Uffizi
Uffizi, Palazzo Detu.t. A Celebrated Flor Entine Palace, Containing One Of The Finest Collec Tions Of Sculpture And Painting In The World. It Was Erected In 1560-76, After The Designs Of Giorgio Vasari For The Government Offices Of The Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. The Ground Story Is One Of The ...
Uhland
Uhland, Anfint, Lunwie (1787-1862). A Distinguished German Poet, Philologist, And Lit Erary Historian. Born At Tiibingen, April 26, 1787, He Studied Jurisprudence There, In 1802-08, At The Same Time Cultivating Meilia-val Literature, Especially Old German And French Poetry, The Study Of Which He Subsequently Pursued For Eight Months In Paris. ...
Uigurs
Uigurs. A People Of Eastern Turkestan, And Of Turkic Stock. They Founded The Powerful Kingdom Of Hiong-nu, Which Reached Its Zenith In The First Century A.n., When It Was Divided Into A Northern And A Southern Empire. The Latter Was Destroyed By The Tunguses In The Third Cen Tury, Whereupon ...
Ulcer
Ulcer (from Lat. Tacos, Gk. Helkos, Sore, Ulcer, Wound). An Open Sore; A Super Ficial Solution In The Continuity Of The Soft Parts. The Tendency Of An Ulcer Is Toward Continued Dis Solution Of The Tissues In Which It Exists, Rather Than Toward Healing, As In The Case Of An ...
Ulfilas
Ul'filas, Gothic Wulfila Wolf) (e.311-e.381). Bishop Of The Goths, And Trans Lator Of The Bible Into Gothic. He Was Born In Dacia. Tradition Relates That His Ancestors Were Cappadocian Christians Who Had Been Taken Captive By The Goths And Had Lived Many Years Among Them. Early In Life He Was ...
Ullswater
Ulls'water. The Largest Of The English Lakes, After Windermere. Lying Between The Coun Ties Of Cumberland And Westmoreland. 10 Miles East Of Keswick (nap: England. D 2). Length. Miles; Breadth, To A Mile. Its Scenery Is Rugged And Grand, And One Of Its Chief Features Is Ilelvellyn, Which Rises 311s ...
Ulpian
Ul'pian (domitilts 1.'lpianus). A Dis Tinguished Roman Jurist, A Citizen Of Tyre, Who Lived In The Latter Part Of The Second And The First Part Of The Third Century. Under Septimins Severus (a.d. 193-211) He Became Assessor In The Auditorium Oapapinian (q.v.), I.e. He Was An As Sociate Just. When ...
Ultra Vires Contracts
Ultra-vires Contracts. Ultra-vires Contracts Of Corporations Should Be Distinguished From Those Which Are Illegal Either By Statute Or Some Rule Of The Common Law. Strictly An Ultra-vi.res Contract Of A Corporation Is Without Legal Valid Ity To Bind The Corporation Because The Act Is Without O• Beyond The Legal Powers ...
Ultramarine
Ultramarine (from Lat. Ultra, Beyond Marinas, Marine, From Mare, Sea). A Blue Pigment Originally' Obtained From The Mineral Lazulitc, Or Lapis Lazuli (q.v.). The Finest Specimens Of Lazulite Conic From Various Locali Ties In Persia, Siberia, And Chile, And When Ground Form The Pigment; But. As Only A Very Small ...
Ultramontanists
Ultramontanists ( From Lat. Ultra, Beyond Montan-us, Mountainous, Relating To A Mountain, From »ions, Mountain; So Called In Allusion To The Geographical Position Of Italy Relative To The Countries North Of The Alps, And Hence Applied To The Italian Party In The Roman Catholic Church). The Name Applied To Those ...
Ulysses
Ulysses Ulysses, Mixes. Olixes, Athcn., Hoot., Corinth. Gk. '0accrar6t, Olyssrus, 'wrrretic, Olyttcus, General Gk. '0occatt5r, Odys Seus, Probably Of Illyrian Origin, Influenced By Popular Connection With Initlaatallat, Odyssestimi, To Be Hated). A Legendary Greek Hero. Accord Ing To The Oldest Legend. The Homeric, He Was The Son Of Laertes, Prince ...
Umbelliferie
Umbelliferie (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Lat. Umbella, Umbrella, Umbel, Diminutive Of Umbra, Shadow, Shade + Fcs're, To Bear). The Parsley Family, A Large And Important Natu Ral Order Of Dicotyledonous Herbs And A Few Shrubs Containing About 200 Genera And 1500 Species Generally Characterized By The Inflores Cence, An Umbel ...
