Theoretical Shipbuilding
Theoretical Shipbuilding Stability.—a Ship Floating At Rest In Still Water Is In The Same Condition As Any Other Floating Body And The Rules Of Elementary Hydrostatics Must Be Satisfied. These Are That (i) The Weight Of The Ship Must Equal The Weight Of Water Displaced Known As The Displacement: And ...
Theory Modelling
Modelling, Theory As Sculpture Is The Art Of Form, Modelling Is That Part Of The Art Of Sculpture Concerned With The Treatment And Manipulation Of The Surface Of Form; Also, In A Secondary Meaning Of The Word, The Building Up And Shaping Of A Work Of Sculpture In A Plastic ...
Theory Of Solid State
Solid State, Theory Of. It Is Often Said That A Solid Has Volume And Shape, A Liquid Volume, But No Shape, And A Gas Neither Definite. Volume Nor Shape. Though It Sums Up Neatly The Main Characteristics Of The Three States Of Aggregation, This Statement Scarcely Forms An Accurate Or ...
Thomas 1719 1788 Sheridan
Sheridan, Thomas (1719-1788), Son Of Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738; See Above), Was Born In Dublin In 1719. His Father Sent Him To Westminster; But He Completed His Edu Cation At Trinity College, Dublin, Where He Took His B.a. In 1739. Then He Went On The Stage, And Wrote A Play, Captain ...
Thomas Seymour Seymour Of
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Thomas Shadwell
Shadwell, Thomas (c. 1642-1692) English Play Wright And Miscellaneous Writer, Was Born About 1642, At Santon Hall, Norfolk, According To His Son's Account. He Was Educated At Bury St. Edmund's School, And At Caius College, Cambridge, Where He Was Entered In 1656. He Then Joined The Middle Temple. Shadwell's Best ...
Thomas Sheraton
Sheraton, Thomas (c. 1751-1806), Next To Chippen Dale The Most Famous English Furniture-designer And Cabinet Maker, Was Born In Humble Circumstances At Stockton-on-tees And Died At 8, Broad Street, Golden Square, On Oct. 22, 1806. He Picked Up Drawing And Geometry And Appears To Have Been Appren Ticed To A ...
Tile Advance To Boniggratz
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Tobias George I 72
Smollett, Tobias George (i 72 I—i 7 71) , British Novelist, Was Born In Dalquhurn, Dumbartonshire. His Father Archibald (youngest Son Of Sir James, The Laird Of Bonhill, A Zealous Whig Judge And Promoter Of The Union Of 1707) Died In 1723. Tobias Was Sent To Dumbarton School, And, After ...
Transition
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Treaty Of Sevres
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Tung Keno
Tung Keno Is The Most Extensive Of The Shan States In The Province Of Burma. The State Is Known To The Chinese As Meng Keng, And Was Frequently Called By The Burmese "the 32 Cities Of The Gon" (hkon), Tung Keng Has Expanded Considerably Since The Establishment Of British Control, ...
United States
United States: Baltimore, Amer. Pol. Sc. Assoc. (1903), Proc. Boston, Amer. Soc. Sc. Assoc.; Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1839), Collections (1847, Etc.). Cambridge, Amer. Econ. Assoc. (1886). New York, Am. Inst. Of Social Service, Social Service (1899, Etc.) ; Actuarial Soc. Of Amer. (1899). Philadelphia, Amer. Acad. Pol. And Social Sc. ...
V S Srinivasa Sastri
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Vesicular Eyes 5 Closed
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Visceral Skeleton
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Vittorio 1856 1933 Scialoja
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Vladimir Sergevich Soloviev
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Voyages Of Sindbad The
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Wild Silks
Wild Silks The Ravages Of Pebrine And Other Diseases Had The Effect Of Attracting Prominent Attention To The Numerous Other Insects, Allies Of The Mulberry Silkworm, Which Spin Serviceable Cocoons. It Had Been Previously Pointed Out By Captain Hutton, Who Devoted Great Attention To The Silk Question As It Affects ...
