Microiceter
Microiceter (gr. Mikros, Little; Metron, Measure) Is An Instrument Used For The Measurement Of Minute Ilistances And Angles. Its Different Forms, Depending On Different Principles, May Be Divided Into Two Sections; According As They Are Applied To Physics Or Astronomy. Of The Former Section Are The Vernier (q.v.) And The ...
Micronesia And Melanesia
Micronesia And Melanesia, Names Of Greek Origin, Meaning Respectively "small Islands" And "black Islands." The First Is Used By Most Geographers To Describe The Ladrone And Caroline Islands, Marshall's Islands, The Kingsmill Group, Radack And Ralick Chains, The Gilbert Group, And Meny Others Of Small Size. All Of These Are ...
Microscope
Mi'croscope (gr. Mares, Small, And Skopeo, I See) Is An Instrument For Enabling Us To Examine Objects Which Are So Srnall As To Be Almost Or Quite 'indiscernible By The Unaided Eye. Its Early History Is Obscure; But As It Is Quite Evident The Property Of Magnifying Possessed By The ...
Microtasi3ieter
Microtasi3ieter, An Instnirnent Invented By Mr. Thomas A. Edison For The Purpose Of Measuring. Very Minute Variations Of Pressure Caused By The Expansion Or Contraction Of Any Given Body, From Whatever Causes, Heat, Moisture, Etc. A Part Of The Apparatus Is Constructed Upon The Principle Of The Pyrometer, And When ...
Mid Delbudg
Mid Delbudg, A T. Of The Netherlands, Capital Of The Province Of Zeeland, In The Island Of Walcheren. It Is Connected With The Sea By A Canal, 5 M. Long, Which Admits Ships Of Heavy Burden, And Is A Station Of The Railway From Flushing To Roosendaal To Join The ...
Middle Ages
Middle Ages, The Designation Applied To The Great Historic Period Between The Times Of Classic Antiquity And Modern Times. The Beginning And Close Of This Period Are Not Very Definite. It Is Usual, However, T,o Regard The Middle Ages As Beginning With The Overthrow Of The Western Roman Empire In ...
Middle Ages
Middle Ages (ante), The Period In History From The 5th To The 15th C., Or Between The Fall Of The Roman Empire And The Reformation. Its Beginning Witnessed The Success Ful Invasion Of Southern Europe By The Barbarians Of The North. The Vandals Were Masters Of Africa; Spain Was Divided ...
Middle Level
Middle Level. Under The Heading Bedp Itd Level, A Remarkable District, Cov Ering 400,000 Acres, Is Described, Boundino. The Wash On All Sides Except Seaward, Extend Ing -landward Nearly To Brandon, Cambridge, Peterborough, And Bolingbroke, And Embracing Portions Of The Six Counties Of Northampton, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lin Coln, .norfolk, And ...
Middle Park
Middle Park, One Of The Numerous Fertile Valleys Which Extend Over Broad Dis Tances In Colorado, Being Inclosed By Spurs Of The Rocky Mountains, And Remarkable For -the Variety And Picturesque Character Of Their Scenery. It Is In Sumnoit Co., About 8,000 Square Miles In Extent, Being 65 M. In ...
Middleborough
Middleborough, A T. In S.e. Massachusetts, On The Namasket River, The Junc Tion Of Several Lines Of The Old Colony Railroad—the Cape Cod Branch, Boston To Provineetown, The Middleborough, Taunton And Providence, And The Old Colony And Newport. It Is One Of The Most Ancient Towns In Plymouth Co., And ...
Middletown
Middletown (ante), A City In S. Connecticut, Incorporated 1874; On The Connecti Cut Valley Railroad And The Boston And New York Air Line, At The Terminus Of A Branch Of The New York, New Haven And Hartford Railroad; Pop. '80, 11,731. It Is A Port Of Entry, Adtuitting To The ...
Mieroslawski
Mieroslawski, Ludwix, 1814-78; B. France; Son Of A Polish Officer In The Service Of France, His Mother Being French. He Received His Education At The Military School In Kalisz, And When Only 16 Y-ears Of Age United Himself With The Polish Insur Gents. This Was At The Beginning Of The ...
