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313

NlCEPHORlUM, town, Mesopotamia, xvi. 48.

NICEPHORUS I., Byzantine emperor, xvu. 481.

II.-IIL, Byzantine emperors, xvu.

482.

BRYENNIUS, Byzantine historian,

iv. 613.

CALLISTI, Greek ecclesiastical his torian, xvii. 482.

GREGORAS, Byzantine historian,

iv. 613; XL 145. PATRIARCHA, Byzantine historian,

xvu. 482. NICETAS of Syracuse, on astronomy, n.

747- ACOMINATUS, Byzantine historian,

iv. 613.

NICHE, in architecture, II. 468. NICHOLAS, St, of Myra, Greek bishop

and saint, xvii. 483. I., the Great, pope, XVII. 483; XIX.

496. II., pope, xvu. 483; xix. 498;

xx. 791. III., pope, xvn. 484; XIII. 475;

xx. 798.

IV., pope, xvii. 484; xx. 798.

V., pope, xvu. 484; xin. 480; xix.

503; xx. 806; policy of, xx. 381.

V., antipope, xvii. 484; xm. 712.

I., czar of Russia, xvii. 485; xxi.

101.

IV., Prince Eszterhazy, vm. 564.

of Basel, mystic, xvii. 486, 133.

of Padua, romancist, xx. 626.

ALEMANNI, editor of Procopius,

xxiii. 276. DE CLEMENGES, on corruptions in

the church, xx. 320. JOSEPH, Prince Eszterhazy, vin.

564. NlCKLEBY, Dickens s novel, VII.

176. NICHOLS, John, English antiquary,

XVII. 486.

, or Nicolls, Colonel Richard, gover nor of New Jersey, U.S.A., XVII. 398,

455- NICHOLSON, William, English natural

philosopher, xvu. 487. , William, English painter, xvu.

487. NICIAS, Athenian general, xvii. 487;

xxn. 814. NICKEL, metal, xvii. 487; as chemical

element, v. 535; cyanide of, xx. 23;

in iron, xm. 284; magnetization of,

xv. 256, 261 ; mines, in New Caledonia,

xvu. 376; ores of, xvi. 58. , Goswin, general of the Jesuits,

xm. 654.

NICKELERZ, mineral, xvi. 404. NICKEL IRON, of Ovifak, xvi. 113. NICKELITE, mineral, xvi. 392. NICKEL OCHRE, mineral, xvi. 404. NICKEL SILVER, vi. 351; x. 446.

NICOBARS, islands, Bay of Bengal, XVII. 489; II. 685; birds of, III. 761.

NICOL, William, Scottish natural philo sopher, xvii. 489; his prism of Ice land spar, iv. 653; vi. 676; xiv. 612.

NlCOLAl, Christoph Friedrich,. German author and bookseller, XVII. 489; x.

534- -, Philip, German hymn-writer, XII.

586. NICOLAIEFF (Nikolaieff), town, Russia,

xvu. 503, 714. NICOLAS, or Nicholas, of Basel, mystic,

xvii. 486, 133. , or Nicolaus, of Cusa, scholastic

philosopher and mystic, VI. 728; XVII.

134; xx. 323; xxi. 431.

of Hereford, English Biblical trans

lator, vm. 383. -, Henry, leader of Familist sect,

vi. 844.

, Sir Nicholas Harris, English anti quary, xvii. 489.

NICOLE, Pierre, Port- Royalist, French scholar, xvn. 490.

NICOLETTO (Niccolo Cassana), Italian painter, v. 182.

NICOLLS, or Nichols, Colonel Richard, deputy governor, New York, xvn.