Umbria
Um'bria. In Ancient Geography, A Country Of Central Italy, Corresponding Loosely With The Modern Territorial Division Of The Same Name, Which Constitutes The Province Of Perugia. At An Early Date The Name Umbria Was Applied Indefi Nitely To A Large Territory In Central And Northern Italy. The Umbrians Were Among ...
Umlaut
Umlaut, (tomlout (ger., Sound-change). In Comparative Philology, The Change Undergone By A Vowel Or Diphthong Through The Influence Of A Following Vowel. It Is, Therefore, Essentially A Process Of Regressive Vowel-assimilation. It Oc Curs Frequently Throughout The Indo-germanic Group, Although It Is A Characteristic Of The Germanic Languages. As Examples ...
Uncleanness
Uncleanness. As Used In The Old Tes Tament, A Term Having Several Shades Of Meaning. In Its Primary Sense It Signifies A Bodily Condi Tion Which During Its Continuance Excluded From The 'holy Community.' Such A Condition Might Be Produced By A Variety Of Causes, As Childbirth (lev. Xii.), Contact ...
Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad. The Name Popularly Applied Before The Civil War To The System Adopted By Many Persons In The North For Aiding Fugitive Slaves To Escape From Their Mas Ters And Elude The Pursuit Of Those Sent To Re Claim Them. By Furnishing Food And Shelter As Well As Advice ...
Underwriter
Underwriter. In Ordinary Usage, A Per Son Who Is Authorized To Negotiate Insurance Con Tracts. In Modern Financial Practice A Peculiar Form Of Insurance Has Arisen To Which The Term Underwriting Is Applied. It Has Been Resorted To For Many Years In Marketing New Securities For Established Corporations, Hut Has ...
Undue Influence
Undue Influence. In Law, Such An In Fluence Or Control Exercised Over The Mind Of A Testator That His Will Is Practically Overpowered, And That He Is Constrained By It To Make Some Disposition Of His Property By Will Contrary To His Own Best Judgment And Wishes. Here Persuasion, Appeals ...
Unemployment
Unemployment. A Term Applied In Re Cent Years To That Condition Of Industrial Life In Which There Is A Considerable Number Of Workmen Out Of Work. In Its Widest Application It De Scribes The Condition Of Several Classes. In A Report By The Labor Department Of The English Board Of ...
Ungava
Unga'va. Au Unorganized Territory Of The Dominion Of Canada Occupying The Peninsula Of Labrador. With The Exception Of The Southern Por Tion, Which Belongs To Quebec, And The Atlantic Coast Region, Which Constitutes The Newfound Land Territory Of Labrador (map: Canada, Q 5). The Boundary Of The Latter Territory Is ...
Ungulata
Ungulata (lat. Nom. Pl., Having Claws Or Hoofs, From Angula, Claw, Hoof, Diminutive Of Unguis, Clk. Iier,f, Onyx, Nail, Veined Gem, Onyx, Thickening In The Cornea Of The Eye. 01r. Inga, An Order Of Mammals, Including Thin Elephants, Hyra Colds, Hoofed Animals, And Related Forms Of The Past; The Ungu ...
Uniates
Uniates (russ. Uniyatii, Member Of The United Creek Church, From Lat. Anus, One). A Generic Term Used To Designate Several Bodies Of Eastern Christians, Who, While In Communion With Rome. Arc Allowed To Retain A Number Of Their Traditional Local Peculiarities In Discipline And Worship. As A Rule They Have ...
Union Jack
Union Jack. The Combination Of The National Flags Of England. Scotland, And Ire Land Into A Union Flag, Dating From April 12, 1605. When James I. Ordered That The Red Cross Of Saint George On A White Field Of England Should He Combined With The White Saltire, Or Saint Andrew's ...
Unison
Unison (from Ml. Unison Us, Having One Sound, From Lat. Nuns, One Son Us, Sound). In Music, A Tone Of The Same Pitch As Another. In This Sense The Term Unison Is Identical With The Interval Of The Prime. The Term Has, How Ever, Been Extended So As To Include ...
Unitarianism
Unitarianism. In General, The Religious System Of All Who Affirm The Unity Of God; Specifically, The Belief Of Certain Free Christian Churches And Individuals Whose Religious Faith Is Expressed In The Doctrines Of "the Fatherhood Of God, The Brotherhood Of Man, The Leadership Of Jesus, Salvation By Character, And The ...
