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LEFT NODES 47& Noai 1S91; studied theology in Garrett Bibli- cal Institute, in Illinois; ordained Meth- odist Episcopal minister, in Bridgeport, Conn., where he remained till 1895; head master of Centenary Collegiate Insti- tute, Hackettstown, N. J., from 1902 to 1908; president Goucher College, Balti- more, Md., from 1908 to 1911; president Dickinson College, Pa., from 1911. Has contributed to many magazines on edu- cational subjects. NODES, in astronomy, the two points in which the orbit of a planet intersects the plane of the ecliptic, the one through which the planet passes from the S. to the N. side of the ecliptic being called the ascending node, and the other the descending node. As all the bodies of the solar system, whether planets or comets, move in orbits variously inclined to the ecliptic, the orbit of each possesses two nodes, and a straight line drawn joining these two points is called the line of nodes of each body. As the earth moves in the plane of the ecliptic she has no nodes. The places of the nodes are not fixed points on the plane of the ecliptic, but are in a constant state of fluctuation, sometimes advancing (E.), and at other times receding (moving W.). This motion is produced by the mutual attractions of the planets, which tend to draw each of them out of the plane of its orbit; and it depends on the relative positions of the planets with respect to another planet whether that planet's nodes shall advance or recede. The revolutions of the planetary nodes are accomplished very slowly, never amounting to as much as a single degree in a century. The nodes of the lunar orbit retrograde with much greater speed under the disturbing influence of the sun. It is owing to the fact that they complete a revolution in nearly 18 Julian years and 11 days that series of eclipses regularly recur in that period. See Eclipse. NODOSARIA, in zoology, a genus of Pohjthalamia or multilocular foramini- fera. The additional segments, each of which is essentially similar to a Lagena, are added to the primordial chamber in a straight line. The ornamentation is various, chiefly thin ribs and delicate points. Range in time from the Permian to the present day. NODZtr, MICHITSURA, COUNT, Japanese soldier; born at Satzuma, in 1840. He fought in the rebellion of 1877 and was honored by the emperor. He became General in 1894 and led the Japanese forces at Ping- Yang in the China war. During the war between Japan and Russia he had a responsible part in several campaigns, and con- tributed to the defeat of the Russian forces in the battle of Mukden. In home politics he labored in the development of an educational system and was for some years inspector-general of education. After the war with Russia he was made field-marshal. He died in 1908. NOGALES, a town of Arizona, the county-seat of Santa Cruz co. It is on the Southern Pacific railroad. Its in- dustries include cigar factories, mining machinery works, etc. Its public build- ings include a tov«Tn hall, county court house, and the ruins of the Tumacacori, built about 1687. The town is separated from the Mexican town of the same name by only a street. Pop. (1910) 3,514; (1920) 5,199. NOGENT-LE-ROTROTJ, a town of France, department of Eure-et-Loir ; on the Huisne river; 93 miles S. W. of r^^ri GENERAL NOGI Paris; is a well-built place, with the ruined chateau of the great Sully, his violated sepulcher, and a statue of Gen- eral Saint-Pol, who fell before Sebas- topol. The Germans here won two fights, on Nov. 21, 1870, and Jan. 6, 1871. Pop. about 8,000. NOGI, MARESUKE, COUNT, Japa- nese soldier; born at Hagi, Choshin, in