Agape
Ag'ap.e Were Love-feasts, Or Feasts Of Charity, Usually Celebrated By The Early Chris Tians In Connection With The Lord's Supper. The Name Is Derived From The Greek Word Agape, Which Signifies Love Or Charity. At These Feasts, The Rich Christians Presented Their Poorer Brethren In The Faith With Gifts, And ...
Agapeicone
Agapeicone (gr. Love-abode), A Conventual Establishment Of A Singular Kind, Con Sisting Of Persons Of Both Sexes, Founded At Charlynch, Near Bridgewater, In The C. Of Somerset, By Mr. Henry James Prince, Formerly A Clergyman Of The Church Of England. The Inmates Belong To A New Religious Sect Originating With ...
Agassiz
Ag'assiz, Rodolpir, One Of The Most Distinguished Of Modern Naturalists, Was Born At Orbe, In The Canton De Vaud, In 1807. After Passing Through The Usual Course Of Elementary Learning At Biel And Lausanne, Lie Prosecuted His Studies At Zurich, Heidelberg, And Munich. In Early Youth He Had Displayed A ...
Agathooles
Agath'ooles, One Of The Boldest But Most Unworthy Adventurers Of Antiquity, Was B. At Thermte, In Sicily, In 361 N.c. Ile Rose From Humble Circumstances Through The Patronage Of Damas, A Noble Citizen Of Syracuse, And Received A Command In The Expedi Tion Against Agrigentum. Afterwards He Married The Widow ...
Agave
Agave, A Genus Of Plants Belonging: To The Natural Order Arneryllidece (q.v.), And Hav Ing A Tubular Perianth With 6-partite Limb, And A Triangular, Many-seeded Inferior Capsule. They Are Herbaceous Plants, Of Remarkable And Beautiful Appearance. There Are A Number Of Species, All Natives Of The Warmer Parts Of America. ...
Agde
Ag'de, An Ancient French T. In The Dept. Of Herault, Founded By The Greeks, And Situated About A League From The Mediterranean Sea, On The Left Bank Of A Navigable Stream. To The N., Under The Walls Of The T., Flows The Languedoc Canal. The Mouth Of The Stream Forms ...
Ages
Ages, A Term Employed To Designate The Epochs Of Civilization In The History Of The Human Race. The Old Poets And Philosophers Described These In Harmony With What They Conceived To Have Been The Moral And Political Condition Of Their Ancestors. The Idea Of A Succession Of A. Presented Itself ...
Agis
A'gis, The Name Of Several Kings Of Sparta. Mention Is Made Of A King A. As Early As About 1000 Years B.c., Who Subdued The Old Inhabitants Of Sparta, And Made The Helots Vassals Or Slaves. Of The Others, A. I. Reigned During The Greater Part Of The Peloponne Sian ...
Agitesseau
Agites'seau, Francois D', A Distinguished Lawyer And Chancellor Of France, And Pronounced By Voltaire To Have Been The Most Learned Magistrate That France Ever Possessed, Was Born At Limoge, 1668 A.d. He Received His Earliest Education From His Father, And Afterwards Devoted Himself To The Study Of Law; Became Avocat-general ...
Agnate
Agnate (lat. Agnatus). Agnates, In The Law Both Of England And Scotland, Are Per Sons Related Through The Father, As Cognates Are Persons Related Through The Mother. In The Roman Law, Both Of These Terms Had A Somewhat Different Signification. Agnates, By That System, Were Persons Related Through Males Only, ...
Agra
A'gra, A British District In The Lieutenant-governorship Of The North-western Prov Inces, Bounded It And E. By The Districts Of Muttra, Minpooree And Etawah, S. And W. By The Territories Of Dhortpore, Gwalior And Bhurtpore. Its Area Is 1908 Sq.m. The Surface Of The Country Is For The Most Part ...