United Provinces Of Agra
United Provinces Of Agra And Oudh, Formerly Northwestern Provinces And (mal. A Province Of British India. Occupying The Upper Ganges Valley. It Is Bounded By Tibet, Nepal, Bengal, The Native States Of Central India, Ilajputana, And The Punjab (map: India, C 3). Total Area, 112,243 Square Miles, Of Which 83, ...
United States
United States. An Important And Radical Alteration In The Uniform Of The 1 Lifted States Army Was Made In 1902. It Comprised The Adop Tion Of 'full Dress,' Dress.' And 'service' Uniforms (with Summer And Winter Additions) ; The Bel Nwt Was Abolished And A Cap, Shaped Somewhat Like The ...
United States Christian Com
United States Christian Com Mission. An Organization Kindred To The United States Sanitary Commission (q.v.), Formed During The Civil War In America For The Purpose Of Promoting The Spiritual And Physical Welfare Of Federal Soldiers And Sail Ors. A Convention Of Young Men's Christian Association Delegates Met In New York ...
United States National Museum
United States National Museum. A National Depository At Washington, D. C., Under The Control Of The Smithsonian Institu Tion (q.v.). The Collections Of The Smithsonian Institution, Beginning With The Private Cabinet Of James Smithson, And Added To By The Material Deposited By Various Exploring Expeditions, In Creased Rapidly And Soon ...
Universal Language
Universal Language. A Phrase Ap Plied In The Specific Sense To Languages Artificially Formed For The Purpose Of Ready By Persons Whose Natural Language Is Different. The Aim Is To Do Away With The Difficulties And Irregularities With Which Historical Accidents Have Encumbered The Existing Languages, And To Eonstruct, Out ...
Universalism
Universalism (from Universal, From Lat. Universa/is, Relating To All Or The Whole, From Universus, Olat. Oinovorsus, Gonvorsus, All, Whole, Entire, Turned Into One, From Onus, One Vcrtere, To Turn). The Name Given To The Religious Faith Of Those Who Believe In Universal Salvation, Or The Doctrine That The Holy Scriptures ...
University Extension
University Extension. A System Of Higher Education Designed To Meet The Needs Of Men And Women Who Are Unable To Attend Higher Institutions Of Learning. University Extension Work Was Begun By The University Of Cambridge, England, In 1872-73, When, Largely Owing To The Zeal Of Professor James Stuart, It Offered ...
University Of Tokio
Tokio, University Of. A Japanese Uni Versity Founded In 1868 By The Union Of Two Older Schools, As One Of The Results Of The Great Political And Social Revolution Of That Year. It Has Grown With The Growth Of Modern Japan. At First Officered Largely By Foreigners, These Have Been ...
University Of Toronto
Toronto, University Of. An Institution Of Higher Education At Toronto, Can., Established In 1827, As King's College. The Opening Of The College Was Delayed For Fourteen Years, And Not Till 1842 Were The Faculties Of Arts, Medicine, Law, And Divinity Established. In 1849 The In Stitution Assumed Its Present Title, ...
Unyoro
Unyoro. A Native Kingdom Of Cen Tral Africa, Northwest Of The Kingdom Of Uganda, Between Lakes Albert And Ibrahim, And Con Stituting A Part Of The Western Province Of The Uganda Protectorate (map: Congo Free State, F 2). Estimated Area, 32,000 Square Miles; Population Unknown. In The South The Coun ...
Upsala
Upsala, Up-sala. The Capital Of The Lan Of Upsala, Sweden, On Both Banks Of The Navi Gable Fyris, In A Fertile And Historic Plain, 41 Miles By Rail North-northwest Of Stockholm (map: Sweden, G 7). The Ancient City Is Best Known Now For Its University. (see Upsala, Uni Versity Of.) ...
Ural Altaic
U'ral-alta'ic. The Term Commonly Em Ployed By Anthropologists To Designate A Branch Of The Yellow Or Asian Race, Which Includes The Following Groups: Tungusic (tunguses, Manchus, Etc.), Mongolic (mongols, Kalmucks, Etc.), Ta Taric (turks, 'tatars,' Part Of The Cossacks, Kirghizes, Etc.), Finnic (samoyeds, Finns, Lapps, Magyars, Etc.), Arctic (tchuktchis, Koriaks, ...
