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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript. Letter subscripts are preceded by an
underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(4) Macrons and breves above letters and dots below letters were not
inserted.
(5) [root] stands for the root symbol; [alpha], [beta], etc. for greek
letters.
(6) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
ARTICLE FERDINAND V.: "He feared that Jimenez and the 267 Great
Captain would become too independent, and watched them in the
interest of the royal authority." 'Jimenez' amended from 'Ximinez'.
ARTICLE FERGUSSON, ROBERT: "Fergusson's poems were collected in the
year before his death." "Fergusson's" amended from "Fergussons'".
ARTICLE FERMENTATION: "For example, some species hydrolyse cane
sugar and maltose, and then carry on fermentation at the expense of
the simple sugars (hexoses) so formed." 'cane' amended from 'came'.
ARTICLE FERREIRA, ANTONIO: "... and though it has since been
handled by poets of renown in many different languages, none has
been able to surpass the old master." 'different' amended from
'differenc'.
ARTICLE FEVER: "The high temperature seems to cause disintegration
of cell protoplasm and increased excretion of nitrogen and of
carbonic acid." 'disintegration' amended from 'distintegration'.
ARTICLE FIBRES: "Transverse section of stem, X 235, showing bast
fibres occupying central zone." 'Transverse' amended from
'tranverse'.
ARTICLE FIBRES: "The textile yarn is produced by assembling
together the unit threads, which are wound together and suitably
twisted (silk; artificial silk)." 'and' amended from 'aud'.
ARTICLE FIBRES: "Aloe and Agave fibres in their softer forms are
also used for plasterers' brushes." "plasterers'" amended from
"plasterers's".
ARTICLE FICHTE, JOHANN GOTTLIEB: "The disasters of Prussia in 1806
drove Fichte from Berlin." 'disasters' amended from 'diasters'.
ARTICLE FICINO, MARSILIO: "Ficino, like nearly all the scholars of
that age in Italy, delighted in country life. 'life' amended from
'lfe'.
ARTICLE FICINO, MARSILIO: "From these it may be gathered that
nearly every living scholar of note was included in the list of his
friends, and that the subjects which interested him were by no
means confined to his Platonic studies. 'studies' amended from
'sudies'.
ARTICLE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD: "The following days were taken
up with tournaments, in which both kings took part, banquets and
other entertainments ..." 'taken' amended from 'take'.
ARTICLE FIFE: "... at Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy there are high
schools and at Anstruther there is the Waid Academy. 'Kirkcaldy'
amended from 'Kirkclady'.
ARTICLE FIJI: "The Fijians combined with this greediness a savage
and merciless nature." 'nature' amended from 'natures'.
ARTICLE FILELFO, FRANCESCO: "Not satisfied with these outlets for
his mental energy, Filelfo went on translating from the Greek, and
prosecuted a paper warfare with his enemies in Florence." 'Not'
amended from 'No'.
ARTICLE FILTER: "... impurities like ferric oxide, alumina, lime,
magnesia and silica having been removed by treatment with
hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids." 'ferric' amended from
'feric'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE
AND GENERAL INFORMATION