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Various. The Circle of Knowledge: A Classified, Simplified, Visualized Book of Answers
The Circle of Knowledge: A Classified, Simplified, Visualized Book of Answers
Table of Contents
THE PUBLISHER’S PREFATORY
EDITOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
GENERAL OUTLINE OF CONTENTS
FIRST DIVISION: THE KINGDOMS OF NATURE
BOOK OF THE HEAVENS
BOOK OF THE EARTH
BOOK OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM
BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
I. Wild Animals:
II. Domesticated Animals:
III. Pronouncing Dictionary of Scientific Terms concerning Animals
SECOND DIVISION: THE KINGDOMS OF MAN
BOOK OF RACES AND PEOPLES
BOOK OF NATIONS: Geographical, Historical, Descriptive. I. Extinct Nations of the Past
II. Living Nations of To-day
III. Tables and Charts
IV. Historical Charts and Tables, Maps and Plans
BOOK OF THE SCIENCES AND INVENTION
BOOK OF THE HUMAN BODY
BOOK OF BIOGRAPHY
BOOK OF THE CHILD WORLD
Color Plates
Diagrams, Maps and Charts
Other Full Page and Text Illustrations
BOOK OF THE HEAVENS. Descriptive and Explanatory
THE WORLDS IN THE SKIES
THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND. ITS MEMBERS
MOVEMENTS WITHIN THE. SOLAR SYSTEM
KEPLER’S CELEBRATED LAWS OF. PLANETARY MOVEMENTS
THE GIGANTIC SUN AND HIS FUNCTION. IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
THE MOON—THE EARTH’S. ONLY SATELLITE
COMETS, METEORS AND. SKY DUST
THE FIXED STARS. IN THE HEAVENS
THE MAGNITUDES AND GROUPING. OF THE STARS
THE WONDERFUL. MILKY WAY
NEBULAE AND THE THEORY. OF THE UNIVERSE
THE VARIED COLOR. OF THE STARS
WHAT CAUSES. THE ECLIPSES
THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE CONSTELLATIONS
SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN ASTRONOMY
BOOK OF THE EARTH
OUR EARTH: ITS STRUCTURE AND SURFACE
WHAT THE HEAT OF THE. EARTH SHOWS
WHAT CAUSES THE INTERNAL. HEAT OF THE EARTH
HOW THE EARTH’S CRUST. WAS FORMED
SHAPE OF THE EARTH. A SPHEROID
SIZE AND DENSITY OF. THE EARTH
HOW WE KNOW THE EARTH. IS A SPHERE
THE ROTATION OF. THE EARTH
THE EARTH A SERIES OF. SHELLS OF MATTER
HOW THE EARTH’S CRUST. IS CONSTRUCTED
MATERIALS OF WHICH ROCKS. ARE COMPOSED
WHAT A. MINERAL IS
CHIEF ROCK-FORMING. MINERALS
CHIEF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS WHICH. FORM MINERALS
HOW ROCKS ARE. CLASSIFIED
SEDIMENTARY OR. STRATIFIED ROCKS
HOW THE METALS. ARE FOUND
A GEOLOGICAL VIEW OF THE GROWTH OF THE EARTH
THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
LAND FORMS OF THE WORLD
THE DISTRIBUTION OF. LAND AND WATER
LOCATION OF THE. CONTINENTS
CERTAIN RESEMBLANCES OF. THE CONTINENTS
THE SHAPING OF. THE COAST
THE COASTLINE OF THE. VARIOUS CONTINENTS
LOCATION OF THE GREAT. PLAINS OF THE WORLD
SITUATION, ELEVATION AND. SOIL OF PLATEAUS
SOIL AND CLIMATE. OF PLATEAUS
MOUNTAINS AND THEIR STRUCTURES
HOW MOUNTAIN CHAINS. FORM SYSTEMS
TWO TYPES OF MOUNTAIN. CHAINS
HOW VALLEYS ARE. FORMED
REMARKABLE CANONS OF THE ROCKY. MOUNTAIN PLATEAUS
ISLANDS OF THE WORLD. CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC. ISLANDS
FORMS OF VOLCANIC. ISLANDS
WONDERFUL STRUCTURE OF. CORAL ISLANDS
COMBINATION OF VOLCANIC. AND CORAL ISLANDS
CORAL REEFS AND THEIR. BUILDERS
DISTRIBUTION OF. CORALS
THE ATOLL FORM. OF ISLAND
VOLCANOES, GEYSERS AND EARTHQUAKES
CAUSE, STRUCTURE AND LOCATION OF VOLCANOES
WHAT VOLCANOES ARE AND. HOW THEY ACT
VESUVIUS THE MOST. REMARKABLE VOLCANO
SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION. OF VOLCANOES
EARTHQUAKES
KINDS OF MOTION OBSERVED. IN EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. AND SOUNDS
GEYSERS
WONDERFUL GEYSERS OF. THE YELLOWSTONE
THE WATERS OF THE EARTH
