Yarkand
Yarkand, Yir-kand% Central Asia. (1) A City Of Eastern Or Chinese Turkestan, Sit Uated On The Oasis Of Yarkand. On The North Side Of, And At A Little Distance From, The River Yarkand, About 100 Miles Southeast Of Kash Gar, 3,900 Feet Above Sea-level. It Is Enclosed By A Ditch, ...
Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Great, England, A Seaport Town In The County Of Norfolk, 22 Miles Cast Of Norwich, And 121 Miles By Rail Northeast Of London, On A Narrow Slip Of Land Bias. Cen The Yare And The Sea. It Is Connected By A Bridge Over The Yare With Little Yarmouth, Or ...
Yarn
Yarn, Any Textile Before Woven Into Cloth. Cotton Yarn Is Numbered According To The Num Ber Of Thanks' Contained In A Pound Of 7,000 Grains. Each Hank, Or Skein, Measures .840 Yards. Worsted Yarn Has 560 Yards To The Skein; Woolen Yarn Has 1.600 Yards To The Skein Or Run. ...
Yarrow
Yarrow, Harry Crecy, American Physi Cian: B. Philadelphia, Pa., 19 Nov. 1840. Ile Was Educated In The Schools Of His Native City And At Geneva, Switzerland, And In 1861 Was Graduated From The Medical Department Of The University Of Pennsylvania. His First Service Connection With The Union Army Vsas As ...
Yazoo City
Yazoo City, Military Operations At And Near. Yazoo City Was Chosen By The Con Federates As A Site For A Navy Yard, At Which Were Constructed Some Formidable Iron-clads. Upon General Grant's Approach To Vicksburg From The Rear, In May 1863. The Confederates Abandoned Haynes' Bluff, Near The Month Of ...
Yazoo Pass And Steeles
Yazoo Pass And Steele's Bayou Expeditions. In The Civil War After The Battle Of Chickasaw Bayou. 29 Dec. 1862, And The Capture Of Arkansas Post, 11 Jan. 186.1, General Grant Ordered The Army To Youngs Point And Millikin's Bend, Where He Took Com Mand In Person 30 January. Work On ...
Yeats
Yeats, William Butler, Irish Author: La Dublin, 13 June 1865. He Obtained A Second Ary Schooling In England And Ireland, U-as For Three Years A Student Of Art, But Turned To Literature In 1886. He Was A Leader In The Foundation Of The Irish Literary Society And The National Literary ...
Yellow Bayou
Yellow Bayou, Engagement At, And Banks' Retreat From Alexandria. General Banks Arrived At Alexandria, La., On His Retreat From Sabine Cross Roads, 25 April 1864. Three Days Later General Hunter Handed Him An Order From General Grant To Close Up The Campaign Against Shreveport Without Delay And Return A. J. ...
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever Is An Acute Infections Disease Which Is Transmitted From The Sick To Susceptible Individuals Through The Agency Of Mosquitoes. The Yellow Fever Mosquito (sug Osnyus Fa Data) Is Found In Tropical And Semi Nopical Regions, And Especially In Lowlands Um The Sea Or In River Valleys. This Serves ...
Yellow Wood
Yellow-wood, A Name Applied To Set Real Timber Trees And Shrubs. Including Ciodno Tir Intro This Is An Uncommon Leguminous Tree. Known In Cultivation As The Viretha American Or Kentucky Yellow-wood. And I. Indigenous To The United States From Ken Lucky Southwards. The Yellow-wood Attains To A Height Of 60 ...
Yellowlegs
Yellowlegs, A Genus (tortillas) Of Birds Of The Family Scolopacitia, Large Snipe Like Species With Cross-harred Tail-feathers, Well-marked Rape, Long, Slender Non-sensitive Bill And Greenish Yellow Legs, From Which They Take Their Common Names Of Yellowlegs, Green Shanks, Etc., While, Because Of Their Constant Noisy Calling, They Are Known To ...