Agra_2
Agra, A City In The British N.w. Provinces In India, Is Situated In The District Of The Same Name On The Right Bank Of The Jumna, 139 M. S.c. From Delhi, And 783 N.w. From Calcutta. The Ancient Walls Of The City Embrace An Area Of About 11 Sq.m., Of ...
Agrarian Law
Agra'rian Law. With The Name Of A. L. Used To Be Associated The Idea Of The Abolition Of Property In Land, Or At Least Of A New Distribution Of It. This Notion Of The A. Laws Of The Romans Was Not Only The Popular One, But Was Also Received By ...
Agricola
Agric'ola, Jorrn (whose True Name Was Sehnitter Or Schneider, But Who Was Also Called Islebius And John Eisleben, After The Name Of His Native Town), B. 1492. *as One Of The Most Zealous Founders Of Protestantism. Having Studied At Wittenberg And Leipsic, He Was Sent, 1525, By Luther, Who Highly ...
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Education (ante). In The United States The West Point Academy, Established In 1802, Was The First Provision By The General Government For Scientific Education In Any Department; The Naval Academy Followed In 1845. Two Vdars Later. John P. Norton, Agricultural Chemist, Just Returned From Europe, Agitated The Question Of ...
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Education, As At Present Understood, Is A Comprehensive Term, Including Instruction In Chemistry, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Mechanics—embracing, In Short, The Science As Well As The Practice Of Agriculture. However Important The Branch Ing Off Of Education Into This Special Track, It Is Only Of Late Years That Adequate Attention ...
Agricultural Societies
Agricultural Societies, Associations For The Purpose Of Promoting The Science And Practice Of Agriculture. Such Societies Were Established In The N. Of Italy In The Beginning Of The Last Century. As Early As 1723 A " Society Of Improvers In The Knowledge Of Agriculture In Scotland" Was Instituted. This Had ...
Agriculture
Agriculture (lat. Ewer, A Field, And Eolo, I Till)is The Art Of Rearing Those Plants And Animals That Are Best Suited To Supply The Wants Of Man. Man Has Found The Earth, In Almost Every Clime, Covered With Vegetation, Yet This Often Yields Little That He Can Use. The Spontaneous ...
Ahriman
Ahriman (in The Zend, Aiihro Mainyus, I.e., The Malignant, Destroying Spirit) Is, According To The Dualistic Doctrine Of Zoroaster, The Personification Of Malignity, The Orig Inal Source Of All Moral And Physical Evil, The Chief Of The Devils And Malignant Spirits, The King Of Darkness And Of Death, And Consequently ...
Ai Me Argand
Argand, Ai Me, Physician And Chemist, Was Born At Geneva About The Middle Of The 18th Century. Lie Was The Inventor Of The Well-known Argand Lamp. The Chief Diffi Culties That Attended The Use Of Lamps As A Source Of Light Were—first, In Procuring The Complete Combustion Of The Oil, ...
Aicron
Aicron, A T. Of The State Of Ohio, N. America, The Capital Of Summit Co. It Is Situated 36 Tn. S. Of Cleveland, On The Little Cuyahoga, Which Falls Into Lake Erie, And At The Junction Of The Ohio And Erie Canal With The Pennsylvania And Ohio .canal. At The ...
Aiimentary Canal
Aiimen'tary Canal, In Mammalia, Is That Portion Of The Digestive Apparatus Through Which The Food Passes After Mastication. It Is Lined By A Mucous Membrane, Which Extends From The Lips To The Anus, Being Modified In Each Region. See Mucous Mumbraxe. The A. C. Really Begins At The Back Of ...
Aime Martin
Aime-martin, Lours, 1781-1847; A Native Of Paris, Who In 1815 Was Appointed Editing Secretary To The Chamber Of Deputies, And Not Long Afterwards Professor Of Belles Lettres, Moral Philosophy, And History In The Polytechnic School. In 1831, He Became Keeper Of The Library Of Sainte Genevieve. In 1810 He Published ...
