Mabinogion
Mabinogion, (welsh, Singu Lar Mabinogi, Probably Derived From Mitbin.,y, Pupil Of A Band), The. The Title Of A Series Of Welsh Prose Tales From The Red Book Of Hergest, Published By Lady Charlotte Guest In 183s. The Welsh Text Was Accompanied By An English Trans Lation And Explanatory Notes, And ...
Macalester College
Macalester College. A Coeducational Institution Of Learning Under Presbyterian Con Trol In Macalester Park, Saint Paul, Minn., Founded In 18s4. It Has Au Academy And A Collegiate Department, A Music Department, And A Summer School. It Confers The Degrees Of A.b. And Litt. B. In 1002 The Attendance Was So ...
Macao
Macao, Ma-kote (in Chinese Nyao-inun Probably Derived From .1 The Bight Or Inlet Of The Goddess Ama). A Portuguese Settle Ment Near The Western Entrance To The Canton River, China. 40 Miles West Of The British Colony Of Hong Kong: Latitude 22° Ip N.jongitude 113' 33' E. (map: China. D ...
Macaque
Macaque, In5-k5k' ( Fr. Macaque, From Maeaco, Macaquo, The Native Name). An Asiatic Monkey Of The Genus Maeacus, Of The Family Cereopithecithe (q.v.). These Monkeys Are Of Moderate Size, The Males Always Decidedly Larger Than The Females And With Stronger Canine Teeth; They Have Cheek Pouches And Large Ischial •al ...
Macaroon
Macaroon (fr. Macaron, From Olt. Mac Earoni. Macaroni). A Favorite Kind Of Biscuit, Made With The Meal Of Sweet Almonds, Instead Of Wheaten Or Other Flour. The Almond-meal Dry. Or, What Is Still Better, Almonds Just Blanched And Beaten Into A Paste, Is Thoroughly Incorpo Rated With Refined Sugar In ...
Macarosti
Macarosti (it. Macchcroni, Olt. Mecca Roni, From Inacearc, Lat. Macerare, To Macerate). Wheat Paste, Usually In The Form Of Tubes Or Threads, Varying In Diameter; Formerly An Ex Clusive Product Of Italy, But Now Made In France, The United States, And Other Countries. Wheat Containing A Large Percentage Of Gluten ...
Macbeth
Macbeth. A Tragedy By Shakespeare, Writ Ten Probably In 160(1, Printed In 1623. Dr. For Man Saw It Acted At The Globe In 1610. The Source Of The Plot Is Holinshed's Chronicles Of Scottish History (1577), Taken From Bellenden's Translation (1536) Of Hector Boeee's Latin His /aria Scotorum (1526). Lady ...
Maccabees
Mac'cabees. The Name Given To A Jewish Family Of Great Prominence B.c. 167-37. The Surname Naecabfeus Properly Belongs Only To The Most Prominent Representative Of The Family, Judas, And In The Books Of The Maccabees Is Given To Him Alone. From Him The Designation Was Applied To Other Members Of ...
Macclesfield
Macclesfield, Nfillek'lz-fild. A Manu Facturing Town In Cheshire, England, On The River Boffin, 15 Miles Southeast Of Manchester (map: England, D 3). Notable Buildings Are The Church Of Saint Michael's, Founded In 1278; A Grammar School Endowed In 1502; The Town Hall, And Infirmary. It Is An Active Municipality And ...
Macculloch
Macculloch, Ne-knl'16, Horatio (1805 67). A Scotch Painter, Born At Glasgow. He Studied Under John Knox, A Landscape Painter, In His Native City, And Exhibited For Many Years At The Royal Academy, Edinburgh. He Was Elect Ed An Academician In 1838, And After 1847 Lived In Edinburgh. His Works Are ...
Macdonald
Macdonald, Sir Hector ( 1853-1903). A British General, Born In Scotland, The Son Of A Laboring Man. He Enlisted In The 92d Gordon Highlanders In 1870, Served Nine Years In The Ranks, And In 1880 For Bravery In The Afghan War Was Gazetted Second Lieutenant. He Served In The Kahn! ...
Macdonald_2
Macdonald, Sir John Alexander (1515 91). A Canadian Statesman. Ile Was Born In Glasgow, Scotland. January 11, 1515. With His Parents He Emigrated In Childhood To Canada. Was Educated At Kingston Grammar School, Studied Law, And Was Called To The Bar In 1830. Ile Was Returned To Parliament In 1544 ...
