The Law Of Nature
The Law Of Nature Theories Of The Law Of Nature Have Varied, But They Conform In The Main To One Or Other Of Two Types. On The One Hand There Is The Idea Which Embodies The Reaction Against The Conventions And Artificiality Of Social Life. On The Other, The Scientific ...
The Legal Order
The Legal Order In Recent Jurisprudence The Question Is Constantly To The Fore, What Is The Function Or End Of Law? The Immediate Object Of The Law, As Anyone Can See, Is The Solution Of Social Conflicts. But Not Every Conflict. Where Then Is The Line To Be Drawn? Accord ...
The Letter K The
The Letter K - The 11th Letter Of The Alhapbet. This Letter, Corresponding To Semitic 1 (kaph), Greek )1, K (kappa), Has Changed Its Shape Less Perhaps Than Any Other In The History Of The Alpha Bet. Early Greek Forms From The Island Of Thera Lc, Lc, Closely Resemble The ...
The Mathematical Theory Of
The Mathematical Theory Of Knots In The Sense Of Analysis Situs (q.v.), A Knot Is Any Simple, Closed Curve In Three Dimensional Space, A Curve Which Never Passes More Than Once Through The Same Point Of Space And Which May Be Thought Of As Starting At A Point P And ...
The Mosaic Law
The Mosaic Law But In Addition To These Philosophical Or Theoretical Differences Between Judaism And Christianity, There Was Another Group, Of Equal, If Not Of Greater Importance. This Group Comprises The Observances Of The Mosaic Law. This Law Was Two-fold, The Written Law (torah She-be-khethdbh) And The Oral Law (torah ...
The Overthrow Of Omris
The Overthrow Of Omri's Dynasty Ahab To Jehu.—the History Of The Few Years Between The Close Of Ahab's Life And The Accession Of Jehu Covers About One Third Of The Entire Book Of Kings. This Is Due To The Inclusion Of Narratives, Partly Of A Political Character, And Partly Interested ...
The Religious And Historical
The Religious And Historical Background' The Land In Which Christianity Arose Has Never Been An Isolated One, Least Of All In That Age When, By Common Consent, A New Era Was Inaugurated In Human History. Indeed, Galilee Itself, The Home Of Its Founder, Lay In Close Proximity To The Greek ...
The Sabbath
The Sabbath It Is Not Possible Here To Particularise The Laws Of Judaism : It Must Suffice To Generalize And To Say That They Moulded The Life Of The Jew In Every Detail. Christianity Leaves More To The Individual: Judaism Deems A System Of Discipline Essential. Yet Neither Faith Adheres ...
The Scope Of Jurisprudence
The Scope Of Jurisprudence The Wide Range Of Topics With Which Jurisprudence Concerns It Self Will Be Suggested By The Number Of Matters To Which No More Than A Passing Reference Can Here Be Made Quite As Much As By Those Already Dealt With. Of Liberty (f. W. Maitland, Collected ...
The Size Of Molecules
The Size Of Molecules We Have Seen That The Kinetic Theory Explains The Three Phe Nomen,z, Of Conduction Of Heat, Viscosity And Diffusion As All Three Depend On Transport By Molecules Describing Free Paths. As A Consequence The Three Coefficients Of Conduction Of Heat, Of Viscosity, And Of Diffusion Are ...
Theory Of Knowledge
Knowledge, Theory Of, That Branch Of Philosophy Which Has For Its Province The Investigation Of The Nature And Structure Of Knowledge As Such, With A View To Determine The Conditions Of Its Possibility, And The Significance, Worth Or Validity Of Its Contents As Representing The Nature And Relations Of The ...
Thomas 1612 1683 Killigrew
Killigrew, Thomas (1612-1683), English Dramatist And Wit, Son Of Sir Robert Killigrew, Was Born In Lothbury, Lon Don, On Feb. 7, 1612. Pepys Says That As A Boy He Satisfied His Love Of The Stage By Volunteering At The Red Bull To Take The Part Of A Devil, Thus Seeing ...
Thomas 1637 1711 Ken
Ken, Thomas (1637-1711), English Divine, The Most Eminent Of The English Non-juring Bishops, And One Of The Fathers Of Modern English Hymnology, Was Born At Little Berkhamp Stead, Herts. He Was The Son Of Thomas Ken Of Furnival's Inn; His Mother Was A Daughter Of The Now Forgotten Poet, John ...
Thomas Hewitt 1799 1875 Key
Key, Thomas Hewitt (1799-1875), English Classical Scholar, Was Born In London And Educated At St. John's And Trin Ity Colleges, Cambridge. From 1825 To 1827 He Was Professor Of Mathematics In The University Of Virginia, And In 1828 Was Ap Pointed Professor Of Latin In The Newly Founded University Of ...
Uc Dabrantes 1 7
Uc D'abrantes (1 7 71-1813 ), French General, Born At Bussy-le-grand (cote D'or), On Oct. 23, 1771. He Became Secretary To Napoleon During The Siege Of Toulon, Accompanied Him To Italy As Aide-de-camp, Became General Of Brigade During The Expedition To Egypt, And, On His Return To France, Fought A ...
Vladimir Galaktionovich 1853 1921 Korolenko
Korolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich (1853-1921), Russian Novelist, Was Born At Zhitomir, In Volynia, On July 27, 1853. He Studied In The School Of Agriculture At Mos Cow, Where He Was Arrested For Addressing A Collective Petition To The Director Of The School. He Started Working In St. Petersburg As A Proof-reader ...