WHERE SPRINGS HAVE. THEIR SOURCE
HOW MINERAL SPRINGS. ARE FORMED
WHY WATER FLOWS FROM. ARTESIAN WELLS
FORMATION, CHARACTERISTICS AND. PECULIARITIES OF RIVERS
FRESHWATER AND. SALT LAKES
HOW THE LAKES ARE DISTRIBUTED. OVER THE GLOBE
THE OCEANS OF THE WORLD AND THEIR MYSTERIES
VAST EXTENT OF. THE OCEANS
HOW THE FLOOR OF THE. OCEAN APPEARS
CAUSE OF THE TIDES, WAVES AND. CURRENTS OF THE OCEANS
THE MAELSTROM, CHARYBDIS. AND HELL GATE
WHAT CAUSES THE WAVES. OF THE OCEAN
THE RIVERS IN. THE SEA
THE GREAT SYSTEMS OF. OCEAN CURRENTS
ATMOSPHERE, CLIMATE AND WEATHER
THE ATMOSPHERE: ITS EXTENT, CHARACTER, USE AND EFFECT
WHAT THE ATMOSPHERE. IS COMPOSED OF
HOW THE ATMOSPHERE IS. WEIGHED AND MEASURED
DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE. OVER THE EARTH
EFFECT OF THE MOTIONS. OF THE EARTH
EFFECT OF UNEQUAL DAYS AND. NIGHTS ON TEMPERATURE
LAW OF VARIATION OF. DAY AND NIGHT
RESULT OF THIS LAW IN. DIFFERENT ZONES
HOW THE SEASONS VARY IN. DIFFERENT LATITUDES
WINDS AND OTHER AIR CURRENTS
WHAT CAUSES THE. TRADE-WINDS
MONSOONS AND THEIR. LOCATION
THE WHIRL OF THE. HURRICANE
TORNADOES AND OTHER. CHARACTERISTIC STORMS
CLOUDS—THEIR FORM AND. CLASSIFICATION
FORMS OF ATMOSPHERIC VAPOR
WHAT CAUSES. DEW
FORMATION OF MISTS. AND FOGS
RAIN, HAIL AND. SNOW
SNOW AND SNOW- CRYSTALS
WHERE PERMANENT. SNOW EXISTS
HOW SNOW AND ICE FORM. GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS
MOST FAMOUS GLACIER. REGION
CLIMATE AND WEATHER
THE SUPREME INFLUENCE. OF THE SUN
HOW AFFECTED BY POSITION OF. LAND AND WATER
INFLUENCE OF. ELEVATIONS
MODIFICATIONS BY PREVAILING WINDS, MOUNTAINS AND OCEAN CURRENTS
RAINLESS AND RAINY REGIONS. OF THE EARTH
NATURE WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY AND LIGHT
EARTH AND AIR FORM NATURE’S. ELECTRIC BATTERY
LIGHTNING—THE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE. IN THE HEAVENS
THE AURORA BOREALIS, OR. NORTHERN LIGHTS
RAINBOWS, HALOS AND. CORONAS
COLORS OF THE SKY. AND CLOUDS
THE MYSTIFYING. MIRAGE
USEFUL MINERALS OF THE EARTH. HOW MINERALS ARE. IDENTIFIED
CRYSTALS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL. OF MINERAL FORMS
DICTIONARY OF IMPORTANT MINERAL PRODUCTS
SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
BOOK OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM
RELATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE
TROPICAL LIFE
WHERE THE MOST POWERFUL. ANIMALS ARE FOUND
LIFE IN THE TEMPERATE ZONES
HOW THE LIFE OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE. DIFFERS FROM THAT OF WARMER ZONES
ORIGINAL HOME OF OUR. DOMESTIC ANIMALS
LIFE IN THE COLD ZONES
CHIEF DIVISIONS OF THE PLANT KINGDOM
I. CEREALS, GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS
HOW OUR CEREALS WERE. DEVELOPED
HOW THE WORD “CEREAL” ORIGINATED
WHERE THE CEREALS. GROW
HOW THE BOTANIST DESCRIBES. CEREALS AND GRASSES
II. KITCHEN VEGETABLES
III. THE FRUIT TREES
IV. FRUIT-BEARING SHRUBS AND PLANTS
V. FLOWERS AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL PLANTS
ROSES AND ROSE CULTURE
DESIRABLE VARIETIES FOR THE ROSE GARDEN
VI. WILD FLOWERS AND FLOWERLESS PLANTS
FLOWERS THAT GROW IN. THE WOODS
WILD FLOWERS AMONG THE. HEDGES AND BUSHES
THE FLOWERS OF THE. OPEN MEADOWS
FLOWERS OF THE WOODED. PASTURES
WILD FLOWERS ON HIGHWAYS. AND WASTE LAND
FLOWERS IN CULTIVATED. FIELDS
THE GREAT GROUPS OF CRYPTOGAMS. OR FLOWERLESS PLANTS
VII. TREES OF THE FOREST
VIII. FIBER AND COMMERCIAL PLANTS
IX. POISONOUS PLANTS
X. SOME WONDERS OF PLANT LIFE
THE MOST CRUEL PLANT. IN THE WORLD
THE STRANGE HABITS OF. THE NEPENTHES
THE NEPENTHES CATCH EVEN. MICE AND BIRDS
THE DEATH PITCHER OF. THE SARRACENIAS
A PLANT WITH PRISON. WINDOWS
AN AUSTRALIAN PLANT WITH. TWO KINDS OF LEAVES