Macdonough
Macdonough, Milk-doieb, Thomas (1783 1825). An American Naval Officer, Prominent In The War Of 1812, And Frequently Referred To As `the Hero Of Lake Champlain.' Ile Was Born At The Trappe (now Macdonough), De1.. Of Scotch Irish Descent; Entered The United States Navy As A Midshipman In 1800; Served On ...
Macdougal
Macdougal, Milk-dgal, Sir Patrick Leonard (1819-94). A British Soldier And Mili Tary Writer, Born At Boulogne-sur-mer, France. He Studied At The Military Academy In Edin Burgh, And Later At The Royal Military College At Sandhurst. In 1844 He Went To Canada As Cap Tain In The Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, ...
Macduff
Macduff, Joni Ross (1s18—). A Clergy Man Of The Church Of Scotland. He Was Horn At Bonhard. Perthshire; Studied At Edinburgh; Entered The Ministry (18431 ; Was Settled In Glasgow (1855-70 I. And Afterwards In England. Many Of His Numerous Devotional Writings Were Very Popular, E.g. Morning And Night Watt-hes ...
Macedonia
Macedonia, Mris'•-dry'lf-s, Or Macedon (lat., From Gk. Makebovla, Llakedonia). Ancient Ly, The Name Of The District Lying North Of Tines Saly On The Northwestern Shore Of The ..egean. Originally Its Territory Was Confined To The Region Of Mount Olympus And The Cambunian Moun Tains, East Of The Ridge Which Forms ...
Macedonian Language
Macedonian Language. The Native Language Of The Ancient Macedonians. It Is Only Imperfectly Known Through Glosses Preserved By Suidas And Other Lexicographers And Through Proper Names. More Than A Hundred Mace Donian Words With Their Greek Equivalents Were Collected By Sturz. About The Same Number Of Proper Names May Lie ...
Macgillicuddy Reeks
Macgillicuddy Reeks, Di A Group Of Mountains In The South Western Part Of Ireland (map: Ireland, Ii 4). They Rise From The Western Shores Of The Lakes Of Killarney To The Height Of 3414 Feet, Being The Highest Peaks In The Island, And Are Noted For The Beauty Of Their ...
Machault
Machault, Mit'shiv, Or Machaut, Guillaume De. A French Poet And Musician. See Guillaume De Siaciiault. Mchenry, Iniik-hc-n'ri, James ( 1753-1816 ) . An American Military Surgeon And Politician, Born At Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland. He Studied For A Time At Dublin, But About 1771 Re Moved To America And Soon ...
Machiavelli
Machiavelli, Mit'kyn-vel'16, Nemlb (1469-1527). An Italian Historian. Statesman, And Man Of Letters. He Was Born In Florence, May 3. 1469. The Second Of Four Children Of Ber Nardo Machiavelli And Bartolomea (lei Nelli. His Family Belonged To The Tuscan Nobility, Hut For Some Time Had Been Poor In Worldly Goods. ...
Machine Engraving
Machine Engraving. A Process In Volving The Use Of A Machine To Engrave Wood, Metal, Or Stone. Machinery Has Been Devised Which Will Carry On Many Of The Manual Opera Tions Of An Engraver And Produce Regular Tints, Geometrical Designs. And Other Symmetrical Pat Terns With Greater Accuracy And Far ...
Machine Gun
Machine Gun (fr. Machine, From Lat. Machina, From Gk. Meclw, Device). A Gun In Which The Operations Of Loading, Extrac Tion, And Firing Are Wholly Or Partly Performed By Mechanism. The Early History Of Machine Guns Is Involved In The Same Mystery That Sur Rounds The Development Of Guns And ...
Maciejowice
Maciejowice, Miechh-y6-vit'se. A Village Of Russian Poland, In The Government Of Sledlee, Near The Right Bank Of The Vistula. It Is Noted For The Battle Fought There On October 10, 1794, In Which The Polish Patriots Under Kosciuszko Succumbed To The Russians,' Commanded By Su Varofr And Fersen. Mcilhen'ney, Charles ...
Mackay
Mackay, M'-ki', C'uarle5 (is 14-89). An English Poet And Journalist; Born In Perth, \larch 27, 1914; Educated At The Ca]edonian Asylum, London, And At A School In Brussels. After Serving As Secretary To William Cockerill, Near Liege, He Returned To London (18321. Mackay Became Assistant Editor Of The London Jlo•niey ...