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, A Government Reservation In The Northwestern Part Of Wyoming Extending Into Idaho And Montana. About 11 Miles Along The Western Boundary Of The Park And Into Montana, About Three Miles Along The Northern Boundary. In 1872 Congress Set Apart 3,575 Square Miles As Ga Public Pleasure Ground ...
Yemen
Yemen, Arabia, A Division Occupying The Southwest Angle Of The Peninsula, And Known Both To The Ancients And Moderns As Arabia Felix (arabia The Happy), From A Mistransla Tion By Ptolemy Of Yemen, Which Does Not Signify Happy But The Land Lying To The Right Of Mecca. Yemen, In The ...
Yenisicisk
Yenisicisk, Yen-e-si'llc. Siberia, (i) A Town In The Government Of The Same Name On The Left Bank Of The Yenisei, 200 Miles North Of Krasnoyarsk It Has Several Churches, A Mon Astery, Museum Of Natural History And Archeol Ogy And A Public Library. It Is In The Northern Gold-mining Region, ...
Yermak
Yermak, Timofeyev, Cossack Conqueror Of Western Siberia: D. Irtish River, Sept. 1584. He Was Chief Of A Band Of Cossacks Which, Defeated And Outlawed By Ivan Iv, Took Refuge In The Settlements Of The Stroganov Family In Perm. They Were Undesired Guests And The Stroganov, It Is Said, Devised As ...
Yezo
Yezo, Ya'zo, Ezo, Or Hokkaido, Hok-ki'do, Japan, The Northernmost Of The Four Main Islands Of The Empire, Separated From Hondo On The South By Tsugaru Strait, From Sakhalin On The North La Perouse Strait, While Yezo Strait Divides It From Kunashiri, The Southernmost Of The Kurile Islands; Area, In Cluding ...
Yiddish Language
Yiddish Language. Yiddish. The Englishized Form Of German Iiiditch (jewish), Is One Of The Names Applied To The Various Ger Man Dialects Spoken By The Jews Of German Origin In The Diaspora, In Russia. Rumania, Poland And Austria-hungary, And In England. America, And South Africa, Whither Russian And Rumanian Jews ...
Yoga
Yoga, Yogi (meaning, In Sanskrit, Con Centration) One Of The Six Schools Or Sys Tems Of Brahmanical Philosophy, That Of Patan Jali, The Essence Of Which Is Meditation. It Believes In A Primordial Soul Which Has Had Existence From An Earlier Period Than Primeval Matter, And Holds That From The ...
Yokohama
Yokohama, Y6-ka-hi'mii, Japan, The Chief Seaport Of The Empire, On The Bay Of Tokio, About 17 Miles Southwest Of Tokio, Of Which It Is The Port. Yokohama Is Of Modern Growth, Its Rise Being Due To The Open Ing Of Japan To Foreign Commerce And To The Establishment Here Of ...
Yokuts
Yokuts ('indians'), A Group Of About Two Dozen Small Tribes, Forming The Mariposan Linguistic Stock Of North American Indians, And Occupying An Irregular Area In Central South Ern California From Fresno River In The North To Near The Southern Extremity Of Tulare Lake In The South, And Between The Sierra ...
Yonge
Yonge, Charlotte Mary, English Author: B. Otterbourne. Hampshire, 11 Aug. 1823; D. There, 23 March 1901. She Received A Private Education. She Made Her Name Widely Known By The Publication In 1853 Of A Novel En Titled 'the Heir Of Redclyffe,' Which Exer Cised An Important Influence On Some High ...
Yonkers
Yonkers, Yenk'ere, N. Y., City Of West Chester County, On The Hudson River, And On The New York Central Railroad, North Of And Adjoining New York City. It Has Regular Steamer Connection, For Passengers And Freight, With New York And Albany, And Is Connected By Electric Lines With New York. ...
