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sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.

ce, or an exchange. Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the Archipelago ... the most indispensable supplies. Gibbon.

f the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.

ing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses. 2 Kings xviii. 4.

A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also Nemocera.

order of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. they are mostly parasites. Called also Nematodea, and Nematoda.

Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.

Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.

A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.

A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.

The most important salmon of Alaska (Oncorhinchus nerka), ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; --called also red salmon, redfish, blueback, and sawqui.

Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.

th of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.

Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to Ant: hæmapodous. G. Rolleston.

d the smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens is one of the most abundant species.

ern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation. -- Newtonian telescope (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, a…

A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.

system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geolog…

t his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace. The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in 1901.

Sound of any kind. The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived. Bacon.