Mackaye
Mackaye, M'-kl'. James `teele (1442 94). An Anerican Dramatist, Born Iu Bufialo. 11e Studied Dramatic Expression In Paris Under Frane,nis Del Sarte. And On Iii Return To .\u Eric-a Lectured In New York City And Boston. 11i= Two Plays, Ifo1ddi And J/urr•iuqe. Written About This' Time. Were Produced At The ...
Mackenzie
Macken'zie. A District Of The Northwest Territories, Canada. Created In 1893. It Extends From Athabasca And British Columbia On The South To The Arctic Waters On The North, And From Keewatin On The East To Yukon On The West, The Western Boundary Line Following The Line Of The Rocky Mountain ...
Mackenzie_2
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Ca Ni Prell (1847-1. A Scottish Composer. Born At Edin Burgh. On The Advice Of Bartel. A Member Of Gungl's Band, Who Had Settled In Edinburgh. He Was Sent To Sondershausen. Germany. In Order To Study Music, When He Was Only Ten Years Of Age. He Returned ...
Mackenzie_3
Mackenzie, Atexannylt Slidell (1803 48). An American Naval Officer. Born In New York City. His Family Name Was Slidell, His Brother Being The Celebrated Senator John Sli Dell: But In 1837 Lie Assumed The Name Macken Zie In Honor Of A Maternal Uncle. Entering The United States Navy As Midshipman ...
Mackenzie_4
Mackenzie, Sir Morell (1837-92). An Eminent English Laryngologist. Born At Leyton Stone, Essex. The Son Of A Physician, He Received His Professional Education At The London 'hospital Medical C Allege, Where He Took His Degree In 1862. And At Paris And Budapest. At The Latter City He Met Czcrmak, Who ...
Mackerel Of
Mackerel (of. Makerel, Maque•el, Marine Man, Fr. Magucrean, From _nil. Omeorellos, Mack Erel. Probably From Lat. Macula, .poll A Fish Of The Spiny-rayed Family Scombrid;e, And Espe Cially Of The Typical Genus Seomher. The Body Is Spindle-shaped And Compressed, With A Slender Caudal Peduncle, Keeled On Each Side, And A ...
Mackinaw Trout
Mackinaw Trout. Ste Na Mckin'ley, Wtm.i.km (1843-1901). The Twenty-fifth President Of The United States. Horn At Niles, Ghio, January 29, 1843, Of S•otch-irish Ancestry. Ili, Great-grandfather, David Mc Kinley, A Soldier Of The Revolution, Was A Resi Dent Of York County. Pa., And Removed Thence To Ohio, Where. In 1829. ...
Mackintosh
Mackintosh, Sir James (1765-1532). An English Philosopher, Born At Aldourie, Inverness Shire. He Studied At King's College, Aberdeen. Where His Most Intimate Companion Was Robert Hall (q.v.), Afterwards The Celebrated Baptist Preacher. From King's College He Proceeded To Edinburgh In 1784 To Study Medicine; And Hav Ing In 1787 Obtained ...
Mackonochie
Mackonochie, Ma-kon'o-ki, Alexander Ilettior An English Ecclesiastic, Famed For His High Church Views. He Was Born At Fare Ham. And Educated At Bath, Exeter, Edin Burgh. And Wadham College. Oxford. In 1858 He Began To Work With Charles Fuge Lowder (q.v.) At Saint George's In The East, London, And Four ...
Maclagan
Macla'gan, William Dalrymple (1826 —1. An English Prelate. Lie Was Born In Edin Burgh. And Educated There And At Peterhouse College. Cambridge. Lle Served In The Indian Army From 1847 To 1852; Was Ordained Priest In 1857 ; Was Rector Of Newington„ Then Vicar Of Saint Mary Abbott's, Kensington, Till ...
Maclaren
Maclaren, M'-kmern. Ian. The Pseu Donym Of The Scotch Writer John Watson (q.v.). Melaren, William Edward ( 1831— ). An Anneriean Bishop Of The Protestant Episcopal Church. He Was Born In Geneva. N. Y., Gradu Ated At Jefferson College In 1851, Was A Tutor For A Time, And In 1857-60 ...
