THE ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND GENERAL LITERATURE Ninth Edition—Popular Reprint VOLUME XV NEW YORK HENRY G. ALLEN AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS 1888. VOL. XV.-LOO-MEM). Total number of Articles, 677. PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. LOO. HENRY JONES, author of "Card Essays." LORRAINE. REINHOLD PAULI, LL.D., late Professor in Gottingen University. LOTTERIES. W. C. SMITH, LL.B. LOUISIANA. HENRY GANNETT, Washington. LUCERNE. JOHN BALL, M.A., F.R.S., Author of "Alpine Guide." LUCIAN. F. A. PALEY, LL.D., editor of "Eschylus " and "Euripides." LUCRETIUS. W. Y. SELLAR, LL D., Professor of Humanity, University of Edinburgh. LUKE. Rev. EDWIN HATCH, D. D., Vice-Principal of St Mary Hall, and Grinfield Lecturer, Oxford. LULLY. Rev. EDWIN WALLACE, M.A., Vice-Provost, Worcestor College, Oxford. LUTHER AND LUTHERANS. LINDSAY, D.D. Rev. Prof. T. M. Lincoln College, Oxford. M'CULLOCH, J. R. J. K. INGRAM, LL.D., Librarian, Trinity College, Dublin. MACEDONIA. Rev. H. F. TOZER, M. A., author of "Lectures on the Geography of Greece." MACEDONIAN EMPIRE. Rev. C. W. BOASE, M. A., Lecturer in Modern History, Exeter College, Oxford. MACHIAVELLI. J. A. SYMONDS, M. A., author of "The Renaissance in Italy." MACHINE TOOLS. C. P. B. SHELLEY, Lecturer on MACLEOD. Rev. WALTER C. SMITH, D.D., author of "Olrig Grange." MADAGASCAR. Rev. J. SIBREE, Jun., author of "The Great African Island." MADEIRA. J. Y. JOHNSON, author of "Handbook to MADRAS. W. W. HUNTER, LL.D., Director-General MAHMUD. Gen. R. MACLAGAN, R. E. MAINE JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN, President of Bow. doin College, Brunswick, Maine. MAIZE. Rev. GEORGE HENSLOW, M.A., author of "Floral Dissections. MALACHI. Prof. W. ROBERTSON SMITH, LL. D. MALARIA. CHAS. CREIGHTON, M.A., M. D. MALAY PENINSULA AND MALAYS. Prof. KEANE and REINHOLD ROST, Ph.D. MALDIVE ISLANDS. Col. HENRY YULE, C. B. MAMMALIA. W. H. FLOWER, LL.D., F.R.S., Pro- of MANCHURIA. Prof. R. K. DOUGLAS. MARAT. H. MORSE STEPHENS. MARBLE. F. W. RUDLER, Curator of Museum of Practical Geology, London. MARCANTONIO. SIDNEY COLVIN, M.A., Slade Professor of Fine Art, University of Cambridgo. MARINES. Captain C. C. KING, Professor of Tactics, &c., Royal Military College, Sandhurst. MARK. Rev. Prof. HATCH. MARLBOROUGH. W. P. COURTNEY. MARMOT. OLDFIELD THOMAS, British Museum. MARRIAGE. EDMUND ROBERTSON, M. A., Professor of MARSEILLES. GASTON MEISSAS. MARTIAL. Prof. SELLAR. MAURITIUS. Rev. J. SIBREE, Juu. MAZZINI. Rev. J. S. BLACK. MEASLES. J. O. AFFLECK; M.D. MEASUREMENT. R. S. BALL, LL.D., F.R.S., Royal Astronomer for Ireland. МЕССА. Prof. W. ROBERTSON SMITH. MECHANICS. P. G. TAIT, M. A., Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, and the late W. J. MACQUORN RANKINE, LL.D., F.R. S. MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE. T. STEVENSON, M.D., Lecturer on Chemistry, Guy's Hospital, London. MEDICI. Prof. P. VILLARI, Royal Institute, Florence, author of "Savonarola" and "Machiavelli." MEDICINE. CHARLES CREIGHTON, M. A., M.D., and J. F. PAYNE, M.D. MEDINA. Prof. W. ROBERTSON SMITH, MEDITERRANEAN. J. Y. BUCHANAN, late of the "Challenger" Expedition. MELANCHTHON. Rev. JOHN WILSON, M. A. MELBOURNE. A. SUTHERLAND, M.A., Carlton College, Melbourne. MEMLING. J. A. Crowe, author of "Painting in Italy." |