Migrations Of Animals
Migra'tions Of Animals, Which Must Not Be Confounded With Their Diffusion Over A Rnore Or Less Extended Area, Are Apparently Always Guided By An Instinct Operating On All, Or Nearly All, The Individuals Of A Species, And Leading Them To Move In A Definite Direction In Search Of Food Or ...
Mikado
Mikado. This Is The Popular Title Of The Emperor Of Japan, Though In Official Documents The Term Tenno (he,avenly King) Or Tenshi (child Of Heaven) Are Most Fre Quently Used. Other Titles Used In The Native Parlance Or Literature Are Nin-0 (king Of Men), 0-0 Or Dai-0 (great King), Ko-tei ...
Milan
Mil'an Atal Milano), The Chief City Of Lombardy, Stands On The River Olona, In The Center Of The Great Plain Of Lombardy. Pop. (1872) Of City, 199,009; Of Surrounding Dis Trict, Called Cforpi Santi, 62,976. From Its Position On The Line Of The Chief Routes Of The Central Alps It ...
Mildew
Mildew (ger. Mehlthau, Meal-dew), A Term Of Somewhat Vag-ue Application To Cer Tain Diseased States Of Plants Caused Or Characterized By The Growth Of Small Parasitical Fungi, And Also To Spots On Cloth, Paper, Etc., And Even On The Surface Of Glass And Other Inorganic Substances, Produced By The Growth ...
Military Frontier
Military Frontier (ger. Militargrenze), The Former Name Of A Narrow Strip Of Land Along The Turkish Frontier Of The Austro-hungarian Empire. It Had A Special Mil Itary Constitution, And Formed A Separate "crown-land." Of Late, However, The Peculiar Institutions Of The 31ilitary Frontier Have Been Abolished; Portions Of The Territory ...
Military Punishments
Military Punishments, Those Which Are Inflicted Upon Soldiers Regularly Enlisted, Or Non-commissioned Or Commissioned Officers, For Infractions Of Discipline Or Breaches Of Military Law. Among The Ancient Greeks The Commander Of An Army Was Empowered, In Ease Of Sedition Or Mutiny, To Cause The Ringleaders To Be Seized And Instantly ...
Militia
Militia (lat. Miles, A Soldier) Has Now The Acquired Meaning Of The Domestic Force For The Defense Of A Nation, As Distinguished From The Regular Army, Which Can Be Employed At Home Or Abroad In Either Aggressive Or Defensive Operations. Every Nation Has A Reserve, Under Its Law Military, Upon ...
Mill
Mill. This Word Is Now Used In A General Way As A Name For Almost All Kinds Of Manufactories, As Well As For S..,rinding-machinery; But We Shall Only De,scribe Here The Arrangements Of An Ordinary Flour-mill. Adding A Brief Notice Of The Edge-mill Iu Use For Grinding Oil-seeds And Some ...
Millenarians Millennium
Millenarians (millennium, Ante), In A General Sense All Who Believe That Christianity Will Attain In The Future A Marked Degree Of Prevalence Through The World. Their Faith In This Rests On Many Prophetic Descriptions And Promises. But That The Tri Umph Will Be For A Limited Period Is Founded On ...
Millennium
Millennium (lat. A Thousand Years' Time) Designates A Certain Period In The History Of The World, Lasting For A Long Indebnite Space (vaguely A Thousand Years), During Which The Kingdom Of Messiah Will, According To Tradition, Be Visibly Established On The Earth. The Idea Originated Proximately In The Messianic Expectations ...
Millepore
Millepore, A Genus Of Hydrozoa Which Have Recently Been Placed In A New Sub Class, Hydrocerallina3 By Mr. Moseley. It Contributes Largely To The Formation Of Coral Reefs In The West Indies And Pacific. The Calcareous Skeleton Is Mostly In The Form Of Laminar Expansions Having The Surface Studded With ...
Miller
Miller, Samuel, D.d. 1769-1850 ; B. Delaware, Son Of The Rev. John Miller, Who Was A Native Of Boston And Pastor Of The Presbyterian Church At Dover, Del. The Son Was Graduated At The University Of Pennsylvania In 1789 With The Highest Honors Of His Class; Commenced The Study Of ...
Millet
Millet, A Grain, Of Which There Are Several Kinds, The Produce Of Species Of 2anieuna, Setaria, And Allied Genera. The Genus Panicum Contains Many Species, Natives Of Tropical And Warm Temperate Countries, And Some Of Which, As Guinea Grass (q.v.), Are Amongst The Largest Fodder Grasses. The Flowers Are In ...