Uralite
Uralite. A Variety Of Amphibole Derived From Pyroxene. Its Crystals, When Distinct, Show The Form Of The Original Mineral, But Have The Cleavage Of Amphibole. The Crystals Vary In Color From Pale To Deep Green, And Are Found At Various Localities, As In The Ural Mountains And At Canaan, Conn. ...
Uranus
Uranus. The Next To The Outermost Mem Ber Of The Solar System. Lts Mean Distance From The Sun Is 1,782,000.000 Miles; Sidereal Period, 84 Years; Eccentricity Not Quite Or About The Same As That Of Jupiter; Inclination To The Ecliptic. 46'. It Is About 66 Times Greater Than The Earth ...
Urban
Urban. The Name Of Eight Popes. Urban I., Saint, Pope 222-230. His Pontificate, Coming Under The Reign Of The Emperor Alexander Sever Us, Was Little Disturbed By External Persecution_ The Schismatic Movement Fostered By The Self Willed Rigorist Hippolytus Still Continued; But Urban, Like His Predecessor Calixtus (or Callis Tus) ...
Urban Iv
Urban Iv., Pope 1261-64, Jacques Pantaldon. He Was The Son Of A Shoemaker Of Troyes, And Rose By His Talents And Virtues To High Positions In The Church, Becoming Titular Patriarch Of Jerusalem In 1255. He Was Elected Pope At Viterbo, And Spent The Whole Of His Pontificate There And ...
Urban Vi
Urban Vi., Pope 1378-89, Bartolommeo Pri Gnano. At The Time Of His Election Lie Was Arch Bishop Of Bari. On The Death Of Gregory Xi., Who Had Brought Back The Seat Of The Papacy From Avignon To Rome, Prignano Was Elected In A Conclave Held Under Circumstances Of Great Excitement, ...
Urbino
Urbino, "drir4wni!). A City In The Province Of Pesaro E Urbino, Italy, Situated On A Hill Amid The Eastern Outliers Of The Apennines, Between The Metauro And The Foglia, 25 Miles Southwest Of Pesaro (map: Italy, G 4). The Streets Are Narrow And Tortuous, But Gorgeous Views Are Ob Tained ...
Uredinales
Uredinales, (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Lat. Credo, Blight, Blast, From Urere, Slat. Us, To Burn). A Group Of Fungi Familiarly Called 'rusts' Which Live As Parasites On Flower Ing Plants. It Includes Very Many Species, Which Have Complicated And Diverse Life-histories, But Are Identified By The Teleutospore Stage, This Being ...
Urfe
Urfe, N' (156s-1625). A French Pastoral Romancer, Born In :marseilles Of Noble Family. Errfi. Was Educated For The Church. But Married His Sister-in-law, Diane De Chateau Mourand (1600). On The Fall Of The League He Withdrew To Savoy And Began To Write In The Pastoral Style Suggested By The Spanish ...
Uric Acid
Uric Acid ( From Gk. Olpop, Ouron, Urine), A Compound Of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, And Oxygen, Which Forms A Loose White Powder Or Scales Consisting Of Minute Crystals De Void Of Smell Or Taste, Only Very Slightly Soluble In Water (1 Part Requiring About 15.000 Parts Of Cold And 1000 ...
Urim And Thummim
U'rim And Thum'mim (heb. Urim. Wetummin!). The Name Given To Two Objects, Perhaps Pebbles Or Stones In The Shape Of Dice, Kept In The Oracle-pouch That Hung Upon The Breast Of The Jewish High Priest (ex. Xxviii. 30: See Ephod). They Were Used To Obtain An Oracular Decision Revealing The ...
Urine
Urine (lat. Urine, Urine; Connected With Gk. Apop, Ouron. Urine. Skt. Rani, Rir, Water, Av. Yam Rain, Icel. Fir, Drizzling Rain, As. Aver, Sea). The Fluid Which Is Secreted By The Kid Neys, Stored In The Bladder, And Evacuated Through The Urethra In The Act Of Micturition. The Epithelium Lining ...
Uriya Language And Litera
Ur'iya Language And Litera Ture (slot. Odra, Utkali). The Language And Literature Of Orissa (q.v.), In Bengal, Spoken By About 9,000,000 Persons. Like The Other Mod Ern Aryan Languages Of India, It Is Analytic In Structure. It Seems To Be Descended From The Utkali Or Odra Dialect Of 1'r5krit (q.v.). ...
