Transcriber's notes:
(1) Numbers following letters (without space) like C2 were originally printed in subscript. Letter subscripts are preceded by an underscore, like C_n.
(2) Characters following a carat (^) were printed in superscript.
(3) Side-notes were relocated to function as titles of their respective paragraphs.
(4) Macrons and breves above letters and dots below letters were not inserted.
(5) [root] stands for the root symbol; [alpha], [beta], etc. for greek letters.
(6) The following typographical errors have been corrected:
ARTICLE DUFOUR, WILHELM HEINRICH: "During the Hundred Days he attained the rank of captain, and was employed in raising fortifications at Grenoble." 'captain' amended from 'captian'.
ARTICLE DUFOUR, WILHELM HEINRICH: "... were acknowledged by a gift of 60,000 francs from the diet and various honours from different cities and cantons of the confederation." 'confederation' amended from 'confederaton'.
ARTICLE DUHRING, EUGEN KARL: "In economics he is best known by his vindication of the American writer H.C. Carey, who attracts him both by his theory of value, which suggests an ultimate harmony of the interests of capitalist and labourer ..." 'In' amended from 'It'.
ARTICLE DUNBLANE: "The first church is alleged to have been erected by Blane, a saint of the 7th century, but the cathedral was founded by David I. in 1141 ..." 'was' amended from 'as'.
ARTICLE DUPONT, PIERRE: "... and in 1851 he paid the penalty of having become the poet laureate of the socialistic aspirations of the time by being condemned to seven years of exile from France." 'condemned' amended from 'comdemned'.
ARTICLE DURAN: "... and filled by men who derived their income from a profession, especially medicine." 'especially' amended from 'epecially'.
ARTICLE DURANCE: "After passing through some narrow gorges near Sisteron the bed of the river becomes wide, and spreads desolation around, the frequent overflows being kept within bounds by numerous dykes and embankments." 'embankments' amended from 'enbankments'.
ARTICLE DURER, ALBRECHT: "This altarpiece was afterwards replaced at Frankfort (all except the portraits of the donors, which remained behind) by a copy, while the original was transported to Munich, where it perished by fire in 1674." 'portraits' amended from 'protraits'.
ARTICLE DURER, ALBRECHT: "... but by means of an infinity of single lines swept, with a miraculous certainty and fineness of touch, in the richest and most intricate of decorative curves." 'and' amended from 'amd'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "DURHAM, a city and municipal and parliamentary borough, and the county town of Durham, England, 256 m. N. by W. from London, on the North Eastern railway." 'municipal' amended from 'muncipal'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "... and in 1889 a hostel was opened for the accommodation of women, who may take any course of instruction except the theological." 'accommodation' amended from 'accomodation'.
ARTICLE DURHAM: "Among other subjects may be mentioned the granting of degrees in hygiene, and of diplomas in public health and education ..." 'degrees' amended from 'degress'.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INFORMATION
ELEVENTH EDITION