Milne Edwards
Milne-edwards, Henat, The Most Eminent Living Representative Of The French School Of Natural History, Was Born At Bruges In 1800. His Father Was An Englishman. Milne-edwards Studied Medicine At Paris, Where He Took His Degree Of .31.n. In 1823, But Abandoned Medicine To Devote Himself To Natural History. He Was ...
Milwaukee
Milwaukee (ante), The 19th City In Population Of Tne United States; Pop. '80, 115,578. Lat. 43°. 3' 45" N.; Long. 87° 57' W. It Is 90 M. N. Of Chicago, And 80 In. E. Of Madison, On The Milwaukee, Which Flows Into The Lake From The N. And Is Navigable ...
Mimansa
Mimansa (from The Sanskrit Win, To Investigate; Hence, Literally Investigation) Is The Collective Name Of Two Of The Six Divisions Of Orthodox Hindu Philosophy. See Sanskrit Literature. Is Distinguished As Piirva- And Uttara-mimdned, The Latter Being More Commonly Called Veckinta (q.v.), While The Former Is Briefly Styled Mimcipsd. Though The ...
Mina
Mina, Don Fna.xcisco Esroz Y., 1782-1836; B. Spain; First Distinguished Himself In 1809 By Guerrilla Warfare, Organizing Bands Of Mountaineers In Catalonia To Repel The French Invaders. In 1810 He Became Commander-in-chief Of The Catalonian Army, And Noted For His Inces-sant Activity And Remarkable Presence Of Mind. In 1812 He ...
Minas Geraes
Minas Geraes, An Interior Province In E. Brazil, Bounded On The N. By Bahia, On The E. By Porto Seguro And Espiritu Santo, On The S. By Rio Janeiro And Sao Paulo, And On The W. By Goy-az, 237,481 Sq.m.; Pop. '72, 2,039,735. It Is An Elevated Table-land, Inter Sected ...
Mind
Mind. Having Adverted In Various Other Articles—emonon, Lstellecx, Well, Etc. —to'the Chief Component Parts Of Our Mental Constitution, All That Is Necessary- Under The Present Head Is To Consider The Definition Or Precise Demarkation Of Mind As A Whole. In This Subject We Cannot Resort To The Common Method Of ...
Mineral Acids
Mineral Acids, In Medicine. The Ordinary Mineral Acids Are Sulphuric (oil Of Vitriol), Nitric (aqua Fortis), Hydrochloric (rnuriatic Acid), Phosphoric, Chromic, And Carbonic Acids. Of These The Latter Only Is Usually Regarded As A Gas, That Beiug Its Ordinary Condition, But All The Others Are Gases Or Vapors At Certain ...
Mineral Deposits
Mineral Deposits. This Term Is Generally Understood As A Collection Of Metalliferous Ores Occurring In G,eological Formations Where They- Have Been Deposited By The Processes Of Nature, And Have, With Some Exceptions, Undergone More Or Less Alteration, Either In Composition Or Position, By Subsequent Changes. Sometimes The Ore Is A ...
Mineral Waters
Mineral Waters, This Term Is Usually Applied To All Spring Waters Which Possess Qualities In Relation To The Anitnal Body Different From Those Of Ordinary Water. Mineral Waters Have Been Used As Remedial Agents From A Very Early Period. The Oldest Greek Physicians Had Great Faith In Their Curative Power, ...
Mineralogy
Mineralogy (fr. Miner, To Dig, Mine; Gael. Meinn; Wel. Mwn, Ore, Mine), The Science Which Treats Of Minerals. But It Does Not Embrace All That Relates To The Mineral Kingdom. Simple Mineralsalone, Or Homogeneous Mineral Substances, Are Regarded As The Subjects Of Mineralogy; Rocks Formed By The Aggregation Of Simple ...
Mines
Mines, In Law. In England And Ireland The Crown Has The Right To All Mines Of Gold And Silver; But Where These Metals Are Found In Mines Of Tin, Copper, Iron, Or Other Baser Metal, Then The Crown Ha.s Only The Right To Take The Ore At A Price Fixed ...