Maclaurin
Maclaurin, Mak-la/tin, .comf (1698 1746). A Scotch Mathematician, Born At Kb Moan, In Argyllshire. While Quite Young He Was Left An Orphan And Was Brought Up By One Ot His Uncles. He Studied At The University Of Glas Gow, And There His Mathematical Genius Showed Itself Very Early. When Only ...
Maclehose
Maclehose, Milk"1-hoz, Mrs. Agnes 1759 1841). A Sweetheart Of Robert Burns, Born In April, 1759. She Was A Daughter Of Andrew Craig. A Surgeon Of Glasgow. Robert Chambers Afterwards Described Her As Of "a Somewhat Voluptuous Style Of Beauty, Of Lively And Easy Manners, Of A Poetical Fabric Of Mind, ...
Macleod James Farquharson 1836 94
Macleod. James Farquharson (1836-94). A Canadian Soldier And Civil Officer, Born In Toronto. Ile Graduated At Queen's University, Kingston, In 1s54, And In 1860 Became A Barris Ter. In 1856 He Entered The Militia And In 1867 He Was Made A Major And Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. For His Services During ...
Macmahon
Macmahon, Niftk'ma'on', 31arie Ednie Patrice Maurice De, Duke Of Magenta (180s 93). A Marshal Of France And Second President Of The Third Republic. He Was Born At Sully, In The Department Of Saone-et-loire, June 13. 1808, Of Irish Ancestry. He Graduated At The Military School Of Saint Cyr In 1827, ...
Macmonnies
Macmonnies, Milk-nifin'iz, Frederick (180-) . An American Sculptor. He Was Born In Brooklyn. September 20. 1863. His Father Was Of Scotch Descent And His Mother A Niece Of The American Painter Benjamin West. At The Age Of Seventeen He Entered The Atelier Of Augus Tus Saint Gaudens In New York ...
Macmurrough
Macmurrough, Mrik-mfterilic, Dermod (diarmaid Macmitrciiada) ( C.1 10-71) . King Of Leinster In Ireland From 1126 To ]166. ]n The Latter Year. Being Driven Out By Lord Of Breifne. Whose Wife Lie Had Abducted Fourteen Years Before, He Fled To England And Appealed To Henry Ii. For Aid. Henry Was ...
Macpherson
Macpherson, Sir David Lewis (1818-96). A Canadian Statesman, Born September 12, 1818, At Inverness, Scotland. He Was Educated There At The Royal Academy. Emigrating To Ontario In 1835, Lie Entered A Firm Of Railroad Contractors And Was Subsequently President Of The Inter Oceanic Railroad Company, Which Undertook To Build A ...
Maculla
Macul'la. A Town Of Arabia. Sec Ma Kallaii. Macveagh, Mak-vii', Wayne (1833— ). An American Lawyer And Cabinet Officer. Lle Was Horn At Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa., Gradu Ated At Yale In 1853, And Was Admitted To The Bar In Westchester. Pa., In 1856. From 1859 To 1864 He Was ...
Madder As
Madder (as. Mwdere, Mwddre, Icel. Mapra, Madder). Rubio. A Genus Of Plants Of The Flat, Ural Order Itubiacele, Very Nearly Allied To The Genus Galium Or Bed-straw (q.v.), And Differing From It Chiefly In Having A Juicy Fruit Resembling Two Small Berries Growing Together. The Species Are Found In The ...
Madeira
Madeira, Ma-de'rit, Port. Pron. Ma-da'ra. The Chief Of The Madeira Islands, In The Atlantic Ocean, About 400 Miles West Of Morocco, Just South Of The Parallel Of 33° North Latitude (map: Portugal, E 5). It Is About 38 Miles Long And 12 Miles Broad, And Has An Area Of About ...
Madison
Madison. A City, The Capital Of Wisconsin And The County-seat Of Dane County, 83 Miles West Of Milwaukee; On The Chicago And Northwestern, The Chicago, Milwaukee And Saint Paul, And The Illinois Central Railroads (map: Wisconsin, D 5). A Widely Noted Educational And Summer Resort, It Lies In The Attractive ...
Madonna
Madonna (it., My Lady). A Word Special Ly Applied To The Virgin Mary Which Has Become Common In Other Languages. Particularly To De Scribe The Virgin In Works Of Art. Early Chris Tian Art Only Very Occasionally Portrayed The Virgin. If Alone, She Stood With Arms Extended In Prayer, As ...