PLANTS THAT KILL EVEN. THE POWERFUL LION
HOW PLANTS TRAVEL
NATURE’S AVIATORS AND. SEED-SOWERS
THE WILLOW ALSO PRODUCES. FLYING SEEDS
SEEDS OF THE SYCAMORE A DIFFERENT. TYPE OF FLYING MACHINE
PLANT TRAVELERS. ON LAND
HOW THE PLANTS DEFEND THEMSELVES
HOW THE CACTUS DEFENDS. ITS LIFE
THE AMERICAN AGAVE, OR “CENTURY PLANT”
THE CURIOUS MISTLETOE, A. ROBBER PLANT OR PARASITE
A PLANT THAT GROWS. IN SNOW
THE PRIMARY USE OF LIQUID. RUBBER TO PLANTS
SCIENTIFIC TERMS USED IN BOTANY. Completely Classified, Illustrated and Exemplified
ROOTS
STEM
Stems above Ground
Stems under Ground
LEAVES
INFLORESCENCE
FLOWER
CALYX
COROLLA
STAMENS (Andrœcium)
FILAMENT
ANTHER
PISTILS (Gynœcium)
STIGMA
STYLE
OVARY
OVULE
FRUIT
SEED
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
ANGIOSPERMS (LEAVES PARALLEL-VEINED)
BOOK OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
WHY AND HOW ANIMALS. ARE CLASSIFIED
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION. OF THE DOG
TABULAR VIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE ANIMAL TYPES
ANIMALS IN CLASSIFIED GROUPS
THE MAMMALS (Mammalia)
THE MONKEY TRIBE (Quadrumana)
THE ANIMALS OF PREY
GNAWING ANIMALS, OR RODENTS
HOOFED ANIMALS (Ungulata)
PACHIDERMS (Pachydermata) OR THICK-SKINNED ANIMALS
TOOTHLESS ANIMALS (Edentata)
POUCHED ANIMALS (Marsupialia)
BATS AND OTHER FLYING MAMMALS
THE SEALS (Pinnipedia)
THE WHALES (Cetacea)
THE BIRDS
HOW BIRDS COMPARE. WITH MAMMALS
THE VOICE OF. BIRDS
HOW BIRDS ARE. CLOTHED
THE BIRDS OF PREY
THE CLIMBING BIRDS
THE SINGING BIRDS
THE WADING BIRDS (Struthiones)
THE SWIMMING BIRDS (Natatores)
THE RUNNING BIRDS (Cursores)
GAME BIRDS (Gallinæ)
THE REPTILES (Reptilia) LIZARDS, CHAMELEONS, SNAKES, CROCODILES, TORTOISES AND TURTLES
TORTOISES AND TURTLES (Chelonia)
CROCODILES AND ALLIGATORS (Crocodilia)
LIZARDS (Lacertilia)
SNAKES OR SERPENTS
HOW THE SNAKE. TRAVELS
MOUTH AND SENSE ORGANS. OF SNAKES
THE ORGANS OF. CIRCULATION
HOW SNAKES SECRETE. POISONS
WHY SNAKES ARE. COLORED
SOME SNAKES THAT. WARN
THE ART OF SNAKE. CHARMING
THE WISDOM OF THE. SERPENT
AMERICAN AND OTHER. SNAKES
AMPHIBIANS (Amphibia) FROGS, NEWTS, SALAMANDERS AND TOADS
THE FISHES (Pisces)
THE BONY FISHES (Teleostei)
CARTILAGINOUS FISHES (Elasmobranchii)
ARMORED FISH (Ganoidei)
LUNG-FISHES OR DOUBLE-BREATHERS (Dipnoi)
THE MOLLUSCS (Molluska) SNAILS, CUTTLEFISHES, SQUIDS, OCTOPUS, TUSK SHELLS, BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, OYSTERS
JOINTED-LIMBED ANIMALS (Arthropoda) CRABS AND LOBSTERS, SCORPIONS AND SPIDERS, INSECTS AND GRASSHOPPERS
CRABS AND THEIR ALLIES (Crustacea)
SCORPIONS AND SPIDERS
THE INSECTS (Insecta)
BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (Lepidoptera)
STRAIGHT-WINGED INSECTS (Orthoptera)
ANTS, BEES AND WASPS (Hymenoptera)
FLIES (Diptera)
STARFISHES AND SEA-URCHINS (Echinoderms) HEDGEHOG SKINNED ANIMALS OF THE SEA. SEA-LILIES, STAR FISHES, BRITTLE STARS, SEA URCHINS, AND SEA CUCUMBERS
ANIMALS THAT APPROACH THE SIMPLEST FORMS OF LIFE WORMS, LEECHES, SEA-ANEMONES, CORAL-POLYPS, JELLY-FISHES, SPONGES
ANIMALS LIKE PLANTS
SPONGES
PROTOZOA OR SIMPLEST FORMS OF ANIMAL LIFE ANIMALCULES, AMOEBA, RADIOLARIA, FLAGELLATES, CILIATES. ANIMALCULES (Protozoa)
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS
CLASSES TO WHICH THE DOMESTIC. ANIMALS BELONG
WHERE ANIMALS WERE. FIRST DOMESTICATED
RESULTS OF DOMESTICATION. ON ANIMALS
DOMESTICATED MAMMALS
Cat
Cattle, or Ox
Dog
Elephant
Gayal
Goat
Guinea-pig
Horse
Llama
Rabbit
Reindeer
Sheep
Swine, Pig or Hog
Yak
Zebu
DOMESTICATED FISH. Carp
Goldfish
DOMESTICATED BIRDS. Canary
Chickens
Duck
Goose
Guinea Fowl
Ostrich
Parrot
Peacock
Pigeon
Swans
Turkey
DOMESTICATED INSECTS. Bee, Honey
Silk-worm