Aimeer
Aimeer, One Of The Districts Of Hindostan, Directly Under The Government Of India, Lying Between Lat. 23' 43 And 20° 42, Long. 74° 22' And 75' 33'. Its Length From S.e. To N.w. Is About 80 M.; Breadth, 30; Area, 2,601 Sq.m. The Surface Of The Country Towards The S.e. ...
Ain Tab
Ain-ta'b, A T. Of Syria, Near The Source Of The Kowek; An Affluent Of The Euphrates, 59 M. N.n.e. From Aleppo. It Is Tolerably Well Built : The Houses Are Mostly Of Stone. It Is Well Supplied With Water, Pure Streams Of Which Flow Constantly Through The Streets. It Has ...
Aipmed Shah
Aipmed Shah, B. About 1724; Hereditary Chief Of The Abdali Tribes, And Founder Of The Durrani Dynasty Of Afghanistan. While A Boy He Was A Prisoner With A Hostile Tribe, But In 1738 He Was Rescued By Nadir Shah, Who Gave Him Command Of A Body Of U. K. I.-12 ...
Al110hades
Al110hades, The Name Of A Dynasty That Ruled In Africa And Spain During The 12th And 13th C. The Word Is Arabic, And Signifies Unitarians. It Was Taken As A Term Of Distinction ; For The A. Considered Themselves The Only Mohammedans Who Worshiped God Properly. The Founder Of This ...
Alabama
Alaba'ma, One Of The States Composing The Union Of N. America, Was First Known To Europeans In The Year 1541, Half A Century After The Discovery Of America. The Celebrated Exploring Expedition Of De Soto Had To Fight Its Way Fiercely Through The Tribes Who Peopled Its Wilds At That ...
Aland Islands
A'land Islands (pronounced Oland), A Numerous Group Of Small Islands And Rocks At The Entrance Of The Gulf Of Bothnia, Opposite Abo, About 25 M. From The Swedish Coast, And 15 From That Of Finland. They Are Called, By The • Finns, Ahvenanmaa. About 80 Of Them Are Inhabited. Although ...
Alarcon Y Mendoza
Alarcon Y Mendoza, Jtr_kx Rutz De, One Of The Most Eminent Of Spanish Drama Tists, B. At The T. Of Tasco, In Mexico, About The End Of The 16th C. He Belonged To The Ancien Family Of The Ruizes Of Alarcon, Of Which A Branch Had Emigrated To America. Having ...
Alaric I
Al'aric I. (in German, Al-ric, I.e.., All Rich) Belonged To One Of The Noblest Families Of The Visigoths. He Makes His First Appearance In History In 894 A.d., As Leader Of The Gothic Auxiliaries Of Theodosius In His War With Eugenius; But After The Death Of The Former, Lie Took ...
Alaric Ii
Alaric Ii., 8th King Of The West Goths, Or Visigoths, Succeeded His Father In 434 A.d. He Was Of A Peaceful Disposition, And Wished To Live On Friendly Terta3 With The Franks. His Dominions Were Very Extensive. Besides Hispania Tarraconensis And Bretica, He Possessed Numerous Rich Provinces In Gaul, And ...
Alaska
Alaska (ante), Comprises All The N. American Continently. Of The 141st Degree Of W. Long., Together With A Narrow Strip Between The Pacific Ocean And The British Dominions; Also All The Islands Near The Coast, And The Aleutian Archipelago, Except Copper And Beh Ring Islands On The Coast Of Kamtchatka. ...
Albania
Albania Forms The S.w. District Of European Turkey, And Occupies The W. Of The Balkan Peninsula, From Bosnia And Montenegro To The Greek Frontiers, Which The Ber Lin Congress Of 1878 Recommended Should Be Advanced To The Kalamas River. Upper Or Northern Albania Corresponds To The Illyria Of The Romans, ...
Albano
Alba'no, A T. Of Italy, About 18 M. From Rome, On The Declivity Of The Lava-walls Which Encompass The Lake Albano. It Is The Seat Of A Bishop, Numbers 5000 Inhabitants, And Is Surrounded With Handsome Mansions Of The Wealthier Romans. It Is On The Oppo Site Side Of The ...