Urticaria
Urticaria (neo-lat., From Lat. Urtica, Nettle), Hives, Or Nettle Rash. An Eruption Of The Skin, Coming Out Quite Suddenly, And Con Sisting Of Firm, Round, Convex, Or Lentieular Ele Vations Of The Skin, From A Quarter Of An Inch To An Inch In Diameter. At First Pink. And Soon Be ...
Use Inheritance
Use - Inheritance. The Lamarekian Principle Of The Transmission By Heredity Of Characters Acquired During The Lifetime Of The Individual; They Are Contrasted With Congenital Characters. That Slight Lesions Are Not Trans Mitted Was Apparently Proved By The Experi Ments Of \veismann In Docking The Tails Of White Mice For ...
Usertesen
U'serte'sen. The Name Of Three Kings Of Egypt Of The Twelfth Dynasty. Utiertesen The Iro6yxmcus Of Manetho, Was The Son And Successor Of Amuenenthat I. (q.v.), The Founder Of The Dynasty. His Reign Of 44 Years Began Alma B.c. 1976, But For The First Ten Years Lie Ruled As Co-regent ...
Uses
Uses. A Technical Term Employed To Denote Equitable Rights To The Benefits And Profits Of Real Estate, The Legal Title To Which Is In A Person Other Than The Beneficiary Of The `use.' The In Troduction Of The Doctrine Of Uses Was The Result Of The Attempts Of The English ...
Usufruct
Usufruct (lat. Vsusfructus, From Uses, Use, From Uti, Olat. O/ti, To Use, Connected With Were, To Crave, Skt. At., To Promote, Protect, Like, Gk. Oiros, Oitos, Fate, Portion + Fructus, Fruit, From Frui, To Enjoy). At Civil Law, A Life In Terest In Property, Usually Established By Legacy, But Capable ...
Usury Of
Usury (of., Fr. Vsure, From Lat. Usury-, Use, Employment, Interest, From Nti, To Use). Literally. Money Paid For The Use Of Money, I.e. Interest; But In The 'middle Ages, When Such Pay Ments Were Prohibited, The Word Obtained An Evil Sense, And When In Modern Times The Taking Of In ...
Utah Lake
Utah Lake. The Largest Fresh-water Lake In Utah, Situated 30 Miles Southeast Of The Great Salt Lake, Into Which It Discharges Through The River Jordan (slap: Utah. B 1). It Is About 25 Miles Long And Eight Miles Wide. And *lies On The Extreme Eastern Harder Of The Great American ...
Uterus
Uterus (lat., Womb), Or Womb. A Flat Tened, Pear-shaped Organ, Lying Behind The Sym Physis Of The Pubes In The Female Human Being, And Constituting Her Principal Generative Organ. It Consists Of A Body, A Base Or Fundus, A Neck Or Cervix, And A Mouth. It Lies In The Line ...
Utica
U'tica. The County-seat Of Oneida County, N. Y., 95 Miles West By North Of Albany; On The South Bank Of The Mohawk River, On The Erie Canal, And On The New York Central And Hudson River, The New York, Ontario And Western. The Delaware, Lackawanna And Western, The West Shore, ...
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism (from Utilitarian-, From Utility, From Lat. Utilitas, Usefulness, Profit, From At Ills, Useful, From To Use). The Name Of The Theory Of Ethics (q.v.) That Adopts, As The Criterion Of Right And Wrong, Of Good And Bad, The Tendency Of An Action To Produce The Happi Ness Of Mankind. ...
Utopia
Utopia (neo-lat., From Gk. On, Not + Toiros, Topes. Place). An Impracticable Scheme Of Social Regeneration, An Imaginary State Of So Ciety, An Ideal Country Where All Things Are Per Fect. The Term As Thus Used Goes Back To The Utopia Of Sir Thomas More (q.v.). A Political Ro Mance ...
Utrecht
Utrecht. A City Of The Netherlands, The Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name. It Is Situated 22 Miles Southeast Of Amsterdam (map: Netherlands, D 2). The Rhine Separates Here Into The Old Rhine And The Canalized Vecht, And There Are Also Canals Traversing The City. Utrecht Is A ...
Uyeda
Uyeda, 1aa'ytt-da. A Town In The Prefecture Of Nagano, Japan, Situated In The Central Part Of Hondo, 21 Miles Southeast Of Nagano (map: Japan, F 5). It Manufactures Chiefly Silks. Population, In Is9s, 24,114. Uyuk, M-ymk'. A Noted Archeological Site In Asia Minor. See Ettik. Uz (deb. 'as). The Home ...
