These 16 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Mangan, Manganite, Mange.
JAMES CLARENCE, an Irish poet; born in Dublin, Ireland, May 1, 1803. His "German Anthology" was published in two volumes in 1845, a complete edition of his poems in New York in 1870, with a biographical introduction by John Mitchel. He died in Dublin, June 20, 1849.
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This bronze, manufactured by P. M. Parsons, England, for every purpose for which gun-metal has heretofore been employed, and for which object it constitutes an eminently superior alloy, is made by adding from 1 to 2 per cent manganese to the common bronzes of copper, tin, and zinc. It is largely used for propeller-blades, sheathing, bearings, piston-rings, etc., and is said to be 60 per cent stronger than gun-metal, and will wear three times as long. See BRONZE; BRASS. Manganese-copper is used as a strengthener to bronze and brass. The density, ductility, and tensile strength of the metal is increased, as it prevents the formation of copper and tin oxides. The alloy is made from copper 70, manganese 30, of which composition sufficient must be used to bring the mixture up to the required degree of hardness. A very hard bronze is made by using from 3 to 6 per cent. A suitable mixture for bearings would be copper 80, tin 6 1/2, zinc 4 1/2, manganese-copper 9. A hardness resembling steel is produced by increased quantities of cupro-manganese, or manganese-copper. See COPPER; BRONZE; BRASS.
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an ore of manganese, consisting of hydrated manganese exide, Mn2O3. H₂O. It occurs as orthorhombic crystals, dark steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster. Manganite is found in Alabama, Georgia, New Mexico, Germany, Scotland, Nova Scotia, etc.
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a disease of the skin occuring in dogs, horses, cattle, etc., and similar to the itch in human beings. MANGEL WURZEL. See MANGOLD WURZEL.
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JOSEPH, a general in command of the French forces in Tangier before the World War. He enjoyed remarkable success in training native soldiers, many fighting under him in northern France. In 1912, when El Hiba, Muley Youssef's rival, declared himself sultan, Mangin led his troops to Marakesh and rescued the French officers there. In 1916, in the Battle of Verdun, he captured Fort Douaumont from the Germans, but lost it again. In October Douaumont and Fort Vaux were regained, when the French assumed the offensive. In December General Mangin took Bezonveau Ridge, from which the Prussian Crown Prince had directed the fire on Verdun. In the spring of 1917, General Mangin, attacking ng in the Aisne sector, made important gains between Soissons and Rheims, but political "Defeatists" caused his removal to an obscure post. Clemenceau on accession to office sent Mangin back to the field. In the German drive of March, 1918, when the British Fifth Army was routed, Mangin's timely arrival saved the day. In July, In French and Americans, struck the first great blow of the Allies' offensive between Soissons and Château-Thierry, penetrating 6 miles on a 28-mile front.
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Polynemus paradiseus India as the tupsee. or longifilis, known in or 9 inches in length, and It is about 8 is found in the Bay of Bengal, ascending other rivers to a conthe Ganges and popular English siderable extent. Its to its beautiful yellow name has reference a ripe mango. color, resembling that of
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or MANGEL macro- WURZEL, Beta vulgaris, variety cultivated chiefly as fodder rhiza. It is The roots are used for food; for cattle. their comthey have sugar enough in extracted, as position to be profitably the case with ordinary beet. is MANGOSTAN,
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the fruit of Garcinia mangostana, a fruit an orange, filled with or about the size of . The tree bearing it grows a sweet pulp and is cultivated in South in Malacca, Tenasserim.
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county-seat W. of Topeka, on the co., Kan., 51 miles Union Pacific, and Chi- Kansas River, Island and Pacific railroads. cago, Rock College. Com- Seat of State Agricultural farming, mercial center of prosperous . Commisstock-raising and fruit district city government. Pop. sion form of ; (1920) 7,989. (1910) 5,722
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one of the boroughs York. It is comprising the city of New settlement, built on the island the parent the richest and most of Manhattan, and is boroughs. It is joined important of the . See NEW by the borough of the Bronx YORK.
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an educational institution in Manhattan borough City; founded in 1853 under of New York of the Roman Catholic the auspices close of 1919: Church; reported at the ; students aus Professors and instructors, 20 , president, Rev. Brother Jasper. 250;
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A brass imitation of gold, composed of copper 16, zinc 4, and tin 1. To insure close resemblance to gold, the crucible must be clean, metals pure, and it is best to melt under powdered charcoal in a covered crucible. See GOLD; TOMBAC.
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(See Gnosticism .) Manieri, B. E.: (See Italy .) Manu is a grade in the theosophical hierarchy below the Planetary Logoi or Rulers of the Seven Chains. The charge given to Manus is that of forming the different races of humanity and guiding its evolution. Each race has its own Manu who represents the racial type.
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an instrument resemharpsichord. It was bling the spinet and (single string), originally a monochord by Biraud de Calanson, and is referred to was played by a poet of Provence. It and keys on a quills operated by jacks It was one of the predeceskey board. . sors of the pianoforte
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SHIP'S, a formal statefor the use of the cusment of a cargo tom house officers.
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a commercial fibre obtained from the stalk of the wild plantain of the Philippine Islands. This plant is related to the banana family. It is called Manila hemp, but the term hemp is, of course, a misnomer arising from the use to which the plantain fiber is put. The manila plantain has been introduced into India, Borneo, and Japan, but the supply of fiber for the trade is still derived entirely from Manila, whence the name. In growth, the stems of the leaves sheathe or overlap, forming a sort of trunk. When the plant is three or four years old it is cut off near the ground. The blades of the leaves are cut away, and the sheathing trunk of the leaf stem is slit into strips. These are scraped by hand until the pulp has been removed, leaving tresses of tough fiber. It varies in color from a creamy white to a reddish tinge. The combed fibers are from six to twelve feet in length. The Philippines weave the finest quality of fiber into a sort of cloth much worn by the natives. It is mixed frequently with cotton. The coarser qualities are washed, dried, sorted, and baled for export. The United States buys about $10,000,000 worth of manila a year. It makes the strongest and most durable hard rope known. It is stronger even than hemp. A well made inch rope will sustain a quiet weight of 7,000 pounds. See Sisal
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