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ABD AL-RAHMAN I., emir of Cordova, xvi. 578, 579; xxn. 310.

II., emir of Cordova, XXII. 312.

III., caliph of Cordova, xxil.

3i3- ABD-EL-CAABA (Abu-Bekr), i. 60.

ABD-EL-KADER, Algerian emir, I. 30,

567- ABD-EL-WAHHAB, founder of the Wah-

habees, II. 260. ABDERA, town, Thrace, I. 30; coins of,

xvii. 640.

, town, ancient Spain, I. 30.

ABDERAME (Abd al-Rahman), emir of

Cordova, xxn. 310. ABDICATION, with list, 1. 30 ; of emperor

Charles V., v. 417. ABDOMEN, i. 31, 835; vn. 223; surgery

of, xxn. 690; wounds of, xv. 781. ABDOMINALES, subdivision of fishes, i.

3i-

ABDOMINALIA, division of Crustacea, vi.

666. ABDUCTION, in law, i. 31 ; xiv. 69; xxiv.

642. ABD-UL-AziZ, Turkish sultan, xxm.

651. ABD-UL-HAMID, Turkish sultan, xxm.

652. ABD-UL-LATIF (Abdallatif), physician,

i. 30.

, Persian sovereign, XVIII. 632.

ABD-UL-MEJID, Turkish sultan, i. 31;

xxm. 650.

A BECKET, or Becket, Thomas, arch bishop of Canterbury, I. 31. A BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott, English

humorist, I. 33. ABEL, of Scripture, I. 33. , Sir Frederick A., his experiments

on gun-cotton, XI. 277 ; on gunpowder,

xi. 322; xvi. 445, 460. , Karl Friedrich, German musician,

1-33-

, Niels Henrik, Norwegian mathe matician, I. 33, 516; vin. 508; xin. 40, 66, 67, 69.

, Thomas, English divine, I. 33.

ABELARD, Peter, scholastic philosopher, i. 34; XXI. 424; his contest with St Bernard, in. 602; his relations with William of Champeaux, v. 386.

ABELIAN FUNCTIONS, vi. 726; ix. 821.

ABELIANS, religious sect, i. 33.

ABENCERRAGES, Moorish family, i. 35.

ABENDANAS, translators of Mishnah, xvi. 506.

ABENEZRA, Jewish writer, I. 36.

ABENSBERG, town, Bavaria, I. 36.

ABEOKUTA, town, West Africa, i. 9; xxiv. 754.

ABERAVON, town, Wales, i. 36.

ABERBROTHOCK (Arbroath), town, Scot land, n. 324.

ABERCIUS, Phrygian saint, XVIII. 853.

ABERCONWAY (Con way), town, Wales, vi. 330.

ABERCROMBIE, John, Scottish physician and philosopher, I. 36; XV. 817.

ABERCROMBY, David, Scottish physician and philosopher, I. 36.

, James, speaker of the House of

Commons, I. 37.

, Patrick, Scottish writer, I. 37.

-, Sir Ralph, British general, I. 38.

ABERDARE, town, Wales, I. 38.

ABERDEEN, town, Scotland, I. 39; lib raries, XIV. 523, 542 ; newspapers, XVII. 423 ; population, XXI. 528 ; uni versity, XXIII. 843, 854.

, Fourth Earl of, I. 46; English

premier, VIII. 366. -, Old, town, Scotland, I. 43.

ABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland, i. 43 ; area and population, XXI. 528 ; representa tion, xxm. 727.

ABERDEVINE, bird, xxn. 99.

ABERDOUR, village, Scotland, i. 46.

ABERFELDY, village, Scotland, i. 46.

ABERGAVENNY, town, Monmouthshire, England, I. 46; XVI. 754; wood sculp ture in church, xxiv. 646.

ABERNETHY, town, Scotland, 1. 46 ; xvin. 667 ; xx. 477.

, John, Irish divine, I. 47.

, John, English surgeon, I. 47.

ABERRATION, of light, i. 47; xiv. 584, 589; xvi. 259; xvin. 246, 252; xxiv. 424, 435, 439 ; its discovery by Bradley, 1 1. 757 ; chromatic, xvi. 259; XVII. 803; xxm. 141; in the eye, VIII. 819; of lenses, xvn. 803; xxm. 140.

