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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918. Excerpt: ... INDEX Abelard, at Paris, I. 36 d'Abreu, Antonio, in Spice Islands, 1. 169 Absolutism, rise of, 15th century, I. 82-108; 15-lHth century, 124 ff.; and internationalism, 141; failure in Germany, 203; and middle classes, 16th cen-tury, 280; 16-17th century, 501-2; (1660-78), II. 66; 98; reaction against, 17th century, 130; (Louis XIV), 310-74, passim; see also Despotism Abyssinia, Christian state, con-nection with Prester John leg-end, I. 72; reached by Covil-ham and Paiva, 95; joins Por-tuguese against Egypt, 237; Lobo in, II. 31 Academies, the, and the New Learning, I. 54 Academy, Berlin, II. 227; Stock-holm, 227; French, see Colbert Academy, French, see Colbert, II. 76 Acadia, I. 443; secured by France, II. 57; taken by English, 251 Achin, Portuguese and, I. 236 Acta Sanctorum, II. 48 Act of Supremacy, English (Henry VIII), I. 210; (Elizabeth), 281, 301 Act of Uniformity (Elizabeth), I. 281, 301 Act of Union, England and Scot-land, II. 158 Adam, Robert and William, II. 335-6 Adams, Samuel, II. 311, 314 Adams, William, I. 396 Addison, Joseph, II. 220 Adelard of Bath, mediaeval trav-eler, I. 69 Aden, port on trade-route, I. 73; Portuguese at, 156, 160 Administrative reform (1760-89), II. 361 Adolf of Nassau, captures Mainz, I. 53 iEneas Sylvius Piccolomini (Pius II), I. 56 Machines, MS. of, I. 52 schylus, Laurentian MS. of, I. 52 Africa, east coast, Covilham on, I. 95; da Gama on, 103 Africa, North, I. 85 Africa, west coast, early explora-tions, I. 88; early Portuguese ventures on, 85, 89, 96; map, 89 African Company, French, II. 80; English Royal, 85-6 Agincourt, Battle of, I. 84, 110, 188 Agricola, G. (Landmann), "fa-ther of mineralogy," I. 250 Agricola, R. (Huysmann), Dutch scholar, I. 180 Agricultural periodicals, origin, II. 271 Agricultural Revolution...