Mingrelia
Mingre'lia, The Name Of A Division Of Russia In Asia, On The Black Sea; Partly Bounded By Circassia; 2,600 Sq.m.; Pop., 240,000. It Is A Rugged, Mountainous Country, But, In The Southern Part, Fertile Slopes Lie Along The River Rion, The Most Important Stream In This Part Of Russia. Extensive ...
Minims
Minims (lat. Fratres Minimi, Least Brethren), So Called, In Token Of Still Greater Humility, By Contrast With The Fratres Minores, Or Lesser Brethren Of St. Francis Of Assisi (q.v.), An Order Of The Roman Catholic Church, Founded By Another St. Francis, A Native Of Paula, A Small Town Of Calabria, ...
Mining
Mining Is A General Term For The Underground Operations By Which The Valious Metals And Other Minerals Are Procured. It Has Been Practiced To Some Extent From The Remotest Times, As Is Proved By The Reference To It In The 28th Chapter Of The Bo,.:k Of Job. In Its Proper ...
Ministry
Ministry, The Body Of Ministers Of State, Or Persons To Whoni The Sovereign Or Chief Magistrate Of A Country Commits The Executive Government. It Is A Principle Of The Constitution Of Great Britain, That "the King Can Do No Wrong; " That Is To Say, The Sovereign Personally Is Irresponsible ...
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, A City In S.e. Minnesota, Incorporated 1867; Enlarged By The Annex. Ation Of The City Of St. Anthony, 1872; Situated At The Falls Of St. Anthony, 10 In. W. Of St. Paul; Pop. '80, 46,887. It Is Built On A Broad Plateau, Through Which Flows The Mis Sissippi River, ...
Minnesingers
Minnesingers, A Designation Applied To The Earliest Lyric Poets Of Germany In The 12th And 13th Centuries, And Derived From The Word Minne, Or Love, Which Was At First The Predominating, And Almost Sole Subject Treated Of In Their Productions. The Works Of The Minnesingers Are For The Most Part ...
Montgomery Cunningham Meigs
Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham, B. Ga. 1816; Received His Education At The -university Of Pennsylvania And The U. S. Military Academy, Graduating At West Point, -july, 1836, And Receiving The Appointment Of Second Lieut. In The Artillery. In The Fol Lowing Year Lie Was Exchanged Into The Corps Of Engineers, In ...
Moses Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn, Moses, An Eminent German Philosopher, Was B. Sept. 7, 1729, At Dessau. From His Father, A Jewish Schoolmaster And Scribe, He Received His First Edu Cation; And In His 13th Year Proceeded To Berlin, Where, Amid Very Indigent Circum Stances, He Contrived.to Learn Latin And Modern Languages, And To ...
Mother Op Jesus 31ary
31..a.ry, Mother Op Jesus (ante), Was Of The Lineage Of David And Probably A Daugh Ter Of Heli, Who Stands In Luke's Genealogical Record First After Joseph. It Is Stated Concerning Her In The New Testament: That The Home Of Her Youth Was In Nazareth; That She Became The Espoused ...
Nacule
Na'cule Is The Term Given By Willan And Bateman, And Some Other Dermatologists, To One Of The Orders Of Skin-diseases. The Affections Included In The Term Maculx Can. However, Hardly Be Regarded As Diseases; They Are Merely Discolorations Of The Skin, Resulting From Some Change In The Production Of The ...
Nanna
Nan'na, A Species Of Sugar -which Exudes From Incisions Made In The Sterns Of The Manna Ash (see Asti), A Native Of The Mountainous Parts Of Southern Europe. Sicily Is The Chief Locality Of The Manna, And There, In July Or August, The Collectors Make A Deep Cut Through The ...
Narseilles
Narseilles, The First Seaport Of France And Of The Mediterranean, In The Depart Ment Of Bouches-du-rhone, Is Situated On The Gulf Of Lyons, 410 M. In A Direct Line S.s.e. Of Paris, And In Jat.43° 17' N., Long. 6° 22' East. Marseilles Is A Military Place Of The Fourth Class, ...
Nedina
Nedi'na (arab. City), Or, More Fully, Meducar Al Nabi (city Of The Prophet), Also Called Tabaii, Trnan, Etc. (the Good, Sweet, Etc.), And Mentioned By Ptolemy As Jath Rippa: The Holiest City Throughout Mohammedanism, Next To Mecca, And The Second Capital Of Hedjaz In Western Arabia, Is Situated About 270 ...
