- Uranium, chemical element.
- Usury.
- Utah, Territory, U.S.A.
- Utica, ancient town, Africa.
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- Vanadium, chemical element.
- Vanbrugh, Sir John, English dramatist and architect.
- Van Buren, Martin, president of the United States.
- Vancouver, George, English navigator.
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- Vermilion, pigment.
- Vermont, State, U.S.A.
- Vernet, spa, France.
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- Vertebrata, xxxxxxx.
- Vertue, George, English engraver and antiquary.
- Verus, M. Aurelius.See Aurelius, vol. iii. pp. 86-87.
- Verviers, town, Belgium.
- Vesalius, Andreas.See Anatomy, vol. i. pp. 807-8; also Vascular System.
- Vesical Diseases, urinary system diseases.
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- Vicente, Gil.
- Vicenza.
- Vich, town, Spain.
- Vichy, town, France.
- Vicksburg, town, Mississippi, U.S.A.
- Vico, Giovan Battista, Italian jurist and philosopher.
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- Victoria, British colony, Australia.
- Victoria, town, British Columbia.
- Victoria, town, Brazil.
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- Virginal, musical instrument.
- Virginia, State, U.S.A.
- Virginia City, Nevada, U.S.A.
- Virgin Islands, West Indies.
- Visconti, Milanese ruling family.
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- Walrus, mammal species
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- Warwick, Richard Nevil, earl of.
- Washington, seat of government, United States.
- Washington, Territory, U.S.A.
- Washington, George, first president of the United States.
- Wasps, group of insects.
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- Webster, Daniel, American statesman.
- Webster, John, English dramatist.
- Webster, Noah, American lexicographer.
- Webster, Thomas, English painter.
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- Wednesbury.
- Week (See Calendar and Sabbath).
- Weever.
- Weevil.
- Weighing Machines (See Balance, Mechanics, and Mint).
- Weights and Measures.
- Weimar, town, Germany.
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- Werner, Abraham Gottlob, German geologist.
- Werner, Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias, German poet.
- Wernigerode, town, Prussia.
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- West Troy, town, New York, U.S.A.
- West Virginia, State, U.S.A.
- Wetstein, John Jacob, Swiss Biblical critic.
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- Wheatstone, Sir Charles, English physicist.
- Wheeling, town, West Virginia, U.S.A.
- Whewell, William, English philosopher.
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- Willughby, Francis, English naturalist.
- Wilmington, town, Delaware, U.S.A.
- Wilmington, town, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Wilmot, John, earl of Rochester, English poet.
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- Wisbech, or Wisbeach, town, England.
- Wisby, town, Gotland, Sweden.
- Wisconsin, State, U.S.A.
- Wishaw, town, Scotland.
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- Woelfl, Joseph, Austrian pianist and composer.
- Wöhler, Friedrich, German chemist.
- Wohlgemuth, Michael, German painter.
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- Woolwich, town, England.
- Woonsocket, town, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
- Worcester, county, England.
- Worcester, town, England.
- Worcester, town, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Worcester, Florence of (See Florence)
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- Wyntoun, Andrew of, Scottish chronicler.
- Wyoming, Territory, United States.
- Wyon, Thomas, English medallist.
- Wyon, William, English medallist.
- Wyttenbach, Daniel Albert, German scholar.
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- Yanaon, French settlement, India.
- Yang-chow Fu, town, China.
- Yang-tsze Keang, river, China (q.v.).
- Yanina (Janina, q.v.), town, Albania, Turkey.
- Yankton, city, Dakota, U.S.A.
- Yarkand, or Yarkend, town, Turkestan.
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- Yaws, disease.
- Yazd, or Yezd, town, Persia.
- Yeadon, town, England.
- Year, division of time (See Calendar).
- Yeast.
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- Yellow River (Hwang-ho), China (q.v.).
- Yellowstone National Park, United States.
- Yellow-Tail, fish.
- Yemen, country, Arabia.
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- Yew, tree.
- Yezd (Yazd, q.v.), town, Persia.
- Yezo, island, Japan (q.v.).
- Yoh-chow Fu, town, China.
- Yokohama, town, Japan.
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