American Revisions And Additions To The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Excerpt from American Revisions and Additions to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 3: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature Algeria in 1890, had English miles of rail way open for traffic, including the Tunisian exten sion of 140 miles. The total receipts in 1888 amounted to francs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...to the memory of soldiers who fell in the civil war. An abundant water supply is derived from a lake three miles distant. Keene is the business-center of a fertile agricultural region. Population in 1890, 7,446. KEESEVILLE, a post-village of Essex and Clinton counties, N. Y., lying on both sides of the Au Sable River, four miles west of Lake Champlain. In 1813 a woolen-factory was erected here and three years later a rolling-mill. The water-power is abundant and the leading industry is the manufacture of iron and steel. Population, 2,548. KEIGHTLEY, THOMAS, a British author, born at Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 17 89, died at Erith, Kent, England, Nov. 4., 1872. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and in 1824 settled in England to a life of letters. His histories of Rome, Greece, and England long held their place as school manuals. Other works are Fairy Mythology (1850); Life, Writings, and Opinions of Milton (1855); and Shakespeare Expositor. KEIL, KARL AUGUST GOTTLIEB,3.Gr61'I113.I1 theologian, born at Grossenhain, Saxony, i11 1754, died in 1818. After being educated at the University of Leipzig he became professor of philosophy there in 1785, and two years later he was transferred to the chair of theology which he held until he died. He was noted for special proficiency in explaining the Scriptures, giving closest attention to the grammatical and historical elements of the text. His principles in this direction are set forth in his Hermeneutik des Neuen Testaments (1810). KEITH, ALEXANDER, a Scotch author and clergyman, born at Keith I-Iall, Aberdeenshire in 1791, died at Buxton, England, in 1880. After graduating at Aberdeen he was for a short time minister at St. Cyrus in Kincardineshire. His Evidence of the Truth of the...