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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 HORTICULTURE: "Portable boilers are convenient for heating
small areas, and are less expensive to install than those described
above." 'install' amended from 'instal'.
ARTICLE HOUSE: "The end walls were closed with wooden studs and
wattle-and-daub filling. The pairs of trees were known as forks or
crucks." 'daub' amended from 'dab'.
ARTICLE HOUSING: "The argument is confirmed by the very substantial
diminution which actually took place between 1891 and 1901."
'between' amended from 'betweeen'.
ARTICLE HOUSING: "In London the percentage fell by 3.7, and the
number of persons overcrowded was reduced by 103,669 in spite of an
increase of population of 324,798." 'percentage' amended from
'precentage'.
ARTICLE HOWARD: "His grandson Thomas succeeded him in 1554, and in
1556 made the second of those marriages which have given the
Howards their high place among the English nobility." 'marriages'
amended from 'marraiges'.
ARTICLE HRABANUS MAURUS MAGNENTIUS: "Returning after the lapse of
two years to Fulda, he was entrusted with the principal charge of
the school, which under his direction rose into a state of great
efficiency for that age, and sent forth such pupils as Walafrid
Strabo, Servatus Lupus of Ferieres and Otfrid of Weissenburg." 'as'
amended from 'at'.
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