SCIENTIFIC TERMS CONCERNING ANIMALS
BOOK OF RACES AND PEOPLES
MAN AND THE HUMAN FAMILY
HOW MAN DIFFERS FROM. OTHER ANIMALS
BRAIN-POWER THE SUPREME. DIFFERENCE
MAN AND HIS. DEAD
THE GREAT QUESTION OF. MAN’S ORIGIN
MAN’S PRIMEVAL HOME AND HIS. EARLIEST KNOWN REMAINS
PROBABLY THE FIRST. MIGRATIONS OF MAN
WHEN THE WORLD WAS. FIRST PEOPLED
EVIDENCES OF MAN’S ADVANCEMENT. IN PREHISTORIC AGES
MAN IN THE OLD. STONE AGE
MAN IN THE NEW. STONE AGE
THE AGE OF LETTERS. OR PICTOGRAPHS
HOW THE RACES ARE. CLASSIFIED
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE RACES OF MANKIND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CAUCASIAN OR. WHITE DIVISION OF MANKIND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE MONGOLIC. OR YELLOW DIVISION
DISTRIBUTION OF THE NEGRO, OR BLACK RACE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE AMERICAN, OR RED DIVISION
THE CAUCASIAN THE REAL. HISTORIC RACE
THREE DIVISIONS OF THE. CAUCASIAN RACE
THE SUPREMACY OF THE. ARYANS IN HISTORY
ARYAN CIVILIZATION BEFORE. THE MIGRATION
DICTIONARY OF THE HISTORICAL RACE GROUPS
THE BOOK OF NATIONS. Geographical, Historical, Descriptive
THE ANCIENT EXTINCT NATIONS
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND DISCOVERY
WHERE THE FIRST. CIVILIZATIONS BEGAN
THE REGION WEST OF THE. EUPHRATES
THE HISTORIC PLATEAU. OF IRAN
THE FAR DISTANT. ORIENT
EGYPT WAS A GIFT TO MANKIND. FROM THE NILE
THE DIVISIONS OF UPPER AND. LOWER EGYPT
THE MOST HISTORIC SEA IN. THE WORLD
THE WORLD’S GREATEST EXPLORERS
COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF NATIONS. Showing their Origin, Chief Events, Changes or Extinction, from the Earliest Period to the Present
I.[1]FROM EARLIEST HISTORIC RECORDS TO THE TIME OF ABRAHAM, X-2250 BC
II. FROM THE AGE OF ABRAHAM TO THE RISE OF ASSYRIA, 2250–1100, B.C
III. FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE TO THE TIME OF XERXES THE GREAT, 1100–485 BC
IV. FROM THE ACCESSION OF XERXES THE GREAT TO THE PERIOD OF THE PUNIC WARS, 485–264, BC
V. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PUNIC OR CARTHAGINIAN WARS TO THE FOUNDING OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, 264–30, BC
VI. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE UNDER AUGUSTUS TO ITS PERMANENT DIVISION, BC 30–395, AD
VII. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE FORMATION OF THE MOHAMMEDAN EMPIRE, 395–622 AD
VIII. FROM THE BEGINNING OF MOHAMMEDAN POWER TO THE TREATY OF VERDUN, 622–843 AD
EXTINCT NATIONS OF THE PAST
THE SPELL OF EGYPT: ANCIENT AND MODERN
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE. OLDEST CIVILIZATION
HOMELAND OF THE. EGYPTIANS
THE LIFE GIVING. RIVER NILE
THE NILE’S ANNUAL. OVERFLOW
THE RISE OF IRRIGATION BEGINS. WITH THE NILE
EGYPTIAN LAKES, CLIMATE. AND OASES
ANCIENT POPULATION. OF EGYPT
HOW WE KNOW THE. HISTORY OF EGYPT
THE STORY OF THE. HIEROGLYPHICS
DISCOVERY OF THE. ROSETTA STONE
PHONETIC. HIEROGLYPHICS
THE HISTORY OF EGYPT
FIRST MONARCH OF THE. OLD KINGDOM
THE INVASION AND RULE OF. THE SHEPHERD-KINGS
GREAT EPOCH OF. RAMESES II
IMPORTANT REIGN OF PSAMETIK. FOLLOWS AN AGE OF DECAY
EGYPT IS CONQUERED. BY PERSIA
CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT. AND PASSES UNDER GREEK RULE
EGYPT BECOMES A. ROMAN PROVINCE
PASSES UNDER MOHAMMEDAN. RULE
BECOMES A PAWN OF TURKEY, FRANCE AND ENGLAND
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND CIVILIZATION
RELIGION OF THE EGYPTIANS
EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE
SCULPTURE AND PAINTING
CITIES AND HISTORIC MONUMENTS
BABYLONIA—ASSYRIA
GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL FEATURES. OF THE REGION
EARLY DIVISIONS AND FAMOUS. CITIES OF BABYLONIA