Madras
Madras'. A Province Of British India, Formerly The Presidency Of Madras (map: India, C 6). It Occupies, Together With Its Tribu Tary States, The Southern Part Of The Indian Peninsula, Being Irregularly Bounded On The North By Bengal And The Central Provinces, And On The Northwest By Bombay. Mysore. And ...
Madras_2
Madras'. A Seaport City, Capital Of The Province Of Madras, British India. Situated On The Coromandel Coast Of The Western Shore Of The Bay Of Bengal, 835 Miles Southwest Of Calcutta, And 640 Miles Southeast Of Bombay: Latitude 13° 5' N., Longitude So° 16' E. (map: India. D (3). It ...
Madrasah
Madra'sah (ar., School, From Darasa, To Study). The Name Given By Mohammedans To Their Colleges Or Institutions Of Higher Education. In The First Centuries Of The Hegira There Were No Separate Buildings For Educational Purposes; Elementary And Advanced Inst Ruetion Were Both Given In The Mosques Themselves Or In Annexes, ...
Madrepore
Mad'repore (from It. Madrepora, Mother Of-pearl, Probably From Madre, From Lat. ',later, Mother Gk. 7r6pos, Taros, Passage, Pore, Or 1-(2,pos, Paros, Light Friable Stone). A Large Branching Coral Abounding On The Reefs Of Florida And Other Parts Of The Tropics In The Atlantic, Pacific, And Indian Oceans. The Most Abundant ...
Madrid
Madrid', Sp. Pron. Masdren'. The Capital Of Spain And Of The Province Of Madrid In New Castile. It Is Situated In Latitude 40° 24' N., And Longitude 3° 41' W., Nearly In The Centre Of The Kingdom, On A Plateau 2100 Feet Above The Sea, And On The Left Bank ...
Madrigal
Madrigal (fr. Madrigal, From It. Snadri Gale, Olt. Mudriale, Mundriale, Ditty, From It., Lat. Mandra, From Gk. Imipapa, Flock). A Short Lyrical Poem, Adapted To The Quaint And Terse Ex Pression Of Some Pleasant Thought, Generally On The Subject Of Love. Though Somewhat Varied In Form, It Usually Consists Of ...
Madura
Madura, Ma-dwrzl. The Capital Of A Dis Trict In Madras. British India, The Ancient Capi Tal Of The Pandyan Kingdom, 270 Miles (344 By Rail) Southwest Of Madras (map: India, C 7). It Is Celebrated For Some Of The Finest Examples Of Hindu Architecture In Existence. It Has Wide And ...
Maeterlinck
Maeterlinck, Mii' ( Or Mli')ter-iink, S1au Rice ( 1862—). A Belgian Poet, Born August 20, 1862, In Ghent. He Studied In A Jesuit School, Then Pursued Philosophy And Law. In 1887 Lie Became A Barrister, But In 1896 He Settled As A Man Of Letters In Paris. He First Wrote ...
Mafia
Mafia, Mii/ft-a. A Secret Organization, Es Pecially Prevalent In Sicily, Where It Frequently Interferes With The Law. Its Origin Is Shrouded In Mystery, But Probably It Arose Gradually Dur Ing The Centuries Of Oppression Under Which Sic Ily And Other Parts Of Italy Suffered. The Object Of This Society Is ...
Magazine Of
Magazine (of., Fr. Magazin, It. Magaz, Zino, From Sp. Maga•en, From .a.r. Makhazin, Plural Of Mukh,:an, Storehouse, From Khazuna, To Store Up). A Storehouse, Or A Place Or Building Set Apart For The Safe Keeping Of Stores; In Mili Tary Usage A Powder Storehouse. Modern Ndli Lary Magazines Are Used ...
Maggiore
Maggiore, Ma-wra, Lake. A Body Of Fresh Water, Of Which Four-fifths Is In The Italian Provinces Of Novara And Como, The Northern Fifth In The Swiss Canton Of Ticino (map: Italy, C 11. It Is 636 Feet Above The Sea, 37% Miles Long, 6 Miles Wide Between Cerro And Feriolo, ...
Maggot
Maggot (probably From Welsh Macried, Mucai, Maggot. From Mugs, Breed. Corn.. Bret. Maga, Feed). The Footless Larva Of Any True Fly. See Fly. Magi, (lat. Magus, Gk. 31d7os. ]lagos, From Opers. Nariu, Av. M0-0, Magian, From Assyr. Miul U. Magician, Soothsayer). The Name Of The Priestly Order In Ancient Media ...