Uzziah
Uzziah, (heb. 'uzziyyalt Or'uzzi.yyu Kfi, Yahweh Is My Strength), Or Azariall (heb. 'azaryuh Or 'azoryahu, Yahweh Has Helped). A King Of .judah, Son Of Amaziah (ii. Kings Xv. 1-7; Ii. Chron. Xxvi.). The Relation Of The Two Names Is Uncertain. They May Be Prac Tically Synonyms, Double Names Occurring In ...
Vacant Lot Farming
Vacant Lot Farming. A Plan For Re Lieving Destitution By Permitting Those In Need To Cultivate, Under Supervision, Vacant Lots In The City Or Its Suburbs. The Scheme Originated In 1894 With Hazen S. Pingree. Mayor Of Detroit, As A Mode Of Relieving Distress During The Hard Times Then Prevailing. ...
Vacation School
Vacation School. A Term Used, Quite Arbitrarily, To Indicate A School Kept In Many American Cities During The Customary Summer Vacation For The Children Of The Public Schools. The Term Has No Reference To The More Advanced Schools Connected With Universities And Colleges Or With Popular Educational Institutions Such As ...
Vacherot
Vacherot, Vash'r5', Etienne (1809-97). A French Philosopher, Born At Langres :ind Edu Cated In Paris, Where, After Having For Several Years Taught At Chalons-stir-marne, He Nvas Ap Pointed, In 1837. Superintendent And Maitre Des Conft:;renee At The Normal School By Victor Cousin, His Former Teacher, Whom He Succeeded As Pro ...
Vaiseshika
Vaiseshika, The Name Of One Of The Two Great Divisions Of The .y.:01ya (q.v.) School Of Hindu Philosophy. And Probably A Later Development Of The Nyaya Itself, Properly So Called. It Agrees With The Latter In Its Analy Tical Method Of Treating The Subjects Of Human Research, But Differs From ...
Vaishnavas
Vaishnavas, Vish/na-vnz (skt. Adherent Of Vishnu, From Visa A, Vishnu, Name Of A Hindu God). The General Name Of All Wor Shipers Of Vishnu (q.v.), But Applied Particularly To Those Who Worship Vishnu In His Incarnate Form, Either As Krishna Or As Rama. Even Those Who Worship Vishnu Under Other ...
Valais
Valais, Rfvlic' (ger. Wallis), A Southern Canton Of Switzerland, Bounded By The Cantons Of Bern And Vaud On The North. Rri. Ticino, And Italy On The Cast, Italy On The South, And France On The West (map: Switzerland. 11 2). Area, 2027 Square Miles. It Consists Of The Valley Of ...
Valencia
Valen'cia, Npan. Pron. Vit-ifin'the-a. The Name Of A Former Kingdom Of Spain, Comprising The Present Provinces Of 'valencia, Alicante. And Castellon De In Plana. The Region Is Bounded On The North By Aragon And Catalonia, On The East By The Mediterranean. On The South By Murcia. And On The West ...
Valencia_2
Valencia. A Mediterranean Seaport Of Spain, Capital Of The Province Of Valencia, 185 Miles East-southeast Of Madrid, On The Right Bank Of The Guadalaviar. Two And A Half Miles From Its Mouth (map; Spain. E 3). As The Former Cap Ital Of The Kingdom Of Valencia It Retains Many Traces ...
Valency
Valency ( Lat. Ralcntia, Strength, From Valerc, To Be Strong, Able; Connected With 01r. Fiaith, Power, Mo. Galeti, To Be Able, Goth. Icaldan, 011g. Ger. !mite'''. As. Ircaldan, Eng. /vivid), Valence, Or Kw:mull-y. In Chem Istry. The Combining Capacity Of An Atom, With Reference To The Number Of Other Atoms ...
Valentinian Iii
Valentinian Iii. (a.n. 425-455). The Grand Nephew' Of The Preceding. Was Horn About A.d. 419 And Was Seated On The Throne Of The West By Theodosius 11., Emperor Of The East. In 425. Valentinian Was A Weak And Contemptible Prince And May Be Said Never To Have Ruled Dur Ing ...