EARLY HISTORY RIVALS. THAT OF EGYPT
GREAT PERIOD OF. HAMMURABI
II. THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
DIVISIONS AND CITIES. OF ASSYRIA
EARLY ASSYRIAN HISTORY SHOWN. BY THE INSCRIPTIONS
SECOND IMPORTANT DYNASTY. ESTABLISHED
REIGN OF SARGON THE. ASSYRIAN
ASSYRIA BEGINS PERIOD OF. GREATEST SPLENDOR
GREAT EXTENT OF THE EMPIRE. AT ITS HEIGHT
DECLINE AND FALL OF. THE EMPIRE
III. LATER BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
THE FAMOUS REIGN OF. NEBUCHADNEZZAR
FALL OF BABYLON UNDER. BELSHAZZAR
IV. CIVILIZATION IN BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA
THE HEBREWS AND THE HOLY LAND—PALESTINE
THE UNIQUE SITUATION AND IMPORTANCE. OF THE HOLY LAND
HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS OR ISRAELITES
ISRAELITES UNDER THE. EGYPTIANS
THE EXODUS UNDER. MOSES
THEY ENTER THE LAND. OF CANAAN
PERIOD OF THE. JUDGES
THE POWERFUL PHILISTINE. TRIBES
HEBREW MONARCHY, UNDER SAUL, DAVID AND SOLOMON
THE MAGNIFICENT REIGN. OF SOLOMON
DECLINE AND DIVISION OF. THE MONARCHY
FALL AND CAPTIVITY. OF ISRAEL
FALL OF JUDAH AND BABYLONIAN. CAPTIVITY
RETURN OF THE HEBREWS. TO JERUSALEM
THE JEWS UNDER EZRA AND. NEHEMIAH
JUDEA BECOMES SUBJECT. TO PERSIA
STRUGGLE UNDER THE MACCABEES. AND HYRCANUS
THE CONQUEST BY. ROME
GEOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY LAND
RIVERS, LAKES AND OTHER. HISTORIC WATERS
CHIEF TOWNS AND. INDUSTRIES
THE PHŒNICIANS
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT. OF PHOENICIA
THE GREAT CITIES OF SIDON. AND TYRE
PHOENICIAN MARINERS FOUND. CARTHAGE
VAST EXTENT OF PHOENICIAN. COMMERCE
THEIR ARTS OF CIVILIZATION. INCLUDED OUR ALPHABET
THEIR CHARACTER AND. RELIGION
THE MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE
GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION OF. MEDIA AND PERSIA
ORIGIN AND CHARACTER. OF THE MEDES
MEDIAN POWER FIRST ESTABLISHED. BY CAYAXARES
ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF. THE PERSIANS
FOUNDING OF THE PERSIAN. EMPIRE BY CYRUS
THE GREAT REIGN. OF DARIUS
ATTEMPT TO INVADE EUROPE, AND. WAR WITH THE GREEKS
REIGN OF XERXES. THE GREAT
ARTAXERXES II. AND THE “RETREAT OF. THE TEN THOUSAND GREEKS”
DARIUS III. LAST OF THE. PERSIAN EMPERORS
SCIENCE AND THE ARTS IN PERSIA
PERSIAN CITIES
PERSIAN LIFE
THE GREEKS: GLORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
THE LAND OF HELLAS AND. THE HELLENES
GREAT DIVISIONS OF. GREECE
THE FAMOUS GRECIAN. ISLANDS
THE EFFECT OF. GREEK COLONIZATION
HISTORY OF THE GREEKS. I. THE PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
II. PERIOD OF MIGRATIONS AND FORMATION OF STATES
III. PERIOD OF PERSIAN WARS AND MILITARY GLORY
IV. AGE OF PERICLES AND GREEK LUXURY
V. MACEDONIAN PERIOD AND EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
ROME: MISTRESS OF THE WORLD. IMPORTANCE OF ROMAN HISTORY
GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
FAVORABLE SITUATION OF THE. ITALIAN PENINSULA
THE MOUNTAINS AND. RIVERS OF ITALY
IMPORTANT DIVISIONS OF. THE PENINSULA
EARLY INHABITANTS. OF SICILY
THE GAULS OF. NORTHERN ITALY
HISTORY OF THE ROMANS. I. MYTHICAL PERIOD
II. PERIOD OF THE REPUBLIC, 510–264 BC
III. EPOCH OF THE PUNIC WARS, 264–146 BC
IV. EPOCH OF THE CIVIL WARS, 146–31 BC
V. PERIOD OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE TO CONSTANTINE, 31 B.C.-306 A.D
VI. FROM CONSTANTINE TO THE FALL OF ROME, 306–476 A.D
THE DARK AND MIDDLE AGES
THE ROMAN WORLD SUCCEEDED. BY THE GERMANIC
THE HISTORIC. DARK AGES
REAL NATURE OF THIS. PERIOD
THE EASTERN OR BYZANTINE EMPIRE
NOTABLE REIGN AND SERVICE. OF JUSTINIAN
CONQUESTS OF THE FAMOUS. GENERAL BELISARIUS
LOMBARDS CONQUER AND CONTROL ITALY. UNTIL TIME OF CHARLEMAGNE
THE EMPIRE OVERRUN BY. PERSIANS AND GREEKS