Magic
Magic (lat. Niagicc, From Gk. Acrytk4, Magi Kc, Magic, Se. Zlxv7i, Ice110, Art, From P.aytk6s, Magi Kos, Magic, From Mci-yos, Magas, Magian, From Opers. Maga, Magian). The Art, Or Pre Tended Art, Of Controlling Occult Forces And Of Producing Effects Contrary To The Known Order Of Nature. This Definition. However, ...
Magic Lantern
Magic Lantern. An Optical Instrument By Means Of Which Magnified Images Of Small Transparent Pictures Can He Thrown Upon A White Wall Or Screen In A Darkened Room. It Consists Of Some Powerful Source Of Illumination Such As An Oxyhydrogen Or Electric Light, Though In A Small Hall Or Room ...
Magic Square
Magic Square. A Term Applied To Square Arrays Of Numbers Possessing The Property That The Sums Of The Various Columns And Rows, And Of The Two Diagonals, Are Equal. In Fig. I This Sum Is 34. This Square (the Earliest Known Hi Europe) Was Represented In Diirer's Copperplate Entitled Melancholia. ...
Magistrate Of
Magistrate (of., Fr. Tnaoistrat. From Lat. Niagistratus, Magistrate, Magister, Master; Connected With Magnus, Gk. Ahas, Mcgas, Skt. It Will Be Observed That The Diagonals Are Al Ready Magic, Since Each Equals The Constant Sum 2 – (no +1). It' Therefore Only Becomes Necessary To Arrange The Rows And The Columns ...
Magna Charta
Magna Charta, Klietet, Or Great Char Ter. The Famous Document Granted By King John Of England To The Barons In 1215, And Viewed By After Ages As The Basis Of English Liberties. The Oppressions And Exactions Of A Tyranni Cal Sovereign Called Into Existence A Confed Eracy Of The Barons, ...
Magna Grietia
Mag'na Grietia (lat., Great Greece, Gk. Pryon He Mcgalt7. Hellas). The Name Given In Ancient Times To That Part Of Southern Italy Which Was Thickly Planted With Greek Colonies. The Origin Of The Name Is Un Certain, Though It Has Been Plausibly Conjec Tured That It Was Given By The ...
Magnesia
Magnesia. The Name Of Two Ancient Greek Cities Of Asia Minor. The First Was In The Northern Part Of Lydia, Near The Hermits, About 25 Miles Northeast Of Smyrna, At The Foot Of Mount Sipylus, And Was Called Magnesia Near Sipylus (magnesia Ad Sipylum), To Distinguish It From The Other. ...
Magnesium
Magnesium, Inng-ne'zhi-sini Or -shi-firn (neo-lat., From Nlagnesia, From Gk. Acemio-la [sc. Alan], [cc. Lithos], Magnesian [sc. Stone], Magnet, From Malevuo-la. Maglu7sia, A Dis Trict Ill Thessaly. Where Magnetic Stones Abound Ed). A Metallic Element First Isolated By Davy And Bussy. Certain Isolated Salts Of Magnesium Were Known In The Seventeenth ...
Magnetism
Magnetism. The Name `magnet' Is Given Any Body Which Possesses The Power Of Attracting Pieces Of Iron. There Are Certain Natural Ores Which Have This Power, But All Magnets Actually In Use Are Artificial. The Origin Of The Use Of A Magnetic Compass As A Means Of Obtaining Approximately The ...
Magnetometer
Mag'netom'eter ( From Gk. Adyans, Mag Lies, Magnet + Iherpov, ?net Ron, Measure). Any Compass Needle So Mounted That Its Angular De Flections May Be Measured Is A Magnetometer. It May Be A Simple Small Magnetic Needle Supported Upon A Point And Swinging Over A Divided Circle, Or It May ...
Magnificat
Magnif'icat ( Lat. Maga Ifieat Anima /a Ea Dominum, My Sou] Cloth Magnify The Lord). The Song Of Thanksgiving Originally Uttered By The Blessed Virgin Mary (see Luke I. 46-55), And Later Incorporated Into The Service Of Vespers, In Which It Forms The Principal Part, Correspond Ing To The Other ...