York
York, Duke Of, A Title Formerly Conferred On The Second Sons Of The Kings Of England. It Was First Borne, However, By Edmund De Lang Ley, Fifth Son Of Edward Iii, Who Was Created Duke Of York In 1385, And Died In 1402. He Was The Founder Of The House ...
York College
York College, Located At York, Neb. It Was Founded Under The Auspices Of The United Brethren In Christ, And Was Opened To Students In 1890. It Is Under The Control Of The Board Of Trustees Composed Of Five Members At Large And Representatives Of Four Conferences Of The United Brethren. ...
York_2
York, Pa., City, County-seat Of York County, On The Condorus Creek, And On The Pennsylvania, The York Southern, The Northern Central And The Western Maryland Railroads, About 28 Miles Southeast Of Harrisburg, And 95 Miles West Of Philadelphia. It Is In A Produc Toe Farming Section And Has Considerable Man ...
York_3
York, Battle Of, In The War Of 1812. Perry's Victory At Lake Erie (q.v.) And Harn Son's Defeat Of Proctor At The Thames (q.v.) Successfully Concluded One Part Of The Cam Paign For The Invasion Of Canada. As The Next Step Gen. Henry Dearborn (q.v.) Planned To Capture York (now ...
Yorkshire
Yorkshire, England, The Largest County Of The Kingdom, Bounded On The North By The Tees, Separating It From Durham, East By The North Sea, South By Lincoln. Nottingham, Derby And Cheshire, And West By Cheshire, Lancaster And Westmoreland; Area, 6.06; Square Miles. Yorkshire Is Divided Into Tritb Ings, Or Three ...
Yorktown
Yorktown. Siege Of, In The Civil War. On 4 April 1862 Gencrai Mcclellan, With 58.000 Men And About 1(k) Guns, Started From Fort Mon Roe Up The York Peninsula For His Campaign Against Richmond. His Plan Of Operation Was To Move In Two Columns, One On The Right Direct To ...
Yorktown_2
Yorktown, Siege Of, In The War Of The Anieuoae Revoi. Lord Cornwailie And The British Army, A Force Of 8,000 Men, Reached Virginia In May 1781 And In The Fol Lowing August Invested Yorktown, On The York River, Throwing Up Earthworks And Fortifying The Town; He Also Erected Fortifications At ...
Yosemite
Yosemite, Y6-siml-te (indian, 'full Grown Grizzly Valley. In Mariposa County, Cal., On The West Slope Of The Sierra Nevada, About 150 Miles, In Direct Line, East Of San Francisco. This Valley Is One Of The Nat Ural Wonders Of America And Is Unlike Any Other Known Valley Iu The World. ...
Young
Young, Arthur, English Agricultural Writer: B. London, 11 Sept. 1741; D. There. 3) April 1820. He Was Intended For A Mercantile Career, But Early Adopted The Profession Of Agri Culture, Carrying On Farms At Various Places, And Especially On His Paternal Estate, Near Bun Saint Edmunds. He Soon Became Famous ...
Young Mens Christian Asso
Young Men's Christian Asso Ciation. A Young Men's Christian Asso Ciation Is An Organization Composed Of Young Men Who Are United Together For The Purpose Of Ministering To The Spiritual, Intellectual, Social And Physical Needs Of Young Men. Any Young Man Of Good Moral Character, Regardless Of Race Or Creed, ...
Young Womens Christian As
Young Women's Christian As Sociation. The Young Women's Chris Tian Associations In The Cities, The Colleges And The Rural Communities Of The United States Are Organized Into A National Association Called The Young \'omens Christian Association Of The United States Of America. The National Board Is The Executive Body Of ...
Young_2
Young, Brigham, President Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (com Monly Called The •mormon* Church) From 1844 To 1877; H. Nviiittingham, Vt.., 1 June 1801; D Salt Lake City, 29 Aug. 1877. In Early Life Be Moved To Cayuga County, N. Y., Where He Fol Lowed The ...