DECLINE OF THE EASTERN. EMPIRE AND CONQUEST BY THE TURKS
THE SARACEN EMPIRE: ITS FANATICISM, ART AND LEARNING
THE “KORAN” BECAME THE BASIS OF. BOTH RELIGION AND EMPIRE
THE HEGIRA OR FLIGHT OF. MOHAMMED
HIS RELIGION SPREAD BY. THE SWORD
EMPIRE EXTENDED BY CONQUESTS. OF THE CALIPHS
SARACEN CONQUESTS IN. THE EAST
THE FURY OF CONQUEST. IN THE WEST
SUBJUGATION OF SPAIN AND. SOUTHERN GAUL
THEIR DEFEAT BY. CHARLES MARTEL
DIVISION OF SARACENIC. EMPIRE
SARACENS SUCCEEDED BY THE. MOORS IN SPAIN
SARACEN CONTRIBUTIONS TO. LEARNING AND ART
GERMANIC EMPIRE OF CHARLEMAGNE
WHAT THE DOMINIONS OF. CHARLEMAGNE COMPRISED
THE CENTRAL PLAN OF. CHARLEMAGNE’S EMPIRE
OBJECT OF HIS WARS AND HIS. CHIEF FOES
HE SUBDUES THE SAXONS AND. BAVARIANS
THE FIRST UNION OF THE GERMANS. UNDER ONE HEAD
NORTHERN ITALY UNITED. TO HIS EMPIRE
CROWNED BY THE POPE AS EMPEROR. OF THE WEST
CHARLEMAGNE’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE. CIVILIZATION OF HIS TIME
HIS EFFORTS FOR EDUCATION. OF HIS PEOPLE
CAPITAL AND FAVORITE RESIDENCE. OF CHARLEMAGNE
THE END OF CHARLEMAGNE’S. GREAT EMPIRE
COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF NATIONS--Continued
IX. FROM THE TREATY OF VERDUN TO THE SIGNING OF MAGNA CHARTA BY KING JOHN, 843–1215 AD
X. FROM THE SIGNING OF MAGNA CHARTA TO THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY COLUMBUS, 1215–1492 AD
XI. FROM THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA BY COLUMBUS TO THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA, 1492–1648 AD
XII. FROM THE PEACE OF WESTPHALIA TO THE CLOSE OF AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 1648–1783 AD
XIII. FROM THE RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND FRENCH REPUBLIC, 1783–1848 AD
XIV. FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND FRENCH REPUBLIC TO THE FOUNDING OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE, 1848–1871 AD
LIVING NATIONS OF THE WORLD TO-DAY
INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD TODAY
WEALTH OF NATIONS
THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
EUROPEAN GULFS. AND INLETS
THE MEDITERRANEAN AND. ITS ARMS
PENINSULAS OF. EUROPE
SURFACE. CHARACTERISTICS
REMARKABLE SURFACE OF. FINLAND
LOWLANDS OF WESTERN. EUROPE
ISOLATED LOWLANDS OF. EUROPE
MOUNTAINS AND. HIGHLANDS
THE ALPINE. REGION
FAMOUS ALPINE. PASSES
OUTLYING SPURS OF. THE ALPS
HIGHLANDS OF. FRANCE
PYRENEES AND SPANISH. PENINSULA
MOUNTAINS OF ITALY AND. THE BALKANS
MASS OF THE. CAUCASUS
SCANDINAVIAN MOUNTAIN. GROUPS
SURFACE OF EUROPEAN. ISLANDS
CHAIN OF THE. URAL
RIVERS OF EUROPE
THE RHINE
THE DANUBE
THE NATIONS OF EUROPE—THE GREAT POWERS
GREAT BRITAIN
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
EDUCATIONAL, HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CENTERS
ENGLISH HISTORY
IMPORTANT FACTS CONCERNING THE BRITISH EMPIRE
TABLE OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND
HISTORY
COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES
SOVEREIGNS AND PRESIDENTS OF FRANCE
GERMAN EMPIRE
CITIES OF PRUSSIA
HISTORY OF GERMANY
KINGDOM OF ITALY
HISTORY OF ITALY
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
HISTORY OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
SOVEREIGNS OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
HISTORY OF RUSSIA
SOVEREIGNS OF RUSSIA
SECONDARY POWERS OF EUROPE. BELGIUM
BULGARIA
DENMARK
GREECE
HOLLAND
NORWAY
Poland
PORTUGAL
ROUMANIA
SERVIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY, or Ottoman Empire
THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA
THE UNITED STATES
LEADING EVENTS IN THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FORM OF PARALLEL OUTLINES
