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M E K M E N

MEKONG, river, South -Eastern Asia, xv.

8.32; iv. 725; vi. 94; XXL 152, 851. MEKRAN, district, Baluchistan, in.

301. MELA, Pomponius, Latin geographer,

xv. 832. MELACONITE, mineral, xvi. 385 ; vi.

347- MELAMPODIDJE, Greek race, xvn.

320.

MELAMPUS, on ph} r siognomy, xix. 4. MELANCHOLIA, disease, xm. 104. MELANCHTHON, Philip, German Re former, xv. 833; xx. 327; on education,

vii. 673; his relations with Luther,

xv. 82. MELANERPES, genus of birds, xxiv.

652. MELANESIA, island groups, South

Pacific Ocean, xv. 835 ; xix. 418;

myths of the natives, xvii. 148. MELANIA, Roman matron, friend of

Rufinus, xxi. 55. MELANITE, mineral, xvi. 411. MELANOCHROIC TYPE, of man, n. 113;

in Asia, 11. 696. MELANOCORYPHA, genus of birds, xiv.

316; xv. 467.

MELANOSIS, disease, XVIIL 402. MELANOSPERME^E, suborder of Alga?, i.

508.

MELANTERITE, mineral, xvi. 401. MELAPHYRE, rock, x. 235. MEL ASS A, town, Asia Minor, V. 103. MELBOURNE, town, Victoria, Australia,

xv. 835; in. 114; library of, xiv.

550; observatory, xvn. 716; telescope

in observatory, xxm. 147; university,

xxin. 856; xxiv. 218. , Second Viscount, English states man, xv. 838; vin. 366. MELCHIADES, pope, xv. 839. MELCHITES, sect of the Greek Church,

xv. 839; xx. 631.

MELCHIZEDEK, of Scripture xv. 839. MELCOMBE REGIS, town, England, xxiv.

522. MELDE S EXPERIMENTS, on vibrating

strings, I. 112.

MELDI, tribe, Gaul, xv. 669. MELEAGER of Gadara, Greek antho logist, ii. 103. MELEAGRINA MARGARITIFERA, pearl

oyster, XVIII. 446; shell of, xvn. 2. MELEAGRIS, genus of birds, xix. 646;

xxin. 657.

MELECH, Semitic divinity, xxm. 237. MELEDA, island, Adriatic Sea, xv. 840. MELEGUETA PEPPER, drug, XL 36. MELENDEZ VALDES, Juan, Spanish

poet, xv. 839. MELES, genus of carnivorous mammals,

xv. 440. , river, Smyrna, Asia Minor, xxil.

187. MELESIGENES, name for Homer, xn.

109.

MELETIAN SCHISM, of early church,

xm. 630. MELFI, town, Italy, xv. 840.

, Duke of, Austrian general, XVI.

778.

MELGHAT, district, India, vm. 148. MELIA, genus of trees, xvm. 519. MELIADUS, in Arthurian romance, xx.

648.

M ELI AN EARTH, pigment, xv. 841. MELILLA, town, Morocco, xvi. 830. MELIN^E, subfamily of carnivorous

mammals, xv. 439. MELINOPHANE, mineral, xvi. 418. MELISSA, wife of Periander, xvm. 528. MELISSUS, Eleatic philosopher, vm. 2. MELITA, island, Mediterranean Sea, xv.

840, 341.

MELITE, Corneille s work, vi. 420. MELITENE, district, Cappadocia, Asia

Minor, v. 75.

, town, Asia Minor, xv. 320.

MELITHREPTUS, genus of birds, xxiv.

824. MELITO, bishop of Sardes, Christian

apologist, xv. 840; on the canon, v. 6. MELITOPOL, town, Russia, xxm. 83. MELIZOPHILUS, genus of birds, xxiv.

553- M ELK ART, or Melkarth, the Tyrian

Hercules, ill. 175; xvm. 803; temple

of, at Tyre, xxm. 711. MELLIFONT, Ireland, Abbey of, xv.