Young_3
Young, Edward, English Poet: B. Upham, Hampshire, 3 July 1683; D. Welwyn, Hertford Shire, 5 April 1765. He Was Educated At Ox Ford And In 1708 Was Nominated To A Law Fel Lowship In All Souls College. Befriended By The Duke Of Wharton, An Annuity Of F100 Was Granted Him ...
Young_4
Young, Thomas, English Physicist And Archaeologist: B. Milverton, Somerset, 13 June 1773; D. London, 10 May 1829. He Was Of Quaker Parentage, And At The Age Of 14 Pos Sessed A Remarkable Knowledge Of Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Hebrew, Persian And Arabic. He Studied Medicine At London And Edinburgh. Taking ...
Youngs Travels
Young's Travels. In 1767 Arthur Young Began That Series Of Journeys, Or Farm Ing Tours, Which Were The Basis For His Graphic Sketches Of Rural England, Ireland And France. His First Trip Included Southern England And Wales, And An Account Of His Observations Appeared In 1768 Under The Title 'a ...
Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio, A Modern Indus Trial City Of 140,000 Population, Centre Of The Second Largest Steel District In The United States. Sixth City In Population And Fourth In Financial And Industrial Importance In Ohio, County -sot Of Mahoning County, On The Direct Line Between Pittsburgh And Cleveland, 67 Miles From ...
Ypres
Ypres, Epr (flemish, Y Peren), Belgium, A Town In The Province Of West Flanders, In A Plain, On Both Sides Of The Yperlee, 28 Miles South-southwest Of Bruges, 53 Miles By Rail. Ypres Formerly Was One Of The Most Important Manufacturing Towns Of Flanders, And In The 14th Century Had ...
Yuan Shih Kai
Yuan Shih-kai, Chinese Soldier And Statesman: B. Hsiang Clung, Province Of Honan ; D. Peking, 6 June 1916. Descended From A Family Long Active In The Service Of The State, Yuan Was Destined From The Beginning Of His Career To Become A Leader In Military, Foreign And Domestic Affairs. Yuan ...
Yucca
Yucca, The Name Of A Genus Of Shrubs With Clustered Ensiform Leaves, Belonging To The Bhareer, But Also Employed As A Common Name To Designate The Plant: To The Entire Botanical Family Of Yuccas. Includes N. • Only The Genus Yucca But Several Other Genera. As Sammella, Clisroyucco, Hester-alit. Etc. ...
Yukon
Yukon, Yoolcon, North America, A Large River, Mainly In The United States Territory Of Alaska, Which Rises As The Lewes In British Columbia, About Lat. 59° And After A Tortuous Northwest By South, And Northwest Course Of 2,300 Miles, Flows Into Bering Sea, On The Southern Shore Of Norton Sound, ...
Yukon
Yukon. The Yukon Territory Is The Most Northwesterly Of The Political Divisions Of The Dominion Of Canada. It Embraces A Large, Roughly Triangular Area Of Country, Measuring About 207,000 Square Miles, Bounded On The South By British Columbia, On The West By Alaska, On The North By The Arctic Ocean ...
Yuman Stock
Yuman Stock, An Important Family Or Linguistic Stock Of North American Indians, The Tribes Composing It Being Scattered From The Colorado River Region Of Northern Arizona To The Southern Extremity Of Lower California And Even Into The Mexican State Of Sonora. The Most Important Tribes Of The Stock Are The ...
Yunnan
Yunnan, China, The Most Southwesterly And Second Largest Province Of The Empire, Bordering On Tonkin And Burma; Area, About 146,680 Square Miles. It Is Very Mountainous In The North And West, And Has A General Slope Toward The Southeast. The Cen Tral Part Is A Plateau About 6,500 Feet Above ...
Yvetot
Yvetot, Ev-tb France, A Town In The De Partment Of Seine•inferieure, On An Elevated Plain, 23 Miles Northwest Of Rouen. It Has Manufactures Of Calico, Hosiery, Linen, Leather And Baskets. Antiquaries Have Been Much Puz Zled By An Ancient Chronicle, And Still Earlier Edict, Which Gave The Title Of King ...
