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The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Ebert to Estremadura: Volume 4, Part 2

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The volume covers entries ranging from the letter Ebert to Estremadura, encompassing a wide array of topics across scientific, historical, and cultural disciplines. It features detailed descriptions of geographical locations, notable individuals, scientific concepts such as electrical machinery and entomology, alongside notes on pronunciation and transcription practices. The work aims to serve as a comprehensive reference, providing structured and accessible information rooted in early 20th-century scholarship.

Structured with an emphasis on clarity, the encyclopedia includes coloured plates, maps, and explanatory notes, intended for readers seeking authoritative data in diverse fields. Its entries reflect the knowledge and research standards of its period, offering factual summaries rather than interpretative analysis. The collection exemplifies the encyclopedic effort to compile and organise human knowledge in a systematic manner for general reference.

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explanation will appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the marked passage. The colour plate ENTOMOLOGY was originally the Frontispiece to the Volume. THE NEW GRESHAM ENCYCLOPEDIA The GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY Limited 66 CHANDOS STREET STRAND LONDON W.C.2. 1922 LIST OF PLATES AND MAPS EBERT to ESTREMADURA PLATES Page Electrical Machinery 200 Entomology ( coloured ) 267 MAPS IN COLOUR England and Wales 242 KEY TO PRONUNCIATION The method of marking pronunciations here employed is either (1) by marking the syllable on which the accent falls, or (2) by a simple system of transliteration, to which the following is the Key:— VOWELS ā, as in f a te, or in b a re. ä, as in a lms, Fr. â me, Ger. B a hn = á of Indian names. a ˙ , the same sound short or medium, as in Fr. b a l, Ger. M a nn. a, as in f a t. a , as in f a ll. a , obscure, as in rur a l, similar to u in b u t, ė in h e r: common in Indian names. ē, as in m e = i in mach i ne. e, as in m e t. ė, as in h e r. ī, as in p i ne, or as ei in Ger. m ei n. i, as in p i n, also used for the short sound corresponding to ē, as in French and Italian words. eu , a long sound as in Fr. j eû ne = Ger. long ö , as in S ö hne, G ö the (Goethe). eu, corresponding sound short or medium, as in Fr. p eu = Ger. ö short. ō, as in n o te, m oa n. o, as in n o t, s o ft—that is, short or medium. ö, as in m o ve, tw o . ū as in t u be. u, as in t u b: similar to ė and also to a . u , as in b u ll. ü, as in Sc. ab u ne = Fr. û as in d û , Ger. ü long as in gr ü n, B ü hne. u ˙ , the corresponding short or medium sound, as in Fr. b u t, Ger. M ü ller. oi, as in oi l. ou,…

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