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Christopher Newman Hall
Hall, Christopher Newman Eng Lish Nonconformist Divine, Was Born At Maidstone On May 22, 1816. He Was Educated At University College, London, And At Highbury College, And Was Then Appointed Pastor Of The Albion Congregational Church, Hull. At Hull Newman Hall First Began His Active Work In Temperance Reform, And ...
Clameur De Haro
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Clameur De Haro_2
Haro, Clameur De, The Ancient Norman Custom Of "crying For Justice," Still Surviving In The Channel Islands. The Wronged Party Must On His Knees And Before Witnesses Cry: "haro ! Haro ! Haro ! A L'aide, Mon Prince, On Me Fait Tort." This Appeal Has To Be Respected, And The ...
Classical
Classical A Fundamental Proposition In The Aesthetics Of Tonality Is That Key-relationship Subsists Between Two Tonics Only And Has Nothing To Do With The Intervention Of A Third Tonic. Observe The Word Tonic ; The Proposition Commits Us To No Specified Mode On Either Side Of The Relation. Direct Relationship ...
Claude Adrien Helvetius
Helvetius, Claude Adrien (1 7 71), French Philosopher And Litterateur, Was Born In Paris In Jan. 1715, The Son Of The Chief Physician To Queen Marie Leczinska Of France. In 1738, At The Queen's Request, He Was Appointed Farmer-gen Eral, A Post Of Great Responsibility And Dignity. He Proceeded To ...
Comparative Physiology Of Heart
Heart, Comparative Physiology Of. Mech Anisms For The Circulation Of Fluids Through The Body Are Found In All Except The Simplest Forms Of Animals, And Such Mechanisms Appear To Be A Necessity For All Animals Which Have Specialised Organs For Respiration, Digestion Or Excretion. Some Of The Chief Functions Of ...
Condensation Of Gases Corresponding
Condensation Of Gases ; Corresponding States ; Diffusion ; Ener Getics ; Fusion ; Latent Heat ; Liquefaction Of Gases ; Thermo Dynamics ; Thermometry ; Vaporization ; Solutions ; And Also Heating And Ventilation. (h. L. C.) ...
Conduction In Gases And
Conduction In Gases And Liquids 36. The Theory Of Conduction Of Heat By Diffusion In Gases Has A Particular Interest, Since It Is Possible To Predict The Value Of The Conductivity On Certain Assumptions, If The Viscosity Is Known. On The Kinetic Theory The Molecules Of A Gas Are Relatively ...
Conduction Of Heat In
Conduction Of Heat In Solids 3o. The Transference Of Heat In The Interior Of A Solid Body Formed One Of The Earliest Subjects Of Mathematical And Experi Mental Treatment In The Theory Of Heat. The Law Assumed By Fourier Was Of The Simplest Possible Type, But The Mathematical Application, Except ...
Coniferales
Coniferales General.—the Plants Included In This, The Largest And Most Im Portant, Division Of Gymnosperms Are A Less Homogeneous Assem Blage Of Forms Than The Cycads, And Include Approximately 46 Genera With About 47o Species. While The Cycads Are All Included In A Single Family Of Two Tribes, The Conifers ...
Cornelius De Heem
Cornelius De Heem, The Son Of Johannes, Was In Practice As A Flower Painter At Utrecht In 1658, And Was Still Active In His Profession In 1671 At The Hague. His Pictures Are Not Equal To Those Of His Father, But They Are All Well Authenticated, And Most Of Them ...