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PROCLUS, bishop of Cyzicus, his rela tions to Nestorianism, xvn. 353. , Neoplatonist philosopher, XVII.

338; on porisms, xix. 519. PROCNE, Myth of, xvn. 499. PROCONSUL, Roman magistrate, VI. 315;

xix. 655, 885; xx. 746. PROCONSULARE IMPERIUM, Roman,

xx. 769. PROCOPIUS, Roman historian, xix. 789;

his attacks on the empress Theodora,

xxin. 253.

, Andreas, Hussite leader, xix. 792.

PROCOPOVICH, Feofane, Russian educa tionist, xxi. 105. PROCRUSTES, of Greek legend, xix.

559; xxni. 294. PROCTER, Adelaide Anne, English

poetess, xix. 792. , Bryan Waller, English poet, xix.

792. PROCTOR, meanings of the term, xix.

792; university officer, XXIII. 835. PROCULIANS, Roman jurists, xiv. 164. PROCURATOR-FISCAL, Scottish law

officer, xix. 792.

PROCYON, genus of carnivorous mam mals, xv. 441; xx. 202. PRODICUS of Ceos, Greek philosopher,

xix. 792; xxii. 264. PRODIGIES, vn. 293; xv. 201. PRODOTISCUS, genus of birds, xii.

140. PRODROMUS, Theodorus, Greek writer,

xi. 145, 148. PRODUCTION, family of Brachiopoda,

iv. 195. PRODUCTION, Cost of, in economics,

xxiv. 48. PROEDRIA, at Olympia, Greece, xvn.

769.

PROFANE SWEARING, xvn. 701. PROFIT, in economics, xxiv. 49; taxes

on, xxm. 87; Adam Smith s views of,

xix. 367.

AND LOSS, Calculation of, II. 536.

PROGNOSIS, in medicine, XV. 800. PROGNOSTICATIONS, in almanacs, i.

591; meteorological, xvi. 158. PROGRESO, town, Yucatan, Central

America, xxiv. 758. PROGRESSION, in algebra, I. 536. PROGRESS OF THE SOUL, Donne s work,

vn. 364. PROHIBITION, in law, xix. 793.

LIQUOR LAWS, XL 20; xiv. 688.

PROJECTILES, laws of their flight, xxn.

47 ; motion of, xi. 68 ; path of, xv.

683, 707; stability of rotation of, XI I.

457; velocity of, xi. 301. PROJECTION, in mathematics, xix. 793;

X~oo 3"-

OF THE SPHERE, on maps, x.

201; Mercator s, xv. 520. PROJECTIONS, Parallel, of figures, xv.

751- PROLOGUES, Dramatic, vn. 392.

PROME, district, Burmah, XIX. 806 ;

town, xix. 807. PROMEROPS, genus of birds, xx. 553;

xxii. 652. PROMESSI SPOSI, Manzoni s novel, xin.

SIS- PROMETHEUS, of Greek mythology, xix. 807; xxiv. 782.

, JEschylus s drama, I. 209.

UNBOUND, by Shelley, xxi. 793.

PROMISE OF MARRIAGE, xv. 566; breach of, xxiv. 643.

PROMORPHOLOGY, branch of morpho logy, xvi. 843.

PRONAOS, in architecture, n. 471.

PRONGBUCK, antelope, n. 102.

PRONSK, town, Russia, xxi. 116.

PRONUNCIATION, xvm. 782, 787; xxii.

381-

PRONY, Gaspard Clair Francois Riche de, French engineer, XIX. 808; on the velocity of running water, XII. 437.

PRONYA, river, Russia, xxi. 115.

PROOF, in logic, xiv. 790.

-, Burden of, in law, VIII. 742.

PROOFS, Printer s, Correcting of, xxin.

701. PROPAGANDA, commission of Catholic

missions, XIX. 809. PROPAGATION, of a wave, xxiv. 424. PROPANE, paraffin, xvm. 238, 239. PROPELLER, Screw, of ship, xxi. 823. PROPENSITIES, in phrenology, xvm.

