Each of these 9 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 eminent French ecclesiastics, the most fa name of three mous of whom (St. Remigius Remy) was Bishop of Rheims for over or St. 20 years, and in 496 baptized Clovis, King of the Franks and founder of the French monarchy.
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FREDERIC, an Amerartist ican and author, born author; born in Canton, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1861; was educated at the Yale Art School, and at the Art Student's League , New York. In early life he became a cowboy and stockman on a ranch in Montana. He became an illustrator for magazines, treating of military and Western subjects, and during 1897-1898 of Cuban scenes. Among productions are, "An Impression from his best-known the Pony War Dance"; "The Last Lull in the Fight"; "The Last Stand"; "The Advancer, or , The Military Sacrifice"; "The Arrival of the Courier"; "A Buck Jumper," etc. He published "Crooked Trails"; " Frontier Sketches"; and "The Sundown Leflare." In In sculpture, Mr. Remington has produced "The Buster"; "The Wounded Bunkie"; etc. Broncho He was conspicuous for his success in "black and white ." He died in 1909.
an American inventor; born in Litchfield, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1816. He entered the small arms factory of his father, and for 25 years superintended the mechanical department. The perfecting pe of the Remington breech loading rifles and of the Remington typewriter was largely due to his inventive skill. In 1886 he retired, and in 1889 he died.
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a name given to che Dutch Protestants, who, after the death of Arminius (A. D. 1609) continued to maintain his views, and in 1610, presented to the States of Holland, at Friesland, a remonstrance in five articles formulating their points of departure from Calvinism.
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A kind of escapement in timepieces, in which the impulse is given to the pendulum or balance by a special contrivance upon which the train or wheel work acts, instead of communicating directly with the pendulum or balance.--Webster.
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the sucking-fish, or sucker; a popular name for any species of the genus Echeneis; specifically, E. remora, about eight inches long, common in the Mediterranean. By means of the suctorial disk, a transformation of the spinous dorsal fin, the species can attach themselves to any flat surface. The ad- RÉMUSAT hesion is so strong that the fish can be dislodged only with difficulty, unless pushed forward with a sliding motion. Being bad swimmers, they attach themselves to vessels, or to animals having greater power of locomotion than themselves; but they cannot be regarded as parasites, as they do not obtain_their food at the expense of their host. It has been believed that the remora is able to arrest vessels in their course; this is fabulous, though the attachment of one of the larger species may retard the progress of sailing, especially when, as is sometimes the case, several individuals accompany the same ship.
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the system of controlling electrical machinery by switchboards or other electromagnetic devices operated at a distance from the machinery itself. Such control is not only highly con convenient, but is a means of precaution and and safety and is being introduced with cons constantly widening applications in almost all branches of industry where machinery is employed. The outstanding em example of remote control is found in the Switchboards of the great central power plants, where the cnormous forces generated by the dynamos and the various machines and circuits themselves are controlled by the operation of push-buttons or handles in stations well removed from the scene of any trouble, so that the operator's mind need not be diverted in case of emergency by any excitement or thought of danger. Indicating systems have been devised to show him in a moment by warning lights where trouble has arisen that calls for his action. RENT LAW DECISIONS. (See UNITED STATES, 1921.)
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IRA, an American chemist; born in New York City, Feb. 10, 1846; was graduated at the College of the City of New York in 1865, and later College of Physicians and Surgeons, and University of Göttingen; was Professor of Chemistry at Williams College in 1872-1876; founded the "American Chemical Journal" in 1879. He was the author of numerous text-books including "The Principles of Theoretical Chemistry"; "Inorganic Chemistry"; "Chemical Experiments"; "Laboratory Manual," (1895) "The University Movement," (1915) etc., became Professor of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University in 1876, and succeeded Dr. Daniel Coit Gilman as president there in 1901.
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ree'nan, Ernest (1823-1892), a French student and historian. He was educated at Paris and became professor of Hebrew in the College of France. Differences of theological opinion led him to resign his position, which he did in 1864. He is known chiefly as the author of a Life of Christ, a work written from the Unitarian point of view. Other volumes of a similar nature followed, including The Apostles, St. Paul, Anti-Christ, A Christian Church, etc. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1878.
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a town of Schleswig- Holstein, Prussia, on the North Sea and Baltic Canal, 19 miles W. of Kiel. Pop. about 20,000. Rendsburg was taken by the Imperialists in 1627; by the Swedes in 1643; and by the Prussians and confederate troops in 1848. The first diet of Schleswig and Holstein met there April 3, 1848. It was reoccupied by the Danes in 1852, and taken by the Prussians after a serious conflict July 21, 1864. RENÉ, surnamed THE GOOD, Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence, and King of Sicily; born in Angers, France, Jan. 16, 1409; son of Louis II., Count of Anjou. He married in 1420 Isabella of Lorraine, but was driven from that duchy and kept prisoner by the Duke of Burgundy for several years. He succeeded his brother, Louis III., in 1434, and was chosen successor to the kingdom of Naples by Queen Joanna II.; was liberated in 1436, and was afterward engaged in war for three years with Alfonso of Aragon. Being unsuccessful in this conquest, René retired to Provence. His daughter Margaret was married, in 1445, to Henry VI. of England. On the seizure of Anjou by Louis XI. of France, in 1473, René retired to Aix, in Provence, where he died in 1480. His work on tournaments, and some of his poems and paintings, are still extant.
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