Albany
Albany, The Capital Of New York, United States, Is Situated On The W. Bank Of The Hudson River, 145 M. N. Of New York City, In Lat. 42°39' N., And Long. 73° 45' W. After Jamestown,virginia, And St. Augustine In Florida, It Is The Oldest Town In The Union, Hav ...
Albany_2
Albany, (ante), The Capital Of New York, On The W. Bank Of The Hudson River, 145 M. N. Of Newyork City, In Lat. 42' 39' 49' N., And Long. 73° 44' 33' W.; Pop. '80, 90,713. It Was Oceuped By The Dutch As A Trading-post With The Indians In 1614. ...
Albateoss
Al'bateoss (dionzedea), A Genus Of Web-footed Birds Of The Family Of The Laridcr, Nearly Allied To Gulls And Petrels. Their Feet Have No Hind-toe Nor Claw; They Have A Large Strong Beak—the Upper Mandible, With Strongly Marked Sutures, And A Hooked Point. The Common A. (d. Ezulans), Also Called The ...
Albert
Albert, Count Of Bollstildt, Usually Called Albertus 3fagnus, Also Albertus Teutoni Cus, A Man Less Distinguished For Originality Than For The Extent Of His Acquirements And His Efforts For The Spread Of Knowledge, Especially Of The Works And Doctrines Of Aristotle, Was B. At Lauingen, In Swabia, In 1205, Or, ...
Albert Nyanza
Albert N'yan'za (the Little Luta Nzige Of Speke), A Large Lake Of E. Central Africa, One Of The Reservoirs Of The Nile, Situated In A Deep Rock-basin, 80 M. W. Of The Victoria Nyanza. The A. N. Is Of An Oblong Shape, And, As Proved By M. Gessi, One Of ...
Albert The Bear
Albert The Bear (so Called, Not From Any Peculiarity Of Character Or Appearance, But From The Heraldic Cognizance That He Assumed), Margrave Of Brandenburg, One Of The Most Remarkable Princes Of His Age, Was B. 1106. He Was The Son And Successor Of Otho, The.rich Count Of Ballenstitdt, And Of ...
Albert_2
Albert, Last Grand-master Of The Teutonic Order, And First Duke Of Prussia, Was B. In 1490. He Was The Son Of The Margrave Frederic Of Anspach And Baireuth, Who, Having Several Children, Wished To Make Him Enter The Church. Ile Was Educated Under The Care Of Archbishop Hermann, Of Cologne, ...
Albert_3
Albert, Faluccfs (albert) Augustus-charles-emmanuel, Prince Of Saxe-coburg Gotha. Consort Of Victoria, Queen Of Great Britain, B. Aug. 26, 1819, Was The Second Son Of The Late Duke Of Saxe-coburg-gotha, By His First Marriage With Louisa, Daughter Of The Duke Of Saxe-gotha-altenburg. The Prince, After A Careful Domestic Education, Along With ...
Albigenses
Al'bigenses Is A Name Applied Loosely To The " Belonging To Various Sects, That Abounded In The S. Of France About The Beginning Of The 13th C. The Chief Sect Was The Cathari (q.v.); But They All Agreed In Renouncing The Authority Of The Popes And The Discipline Of The ...
Alboin
Al'boin, The Founder Of The Lombard Dominion In Italy, Succeeded His Father In 561 A.d., As King Of The Lombards, Who Were At That Time Settled In Pannonia. His Thirst For Action First Vented Itself In Aiding Narses Against The Ostrogoths; And Afterwards, In A War With The Gepidx, Whom ...
Albumen
Albumen Is An Organic Compound, Found Both In Animal And Vegetable Substances. It Forms The Chief Ingredient In The White Of Egg, And Abounds In The Blood And Chyle, And More Or Less In All The Serous Fluids Of The Animal Body: It Also Exists In The Sap Of Vegetables, ...