844-

PROPERTIUS, Sextus, Roman poet, xix. Sn; xx. 723; his language and style, xiv. 335.

PROPERTY, Real and Personal, xvm. 664; in land, XIV. 259; communist views of, VI. 21 1 ; law of, in relation to domicile, vn. 352 ; law of in heritance of, XIII. 77; in relation to intestacy, xill. 198; rights of, in Roman law, xx. 673, 689, 713; social ist views of, xxii. 207.

PROPHECY, Newton s works on, xvn. 448; astrological, II. 742.

PROPHET, PROPHETS, xix. 814, 674; of Israel, III. 634, 639; xill. 407, 417. ^

PROPHETE, Le, Meyerbeer s opera, xvi.

OOO (

PROPITHECUS, genus of lemurs, xiv. 441.

PROPORTION, in algebra, I. 536; in arithmetic, II. 535; in geometry, X. 382; statistical, xxii. 465; Pytha gorean theory of, xx. 142.

PROPOSITIONS, in logic, xiv. 788.

PROPRIETOR, Roman officer, xix. 655,

CQr 085.

PROPYL/EA, in architecture, II. 471;

xvm. 530; of Athens, in. 6; Egyptian,

II. 388; Greek, II. 411. PROPYLITE, rock, x. 235. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT, vm.

336; xvm. 310.

PROSE, in relation to poetry, xix. 261. PROSELYTE, Jewish, xix. 823. PROSENCHYMA, tissue in plants, xii. 14. PROSERPINE, of Greek mythology, xix.

824; xxin. 296; mysteries of, vm.

126.

PROSGENITE, mineral, xvi. 399. PROSKUROFF, town, Russia, xix. 824,

254.

PROSLOGION, of Anselm, n. 92. PROSODY, Sanskrit, xxi. 293. PROSOPITE, mineral, xvi. 384. PROSPECTING, in mining, xvi. 442. PROSPER of Aquitaine, early Christian

writer, xix. 824.

PROSSNITZ, town, Austria, xix. 825. PROSTHAPH/ERESIS, method of calcula tion, xvii. 182. PROSTITUTES, Police duties in relation

to, xix. 335. PROTAGON, constituent of nerve tissue,

v. 579. PROTAGORAS of Abdera, Greek sophist,

xix. 825; XXII. 264; on scepticism,

xxi. 379.

, dialogue of Plato, xix. 196.

PROTAXONIA, morphological term, xvi.

844. PROTECTION, of trade, ix. 753; in

United States, xxin. 754, 761, 776. PROTECTIVE DUTIES, on commerce, ix.

753- PROTECTORATE, in English history,

vm. 348. PROTEIDS, albumenoid substances, v.

579; xvii. 674, 676; vegetable, xix.

54-

PRO-TELES, genus of carnivorous mam mals, xv. 437.

PROTEOMYXA, class of Protozoa, xix.

339-

PROTESTANT CHURCHES, in Europe, vm. 712.

PROTESTANTENVEREIN, German associ ation, xix. 825; x. 500; xxi. i.

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, of America, vm. 493; xxin. 829; lit urgy of, xiv. 711.

PROTESTANTISM, xx. 319; historical continuity of, xxiv. 322; economic effects of, XIX. 353; relation of, to council of Trent, xxin. 544.

PROTESTANTS, xix. 826 ; origin of name, xv. 80.

PROTESTANT SOCIALISM, xxn. 215.

PROTESTANT UNION, of Germany, xix. 825; x. 500; xxi. i.

PROTESTERS, of the Scottish Church, xix. 683; xxi. 514.

PROTEUS, of Greek mythology, XIX. 827.

, Cabinet of, Tobin and Pepper s

spectral illusion, XV. 207.

ANGUINUS, species of Amphibia,

xix. 827.

PROTHALLIUM, in plant reproduction,