[Aberdeen] (124), the fourth city in Scotland, on the E. coast, between the mouths of the Dee and Don; built of grey granite, with many fine public edifices, a flourishing university, a large trade, and thriving manufactures. Old Aberdeen, on the Don, now incorporated in the municipality, is the seat of a cathedral church, and of King's College, founded in 1404, united with the university in the new town.
[Aberdeen, Earl of], a shrewd English statesman, Prime Minister of England during the Crimean war (1784-1860).—Grandson of the preceding, Gov.-Gen. of Canada; b. 1847.
[Aberdeenshire] (281), a large county in NE. of Scotland; mountainous in SW., lowland N. and E.; famed for its granite quarries, its fisheries, and its breed of cattle.
[Abernethy], a small burgh in S. Perthshire, with a Pictish round tower, and once the capital of the Pictish kingdom.
[Aberration of light], an apparent motion in a star due to the earth's motion and the progressive motion of light.
[Aberyst`with] (16), a town and seaport in Cardiganshire, Wales, with a university.
[Ab`gar XIV.], a king of Edessa, one of a dynasty of the name, a contemporary of Jesus Christ, and said to have corresponded with Him.
[Abhorrers], the Royalist and High Church party in England under Charles II., so called from their abhorrence of the principles of their opponents.
[Abigail], the widow of Nabal, espoused by David.
[Abich, W. H.], a German mineralogist and traveller (1806-1886).