Malta, KNIGHTS OF.

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 828

Malta, KNIGHTS OF. See HOSPITALLERS.

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CHAMBERS'S
ENCYCLOPÆDIA

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MALTEBRUN to PEARSON

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MALTHUS; MARX..... THOMAS KIRKUP. NAMES..... Canon ISAAC TAYLOR.
MAMMALS; MAN..... Professor J. ARTHUR THOMSON. NAPOLEON..... Lieut.-Colonel CLAYTON, R.A.
MAN, ISLE OF..... Rev. T. E. BROWN. NAPOLEON III..... F. F. ROGET.
MANCHESTER..... C. FAIRBAIRN. NATAL..... E. P. MATHERS.
MANURE..... JOHN HUNTER, F.C.S. NATIONAL DEBT..... Professor J. S. NICHOLSON.
MARLOWE; MARSTON.. A. H. BULLEN. NAVY..... Captain GARBETT, R.N.
MARRIAGE..... D. MACLENNAN. NEGROES..... Dr D. G. BRINTON.
MARRYAT..... WALTER WHYTE. NELSON..... Professor J. K. LAUGHTON.
MARVELL..... JOHN ORMSBY. NERVOUS SYSTEM..... Dr ALEXANDER BRUCE.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS JOSEPH ROBERTSON. NEWCASTLE..... W. W. TOMLINSON.
MARYLAND..... Professor M. A. NEWELL. NEWFOUNDLAND..... J. G. COLMER, C.M.G.
MASSACHUSETTS..... HORACE G. WADLIN. NEW GUINEA..... Professor A. H. KEANE.
MASTIFF..... Rev. M. W. WYNNE. NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY RICHARD HOLT HUTTON.
MATTER..... Professor P. G. TAIT. NEW ORLEANS..... NORMAN WALKER, Times Democrat.
MATTHEW; MOSES..... Rev. JOHN SUTHERLAND BLACK. NEW SOUTH WALES.... JAMES BONWICK.
MAURICE..... THOMAS HUGHES. NEWSPAPER..... JAMES BURNLEY.
MEASLES..... Dr LUNDIE. NEW YORK..... Professor FRANK B. GREENE.
MECCA; MEDINA..... STANLEY LANE-POOLE. NEW ZEALAND..... D. PETRIE and J. HISLOP, LL.D.
MEDAL; MOSAIC..... JAMES PATON. NIHILISM..... Prince PETER KROPOTKINE.
MEDICINE..... Dr J. P. STEELE. NITROGEN..... Dr LEONARD DOBBIN.
MEDITERRANEAN..... Sir JOHN MURRAY. NITRO-GLYCERINE..... E. G. CAREY.
MELBOURNE..... J. F. HOOAN, M.P. NORFOLK; NORWICH.. J. C. GROOME.
MENDELSSOHN..... H. WHITEHEAD. NORTH CAROLINA..... Professor N. B. WEBSTER.
MEREDITH, GEORGE.... Rev. JOHN S. BLACK. NORWAY; NORTHMEN.. J. T. BEALBY.
METEOROLOGY..... Dr BUCHAN. NOSE..... Professor HAYCRAFT.
METHODISTS..... Rev. T. T. LAMBERT. NOVA SCOTIA..... J. G. COLMER, C.M.G.
MEXICO..... W. DUNDAS WALKER. NOVELS..... JOHN ORMSBY.
MICHELANGELO..... CHARLES WHIBLEY. NUMISMATICS..... Dr B. V. HEAD, British Museum.
MIGRATION..... Dr ROBERT BROWN. NURSING..... LUCY J. GIBSON.
MILITIA..... Lieut.-Colonel DUNLOP. OATH; NEUTRALITY.... J. M. IRVINE.
MILL..... THOMAS W. TOD. OBSTETRICS..... Dr R. MILNE MURRAY.
MILL, JOHN STUART.... Professor SORLEY. O'CONNELL; PARNELL. THOMAS DAVIDSON.
MILLAIS; MILLET..... JOHN M. GRAY. OGAM..... Professor RHYS.
MILLER, HUGH..... ROBERT COCHRANE. OHIO..... A. A. GRAHAM.
MILTON..... RICHARD GARNETT, LL.D. OILS; OPIUM; PAPER. P. L. SIMMONDS.
MIMICRY..... EDWARD B. POULTON. OPERA; ORATORIO..... Professor FRANKLIN PETERSON.
MINIATURE PAINTING.. H. B. WHEATLEY. OPTICS..... Dr ALFRED DANIELL.
MINING; ORE-DEPOSITS BENNETT H. BROUGH. ORANGEMEN..... Grand-Chaplain G. R. BADENOCH.
MINT..... EDWARD RIGG. ORCHARD..... R. D. BLACKMORE.
MIRABEAU; MUSSET.... THOMAS DAVIDSON. ORDERS, KNIGHTLY.... J. R. PAIRMAN.
MISSIONS..... Rev. Prof. THOMAS SMITH, D.D. ORDNANCE SURVEY.... Captain S. C. N. GRANT, R.E.
MISSISSIPPI (State).... J. R. PRESTON. ORGAN..... J. F. ROWBOTHAM.
MISSISSIPPI-MISSOURI. Professor J. P. LAMBERTON. ORIGEN..... Rev. A. P. DAVIDSON.
MISSOURI..... J. M. GREENWOOD. OSSIAN..... Professor D. MACKINNON.
MITHRAS..... JAMES MACDONALD, LL.D. OVID..... Dr J. P. STEELE.
MOHAMMED..... EMM. DEUTSCH and Rev. JOHN MILNE. OXFORD..... A. CLARK.
MOLE; OWL..... W. RAMSAY SMITH. PACIFIC..... Sir JOHN MURRAY.
MOLIÈRE..... Professor SAINTSBURY. PAINTING..... P. G. HAMERTON.
MOLUCCAS..... Professor A. H. KEANE. PALÆOGRAPHY..... Canon ISAAC TAYLOR.
MONEY..... Professor J. S. NICHOLSON. PALÆONTOLOGY..... Professor JAMES GEIKIE.
MONTAIGNE; MORE.... P. HUME BROWN, LL.D. PALESTINE..... Sir WALTER BESANT and Prof. HULL.
MONTESQUIEU..... Professor HASTIE. PALMISTRY..... AMELIA HUTCHISON STIRLING.
MONTREAL; OTTAWA.. MARTIN J. GRIFFIN. PANAMA..... WOLFRED NELSON, M.D.
MONTROSE, Marquis of. F. HINDES GROOME. PARAFFIN; NAPHTHA. WILLIAM LOVE.
MOON; METEORS..... Rev. E. B. KIRK. PARAGUAY..... A. F. BAILLIE, Consul-general.
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MOTION..... Professor C. G. KNOTT. PASCAL..... THOMAS DAVIDSON.
MOTLEY..... F. H. UNDERWOOD, LL.D. PATENTS..... A. W. RENFON.
MOUNTAINS..... Professor JAMES GEIKIE. PATRICK, ST..... Professor G. T. STOKES, D.D.
MUSIC; MOZART..... Professor FRANKLIN PETERSON. PAUL, ST..... Dean FARRAR.
MYSTERIES..... Rev. S. BARING-GOULD. PEACH; PEAR..... R. D. BLACKMORE.
MYTHOLOGY..... F. B. JEVONS. PEARL..... EDWIN W. STREETER.

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