and in the capture of Belleisle in 1761, and commanded at the capture of Havana in 1762. In 1778 he encountered the French fleet; a sharp but indecisive action ensued, owing to a disagreement between Keppel and Sir Hugh Paleiser, his second in command. Both admirals were brought before a courtmartial, but both were acquitted. In 1782, in which year he was created Viscount became First Lord of the Admiralty, but Keppel of Elveden in Suffolk, he resigned on Pitt's accession to government. Keppel died, unmarried, Oct. 3 , 1786.
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Keppel (II)
FREDERICK PAUL, an PAT American educator and public official, blic born in Staten Island, N. Y. in 1875. He graduated from Columbia University in 1898. From 1901 to 1902 he was assistant secretary and from 1902 to 1910, secretary of Columbia University. He was appointed dean of the college in 1910. He served as assistant to the secretary of war in 1917 and 1918, and was appointed third assistant secretary of war in 1918, serving until 1920. He wrote "Columbia University" (1913); "The Undergraduate and His College" continuing their attacks upon the new (1917). KERAMICS. See POTTERY.
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Keppel (SIR COLIN British admiral He)
SIR COLIN British admiral. He was born in 1862 RICHARD, a and in 1875 joined H. M. S. "Britannia." In 1882 he became midshipman of "Inconstant" during the Egyptian War and won medal and Khedive's bronze star. He was the sub-lieutenant on "Invincible," served in the Nile Expedition, 1884- 1885, flag lieutenant to Duke of Edinke of Ediu burgh in Mediterranean, 1886-1889, and 16-1830, and commanded gunboat flotilla on , 1898. He was promoted captain in 1899, Nile receiving thanks of parliament for Soudan services 1899. In 1910 he was rearadmiral in command of Atlantic Fleet antie and retired in 1917.
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Keratin
a term applied to the subterm stance which forms the chief constituent of hair, feathers, nails, claws, horns, and the epidermis and epithelium of the and higher animals.
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Keratitis
inflammation of the cornea, with congestion of the conjuncongestion tiva and sclerotic coat of the eye, which ic coal of may go on to infiltration by pus, and deaffitration struction of the sight by ulceration. The sight Three forms are found-viz., syphilitic, re foundstrumous or scrofulous ophthalmia, and rofulous of pustular corneitis. Keratitis, when as- Stis. Kerat sociated with suppuration, as in smallsuppuration pox, and other affections, is called onyx, affections, from its resemblance to the lunula of the blance to th nail.
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Keratonyxis
a term applied by XIS. a the German surgeons to the operation of geons couching, performed by introducing a Cormed needle into the cornea or horny coat of the eye, and depressing or breaking the opaque lens.
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Kerbela
a town and holy place in Asiatic Turkey 60 miles S. W. of Bagdad. The pilgrims number at least 200,000 annually. The sanctity of Kerbela arises from the fact that it is built on the site of the battlefield on which the Hussein, son of Ali and Fatima, lost his life (680) in attempting to maintain his attempti right of succession to the califate. cession to Every Shiite Moslem throughout the Moslem world who can afford it seeks sepulture afford it in the holy ground. ound.
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Keren
a Hebrew trumpet. The Hebrew word is sometimes used in the Bible as imes used synonymous with shophar, and to it is sometimes affixed jobel, rendered in the English version ram's horns.
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Kerguelen's Land
or DESOLA- TION ISLAND, an island of volcanic origin, in the Antarctic Ocean. The surface is mountainous (Mount Ross, 6,- 120 feet), and most of the interior is covered with an ice sheet and its gla- Ban Its ciers. The island was discovered in 1 there ar 1772 by a Breton sailor, Kerguelen- 1 Taberan Cook (who christened it Desolation Is- ous. Pop. about 40,000. land) in 1776, by the "Challenger" in 1874, and by English, American, and pony trisul German expeditions to observe the tranod in the sit of Venus in the same year.
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Kerkenna Islands
a group of islands in the Gulf of Cabes, E. of Tunis.
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Kerki
a town belonging formerly to Bokhara, Central Asia, about 120 miles S. of Bokhara city, on the left bank of the Amu-Daria or Oxus. An important place both commercially and stategically, it is the halting place of the caravans a s founded trading from Bokhara to Herat, and stands near the chief ferry over the paince anc Oxus.
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Kermadec Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, 700 miles N. E. of Auckland, New Zea- Etish admin land. It consists of four principal is di 1839 lands-Raoul or Sunday (7,200 acres), College. Macaulay (756 acres), Curtis, and L'Esperance-and several smaller is lands. The group was discovered in 1788, and annexed by Great Britain in mate Sce 1886.
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Kerman
or KARMAN (ancient Carmania), one of the E. provinces of Persia, S. of Khorasan, and having an area of about 59,000 square miles. The N. and N. E. are occupied by a frightful salt waste called the Desert of Kerman, which forms a part of the great central desert of Iran. The small tract of Nûrmanshir, toward the E., is fertile and well watered. Roses are cultivated for the manufacture of attar of roses; silk and various gums are exported. The pop. of about 600,000 is chiefly Persian; the rest are Guebres or Parsees, Belûchis, and other wandering tribes. us to 180 Kerman, the chief town, is near the middle of the province, in the central the an mountain range. Pop. about 60,000. In 1722 the town was destroyed by the Mithridate Afghans; in 1794 it was taken and pillaged by Aga Mohammed, and 30,000 of turned o the inhabitants made slaves. At present a sacked b Kerman is only noted for the manufacture of the famous Kerman carpets (a sort of woolen rugs), felts, and brass cups.
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Kermanshah
KARMANSHAH, or KIRMANSHAHAN, town of a Persia, capital of Persian Kurdistan, near the right bank of the Kerkhah river. It is the center of converging routes from Bagdad, Teheran, and Ispahan. Its commerce is considerable, and there are manufactures of carpets and weapons. Between Kermanshah Trémarec, and was visited by Captain and Teheran the country is mountain-
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