Albumen_2
Albumen, In Botany, A Store Of Nutritive Matter, Distinct From The Embryo, But Inclosed Along With It Within The Integuments Of The Seed. It Is Also Known By The Names Perisperm And Endosperm. When A Seed Has A Store Of A. Separate From The Embryo, It Is Said To Be ...
Albuquerque
Albuquerque', Alfolis0 The Great, Viceroy Of The Indies, And Also Called The Portuguese Mars, Was B. In 1453, Near Alhandra, A T, Not Far From Lisbon, Of A Family Of The Royal Blood Of Portugal. In That Age The Portuguese People Were Distinguished For Heroism And A Spirit Of Adventure. ...
Alchemy
Alchemy (ante). Basil Valentine And Paracelsus, Recognizing The Importance Of The Strange Substances Which Escaped From The Retorts Of The Masters Of A. In The Transmutation Of Bodies, Gave Them The Name Of Mercury; The Elders Called Them Souls Or Spirits; Van Helmont Studied Them More Closely, And Gave Them ...
Alcibiades
Alcibi'ades, A Son Of Clinias And Dinomache, B. At Athens, 450 B.c. He Lost His Father In The Battle Of Chteronea, And Was In Consequence Educated In The House Of Pericles, His Uncle. In His Youth He Gave Evidence Of His Future Greatness, Excelling Both In Mental And Bodily Exercises. ...
Alckemy
Al'ckemy Is To Modern Chemistry What Astrology Is To Astronomy, Or Legend To His Tory. In The Eye Of The Astrologer, A Knowledge Of The Stars Was Valuable Only As A Means Of Foretelling, Or Even Of Influencing, Future Events. In Like Manner, The Genuine Alche Mist Toiled With His ...
Alcohol
Alcohol Is A Limpid, Colorless Liquid, Of A Hot, Pungent Taste, And Having A Slight But Agreeable Smell. It Is The Characteristic Ingredient Of Fermented Drinks, And Gives Them Their Intoxicating Quality. Looking At The Extraordinary Consumption Of These Liquors, And To The Extensive Application Of A. For Other Purposes, ...
Alcudia
Alcudi'a, 31a_nuel De Godoy, Duke Of, Known As The Prince Of Peace, Was B. At Badajos, In Spain, 12th Of May, 1767. Poor, But Handsome And Musical, At The Age Of Twenty He Entered The King's Body-guard At Madrid, And Soon Became A Favorite Of The Weak Charles Iv., As ...
Alcyoitimi
Alcyoitimi, A Genus Of Zoophytes, The Type Of A Family Called Alcyonidm, Belonging To The Class Antkozoa, And Other Asteroida, And Consisting Of A Polype-mass With Starlike Pores And Protrusive Polypes. A. Digitatum, Is Extremely Common On The British Shores, On Stones, Old Shells, Etc., In Deep Water. It Sometimes ...
Alder
Al'der (alnus), A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order • Bettaacem (regarded By Many As A Sub-order Of Amentamz. See Mum And Amentace,e, The Genus Consists Entirely Of Trees And Shrubs, Natives Of Cold And Temperate Climates ,; The Flowers In Terminal, Imbricated Catkins, Which Appear Before The Leaves ...
Alderney
Alderney (fr. Aurigny; Lat. Aurinia), An Island In The English Channel (see Channel Islands), Lat. 49° 45' N., Long. 2' 13' W., Separated From The Coast Of Normandy By A Strait About 7 M. In Breadth, Called The Race Of Alderney. Through This Channel, Which Is Very Dangerous In Rough ...
Aldershott Camp
Al'dershott Camp. When England And France Declared War Against Russia In 1854, In Relation To Turkish Affairs, The British Army Was Known To Be In An Unsatisfac Tory State ; 39 Years Of Peace Had Allowed Many Important Elements In Military Organi Zation To Fall Into A State Of Inefficiency. ...
