472
WISDOM OF JESUS, SON OF SIRACH, in Apocrypha, II. 181.
WISDOM OF SOLOMON, in Apocrypha, n. 181.
WISE, John, American aeronaut, I. 193.
WISEMAN, Richard, English surgeon, xxii. 676.
WISERINE, mineral, xvi. 403.
WISHART, George, Scottish martyr, ill. 466; xxi. 499.
WISH AW, town, Scotland, xxiv. 619.
WISLICA, Statute of, Poland, xix. 288.
WlSMAR, town, Germany, XXIV. 619.
WISNIOWIECKI, Michael, king of Poland, xix. 295.
WIT, in phrenology, XVIII. 845.
, Johan de, on life annuities, II. 78.
WiTAN, or Witenagemot, early English council, xvill. 302.
WITCHCRAFT, xxiv. 619; n. 204; vn. 63; xv. 199; lycanthropous, xv. 89; in the Scottish Highlands, X. 9; tor ture applied in trials for, xxill. 465; Bodin s belief in, in. 848.
WITCHES CALDRON, in Shakespeare s Macbeth, xv. 202.
WITCH OF ATLAS, The, by Shelley, xxi.
793- WITCH OF EDMONTON, Ford and Dek-
ker s play, IX. 396.
WITCH SABBATHS, in legend, xni. 674. WITENAGEMOT, early English council,
vin. 276; xviii. 302, 459, 461. WITHAM, river, England, xiv. 654.
, England, Monastery of, I. 21.
WITHAMITE, mineral, xvi. 409. WITHER, George, English poet, XXIV.
623; as hymn-writer, XII. 591; as
pastoral poet, XVIII. 347. WlTHERINGS, Thomas, English postal
reformer, XIX. 563. WlTHERITE, mineral, xvi. 398. WITHINGTON, town, England, xxiv.
623. WITIZA, reforming Benedictine monk,
XVI. 707. WITNESS, in law, xxiv. 623; vin. 743;
xix. 777. WITSIUS, Hermann, Dutch theologian,
xxiv. 625. WITT, Cornelius de, Dutch burgomaster,
vii. 145. , John de, Dutch statesman, VII.
145; xii. 80. WlTTEKlND,or Wittikind, Saxon leader,
v. 403; xxi. 351.
WITTEN, town, Prussia, xxiv. 625. WITTENBERG, town, Prussia, xxiv.
625; university of, xxill. 843, 848. CONCORDIA, of German Protes tants, xv. 83.
THESES, Luther s, xv. 72.
WITTICH, Christoph, Cartesian philo sopher, vii. 126. , of Breslau, his calculation by
prosthaphferesis, XVII. 183. WITTICHENITE, mineral, xvi. 395.
WITTIKIND, or Wittekind, Saxon leader,
v. 403; xxi. 351. WITTOW, district, Riigen, Prussia, XXI.
56.
WITWICKI, Polish poet, xix. 304. WlVELISCOMBE, town, England, XXII.
258. WIVES, Laws relating to, XI I. 400; xv.
565; xxiv. 637. AND DAUGHTERS, Mrs Gaskell s
novel, x. 105. WLADISLAWOW, town, Russian Poland,
xxn. 728. WLADYSLAW I., king of Poland, xix.
287.
- II., of Poland, xix. 288.
- III., of Poland, xix. 289.
- IV., of Poland, xix. 294. WLOCLAWEK, town, Russian Poland,
xxiv. 625. WLODAWA, town, Russian Poland, xxn.
37-
WOAD, dye, vn. 576. WOBURN, town, Massachusetts, U.S.A.,
xxiv. 625.
ABBEY, England, in. 483. WOELFL, Joseph, Austrian pianist and
composer, xxiv. 626. WOEPCKE, Francois, on numerals, XVII.
627. WOGAN, cave, Pembroke, Wales, xvni.
483- WOHLER, Friedrich, German chemist,
xxiv. 626; on the strength of metals,
xxn. 601.