398, 455-

NICOLO, stone, xvii. 776. NICOMACHEAN ETHICS, of Aristotle,

n. 517; vm. 583. NICOMEDES I.-III., kings of Bithynia,

xvn. 490. NICOMEDIA, or Nicomedea, town, Asia

Minor, xvn. 490; in. 793; xv. 143. NlCOPlA (Nykoping), ancient town,

Sweden, xvn. 688. NICOPOL, town, Russia, xvn. 504. NlCOPOLl, town, Bulgaria, XVII. 504. NlCOPOLIS, town, Asia Minor, xvn. 491.

, town, Egypt, XVII. 491.

, town, Epirus, Greece, XVII. 490. -, town, Thrace, xvn. 491.

NICOSIA, town, Cyprus, xvn. 491. -, town, Italy, xvn. 491

NiCOT, Jean, introducer of tobacco,

xxin. 423. NICOTIAN A, genus of plants, xxin.

423- NICOTINE, volatile vegetable alkaloid,

xxin. 425. NIDA, river, Russian Poland, xix.

37- NiDAROS (Throndhjem), ancient town,

Norway, xxin. 321. NIDDRY CASTLE, Linlithgowshire,

Scotland, xiv. 670. NlDIFICATION, of birds, III. 771. NlDRA (Hydra), island, Greece, XII.

430. NIDWALD, district, Switzerland, xxn.

781, 794; xxin. 858. NlEBUHR, Barthold Georg, Danish

historian of Rome, xvn. 491; his

relations with Bunsen, iv. 522.

NIEBUHR, Karsten, Danish Eastern tra veller, xvn. 493.

NlEDER-BEUTHEN, town, Germany, in. 621.

NIEDERHERMSDORF, town, Prussia,

XL 752.

NIEDERINGELHEIM, town, Germany,

xin. 73.

NIEDERWYL, Switzerland, Lake-dwell ings at, xiv. 223. NIEJIN (Niezhin), town, Russia, xvn.

496. NIELLO, in metal-work, xvn. 494; ix,

215; vin. 439; xin. 81. NlEMCEWicz, Julian Ursin, Polish

writer, xvn. 495; xix. 303. NIEMEN, river, Russia and Germany,

in. 294; xix. 307; xxi. 73. NlEPCE, Joseph Nicephore, French

chemist, xvn. 495; his contributions

to photography, vi. 761; xvin. 822. DE ST VICTOR, Claude F. A., his

contributions to photography, XVIL

495; xvin. 824. NiEREMBERG, Juan K, on birds, xvin.

4, 15- NiEUPORT, Belgium, Battle of (1600),

xn. 78.

NIEUWENTYT, Bernard, Dutch philoso pher, xvin. 182. NlEUWLAND, Pieter, Dutch writer, xn.

96.

N I EVES, town, Mexico, xxiv. 761. NIEVRE, department, France, xvn. 495. NIEZHIN, town, Russia, xvii. 496. NIGANTHA NATA-PUTTA, Jain leader,

India, xin. 544. NIGER, river, Africa, xvu. 496; i. 253;

xxin. 391. , C. Pescennius, Roman governor of

Syria, xvn. 498; xxi. 699. , Petrus, Swedish chronicler, XXII.

754-

OIL, xvn. 744, 746.

NIGHT-HERON, bird, XL 762.

NIGHTINGALE, bird, xvn. 498; its dis tribution, in, 756.

- ISLAND, South Atlantic, xxni. 576

NIGHTJAR, bird, x. 711.

NIGHTMARE, regarded as a demon, vn. 62.

NIGHTSHADE, plant, xvn. 499, 231; in. 543.

NIGHTSOIL, as manure, I. 349.

NIGHT THOUGHTS, Young s poem, xxiv. 755.

NIGIDALS, Tungus tribe, Siberia, xxin. 608.

NIGRITIA, or Soudan (q.v.), Central Africa, xxn. 277.

NIHILISM, Russian revolutionary move ment, xxi. 102; xxn. 217.

NIHON, name for Japan, xin. 569.

NlHONGi, Japanese record, xin. 587.

NIHON GUAISHI, Japanese history, xin. 587.