Each of these 19 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.
the capital of the island of Minorca; beautifully situated on a deep, narrow inlet in the S. E. of the island. Its harbor is one of the finest in the Mediterranean, and is protected by powerful forts and fortifications. Building stone, shoes, cottons, cattle, and honey are exported. The town was held by the English from 1708 to 1756, and again from 1762 to 1782. It was they who made it a first-class fortress.
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(See Astrology .)
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. See Oporto
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the capital of Haiti, situated on the W. coast, at the head of a bay of the same name. Pop. about 120,000.
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Brass and iron moulders' drying stoves, or portable ovens, are supplied by the dealers at very low prices. They are made in sections, which fit into each other, and are excellent contrivances for drying small cores. See OVENS.
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a subordinnate circulation of blood from the stomach and intestines through the liver.
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a vein about three framework of timber, hung in grooves within the chief gateway of a fortress, or a castle, or an edifice of safety; it resembled the harrow, but was placed vertically, having a row of iron spikes at the bottom, and was let down to stop the passage in case of assault. There were frequently two or more portcullises in the same gateway.
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JEAN ETIENNE MARIE, a French jurist; born in Provence, April 1, 1745; practiced law in Paris, was imprisoned and prosecuted during the Revolution, but under Napoleon was the chief author of the famous "Civil Code." He died in Paris, Aug. 25, 1807. inches long, commencing at the junction of the splenic and superior mesenteric veins and passing upward a little to the right to reach the transverse fissure of the liver.
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. See Castle
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the common term for the Turkish Government. The chief office of the Ottoman empire is styled Babi Ali, literally, the High Gate, from the gate (bab) of the palace at which justice was administered; and the French translation of this term being Sublime Porte, hence the use of this word.
OTTOMAN, or SUBLIME
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Jane (1776-1850), an English novelist. She was a native of Durham, a sister of Robert Ker Porter, a painter of historical scenes. Miss Porter is known chiefly as the author of the two tales, Thaddeus of Warsaw and Scottish Chiefs. Both are favorites with young readers. The former deals with the history of unfortunate Poland; the latter is devoted to thrilling incidents in the lives of Wallace and Bruce.
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Noah (1811-1892), an American college president. He was born at Farmingham, Connecticut, December 14, 1811, and died at New Haven , March 4, 1892. He was graduated at Yale in 1831, but remained to tutor and to study theology. He was pastor of the Congregational Church at New Milford, Connecticut, and later at Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1846 he was appointed Yale professor of moral philosophy and metaphysics. In 1871 he was chosen president of Yale, a position he held for fifteen years. As compared with that of Harvard during the same period, his administration was conservative. He stood closely by the classics. The endowment of Yale was increased, however, and new buildings were erected. A list of his more prominent writings includes a dozen titles. The best known are Books and Reading, a guide to the use or purchase of a library; and The Human Intellect. The latter has had a wide use as a college text. His name appeared also as the editor-in-chief of various editions of Webster's Unabridged.
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in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, an heiress in love with Bassanio. In that part of the plot which presents the old story of the three caskets, Portia's hand in marriage is to be the reward of him who chooses the right casket. Bassanio makes the right choice. Portia is especially celebrated for her defense of Antonio, the friend of Bassanio. Shylock demands the "pound of flesh" promised by Antonio in case he fails to pay the money he has borrowed. Portia, disguised as "a learned doctor of the law," so judges the case that Antonio is freed. See Merchant Of Venice
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a town of Italy; on the slope of Vesuvius, 5 miles S. E. of Naples. Its environs are delightful, and are dotted over with country houses. The royal palace built (1738) by Charles III. is now an agricultural college. There are a small fort, fishing, and sea bathing. Silkworms are reared and ribbons made.
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a covered walk, supported by columns, and usually vaulted; a piazza or arched walk; a porch before the entrance of a building fronted with columns. Porticoes are known as tetrastyle, hexastyle, octostyle, or decastyle, according as they have four, six, eight, or 10 columns in front. A prostyle portico is one projecting in front of the building; a portico in antis is one receding within the building.
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in geology, a series of marine beds, 180 feet thick, of Upper Oölitic age, found chiefly in PORTLAND (q. v.), but also in Oxfordand Yorkshire. shire, Buckinghamshire, They constitute the foundation on which the fresh-water limestone of the Lower Purbeck reposes.
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capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pop. (1918) 1,852,207. N. W. extremity of the Lagoa dos Patos, by means of which it communicates with the sea. It was founded in 1742. It contains a cathedral, an arsenal, military and normal schools, an episcopal seminary, and a German club. Most of the wholesale trade is in the hands of the Germans. There are manufactories of pianos, furniture, brandy, and beer. The chief exports are beef, salt pork, lard, hides, and flour. Pop. about 150,000. 21
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a town of Italy, on an island in the Valli di Commacchio, midway between Ferrara and Ravenna, the chief occupations are cattlebreeding, fishing, and agriculture, the products comprising beet root, and grain. Pop. about 22,500.
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capital of Dahomey, French West Africa, near the Gulf of Guinea, with which it is joined by a stretch of shallow water leading to the seaport of Kotonu. It is connected by rail with Pobe, and has trade in oil and nuts. French administration headquarters situated here since last conquest of Dahomey in 1893. Pop. about 30,000.
a small port on the Coromandel coast of India, 145 miles S. of Madras. Both the Danes and the Dutch had formerly a factory here. The place is celebrated for the battle fought here on July 1, 1781, when Sir Eyre Coote, with 8,000 men, defeated Hyder Ali and an army of 60,000.
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