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Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally
printed in subscript.
(2) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective
paragraphs.
(3) Letters topped by Macron are represented as [=x].
(4) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
Article COCKBURN, ALICIA: "Robert Chambers states that the ballad
was written on the occasion of a great commercial disaster which
ruined the fortunes of some Selkirkshire lairds." 'commercial'
amended from 'commerical'.
Article COLCHESTER, CHARLES ABBOT: "From Westminster school Charles
Abbot passed to Christ Church, Oxford, at which he gained the
chancellor's medal for Latin verse as well as the Vinerian
scholarship." Superfluous round bracket after 'scholarship'.
Article COLOGNE: "The foundation of the present cathedral was then
laid by Conrad of Hochstaden (archbishop from 1238 to 1261)."
'1238' amended from '1288'.
Article COLOMBIA: "Sotara (15,420 ft.), Huila (over 18,000 ft.),
Tolima (18,432 ft.)" Missing round bracket before 'over 18,000'.
Article COLOMBIA: "Although it is found growing wild, cacao is
cultivated to a limited extent, and the product is insufficient for
home consumption." 'Although' amended from 'Athough'.
Article COLORADO: "Melons are to some extent exported, and peaches
also; the musk-melons of the Arkansas valley (Rocky Ford
Canteloupes) being in demand all over the United States."
'Canteloupes' amended from 'Canteloups'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE
AND GENERAL INFORMATION