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
CANADA
MEXICO
LEADING COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA. ARGENTINA, or ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
BRAZIL
CHILE
LEADING COUNTRIES OF ASIA. CHINA
INDIA
JAPAN
THE COLONIAL DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD
THE GREAT FOREIGN WARS OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY
GREAT AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BATTLES
BOOK OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
HOW TO SPEAK CORRECT ENGLISH
ACCENT OF WORDS
RULES OF PRONUNCIATION
COMMON ERRORS IN PRONUNCIATION
EXPRESSION
INFLECTION OF THE VOICE
WRITTEN ENGLISH
RULES RELATING TO STYLE
RIGHT AND WRONG USE OF WORDS IN SPEAKING AND WRITING
USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS
ABBREVIATIONS, CONTRACTIONS AND DEGREES
PUNCTUATION
MISCELLANEOUS MARKS
RHETORICAL FIGURES OF SPEECH
FORMS OF WRITTEN ENGLISH
I. PROSE
II. POETRY
LETTER WRITING, OR CORRESPONDENCE
OFFICIAL AND TITLED SALUTATIONS
NARRATION
EXPOSITION
POETRY AND POETICS
POETICS
WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
FOREIGN SOUNDS
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF CLASSIC WORDS AND PHRASES
KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
LITERATURE
VAST RANGE OF. LITERATURE
WHY WE STUDY. LITERATURE
HOW IT HAS CREATED NEW. WORLDS AND PEOPLES
HOW LITERATURE HELPS US. INTERPRET LIFE
LITERATURE IS THE BRAIN. OF HUMANITY
BOOKS AS LIBERAL. EDUCATORS
ENGLISH LITERATURE
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD, 449–1066
THE NORMAN-FRENCH PERIOD, 1066–1400
THE ELIZABETHAN AND PURITAN PERIODS, 1559–1660
PERIOD OF THE RESTORATION TO THE RISE OF THE NOVEL, 1660–1740
RISE OF THE NOVEL AND PERIOD OF ROMANTICISM, 1740–1837
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD TO THE PRESENT, 1837-——
SUMMARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
AMERICAN LITERATURE
THE COLONIAL PERIOD, 1620–1775
FIRST NATIONAL PERIOD, 1775–1865
SECOND NATIONAL PERIOD, 1865-——
SUMMARY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF LITERARY ALLUSIONS
KEY TO THE SOUNDS OF LETTERS
GODS, HEROES AND MYTHICAL WONDER TALES
THE IMPORTANCE OF MYTHOLOGY IN. EDUCATION
HOW THE MYTHS. ORIGINATED
HOW THE GODS RESEMBLE. MORTALS
HOW AND WHERE THE. GODS LIVED
RELATIONSHIP AND DOMINION. OF THE GODS
A PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY. KEY TO PRONUNCIATION
EXPLANATORY CHART OF GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: SHOWING THE ORIGIN, RELATIONSHIP AND DESCENT OF CHIEF MYTHS
BOOK OF THE SCIENCES AND INVENTION
APPLIED ARITHMETIC, WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS
COMMON FRACTIONS
SIMPLE FRACTIONS
Learning the Fraction 1⁄2 With Disks
Learning the Fraction 1⁄3 and Others with Disks
Equal Fractions in Different Forms
Principles of Fractions
Reduction of Fractions
Addition of Fractions
Subtraction of Fractions
Multiplication of Fractions
Division of Fractions
DECIMAL FRACTIONS
Addition in Decimals
Subtraction in Decimals
Multiplication in Decimals
Division of Decimals
Circulating Decimals
Short Methods in Merchandising
Problems in Grain, Stock, Cotton, Coal, Hay, Lumber, etc
DENOMINATE NUMBERS
Rules for Addition of Denominate Numbers
Subtraction of Denominate Quantities
Multiplication of Denominate Quantities
Division of Denominate Quantities
Reduction Ascending
Reduction Descending
Long or Linear Measure
Table of Long Measure
Surveyors’ Linear Measure
Measures of Length
Surface Measures
Practical Application of Square Measure. PAPERING
CARPETING
Land Measure
THE MEASURE OF SOLIDS, OR CUBIC MEASURE
Practical Applications of Cubic Measure
MEASURES OF CAPACITY