3i5-

MELLILITE, mineral, xvi. 412. MELLITE, mineral, xvi. 428. MELLIVORA, genus of carnivorous

mammals, XX. 288. MELLO, Fontes Pereira de, Portuguese

statesman, xix. 554. MELLON I, Macedoiiio, Italian physicist,

xv. 840. MELO, Francisco Manuel de, Spanish

historian, xxil. 359. MELOCACTUS, group of Cactacens, iv.

625. MELODEON, musical instrument, xvn.

1 06. MELODISTS, Greek hymn-writers, XII.

580.

MELODY, in music, xvn. 77. MELOLONTHA VULGARIS, wheat pest,

xxiv. 536. MELON, plant and fruit, xv. 841; xn.

271; of Nusrabad, Persia, xvm. 624. MELONITE, mineral, xvi. 393. MELON-THISTLE CACTUS, plant, iv.

625.

MELONYCTERIS, genus of bats, xv. 410. MELORIA, Italy, Battle of (1284), xix.

120.

MELOS, island, JSgean Sea, xv. 841. MELPOMENE, Muse of tragedy, xvn.

74- MELROSE, town, Scotland, xv. 842;

architecture of abbey, II. 429. MELTIADES (Melchiades), pope, xv. 839.

MELTING OF METAL, for castings, ix. 481.

MELTON MOWBRAY, town, England, xv. 842.

MELUN, town, France, xv. 842.

MELUSINA, Legend of, xvi. 40.

MELVILLE, Viscount, Scottish politician, xv. 843.

, Andrew, Scottish scholar and Re former, xv. 843; xxi. 506; supporter of Presbyterianism, XIX. 68 1.

, George John AYhyte, Scottish

novelist, xv. 844.

, Sir James, Scottish statesman,

xxi. 505.

, James, Scottish poet, XXI. 542.

, Lake, Labrador, North America,

xiv. 175. MELVILL VAN CARNBEE, Pieter, Baron,

Dutch geographer, xv. 844. MEMEL, town, Germany, xv. 845. MEMLING, Hans, Flemish painter, xv.

845- MEMLOOKS, or Mamelukes, sultans and

beys of Egypt, xv. 346; vii. 756;

massacre of, vii. 762, 764; defeat of,

by the Turks, xxm. 643. MEMMI, Lippo, Italian painter, xv. 585. -, Simon (Simone Martini), Italian

painter, xv. 585. MEMMINGEN, town, Bavaria, xv. 846. MEMNON, of ancient mythology, xv.

847; vocal statue of, n. 390; vn. 779. -, Rhodian general, xv. 140; xvm.

581.

MEMNONIA, Greek mortuary establish ments, xvii. 20. MEMNONIUM, temple, Egypt, vn. 779;

n. 390; xv. 847.

MEMONS, Indian Moslem class, xn. 746. MEMORABILIA, Xenophon s work, xxiv.

721. MEMORY, in psychology, xx. 47, 60;

loss of, in aphasia, II. 171; mnemonics,

xvi. 532. MEMPHIS, ancient town, Egypt, .xv. 847;

vii. 770 ; Alexander s sacrifice and

triumph at, I. 482; mummies of, xvn.

21.

, town, Tennessee, U.S.A., xv. 847.

MEMPHITIC, Egyptian dialect, vi. 355. MENA, Juan de, Spanish poet, xvi. r;

xxn. 355. MENAGE, Gilles, French scholar, xvi. i;

I. 784; IX. 657; ana of, I. 784. MENAI STRAITS, Wales, Bridges across,

iv. 334; xx. 234. ME-NAM, river, Siam, xxi. 850. MENANDER, Greek poet, xvi. 2. , Indo-Scythian king, xiv. 227;

xvm. 599.

, Syrian. Gnostic, X. 703.

PROTECTOR, Byzantine historian,

iv. 612. MENANGKABAU, ancient principality,

Sumatra, xxn. 639.