Netley Medical School
Medical School, Netley, An Establishment For The Technical Education Of Medical ,officers For The British And Indian Military Service. Candidates Are Examined Competi Tively In The Ordinary Subjecta Of Professional Knowledge; And, Passing Satisfactorily Through That Ordeal, Are Then Required To Attend, For Six Months, At The Military Medical • ...
Neyebbeer
Neyebbeer, Jaxoi3, Conunonly Called Gracomo Meyerbeer, A Celebrated Musical. Composer Of The Present Age, Was The Son Of A Wealthy Jewish Banker, And \yrs B. At Berlin, Sept. 5,1794. He Was A Precocious Child, Playing Tunes On The Piano Spontane Ously (it Is Said) As Early As His Fifth Year. ...
Nicolas Malebranche
Malebranche, Nicolas, A French Philosopher, B. Aug. 6, 1638, At Paris, Where His Father Was President Of The Chamber Of Accounts. He Was Deformed And Sickly, And From His Childhood Fond Of Solitude. At The Age Of 22 He Entered Into The Congregation Of The Oratory, And Devoted Himself To ...
Niguel
Niguel, Dom Mania. Evarist, B. At Lisbon Oct. 26, 1802, Was The Third Son Of John Vi. Of Portugal. He Spent His Early Years In Brazil, Unrestrained And Uneduc,ated. When He Returned With The Royal Family To Portugal In 1821, He Could Neither Read Nor Write, And Showed No Talent ...
Norman Macleod
Macleod, Norman, D.d., A Divine Of The Church Of Scotland, Eminent For His Pulpit Oratory, His Writings, And His Liberal Christianity, Was B. At Campbeltown, In Argyle Shire, In 1812. He Was Educated At The University Of Glasgow, And Entering The Church, Became Successively Minister Of Loudon In Ayrshire, Dalkeith, ...
Or Al Masud Abul
Masud', Or Al Masud' (abul Hasan Ali Ben Itusedt Ben Ali), B. Baghdad, 9th C. Descended From The Great Family Of The Abdallah-ben-masud, One Of Whose Members. Had Attended Mohammed, On His Flight To Medina. Masudi Early Devoted Himself To Profound Studies, To Which He Added By Prolonged Travels In ...
Or Aleritlidie
Aleritlidie, Or Tunninze, A Family Of Birds Of The Order Insessores, Sub-order Denti Rostres, Having Arched And Compressed Bills, Which Are Pointed And Notched, But Not Strongly. They Are Regarded By Many Naturalists As Intermediate Between The Laniado3 (shrikes, Etc.) And The Sylviadm (warblers, Etc.). The Species Are Very Numerous, ...
Or Gen Minamoto
Minamoto, Or Gen, The Name Of An Ancient Noble Family In Japan, Whose Mem Bers For Naany Centuries Were Military Vassals Of The Mikados. Under The Leadership Of The Minamoto Generals The Whole Of Eastern And Northern Japan, Above The 36th Parallel N. Lat. Was Conquered, And The Aboriginal Tribes ...
Or Isle Of France
Mauri't117s, Or Isle Of France, An Island Of The Indian Ocean, Belonging To Great Britain, Lies In Lat. 19° 58' To 20° 33' S., And Long. C. From Greenwich 57° 17' To 57° 46'. It Contains About 708 Sq.m.; Pop. (1871), Including The Small Dependencies Of Seychelles, Rodrigues, Etc., And ...
Or Jardin Mabille Mabille
Mabille, Or Jardin Mabille, A Place In Paris Famous For Brilliant Public Balls Held Nightly, Which Are Frequented By The Gay, Rollicking Youth Of All Countries, And By Travelers Drawn Thither By Curiosity, In Numbers Almost Equal To Those Of Parisian Visi Tors. Fantastic Revelry, Marvelous Dancing, Intoxicating Music Are ...
Or Lamantin Manatee
Manatee', Or Lamantin, Manatus, A Genus Of Herbivorous Cetacea Or Manatidcs (q.v.), Readily Distinguished By The Rounded Tail-fin, And Further Characterized By The Presence Of Small Flat Nails At The Edge Of The Swimming Paws, And By The Structure Of The Grinders, Which Have Square Crowns With Two Transverse Ridges. ...
