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ROBERT, M., French aeronaut, I. 188.

, Rahel Antonie, wife of Varnhagen

von Ense, xxiv. 91. GUISCARD, duke of Apulia, xx.

596, 791; xm - 470- HERON, pseudonym of John

Pinkerton, Xix. 107. ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene, French

conjuror, xiv. 415; xv. 209. ROBERT LE DIABLE, Meyerbeer s opera,

xvi. 222. ROBERTS, David, Scottish painter, xx.

597-

, Richard, his improvements on

cotton-spinning mule, VI. 498.

ROBERTSON, Frederick William, English preacher, xx. 597.

, John, his elements of navigation,

XVII. 258.

, Thomas William, dramatist, xx.

598.

, William, Scottish historian, XX.

599; his place in English literature, vin. 431.

ROBERVAL, Gilles Personne de, French mathematician, xx. 601; his method of tangents, xm. 8.

ROBESPIERRE, Maximilien Marie Isi dore, French Revolutionist, XX. 60 1; ix. 602, 607; his relations with Napo leon, xvn. 195.

ROBIGALIA, Roman festival, xv. 570.

ROBIN, bird, xx. 314; ix. 142; Aus tralian, xxiv. 537.

of Redesdale, Rising of, in England

(1469), xvin. 94.

ROBINE CANAL, Narbonne, France, xvn. 229.

ROBINET, Jean Baptiste Rene, on evolu tion, vin. 760.

ROBIN GOODFELLOW, woodland spirit, xx. 606.

ROBIN HOOD, xx. 605, 658, 660; xvn.

599-

ROBINIA, tree, n. 318.

ROBIN REDBREAST, or Robin, xx. 314; in. 765.

ROBINS, Benjamin, English natural philosopher, XX. 607; inventor of bal listic pendulum, xi. 297; on rifled cannon, n. 557.

ROBINSON, Anastasia, countess of Peter borough, xvin. 701.

, Dr, on wind gauges, 1 1. 25.

, Edward, American Biblical scholar,

xx. 607.

, John, English Independent, XX.

608; xn. 725.

, John Thomas Romney, Irish astro nomer, xx. 608.

CRUSOE (Alexander Selkirk), xxi.

- CRUSOE, Defoe s work, vn. 28.

CRUSOE S ISLAND, xm. 758.

ROBISON, John, his magnetic researches, XV. 237; his connexion with the En cyclopaedia Britannica, vin. 200, 201.

ROB ROY, Scottish outlaw, xx. 608. ROBSART, Amy, wife of earl of Leicester,

XIV. 425. ROBUSTI, Domenico, Italian painter,

xx. 6n. , Jacopo (Tintoretto), Italian painter,

xx. 608.

, Marietta, daughter of Tintoretto,

xx. 610.

ROC, fabulous bird, xx. 611. ROCAMBOLE, vegetable, xii. 287. ROCCA, second husband of Madame de

Stael, xxii. 441.

ROCH, St, Franciscan monk, xx. 611. ROCHDALE, town, England, xx. 611. ROCHE BERNARD, La, town, France,

xvi. 813.

ROCHEFORT, town, France, xx. 612. ROCHEFOUCAULD, Due de la, French

writer, xiv. 317, 867; ix. 663. ROCHELLE, La, town, France, xx. 612;

siege of (1627), IV. 419; IX. 568; synod

of (1671), xix. 694. SALT, xxm. 69.

ROCHERS, Les, chateau, Brittany, France,

xxi. 705; xxiv. 263. ROCHES, Peter des, bishop of Winchester,

XL 658. ROCHESTER, town, England, xx. 613.

, town, New York, U.S.A., xx. 614. , Earl of, poet, xx. 614.

- KEEP, Kent, England, v. 198. ROCHE-SUR-YON, La, town, France,

xx. 615.

ROCHET, episcopal dress, vi. 463. ROCHON, Alexis Marie, his micrometer,

xvi. 252. ROCK, or Distaff, for spinning, Xiv.

664. ROCKAWAY BEACH, Long Island, New

York, U.S.A., xiv. 866. ROCK-BORING MACHINES, in. 808;

xvi. 444, 446. ROCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, Virginia,

U.S.A., xvi. 436. ROCK-COOK, fish, xxiv. 686. ROCK CORK, mineral, xvi. 418. ROCK-CRYSTAL, mineral, xvi. 389. ROCK-CUT TEMPLES, of India, n. 394. ROCK-DOVE, bird, vn. 379. ROCKET, in pyrotechny, xx. 136; ap paratus for shipwreck rescue, XIV. 572;

military, I. 745; n. 661. -, R. Stephenson s locomotive engine,

xx. 225. ROCKFLEET CASTLE, Mayo, Ireland, xv.

651. ROCKFORD, town, Illinois, U.S.A., xx.

615. ROCKHAMPTON, town, Queensland, xx.

615.

ROCK-HOPPER, bird, XVIII. 492. ROCKINGHAM, Second Marquis of,

English statesman, xx. 615; vni. 358;

xix. 137. ROCK ISLAND, town, Illinois, U.S.A.,

xx. 616.

ROCKLAND, town, Maine, U.S.A., xx.

616. ROCK OF AGES, Toplady s hymn, XII.

594-

ROCK OF CASHEL, Ireland, v. 175. ROCK-OIL, xviii. 712.

ROCK-PIGEON, bird, XXI. 259. ROCKS, Characters of, x. 229. ROCK-SALT, mineral, x. 228, 232; xxi.

230. ROCK-SCULPTURES, in Phrygia, xvin.

850.

ROCK-SNAKE, xx. 144. ROCK SOAP, mineral, xvi. 425. ROCKY MOUNTAINS, North America,

xxm. 796; 1.674; geological structure

of, X. 372.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP, n. 102. ROCQUANCOURT, France, Aqueduct of,

II. 222.

ROCROI, town, France, xx. 616; battle

of (1643), ix. 571. RODA, town, Germany, xxi. 347. RODBERTUS, Karl Johann, German

socialist, XX. 616; XXII. 206,

218.

RODENTIA, or Rodents, order of Mam malia, xv. 415.

RODERICK, Gothic king, xxii. 309. - RANDOM, Smollett s novel, xxii.

184. RODERIQUE, Jean Ignace de, Cologne

gazetteer, xvn. 428. RODEZ, town, France, xx. 617. RODGERS, John, American naval officer,

xxm. 760.

RODGER S ANCHOR, n. 6. RODMAR, in the Nibelungenlied, xvn.

474- RODNEY, Lord, English admiral, xx.

617. RODOMNA (Roannc), ancient town,

France, xx. 588. RODOMUM (Rouen), ancient town,

France, XXI. 12. RODOSTO, town, Turkey in Europe, xx.

618. RODRIGO DIAZ DE BIVAR (the Cid),

Spanish hero, v. 773; xxn. 315. RODRIGUEZ, island, Indian Ocean, xx.

618; XV. 642; solitaire of, bird, in.

722.

of Toledo, Spanish chronicler, xxn.

354-

-, Pedro, Spanish economist, XIX.

363-

ROE, of fish, xii. 660. , Muckle, island, Shetland, Scotland,

xvn. 846.

, Nathaniel, English logarithmist,

xiv. 775. -, Sir Thomas, English political

agent, XX. 619.

ROEBLING, John Augustus, American engineer, xx. 619.

ROEBUCK, John, founder of Carron iron