Zabern Or Savirne
Zabern. Or Savirne (arse. Tres Taber-war). Alsace, A Town In Lower Alsace, On The Rhine-marnc Canal. At The Foot Of A Pass Over The Vosges Mountains. 24 Miles Northwest Of Strassburg, And On The Railway To Avricourt. There Is An Episcopal Palace, Rebuilt In 1779, And Under German Rule Used ...
Zacatecas
Zacatecas, Tei-lci-tileis, A Mexican City And A State Of The Same Name Bounded By Coahuila, San Luis Potosi, Aguasca Lientes And Durango. The City Of Zaca Tecas Is 439 Miles From Mexico City And 785 Miles From El Paso, Tex., And Is Situ Ated At An Elevation Of 8,044 Feet ...
Zahn
Zahn, Tsim. John Augustine. American Author B. New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, 14 June 1851. He Received His Education At Notre Dame University. Where He Was Grad Uated M 1871. He At Once Entered The Order Of The Holy Cross: And Occupied The Chair Of Physses At Notre Dame Tor ...
Zahn_2
Zahn, Tan, Limn, Swiss Novelist And Writer Of Short Stories: B. Zurich, 24 Jan.1867. In 1873 His Father, An Innkeeper, Bought A Hotel At Siders In The Canton Of Wallis And Here Ernst Obtained His First Instruction In The Prot Estant Elementary School. In 1875 He Went To Zurich, Where ...
Zambales
Zambales. Tham-biltis, Philippines, A Province Of Luzon. In The Southwestern Part Of Northern Luzon; Hounded On The West By The ()una Sea; On The North By The Province Of Pansrasinin: On The Cast By The Provinces Of Pasigasinin, Tarlac. And Pampanga; And On The South By Bataan And Subig Bay; ...
Zambesi
Zambesi, Itim-bez4, Or Zambezi, South Africa, A River Rising In Portuguese West Africa, In Lat. Iv 21' R S., And Long. 24' Zt E., And Reaching The Indian Ocean At Chinde And Conceifao In Portuguese East Africa, Oppo Site Madagascar, After A Total Course Of 2.200 Miles, Of Which The ...
Zamboanga
Zamboanga. Thim-b6-iin'gri, Philippines, (1) Town. Capital Of The District Of 7.arnboansra; On The Southern Coast: 17 Miles Across The Strait From Isabela. It Was Founded In 1635 As A Base Of Operations Against Moro Pirates; Shortly Before The American Occupancy Of The Islands It Was Almost Entirely Destroyed By Fire, ...
Zamojski
Zamojski, Z3-morskf, Zamoysici. Or Zamo8c, An Ancient Family Of Poland, Whose Most Distinguished Members Have Been Jan Zanojski, Statesman And General: B. Skokow, Pdatinate Of Chelm, 1 April 1541; D. Near Skokow, 3 July 1605. He Was Educated At Paris, Strasshurg And Padua, And In 1564 Was Elected Rector Of ...
Zanesville
Zanesville, Ohio, City And Cotmty-seat Of Muskingum County, At The Confluence Of The Muskingum And Licking Rivers, 60 Miles Can Of Columbus, On The Baltimore And Ohio, The Pennsylvania, The Zanesville And Western, The Wheeling And Lake Erie, The Ohio River And Western, And Several Electric Railroads. The Town Was ...
Zangwill
Zangwill, Israel, British Author: Is London. 14 Feb. 1864. He Was Educated At The Jews' Free School, 'spitalfields,' And The T'niser Sity Of London, Published In In.: 'the Premier And The Painter,' A Fantastic Romance, In 19'43 Established .-frit./, Or The London Puck, A Bril Liant But Short-lived Periodical, And ...