Valentinian Nalentin1anus
Val'entin'ian ( N.'alenti.n1anus). The Name Of Three Roman Emperors Of The Same Family. The Most Famous, Valentinian 1. (a.d. 364-375), Was The Son Of Humble Parents. And Was Born At Cibalis, In Pannonia, In 321. Valen Tinian Entered The Army At An Early Age, And Rose Rapidly In Rank Under ...
Valera Y Alcala Galiano
Valera Y Alcala Galiano, Va-la'ra Upkalti' Juax (1824—). A Spanish Novelist, Poet And Scholar, Born At Cabra, In The Province Of Cordova. He Was Educated At Malaga And At The University Of Granada, Where He Took His Degree In And Then Entered Upon A Diplomatic Career (1847). When The Duke ...
Valerian
Valerian (punuus Lictnilts Valerian Roman Emperor A.d. 253-260. He Was De Scended Frem An Ancient And Noble Family, And Was Chosen For His Integrity And Accomplishments To The Office Of Censor. Faithful In His Allegiance To Gallus, He Went To Summon The Legions Of Gaul And Germany To Aid The ...
Valeric Or Valerianic Acid
Valeric Or Valerianic Acid. A Volatile Fatty Acid Represented By The Formula It Is A Limpid, Colorless, Oily Fluid Of A Penetrating Odor, Similar To That Of Valerian Root, And Of An Acrid Taste. It Makes A Transpa Rent Spot On Paper, But The Spot Disappears On Ex Posure To ...
Valladolid
Valladolid, The Capital Of The Province Of Valladolid, Spain, 102 Miles Northwest Of Madrid, On The Left Hank Of The Pi Suerga River (slap: Spain, C 2). The Plain Bordering This River Is Well Irrigated And Very Fertile. The Climate Is Genial, Because Of The Moderate Elevation, Pure Air, And ...
Valparaiso
Valparaiso. The Capital Of The Province Of Valparaiso. Chile, And The Chief Seaport Of The Republic, Situated On A Bay Of The Pacific Gs Miles (116 Miles By Rail) West-northwest Of Santiago, With Which It Is Connected By Rail (map: Chile, C 10). The Older And Business Portion Of The ...
Value Of
Value (of. Value, Value, Fem. Sg. Of P.p. Of Valoir, From Lat. Ralere, To Be Strong, Able). In Political Economy, A Word That Is Most Com Monly Used To Designate The Power Of A Com Modity To Command Other Commodities In Ex Change. The Term Is Applied, However, To Several ...
Valve
Valve. A Device Or Appliance For Control Ling The Flow Of Liquids, Gas, Or Loose Material Through A Pipe, Chute, Or Other Form Of Passage Way. With The General Use Of Steam, Water, Gas, And Other Fluids. A Great Variety Of Valves Have Been Invented And Are In Daily Use. ...
Vampire
Vampire (sere., Bulg. Eampir, Russ. Vain Pini, Little Russ. Ram Pyr, Alter, White Russ. Upir, Vampire, Probably From North Turk. Abet., Witch). In Slavic Folklore, A Corpse That Rises At Night From His Grave, And Drinks The Blood Of The Living, Which He Obtains By Sucking, With Out Arousing The ...
Vampire_2
Vampire. A Neotropieal Blood-sucking Hat Of The Section Desmodontes Of The Family Phyl Lostomidtc, And Especially Of The Genera Desmodus And Diphylla ; Specifically, Desmodus Ruins. These Bats Are Of Small Size, Are Tailless, And Have Nose-leafs, An Organization Modified In Accord Ance With Their Habit Of Subsisting By Sucking ...
Vandals
Vandals. The Earliest Home Of The Goths In Historic Times Seems To Have Been To The East Of The Burgundians On The East Side Of The Upper Course Of The River Vistula. In The Third Century A.d. They Had Settled In The Roman Province Of Dacia North Of The Lower ...
Wages
Wages. As Indicated In The Discussion On Prices, So Far As The Trusts Really Make Savings Through Their New Method Of Organization, They Have A Surplus Fund Which Could Be Used In Some Way. Testimony Before The Industrial Commission. And Also The Events Of The Last Few Years As Reported ...
War Of I Ndependence
War Of I Ndependence. It Was Now Deter Mined To Enforce The Authority Of Parliament Over The Colonies, And A Fleet, Containing Several Ships Of The Line And Bow Troops, Was Sent To America. The Colonies, Still Asserting Their Loy Alty, And With Little Or No Thought Of Separation From ...