Or Linden Lime
Lime, Or Linden, Tilia, Et Genus Of Trees Of The Natural Order Tiliacew, Natives Of Europe, The N. Of Asia, And North America. The Species Are Very Similar; Graceful, Umbrageous Trees; With Deciduous, Heart-shaped, Serrated Leaves, And Cymes Or Panicles Of Rather Small Yellowish Flowers; Each Cyme Or Panicle Accompanied ...
Or Linlithgow
Linlith'gow, Or 1vest Lothian, A Co. In Scotland, Is Bounded On The N. By The Firth Of Forth, Having The Counties Of 3iid-lothian, Lanark, And Stirling On The E., S., And West. Its Length, N. To S., Is 20 M., And E. To W. 15 Miles. Its Area Is 127 ...
Or Litorale Littorale
Littora'le, Or Litorale, A Province Of The Austro-hungarian Monarchy, Sit Mated On The N. Shores Of The Adriatic Sea, And Including The Neighboring Islanns. It Comprises The Counties Of Gorz And Graclisca. The Margraviate Of Istria. And The District Of Trieste; 3,085 Sq.m.; Pop. 600,525. In Former Times The Name ...
Or Liutprand Luitprand
Luitprand, Or Liutprand, 920-72; B. Italy; Chancellor Of Berenger Ii., In Whose Service He Went To Constantinople On A Diplomatic Mission. Iiaving Fallen Into Disfavor With Berenger, He Took Refuge With The Emperor Otho I., Who Made Him Bishop Of Cre Mona. He Was For A Second Time Ambassador To ...
Or Lodgings
Lodgings, Or The Use Of Part Of Another Person's House, When Occupied, Conctitute The Relation Of Landlord And Tenant Between The Parties. Lodgings Being Generally Taken By The Week, Or Month, Or Quurter, It Is Not Necessary That The Contract Should Ba By Writing, Though It Is Expedient, Especially Where ...
Or London Clay
London Clay, Or Lowen Eocene Strata (q.v.), Are A Series Of Beds Occupying The Lower Basin Of The Thames From Hungerford To Harwich And Herne Bay; And Also An Extensive Triangular Region In Hampshire And The Neighboring Counties, Whese Base Extends Along The Coast From Dorchester Nearly To Brighton, While ...
Or Loosestrife Lysimachia
Lysimachia, Or Loosestrife, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Pi-bazar-tem, Or Primrose Family, Said To Be Named In Honor Of King Lysimachus (perhaps Front 2;66zs, A Release From, And Strife). Calyx, 5-parted (rarely 6 To 7); Corolla, Wheel-shaped, 5-parted (or 6 To 7), Sometimes Of As Many Separate ...
Or Louis Ix
Louis Ix., Or Sit-nt Louts, King Of France, B. In Poissy, April 25,1215, Succeeded His Father, Louis Viii., In 1226. His Mother, Blanche Of Castile, A Woman Of Great Talent And Sincere Piety, Was Regent During His Minority, And Bestowed On Him A Strictly Religious Education, Which Materially Influenced His ...
Or Lulli Lully
Lully', Or Lulli, Jean Baptiste, 1633-87; B. Florence. He Was The Son Of A Miller, But Having Displayed, While Still A Child, A Remarkable Natural Gift For Music, He Was Spared From Following His Father's Vocation, And Educated By A Monk In The Use Of The Guitar. Chancing To Fall ...
Or Lyndsay Lindsay
Lindsay, Or Lyndsay, Sir David, Op The Mount, One Of The Best And Long The Most Popular Of The Older Scottish Poets, Was The Son Of David Lindsay Of Garmylton, In East Lothian, Whose Grandfather Was A Son Of Sir William Lindsay Of The Byres. The Poet Is Said By ...
Or Maestricrt Maastbictit
Maas.tbictit, Or Maestricrt (called By The Romans Trajectum Ad Lliosam, To Dis Tinguish It Front Trf4jectum Ad Rhenum, Now Utrecht), Is A Very Old And Important Forti Fled Town, Capital Of The Province Of Limburg, Kingdom Of The Netherlands. Pop. '74, 28,650. 3iaastricht Is On The Left Bank Of The ...
