Book/Printed Material The National encyclopedia for the home, school and library ... Vol. I, AAC-BLO
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- Date: 1923
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Image 7 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO THE NATIONAL M ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR THE HOME, SCHOOL AND LIBRARY VOL. I. CHICAGO NATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA COMPANY 1923- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 8 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO COPYRIGHT 1»23 EDUCATOR PRESS MADE] IN U. S. A. I i C NOV 19 1923 ©C1A759887 j- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
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Image 9 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO AUTHORS AND EDITORS ro rA j 4 fc s? Editorial Director HAROLD M. STANFORD, B.S. National President International Education Bureau; Chief Editor “Standard Educator”; Former Head Department of Physical Sciences, State Teachers...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 10 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* F. L. ALLEN Secretary, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. FRANK W. BALLOU Superintendent of Public Schools, Washington, D. C. J. H. BENTLEY Superintendent of Schools, Duluth, Minn. J. E. BENSON...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 11 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* W. S. CAWTHON State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tallahassee, Fla. W. G. CHAMBERS Dean of Education, State College, Pa. P. P. CLAXTON Former U. S. Commissioner of Education. Provost,...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 12 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* C. B. GLENN Superintendent of Schools, Birmingham, Alabama. E. J. GOODSPEED Secretary, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. E. U. GRAFF Superintendent of Schools, Indianapolis, Ind. GEO. G. GREEN Lane...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 13 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* JOSEPH R. KENNEDY Dean, College of Education, University, N. D. E. C. RISK Secretary, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. J. E. KNIGHT Superintendent of Schools, Tampa, Fla. D. W. KNOX...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 14 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* B. E. PACKARD Deputy Commissioner of Education, Augusta, Me. F. V. N. PAINTER Dean of Education, Roanoke College, Salem, Va. B. J. PALMER Director, Palmer School of Chiropractic, Davenport,...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 15 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO Contributors and Reviewers* ABBIE L. SIMMONS Department of Literature, Agricultural College, Fargo, No. Dak. FRANK L. SMART Superintendent of Schools, Davenport, la. WM. H. SMILEY Assistant Superintendent of City Schools, Denver, Colo....- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 16 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO FOREWORD This reference work originated in response to an evident demand for something new in the encyclopedic field. The larger and more exhaustive treatises were too spe¬ cialized and technical for the...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 17 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO utilize the space demanded by extensive maps for additional material less easily accessi- ble. A text-book of American history likewise being commonly available, much of detail in that field has given way...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 18 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO PUBLISHERS’ NOTICE In presenting The Standard Reference Work to the public, it is confidently believed by the publishers that they are offering to the general reader a set of books of peculiar...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 19 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO 1 A Aachen, or Aix-la-Chapelle, a ken, or aks-la-sha-pel a town of Prussia, an hour’s ride by rail to the westward of Cologne. Aachen is the German, Aix-la- Chapelle the French name....- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 20 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBOT, THE—ABBOTT panels entitled The Quest of the Holy Grail, in the Boston public library, and a coronation picture of Edward VII. At the time of his death he was preparing a...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 21 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS bar, and afterwards practiced in partner¬ ship with his two brothers. He gave up the law for theology and studied for the min¬ istry of the Congregational Church with his uncle,...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 22 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS Ca. Calcium; calendar; calends; ca¬ lorie. Cal., Calif. California. Can. Canada. Caps., or caps. Capitals. Capt. Captain. Cash. Cashier. Cath. Catholic; Catherine; Cathedral. Cd Cadmium. C. E. Civil Engineer. Ce Cerium....- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 23 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS Feb. February. ff. Folios; forte. F. F. V. First families of Virginia. FI., or fl. Florin, florins. Fla. Florida. fo. Folio. F. 0. B., or f. o. b. Free on board....- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 24 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS L., Lb., lb., or lb. Libra, A pound .in weight. L., 1., or A pound sterling. I. Liter. La. Louisiana; Lanthanum. Lat. Latin. Lat., or lat. Latitude. 1. c. Lower case;...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 25 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS Oct. O. F. O. K. Ont. Op. Ore. Ornith. Os. Oxf. Oz., or oz. October. Odd Fellows. All correct. Ontario. Opposite; opus; opera. Oregon. Ornithology. Osmium. Oxford. Ounce; ounces. P P...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 26 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABBREVIATIONS Rev. Ver. Rh R. I. Rich. R. I. P. Riv., or riv. Robt. R. R. Rs. R. S. V. P. Rt. Hon. Rt. Rev. Ru. Russ. R. V. Ry. Revised Version....- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 27 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABELARD Tu Thulium. Tu., orTues. Tuesday. Typog. Typography; typographical. u U Uranium. U. K. United Kingdom. Ult., or ult. Ultimo, last; of the last month. Unit. Unitarian. Univ. University. U. S. United...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 28 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABERDEEN does do, by saying that, if only the divine power is to be taken into consideration, God can do more than he does, but that, if the divine wisdom be considered,...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 29 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABERNETHY—ABRAHAM Aberdeen granite takes a fine polish. An ancient seat of learning, dating from 1494, one of four Scottish universities, is located at Aberdeen. It has seventy-nine profes¬ sors, divided into four...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 30 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABRUZZI—ABSINTHE I man sacrifice to that of animals; but there is no reason to suppose that Abraham is not in some degree an historical personage, around whom more or less legendary ac¬...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 31 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ABSORPTION—ABYSSINIA fkers of the army and navy, and its impor¬ tation into the United States has been for¬ bidden since Oct. 1 1912. See Artemisia. Absorp tion, is a name given to...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 32 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACACIA—ACADEMY more population. Telephone lines extend into the interior. A railroad from the coast has been extended 193 miles into the southeastern part of Abyssinia, but for the most part transportation is...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 33 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACADIA—ACANTHUS Sometimes they are termed societies, asso¬ ciations, or institutions. The earliest organization of the sort in this country is the American Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, founded by Ben¬ jamin Franklin and...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 34 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACCENT—ACCLIMATIZATION cal. The name is from the Greek and signifies a thorn. It has reference to the spines which terminate the lobes of the leaves of certain species. The acanthus proper includes...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 35 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACCORDION—ACETYLENE size and rough in exterior, but they thrive, and are as thoroughly at home as the arc¬ tic fox and the ptarmigan to which they afford shelter. In the case of...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 36 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACETYLENE WELDING disagreeable odor and alleged poisonous properties are attributable to the impurities. The gas is subject to violent explosion when mixed, even in small proportion, with air and ignited, or when...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 37 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACHAEAN LEAGUE narrow and even cut, the process being accompanied by a shower of sparks as the metal is burned through. This method is now applied to the wrecking of steel structures,...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 38 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACHATES—ACHILLES The Achaean constitution developed two weaknesses. Theoretically, it gave every man a chance to take a personal part in legislation. Practically, only the wealthy and their dependents could afford the time...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 39 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACHILLES’ TENDON—ACID dead body to the aged King Priam, who came in person to the Greek camp to beg the sad boon of burying his son. Later, while endeavoring to storm the...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923
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Image 40 of Vol. I, AAC-BLO ACONCAGUA—ACROPOLIS manufacture of fertilizers, in bleaching and dyeing, in the production of coal-tar dyes, and, in conjunction with nitric acid, in the manufacture of nitroglycerin and guncot¬ ton. Among the acids occurring...- Contributor: Stanford, Harold Melvin
- Date: 1923