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum, A Genus Of The Family Rutacea, Composed Of Erect Or Climbing Shrubs Or Trees, Often With Prickly Branches. The Leaves Are Compound, Pinnate, Sometimes Re Duced To Three, Or Rarely; To One, Leaflet, Usually Pellucid-dotted. The Flowers Are Small, In Axil Lary Or Terminal Panicles, And Are From Three- ...
Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Zin-zi-bir', East Africa, (1) A Sultanate Comprising The Whole Coast Between Magdishu (magadoxo), About Lat 2° N., And Cape Delgado, Lat. 10° 42' S., With The Four Islands Of Zanzibar, Pemba, Lamu And Mafia. The Continental Part Of The Sultanate In 1890 Was Divided Between British East Africa And ...
Zara
Zara, Za'ri (hat Dad Rd) Austria, A Im Port Town, Capital Of Dahnatia, On A Pumomonr Which Was Convened Into An Island By Comma Through The Narrow Isthmus Which Formerly Connected It With The Mainland. 70 Miles North West Of Spalatro. It Was A Fortress Tin 1871. And Still Has ...
Zebra
Zebra, The Name Of Several Animals, Na Tives Of Africa, Belonging To The Family Of The Horses. The Zebra Belongs To The Same General Type As The Ass, Distinguished From Eosins (the Horse) Proper By Smaller Size And By Having The Body More Or Less Banded Black Upon Yellow Ish. ...
Zech
Zech, Frederick, American Pianist And Composer: H. Philadelphia, Pa., 10 May 1858. Taken To San Francisco When Very Young, He B To Study Music There And Afterward Stud In Berlin. 1877-82. Since The Year Last Named He Has Resided In San Francisco, Where Be Has Been Conductor Of The Symphony ...
Zechariah
Zechariah, Book Of. One Of The Gen Erally Accepted Results Of Biblical Criticism Is The Conclusion That Zechariah I-viii Are The Work Of The Prophet Whose Name They Hear, But That The Remainder Of The Book, Chapters Ix-xiv, Was Written By Another Author Or Authors. The Reasons For This Conclusion ...
Zeeman Effect
Zeeman Effect, A Phenomenon Highly Important In Connection With Theoretical Physics. Discovered In 1897 By Dr. Pieter Zeeman, Of The University Of Amsterdam. It Consists In The Doubling (or Further Multiplication) Of The Lines Of The Spectrum Of A Substance, When The Source Of The Light Under Examination Is Placed ...
Zeisberger
Zeisberger, Tsis'berg-er, David. Ameri Can Moravian Nussionary Aniong The Indians: B. Zanchonthal, Moravia, Ii April 1721; D. Goshen. Ohio, 17 Nov. 1808. Educated In Saxony, He Emigrated To Georgia In 1738 And In 1740 Went To Pennsylvania, Where He Was One Of The Founders Of The Towns Of Bethlehem And ...
Zeller
Zeller, Tseller, Eduard, German Theo Logian And Historian Of Greek Philosophy: B. Kleinbottwar, Wiirtemberg, 22 Jan. 1814; D. Stuttgart, 19 March 190& He Studied At Tubingen And Berlin, And Was Made Privat Docent At Tiibingen In 1840. Though Bitterly Opposed By The More Orthodox, He Became Pro Fessor Of Theology ...
Zend
Zend, More Correctly Avestan, An Ancient Iranian Language, In Which The Zend Avesta Is Composed. This Language Was First Introduced To Notice By Anquetil Duperron, And The Accurate Knowledge Of It Has Been Developed Among Others By Rask, Burnouf, Bopp And Haug. It Is Now Recognized To Be A Coeval ...
Zenith Tube
Zenith Tube, An Instrument Designed For Very Accurate Determinations Of Latitude By Observing Stars Which Transit The Meridian Close To The Observer's Zenith, Or (when The Latitude Is Known), For Determining The Dec Linations Of Such Stars. It Consists Of A Rigid, Immovable Telescope Tube So Mounted As To Point ...