WOHLERITE, mineral, xvi. 426. WOHLGEMUTH, Michael, German
painter, xxiv. 627; vn. 555; xvn.
663; xxi. 565. WOLBOROUGH, town, England, xvn.
449.
WOLCHITE, mineral, XVI. 395. WOLCOT, John (Peter Pindar), English
painter and satirist, xxiv. 628. WOLDS, The, hills, England, xiv. 653. WOLF, carnivorous mammal, xxiv. 628;
xv. 438; affinities of, to the dog, vn.
324; skins of, IX. 839; of India, XII.
741 ; superstitions regarding (lycan-
thropy), XV. 89; worship of, XXI. 135. , Friedrich August, German scholar,
xxiv. 629; his Prolegomena on Homer,
Xii. 115. , Joseph, illustrator of birds, xvni.
12. WOLF-DOG, VII. 326.
WOLFE, Charles, Irish poet, xxiv. 630. , James, English general, xxiv. 630.
WOLFENBUTTEL, town, Germany, xxiv. 631; library, xiv. 547.
FRAGMENTS, deistical writings,
XX. 352; published by Lessing, x.
536; xiv. 481. WOLFF, Albert, German sculptor, XXI.
566.
, Betjen, Dutch writer, xii. 96. , Caspar Friedrich, German cin-
bryologist, xxiv. 631; vin. 165; xvi.
839; on evolution, Vin. 745, 750. WOLFF, Christian, German philosopher,
xxiv. 631; x. 532; Kant s relations
to, xni. 849; on rationalism, XX. 289.
, Elizabeth, Dutch novelist, in. 51 1.
WOLF-FlSH, XII. 690; XXI. 614.
WOLF OF BADENOCH (Sir Alexander Stuart), Scottish noble, xxn. 610.
WOLFRAM, Dutch logarithmist, xiv. 776.
WOLFRAMITE, mineral, xvi. 403; xxm. 607.
WOLFRAM VON ESCHENBACH, German poet, xxiv. 632; x. 524; his poem on Troy, XX. 639; on Par/ival, XX. 645.
WOLF ROCK LIGHTHOUSE, Scilly Islands, xiv. 6 1 6.
WOLFSBERGITE, mineral, xvi. 394.
WOLF SPIDERS, arachnids, xxm. 60.
WOLFSTAN, Norse navigator, xix. 316.
WOLF TRANSFORMATIONS (Lycan- thropy), XV. 89.
WOLKONSKOITE, mineral, xvi. 425.
W T OLLASTON, island, Tierra del Fuego, XXin. 384.
, William, English philosophical writer, xxiv. 632; his ethical teach ing, vin. 60 1. -, William Hyde, English man of
science, xxiv. 633; 011 light, Xiv. 593;
his process of working platinum, xix.
190.
WOLLASTONITE, mineral, xvi. 415. WOLLASTON S DOUBLET, combination
of lenses, xvi. 259. WOLLIN, island, Prussia, xxiv. 633;
xix. 442; town, xxiv. 633. WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary (Mrs God win), x. 716.
, Mary, wife of Shelley, xxi. 789;
x. 717. WoLMAR, Melchior, his connexion with
Beza, in. 625. WOLOFS, or Woloff Group, race of
Negroes, West Africa, I. 263; xvn.
319; xxi. 662. WOLSELEY, Sir Garnet, his expedition
to Ashantee, II. 682. WOLSEY, Thomas, English cardinal,
xxiv. 634; vin. 334; xx. 329; his
leniency towards Lutherans, VIII. 374;
his patronage of Thomas Cromwell,
vi. 605; his influence with Henry
VIII., XI. 663 ; his relations with
Thomas More, xvi. 817. WOLVERENE, carnivorous mammal, x.
696; xv. 440; skins of, IX. 839. WOLVERHAMPTON, town, England,
xxiv. 636.
WOMANHOOD, Period of, xv. 778. WOMBAT, marsupial mammal, xxiv.
637; in. in; xv. 383. WOMBWELL, town, England, xxiv.
637.
WOMEN, Law relating to, xxiv. 637;
married, their right to make wills,