Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge ...William Henry Chandler Collier, 1898 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 86
Page 20
... King Hiero . Ten years later he seems to have been again in Athens , but afterward returned to Sicily , where he is ... Kings of Macedon . Etomorphæ . ACCIPITRES . ( q.v. ) . Afer , DOMITIUS . Roman orator of first century , infamous as ...
... King Hiero . Ten years later he seems to have been again in Athens , but afterward returned to Sicily , where he is ... Kings of Macedon . Etomorphæ . ACCIPITRES . ( q.v. ) . Afer , DOMITIUS . Roman orator of first century , infamous as ...
Page 21
... king of Mycenæ , brother of Menelaus . He married Clytemnestra , daughter of Tyndareus , and succeeded Thyestes as king of Mycena ; was commander - in- chief of the Greek hosts at Troy ; on his return was murdered 22 by his wife , or ...
... king of Mycenæ , brother of Menelaus . He married Clytemnestra , daughter of Tyndareus , and succeeded Thyestes as king of Mycena ; was commander - in- chief of the Greek hosts at Troy ; on his return was murdered 22 by his wife , or ...
Page 25
... king of Israel , 917-895 B.C .; son of the usurper Omri , and blindly obedient to his Baal - worshiping and persecuting wife , the Syrian princess Jezebel . Ahasuerus . Title applied in Scripture to three kings of Persia . I. Astyages ...
... king of Israel , 917-895 B.C .; son of the usurper Omri , and blindly obedient to his Baal - worshiping and persecuting wife , the Syrian princess Jezebel . Ahasuerus . Title applied in Scripture to three kings of Persia . I. Astyages ...
Page 27
... King of Salamis ; bravest of all the Greeks who sailed against Troy except Achilles . Crazed by his defeat at the hands of Ulysses , he slew the sheep of the Greek army , thinking they were Trojans , and took his own life . Ajax , THE ...
... King of Salamis ; bravest of all the Greeks who sailed against Troy except Achilles . Crazed by his defeat at the hands of Ulysses , he slew the sheep of the Greek army , thinking they were Trojans , and took his own life . Ajax , THE ...
Page 32
... king of Leon . Alcarraza . Vessel made of porous pottery , and employed in warm climates for cooling water . The outer surface is always covered with a layer of moisture , which evaporates rapidly , thus keeping the temperature of the ...
... king of Leon . Alcarraza . Vessel made of porous pottery , and employed in warm climates for cooling water . The outer surface is always covered with a layer of moisture , which evaporates rapidly , thus keeping the temperature of the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid Africa alcohol Algæ aluminium American ammonia ancient Angiosperma angle aniline animals arch architecture army Asia bismuth body bridge British called capital carbon cells cent century Charles chloride Christian Church City class Angiosperma coal coast color common compounds consists containing copper court Crustacea cylinder defeated developed Dicotyledones disease engine England English Europe flowering plants flowers France French genus German Greek guns heat HENRY hydrochloric acid hydrogen India iron islands Italian Italy JOHN King known larvæ LL.D Mass ment metal mineral native natural family nitric acid novelist organs origin oxide painter Paris plants plates poet pres pressure produced prof River Roman Rome Russia salt side sodium soluble Spain species steam sulphuric sulphuric acid surface tion tree tropical U. S. Senator Univ usually vols