Magnolia
Magnolia (nco-lat., Named In Honor Of Pierre Magnol, A French Botanist Of The Early Seventeenth Century). A Genus Of Large-leaved Beautiful Trees Of The Natural Order Magnoliacelp, With Large Solitary Flowers, Having A Calyx Of Three Sepals, A Corolla Of Six To Twelve Petals, And Carpels Arranged In Cones. The ...
Magnusen
Magnusen, Dlilg'11-seii, Fins ( 1781 1847 ) A Norse Scholar And Archeologist. He Was Born August 27, ]tsi, At Skalholt, In Ice Land. He Practiced Law, But His Strong Bent Toward Arclueological Pursuits Led Him In 1812 To Return To Copenhagen. Where He Devoted Him Self With Much Zeal To ...
Magnusson
Magnusson, Iniv'ns-san. Auxt (1663 1730). A Norse Scholar And Antiquary. Born In Iceland. After Studying At Home Magnusson Went To Copenhagen. Where He Soon After Received An Appointment In The Royal Archives. In 1701 He Became Professor Of Philosophy And Northern Antiquities At The University. From 1702 Till 1712 He ...
Magpie
Magpie (variant Of Inagotpic, From Nag, Magot, Abbreviation Of Margaret + Pie, Oe., Fr. Pie, From Lat. Pica, Magpie, Either From Pingere, To Paint, In Allusion To Its Spotted Hue, Or Con Nected With Spicere, To Spy, And Ultimately With Provincial Eng. Speight, Woodpecker). Somewhat Intermediate Between Jays And Crows ...
Magyar
Magyar (grew, Or Hungarian) Music. The Characteristic Music Of Hungary. In Which The .magyar And Gypsy Elements In The Popula Tion Find Expression. The Following Characteristic Scale Is Undoubtedly Of Asiatic C, D. Eb, G, Ab, B, C. The Distinctive Features Of Mag Yar Music Are Endless Variety Of Rhythm, ...
Mahayana
Mahayana, Mit'lin-ya'nft (skt., Great Ve Hicle). The Development Of Buddhism (q.v.) Which In The Course Of A Few Centuries After The Death Of Buddha Became The Dominant System In Northern India As Well As In Kashmir And Nepal. And Later Still Spread Into China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia. Etc. Hence ...
Mahdi
Mahdi, Maide (ar. Al-mandi, The Gadded One). The Name Given To The Of Allah, Who Is Expected By Certain Sections Of The Moham Medan World To Complete The Prophet's Work By Converting Or Exterminating The Infidels And By Equitably Dividing The World's Goods. It Is Sup Posed That He Will ...
Mahmud
Mahmud, Met-m(75d'. The Name Of Two Sul Tans Of Turkey. Ilaiiiivd I. (169g-1754) Was Sultan From 1730 To 1754. His Reign Was Of No Especial Importance.--11ait Mull Ii. (175s-i839) Was Sultan From Isos To 1839. Ile Was A Younger Son Of Abd-ul-hamid L. And On The Deposition Of His Brother, ...
Mahogany
Mahogany ( From South American Not H000nf, The Native Name). The Timber Of A Num Ber Of Trees, The Most Highly Esteemed Being That Of Swietenia Mahogani. A Large Tree Of The Natu Ral Order Native Of The West Indies. Central And Tropical South America. The Tree Attains A Height ...
Mahrattas
Mahrattas, Ma-rat'tnz. A People Inhabit Ing Central India, South Of The Ganges From Gwalior To Goa. They Are A Mixed People, Speak Ing A Hindu Language, The Marathi (q.v.), And Are Hindus In Religion. The Nahrattas Are A Vigorous And Active Race, Possessed Of Great Endur Ance. And Distinguished For ...
Maine
Maine, Sir Henry • Tames Sumner (1822 88). An English Scholar And Jurist. He Was Burn August 15, 1822, And In 1840 He Went To Pembroke College, Cambridge. After A Brilliant Career As Student, He Was Made Tutor In Trinity College In 1s45, And In 1847 He Was Appointed Regins ...
Maine De Biran
Maine De Biran, Tnfin De Be'riix', Fran Cois Pierre Gontiiier 1766-1824). A French Metaphysician. He Was Born At Bergerac In The Department Of Dordogne And Was Trained By The Frures Doctrinaires Of Wrigueux. In 1785 He Joined The Bodyguard Of Louis Xvi.. But Retired To His Native Town On The ...