Or Magpie
Magpie, Or Pre (pica), A Genus Of Birds Of The Family Cord& (q.v.), Differing From The True Crows Chiefly In The Long And Graduated Tail. They Are Also Of Smaller Size And Brighter Colors, The Most Prevalent Color Being Blue With Bars Of Black And White. The Only British Species ...
Or Maimonides
Maimon'ides, Or Rather Moses Ben Maimoist (rambam=rabbi Moses Ben Mai Mon) B. Joseph B. Isaac B. Joseph B. °hawaii, Etc.; Arab. Aben Amran (limo 31-usa Inx Abdallah Ien Maimon Al-lion-roar, Was B. At Cordova, Mar. 30, 1135. Little Is Known Of His Early Life, Which Fell In The Troublous Period ...
Or Maintess Marquis
Mar'quis, Or Maintess, The Degree Of Nobility Which In The Peera-ge Of England Ranks Next To Duke. Marquises Were Originally Commanders On The Borders Or Frontiers Of Countries, Or On The Sea-coast, Which They Were Bound To Protect. In England The Title Of Marquis Was Used In This Sense As ...
Or Malay Peninsula
Malay Peninsula, Or Malacca. The Name 3ialacca Having By Erroneous Usage Come To Be Applied To The British Settlement On The S.w. Portion Of The Peninsula Rather Than To The Peninsula Entire As It Should Be, We Will Describe It Under The Head By -which It Is Also Known, As ...
Or Mansard Mansart
Mansart', Or Mansard, Jules Henuounc, 1645-1708; B. In Paris, Son Of An Obscure Painter, Who Had Married A Sister Of Francois Mansart. The Uncle Perceiving The. Talent Of The Nephew And His Great Industry, Did All In His Power To Advance Him, And Vvith, Such Success That The Nephew, Having ...
Or Masked Ball Masquerade
Masquerade, Or Masked Ball, A Festive Meeting In Which The Host And Gutsts Assume Fictitious Characters, And Disguise Themselves More Or Less For The Occasion, The Name Being Derived From The Use Of The Mask. The Public Mummeries Of Former Times, Easter Plays, Festivals Of Fools, Etc., Which Were Frequent ...
Or Massinissa Masinissa
Ma.sinissa, Or Massinissa, King Of The Massylians; B.c. 239-148; A Famous African Prince, Son Of Gala. He Was Educated At Carthage, And In 213 B.o. Induced His Father To Fortn A League With The Carthaginians. In The Same Year He Sailed For Spain At The Head Of A Troop Of ...
Or Mecimacan Michoacan
Michoacan', Or Mecim'acan, A Political Division, Or State Of Mexico, Extending Over The Table-land Of The Same Name, And The Low Country Lying Between It And The Pacific, And A Portion Of The Hilly Country S. Of These Districts; 21,609 Sq.m. ; Pop. '138, 618,240. Its N.e. Districts Are Watered ...
Or Mencrikoff Menchibow
Menchibow, Or Mencrikoff, Alexander Danilovitcil A Russian Field-marshal And Minister Of State, Was B. At Moscow On Nov. 28, 1672. He Was A Baker's Apprentice, When His Intelligent Countenance Altt.acted The Notice Of Gen. Lefort, Through Whose Patronage He Was Taken Into The Service Of Peter The Great. He Had ...
Or Methane Marsh Gas
Marsh-gas, Or Methane, Also Called Light Carbureted Hydrogen And Fire-damp. It Is Generated In Muddy Bottoms Of Pools In Which Water-plants Grow. When The Mud Is Stirred Bubbles Of Gas Rise To The Surface, And Are Easily Collected In An Inverted Bottle. This Gas Is A Mixture Of Methane And ...
Or Mexico
Mexico, Or Meaco, The Capital City Of The Republic, Is Situated In 19° 20' N. Lat., And 99° 5' W. Long., At An Elevation Of Nearly 7,500 Ft. Above The Level Of The Sea, In The Valley Of Tenochtitlan, 2-i M. W. Of Lake Tezcuco. The Pop. Was, In 1878, ...
Or Mita Melds
Melds, Or Mita An Island Of The Larger Cyclades In The Grecian Archipelago, Or 2egean Sea, About 70 In. N. Of Crete, And 65 In. E. Of Peloponnesus; Pop. 4,00q. It Is 14 In., Long, And 8 Broad, And Has On Its N. Coast One Of The Best And Safest ...