Aldine Editions
Al'dine Editions, The Name Given To The Works That Issued From The Press Of Aide Manuzio (q.v.) (let., Aldus Manutius) And His Family In Venice, 1490-1597. Recom Mended By Their Intrinsic Value, As Well As By Their Handsome Exterior, They Have Been Highly Prized By The Learned And By Book-collectors. ...
Alemanni
Aleman'ni (that Is, All-men), The Name Of A Military Confederacy Of Several German Tribes Which Began To Appear On The Lower And Middle Maine About The Beginning Of The Ed C. Caracalla Fought With Them First On The Maine In 211 A.n., But Without Conquer Ing Them; Alexander Sevenis Was ...
Alenvon
Alenvon, Chief T. Of The Department Of Orne, In France, Is Situated On The Sarthc, In Lat. 48° 25' N., And Long. 0° 5,1-' E. The Town-church—a Structure Of The 16th C., Con Taining The Remains Of The Tombs Of The A. Family, Which Were Almost Completely Destroyed At The ...
Alep Po
Alep Po, A T. In The N. Of Syria, Capital Of A Turkish Vilayet Of The Same Name, Between The Orontes And The Euphrates, On The Banks Of The Little Desert Stream, Nahr-el Haleb. It Stands In A Large Hollow, Surrounded By Rocky Hills Of Limestone. The Fruitful Gardens, Celebrated ...
Alessan Deja
Alessan Deja, The Principal Fortress And Town Of The Province Of The Same Name In The N. Of Italy, Is Situated In A Marshy Country Near The Confluence Of The Bormida And Tanaro. It Was Built In 1168 By The Inhabitants Of Cremona, Milan, And Placentia, As A Bulwark Against ...
Alexan Der The Great
Alexan Der The Great, Son Of Philip Of Macedon And Olympias, Daughter Of Neoptolemns Of Epirus, Was B. At Pella, 356 A.c. Endowed By Nature With A Happy Genius, He Early Announced His Great Character. Philip's Triumphs Saddened Him. On One Occasion Lie Exclaimed : "my Father Will Leave Nothing ...
Alexanbrian Library
Alexan'brian Library. This Remarkable Collection Of Books, The Largest Of The Ancient World, Was Founded By Ptolemy Soter, In The City Of Alexandria, In Egypt. Even In The Time Of Its First Manager, Demetrius Phalereus, A Banished Athenian, The Number Of Volumes Or Rolls Already Amounted To 50,000 ; And ...
Alexander Adam
Adam, Alexander, Ll.d., An Eminent Scholar And Teacher, Was Born In The Parish Of Raiford, Near Forms, In 1741. His Father Was A Small Farmer, With Limited Means And A Numerous Family, So Thatoung Adam Had To Struggle Through Much Hardship In The Pursuit Of The Learning Forst'hich He Thirsted. ...
Alexander Ii
Alexander Ii., Emperor Of Russia. Was B. April 20, 1818. Ile Was Carefully Educated By His Father, Nicholas, Who Professed Himself Delighted With The Manifesta Tions Of "true Russian Spirit" In His Son. At 16, He Was Declared Of Age, Made Com Mandant Of The Lancers Of The Guard, Hetman ...
Alexander Iii
Alexander Iii. Succeeded His Father, A. Ii., On The Scottish Throne, At The Age Of 8, And, Two Years Later, In 1251, He Married The Princess Margaret, Eldest Daughter Of Henry Iii. Of England. The Tender Age Of The Sovereign Enabled Henry To Prosecute Successfully For Some Time His Schemes ...
Alexander Vi
Alexander Vi. (boitora), 1492-1503, The Most Celebrated Of The Eight Popes (see Pores) Of This Name, But At The Same Time The Most Infamous One That Ever Lived, As Well As The Most Vicious Prince Of His Age. His Most Conspicuous Qualities Were A Cunning And Insidious Cruelty, United With ...