Vuk Stefanovich Karajich
Karajich, Vuk Stefanovich The Father Of Modern Serbian Literature, Was Born On Nov. 6, 1787, In The Serbian Village Of Trshich, On The Bosnian Border. Having Learnt To Read And Write In The Old Monastery Tronosha (near His Native Village), He Was Engaged As Writer And Reader Of Letters To ...
Wenzel Anton Kaunitz Rietburg
Kaunitz-rietburg, Wenzel Anton, Prince Von (1 Austrian Chancellor And Diplomatist, Was Born At Vienna Feb. 2, 1711, Son Of Max Ulrich, Third Count Of Kaunitz, And Maria Ernestine Franziska Von Rietburg. Wenzel Anton, Being A Second Son, Was Designed For The Church, But On The Death Of His Elder Brother ...
Wilhelm Von Kaulbach
Kaulbach, Wilhelm Von German Painter, Was Born In Arolsen On Oct. 15, 1805. As A Youth Of Seventeen, He Entered The Art Academy Of Dusseldorf, Then Under The Directorship Of Peter Von Cornelius. The Ambitious Work By Which Louis I. Sought To Transform Munich Into A German Athens Afforded The ...
William 1663 1712 King
King, William (1663-1712), English Poet And Miscel Laneous Writer, Son Of Ezekiel King, Was Educated At Westminster School, And At Christ Church, Oxford. He Became Known As A Humorous Writer On The Tory And High Church Side. He Took Part In The Controversy Aroused By The Conversion Of The Once ...
William Gordon Kenmure
Kenmure, William Gordon, 6th Viscount (d. 1716), Jacobite Leader, Son Of Alexander, 5th Viscount (d. 1698), Was Descended From The Same Family As Sir John Gordon Of Lochinvar (d. 1604), Whose Grandson, Sir John Gordon (d. Was Created Viscount Kenmure In 1633. The Family Had Generally Adhered To The Presbyterian ...
William Hunter 1843 1917 Kendal
Kendal, William Hunter (1843-1917), English Actor, Whose Family Name Was Grimston, Was Born In London On Dec. 16, 1843, The Son Of A Painter. He Made His First Stage Appear Ance At Glasgow In 1862 As Louis Xiv., In A Life's Revenge. He Joined The Haymarket Company In London In ...
William Lyon Mackenzie King
King, William Lyon Mackenzie ), Canadian Statesman, Was Born At Berlin—now Kitchener—on Tario, Dec. 17, 1874, The Son Of John King And Isabel Grace, Daughter Of William Lyon Mackenzie, M.p., Who Had Been Prom Inent In The Struggle For Political Freedom In 1837. He Was Edu Cated At Toronto University, ...
William Stanley 1835 1882 Jevons
Jevons, William Stanley (1835-1882), English Economist And Logician, Was Born At Liverpool On Sept. I, 1835. His Father, Thomas Jevons, A Man Of Strong Scientific Tastes And A Writer On Legal And Economic Subjects, Was An Iron Merchant. His Mother Was The Daughter Of William Roscoe. He Was Educated At ...
William Thomson Kelvin
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron British Physicist, The Second Son Of James Thomson, Ll.d., Professor Of Mathematics In The University Of Glasgow, Was Born At Belfast, Ireland, On June 26, 1824, His Father Being Then Teacher Of Mathematics In The Royal Academical Institution. In 1832 James Thomson Accepted The Chair Of ...
William Williams Keen
Keen, William Williams American Surgeon, Was Born At Philadelphia (pa.), Jan. 19, 1837. He Grad Uated At Brown University (1859), And Jefferson Medical College (1862) ; Was Made Assistant Surgeon Of The 5th Massachusetts Regiment In 1861 And Was Acting Assistant Surgeon U.s. Army (1862-64). After Two Years' Study Abroad, ...
Windows And Doors
Windows And Doors Windows.—the Parts Of A Window Sash Are Distinguished By The Same Terms As Are Applied To Similar Portions Of Ordinary Framing, And Are Formed Of Rails And Styles, With Sash Bars Rebated For Glazing. The Upright Sides Are Styles; The Horizontal Ones, Which Are Tenoned Into The ...
Wolfgang 1868 1922 Kapp
Kapp, Wolfgang (1868-1922), German Politician, Was Born In New York On July 24, 1868. He Was The Son Of Friedrich K App, A National Liberal Member Of The Reichstag In Bismarck's Time, And Grew Up Under The Bismarckian Influences. Having Held Various Minor Official Posts, He Founded The Agricultural Credit ...
Year Of Jubilee Or
Jubilee Or Jubile, Year Of, In The Bible The Name Ap Plied In The Holiness Section Of The Priestly Code Of The Hexateuch (lev. Xxv.) To The Observance Of Every Fiftieth Year (determined By The Lapse Of Seven Seven-year Periods) As A Year Of Perfect Rest, When There Was To ...
The Wandering Jew
Jew, The Wandering, A Legendary Jew (see Jews) Doomed To Wander Till The Second Coming Of Christ Because He Taunted Jesus As He Passed Bearing The Cross, Saying, "go Quicker." Jesus Replied, "i Go, But Thou Shalt Wait Till I Return." This Legend First Appeared In A Pamphlet Alleged To ...