Common Liquid Measure Table
Table of Apothecaries’ Liquid Measure
Table of Dry Measure
MEASURES OF WEIGHT. Avoirdupois Weight
Troy Weight
Apothecaries’ Weight
Medical Signs and Abbreviations
Comparison of Weights
CIRCULAR MEASURES
LONGITUDE AND TIME
Measures of Time
Why We Have Leap Year
STANDARD TIME
THE CALENDAR
Perpetual Calendar
WHERE THE DAY BEGINS
HOW THE MONTHS GOT THEIR NAMES
HOW THE DAYS GOT THEIR NAMES
MEASURES OF VALUE
UNITED STATES MONEY
ENGLISH OR STERLING MONEY
FRENCH MONEY
GERMAN MONEY
Philippines Weights and Measures
Paper Measure
Number Table
PERCENTAGE AND ITS BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
A Decimal as Per Cent
Terms Used in Percentage
PROFIT AND LOSS
COMMISSION
TRADE DISCOUNT
PROMISSORY NOTES
Legal Rules that Apply to Notes
BANK DISCOUNT
INTEREST
Common Interest Methods
The 60-Day Interest Method
Methods of Reckoning Time
Compound Interest
EXCHANGE
Principles of Exchange
STOCKS AND BONDS
Difference Between Stocks and Bonds
Application of Percentage to Stocks
TAXES AND TAXATION
SQUARE ROOT AND CUBE ROOT
CHEMISTRY
Importance of Chemistry
THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY
TABLE OF ALL THE KNOWN CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
CHEMISTRY OF THINGS FAMILIAR
HOW TO READ A GAS METER
OUTLINE COURSE OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FOR THE GRADES
SOME GREAT MECHANICAL INVENTIONS
STEAM ENGINES
LOCOMOTIVES
AËROPLANES
THE MODERN AIRSHIP
THE SUBMARINE
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Electricity
Magnetism
Galvanism
Electro-Magnetism
THE MARVEL OF X-RAYS
BOOK OF THE HUMAN BODY
SYSTEMS AND ORGANS OF THE BODY
THE FIVE GATEWAYS OF KNOWLEDGE
THE EAR: THE MARVELOUS ORGAN OF HEARING
DESCRIPTION OF THE. EXTERNAL EAR
DESCRIPTION OF THE. MIDDLE EAR
WHAT THE MIDDLE EAR. CONTAINS
THE TWO IMPORTANT TUBES OF. THE MIDDLE EAR
EXPLANATION OF THE. INTERNAL EAR
THE EYE AND ITS WONDERFUL STRUCTURE
THE EYELIDS AND. EYE-LASHES
WHAT MAKES THE. TEARS FLOW
HOW THE EYE IS HELD. IN PLACE
HOW THE EYE IS. CONSTRUCTED
HOW THE LIGHT IS. REGULATED
WHAT DETERMINES THE. COLOR OF THE EYE
WHY AND HOW. WE SEE
EFFECT OF AGE UPON. THE LENS
WHAT HOLDS AND SURROUNDS. THE LENS
THE COATS OF. THE EYE
THE WORK OF THE. RETINA
THE RODS AND. CONES
HOW THE SENSE OF SIGHT. IS PRODUCED
THE NOSE: ORGAN OF SMELL
THE TONGUE: THE ORGAN OF TASTE
THE HAND: CHIEF ORGAN OF TOUCH
BOOK OF BIOGRAPHY
BOOK OF THE CHILD WORLD
THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN DURING SCHOOL LIFE
WHEN THE CHILD FIRST. GOES TO SCHOOL
IMPORTANT CONDITIONS AFFECTING. THE CHILD’S LESSONS
THE PROPER TIME. FOR WORK
NECESSITY OF ABUNDANT. FOOD
EFFECT OF THE SEASONS ON. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
THE PERIOD OF. PUBERTY AND ITS SPECIAL PROBLEMS
CONDITIONS OF BONES AND MUSCLES. AT THE PERIOD OF PUBERTY
GENEROUS HOURS OF SLEEP SHOULD. BE ALLOWED
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT. SLEEPLESSNESS
MENTAL QUIETUDE AND. GOOD VENTILATION
BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF. THE BATH
HOW TO TEACH A CHILD TO READ AT HOME
THE STORY OF THE SPIDER AND THE BUTTERFLY
LADY GRAY AND THE NUTS
CUNNING NANCY AND HER KITTENS
THE GOOD LITTLE STARS
THE PANIC IN THE FOREST
THE JOURNEY FROM THE CLOUDS TO THE SEA
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
THE STORY OF PETER PAN
COUNTING AND NUMBERS
Counting
Money Taught as Numbers
COMBINATIONS OF NUMBERS
PRIMARY IDEAS OF DIVISION
Division by Measurement
Division by Partition
NUMBERS IN MULTIPLICATION
PRIMARY MEASURES FOR CHILDREN
Measures of Length
TELLING THE TIME
The Day
THE CALENDAR
FORM AND COLOR
FORM
COLOR
Color Story
STORIES
INDEX
SUPPLEMENTARY INDEX