Alexander Of Aphrodisias
Alexander Of Aphrodisias, Lived In The 2d And 3d C., A.p. ; The Most Celebrated Of Greek Commentators On Aristotle, And Styled " The Expositor." He Was A Native Of Aphrodisias, And Taught Peripatetic Philosophy At Athens. His Commentaries, Many Of Which Arc Extant, Were Especially Esteemed By The Arabs. ...
Alexandria
Alexandria (called Skanderi'eli By The Turks And Arabs) Was Founded By Alexan Der The Great In The Autumn Of The Year 332 13.c. It Was Situated Originally On The Low Tract Of Land Which Separates The Lake Mareotis From The Mediterranean, About 14 M.w. Of The Canopic Month Of The ...
Alexandrine Age
Alexandrine Age. After Liberty And Intellectual Cultivation Had Declined In Greece, Alexandria In Egypt Became The Home And Center Of Science And Literature. The Time In Which It Held This Position Is Styled The A.a., And May Be Divided Into Two Periods: The First Including Tho Reigns Of The Ptolemies, ...
Alexius Coinxnus
Alexius Coinxnus, One Of The Ablest Rulers Of The Byzantine Empire, Was B. At Constantinople In 1048. He Was The Third Son Of Johannes Comnenus, The Brother Of The Emperor, Isaac Comnenus. The Family Came Originally From Italy, And Settled In Asia Minor. His Father Having Refused The Purple On ...
Alfie Ri
Alfie Ri, Vrrronto, Cor.zr, A Modern Italian Dramatic Poet, Was B. At Asti, Iu Piedmont, On The 17th Jan., 1749. He Received A Very Defective Education In His Father's House, And Was Then Sent To The Academy Of Turin, Which He Quitted, As Ignorant And Uninformed As He Had Entered ...
Alfonso
Alfon`so Earliest King Of Portugal, Was The Son Of Henry Of Burgundy, Conqueror And Count Of Portugal. He Was Born In 1110 A. D. , And Being Only 2 Years Of Age At His Father's Death, The Management Of Affairs Fell Into The Hands Of His Ambitious And Disso Lute ...
Alfonso I
Alfonso I., Of Castile (vi. Of Leon), 1030-1109; Surnamed "the Valiant." Leon Was Given To Him By His Father, While Sancho, The Eldest Son, Received Castile; And Gar Cia, Youngest Of The Three, Was Given A Part Of Galicia And Portugal. War Soon Began Among Them, And In 1068 Sancho ...
Alfonso X
Alfonso X., Surnamed " The Astronomer," "the Philosopher," Or " The Wise" (el Wthio), King Of Leon And Castile, B. 1221, Succeeded His Father, Ferdinand Iii., In 1252. As Early As The Storming Of Seville In 1248, He Had Given Indications Of His Courageous Spirit. But, Instead Of Wisely Attempting ...
Alfred
Alfred, Surnamed Tee Great, Was B. At Wantage, In Berkshire, In 849. His Father Was Ethelwolf, Son Of Egbert, King Of The West Saxons; And Though The Youngest Of Four Sons, He Succeeded To The Throne, On The Death Of His Brother Ethelred, At The Age Of 23. He Had ...
Alga
Alga, A Natural Order Of Plants, Belonging To The Class Cryptogamia Of Linnteus, And To The Acotyledones Of The Natural System. It Contains A Great Number Of Species, About 2000 Being Known And Described, And Among These There Is A Great Variety Of Forms. They Grow For The Most Part ...
Algebra
Al'gebra Is A Branch Of Pure Mathematics. • The Name Is Derived From The Arabs, Who Call The Science At Gebr Teal Supplementing And Equalizing—in Refer Ence To The Transposition And Reduction Of The Terms Of An Equation. Among The Italians In Carly Times It Was Called Ante Maggiore, As ...
Algeria
Alge'ria (in French, Alortte), A Country On The N. Coast Of Africa, Which Was A Sub Ordinate Part Of The Turkish Empire Till 1830, And Is Now A French Colony. It Lies Between 2° 8' W. Long. And 8° 32' E. Long. It Is Bounded On The N. By The ...