William 1564 1616 Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616), English Poet, Player And Playwright, Was Baptized In The Parish Church Of Strat Ford-on-avon In Warwickshire On April 26, 1564. The Exact Date Of His Birth Is Not Known. Two 18th-century Antiquaries, William Oldys And Joseph Greene, Gave It As April 23, But With Out Quoting Authority ...
William 1714 1763 Shenstone
Shenstone, William (1714-1763), English Poet, Son Of Thomas Shenstone And Anne, Daughter Of William Penn Of Harborough Hall, Hagley, Was Born At The Leasowes, A Property In The Parish Of Halesowen, Now In Worcestershire, But Then Included In The County Of Shropshire. At School He Began A Life Long Friendship ...
William 1800 1847 Simson
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William 1856 1905 Sharp
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William 5789 1857 Scoresby
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William 7 7 I
Shirley, William 7 7 I ) , Colonial Governor Of Massachusetts, Was Born At Preston In Sussex, England, On Dec. 2, 1694. He Studied Law, Entered The Middle Temple, Emigrated To Massachusetts In 1731, Was Appointed "the King's Only Advocate General In America" (i.e., Of All New England Except Connecticut) ...
William Fiennes Saye And
Saye And Sele, William Fiennes, I St Viscount (1582-1662), Was The Only Son Of Richard Fiennes, 7th Baron Saye And Sele, And Was Descended From James Fiennes, Lord Saye And Sele, Who Was Lord Chamberlain And Lord Treasurer Under Henry Vi. And Was Beheaded By The Rebels Under Jack Cade ...
William Forbes 1809 1892 Skene
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William Gilmore Simms
Simms, William Gilmore American Poet, Novelist, Dramatist And Historian, Was Born At Charleston, S. C., April 17, 1806. His Mother Died In His Infancy; His Father, Having Failed In Business, Embarked On A Series Of Wanderings On The Border, Fighting Indians And Finally Settling On A Plantation In Mississippi. To ...
William Henry 1801 1872 Seward
Seward, William Henry (1801-1872), American Statesman, Was Born On May 16, 1801, In The Village Of Florida, New York. He Graduated From Union College In 1820, Was Ad Mitted To The Bar At Utica, N.y., In 1822, And In The Following Year Began The Practice Of Law At Auburn, N.y., ...
William Robertson Smith
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William Smith
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William Sowden 1858 1936 Sims
Sims, William Sowden (1858-1936), American Naval Officer, Was Born Of United States Parents At Port Hope, Ont., Canada, On Oct. 15, 1858, Removing In Childhood To Pennsyl Vania. He Graduated From The U.s. Naval Academy In 188o, And For Eight Years Served On Board Various Ships In The North Atlan ...
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman, William Tecumseh ( G ) American General, Was Born On Feb. 8, 182o, At Lancaster, 0. He Was Descended From Edmond Sherman, Who Emigrated From England To The Massachusetts Bay Colony In 1634. His Father, Charles R. Sherman, A Judge Of The Supreme Court Of Ohio, Died Suddenly In ...
William Waldegrave Palmer Selborne
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Winfield 1786 1866 Scott
Scott, Winfield (1786-1866), American General, Was Born Near Petersburg (va.) On June 13, 1786. In 1805 He Entered The College Of William And Mary Where He Studied Law. In 1807 He Removed To Charleston (s.c.), But As War With England Seemed Imminent He Soon Left For Washington And Offered His ...
Winfield Scott Schley
Schley, Winfield Scott American Naval Officer, Was Born At Richfields, Near Frederick, Md., On Oct. 9, 1839. He Graduated At The United States Naval Academy In 186o, And During The Civil War Was In Active Service As A Lieuten Ant Until July 1863. In 1872-75 He Was Head Of The ...
Wood Carving
Wood-carving Wood-carving Consists Entirely In A Sort Of Elimination Of Parts Obscuring The Desired Image. Although The Mechanical Process Is Simple, The Training Required By The Carver Before He Can Put It Into Practice Is By No Means Simple. Firstly, The Carver Must Have A Clear Idea Of What He ...