Zeno
Zeno. Nicole And Antonio. Venetian Nav Igators Of The Late 14th And Early 15th Antonio At Out 1390 Fitted A Ship With Which He Sailed Northward On The Atlantic. He Was Wrecked On One Of The Faroe Islands. Here He Would Have Been Killed By The Scandinavian Natives Had He ...
Zeno Of Elea
Zeno Of Elea, Ancient Greek Phikrso Pher: B. Ele (vella). Lucania, Southern Ita:s. About 488 S.c. He Was The Favorite Disc.:;.e Of Parmcndies, Whose Opinions He Defended. And Whose Ethico-political Schemes Be Shared. He Appears To Have Lived For A Considerable Time In Athens, Where He Taught For Re Munerations, ...
Zephaniah
Zephaniah, Zef-a-nra, The Ninth In Order Of The Scriptural Writers Known As The Minor Prophets. His Pedigree Is Traced Back For Four Generations. He Is The Son Of Cushi, The Son Of Gedaliah, The Son Of Amariah, The Son Of Hezekiah And He Is Supposed To Have Been Of Noble, ...
Zephaniah_2
Zephaniah, Book Of. The Title Of The Book Of Zephaniah Says That The Prophetic Message Was Given In The Days Of Josiah, King Of Judah, 63%-6m B.c. Since That Time Is Appropriate For The Book, The Title Is Usually Con Sidered To Rest Upon An Historical Basis, Al Though Other ...
Zeppelin
Zeppelin, Ferdenand, Cotner Vote, German Airship Builder: H. Constance, Baden, 8 July 1838; D. Charlottenburg, Prussia, 8 March 1917. His Father Was Count Friedrich Von Zeppelin, A Whrtteseberg Court Official. After Studies At The Stuttgart Polytechnicum, The Ludwigsburg Military Academy And The University Of Tubingen, He Entered On A Military ...
Zero
Zero, Is Mothematics, The Absence Of Magnitude; The Remainder That Is Obtained When Any Quantity Is Subtracted From Itself ; Nothing, Considered As A Quantity; That Which Separates Real Positive Quantities From Real Negative Quan Tities. Zero Is Denoted By The Symbol 0 'cipher'), And This Symbol Itself Is Often ...
Zeuglodon
Zeuglodon, R8'gl6-d6n, A Gigantic Fos Sil Cetacean Mammal, Found In The Eocene And Miocene Strata Of The Southern United States And Europe, So Named By Owen From The Yoke Like Character Displayed By A Section Of The Molar Teeth. Its Remains Were First Discovered In 1r34 In The Tertiary Of ...
Zeunerite
Zeunerite, A Hydrous Copper-uranium Arsenate, Cu (u01), Minute Yel Lowish-green Crystals With Barite In Ores Of The Tintic District, Utah. A Possible Source Of Uranium. Zeus, :as (greek Zile), In Greek Mythol Op, The Chief Of The Gods. He Was The Son Of Cronus And Rhza. According To The Myth ...
Zeuxis
Zeuxis, Ziik'sis (greek Zeioetc), Ancient Greek Painter. He Was A Native Of Heraclesa, But Which Town Of That Name Was His Birth Place Is Not Certain. He Was Born About The Middle Of The 5th Century Before Christ, And Flourished About The End Of The 4th Century Ac He Is ...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, Zem-bab'wl, Or Zimbabye (bantu For 'here Is A Great Kraal'), A Name Ap Plied To Numerous Interesting South African Ruins Its Rhodesia And The Transvaal. They Were Discovered By Adam Benders In 18(8. The Best Known And Most Important Is The Great Zimbabwe, Near The Sabi River, About 17 ...
Zinc
Zinc. Zinc Cast Mt° Slabs As It Comes From The Furnace Is Commercially Known As Spelter, But Zinc Recast Into Forms Such As Are Used In Galvanic Lotteries Is Known As Battery Zinc, And Zinc Rolled Into Sheets Is Known As Sheet Zinc. There Is A Growing Movement, Fostered By ...