ABERTEIFI (Cardigan), town, Wales v.

95-

ABERYSTWITH, town, Wales, I. 48 ; Uni versity College at, xxm. 856.

ABESHR, town, Wadai, Central Africa, xxn. 279.

ABETTOR, in law, i. 83.

ABEYANCE, in law, i. 48. , Peerages in, xvn I. 467.

ABGAR, kings of Edessa, I. 48 ; VII. 653.

ABGEORDNETENHAUS, Prussian cham ber, xx. 1 8.

ABHA, Syriac writer, xxn. 828.

, patriarch, Syriac writer, xxn.

844.

ABHD-ISHO, Syriac writer, xxn. 827.

ABHD-ISHO BAR BAHRIZ, metropolitan of Mosul, xxn. 849.

ABHD-ISHO BAR BERIKHA, metropolitan of Nisibis, Syriac writer, xxn. 855.

ABHIDHARMA, the philosophy of Bud dhism, iv. 432.

ABHSAMYA, Syriac writer, xxn. 828.

ABHZUDH, Syriac writer, xxn. 849.

ABIAD, Bahr-el (White Nile), river, Africa, I. 48 ; XVII. 506, 508.

ABIDE WITH ME, Lyte s hymn, xv. 121.

AB-l-ISTADA, lake, Afghanistan, I. 230.

ABILA, ancient town, Syria, i. 49.

ABILDGAARD, Nikolaj, Danish painter, 1.49; vn. 93.

ABIMELECH, of Scripture, i. 49; xin. 401.

ABINGDON, town, England, I. 49.

ABIOGENESIS, in biology, i. 49; in. 688.

ABIPONES, Indian tribe, I. 50; Dobriz- hoffer s history of them, vii. 308.

ABJURATION, Oath of, i. 581; xvn. 701.

ABKHASIA, district, Asiatic Russia, I. 50.

ABKHASIANS, race of Circassians, v. 257.

ABLATION, of glaciers, x. 627.

ABLUTION, i, 50.

ABNER, of Scripture, i. 51.

ABNEY, Capt. William de W., his con tributions to photography, xvii. 826, 830, 834; xxm. 142 ; investigations in spectroscopy, xxn. 380.

ABNICUM (Anni), ancient town, Asia Minor, n. 72.

ABO, province, Finland, ix. 217. , town, Finland, I. 5 1 ; observatory at, xvii. 714.

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, general move ment for, xxn. 141 ; Wilberforce s part in, xxiv. 565 ; in United States, xxm. 752, 763, 767, 781 ; Garrison s advocacy, x. 85.

ABOMASUM, fourth stomach of rumin ants, i. 51.

ABOMEY, town, Dahomey, Africa, I. 51; vi. 765.

ABONG ABONG, mountain, Sumatra^ xxn. 638.

ABOO ARESH, district, Arabia, II. 253.

ABOOSEER (Abusir), town, Egypt, iv. 576; pyramids of, vn. 772; xx. 123.

ABOOSIMBEL (Abu-Simbel), temple of, Nubia, n. 388.

ABORIGINES, i. 51.

ABORTION, in midwifery, I. 52 ; crimi nal, xin. 4; xv. 780; in cows, xxiv. 204.

ABOUKIR, town, Egypt, I. 52 ; Nelson s victory off (1798), xvn. 322; Napo leon s victory off (1799), xxm. 648; Abercromby s debarkation at (1801),

1.38-

ABOU-MENGEL, bird, xn. 606. ABOUT, Edmond, French writer, ix.

679. ABRABANEL, Isaac, Jewish statesman

and writer, I. 52. ABRACADABRA, charm, i. 52. ABRAHAM, Hebrew patriarch, I. 52. of Kaslikar, Syriac writer, xxn.

837-

of Nephtar, Syriac writer, xxn.

836.

of Nisibis, Syriac writer, XXII. 836.

, Plains of, Quebec city, xx. 168.

BAR DASHANDADH, Syriac writer,

xxn. 844.

B. DAVID, rabbis, xx. 191.

A SANCTA CLARA, German preacher