Auxis

(Zool.) A fish belonging to the Scamberidæ or Mackerel family, found in the Mediterranean. Auxonne', a fortified town of France, dep. Côte-d'Or, on the Saone, 18 m. E. S. E. of Dijon. Manuf . Cloth, serges, and muslins. Pop . 7,597. Auzo'nia, in Louisiana , a hamlet of Claiborne par. Auzout, (0-200,) ADRIAN, a French mathematician; inventor of the micrometer, which is still in use among astronomers to measure the apparent diameter of celestial bodies. He was the first who thought of applying the telescope to the astronomical quadrant. D. 1691. A'va, a fortified city of Burmah, in Farther India, and formerly the capital of the Burmese empire. It is seated on the Irrawaddy, 360 m. N. of Rangoon, in Lat. 21° 51′ N.; Lon. 95° 58′ 10′′ E. A. consists of an outer and an inner city, each surrounded by walls. The inner is almost entirely occupied by the royal palace and its gardens. The houses are generally mere huts, thatched with gra . The markets are supplied with British and Chinese manufactures, but there is comparatively only a meagre trade carried on. In 1839, A. was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake, since which event the seat of government has been transferred to Mandalay. Pop . about 30,000. A'va, in Illinois , a post-village of Jackson co., on M. & Ο. R.R., 75 m. S.E. of St. Louis, Mo. Pop . (1898) 1,000. A'va, in New York , a post-village and township of Oneida co., 50 m. N.E. of Syracuse. A'va, in Ohio, a post-office of Noble co.