Origin Of Muscular Force
Muscular Force, Origin Of. Until The Year 1860 The Universally Accepted Theory On This Subject Was That Of Liebig. According To Bim, Non-nitrogenous Food Is Consumed Entirely In The Production Of Beat; While Muscular Energy Is Due To The Waste Of The Nitrogenous Muscular Tissue, And Therefore Of Nitrogenous Food. ...
Ossiiim Mollities
Mollities,ossiiim, Osteoaialacia,,a_destructive Disease Of The Bones, Char :acted Zed By Sottileilitig And 'fragility': Bas Caiefully Studied By Curling, Solly, Stanley, Mcintyre, And Litzmann, And Also By Paget And Dalrymple. The Bones! Become Bent, Their Extremities Swollen, And Their Shafts Broken In Various Parts Of Body. No Callus Follows The Fracture ...
Oxford New College
New College, Oxford. The College Of St. Mary Of Winchester, In Oxford, Com Monly Called New College, Was Founded By William Of Wykeham, Bishop Of Winchester And Lord High Chancellor, In 1386. The Buildings Are Magnificent, And The Gardens Of Great Beauty. The Most Remarkable Peculiarity Of New College Is ...
Paul Charles Morphy
Morphy, Paul Charles, B. New Orleans, 1822; Educated At St. Joseph's College. While Still A Boy He Developed Remarkable Skill In The Game Of Chess, And Soon Became Enthusiastic Concerning It, And Devoted Most Of His Time To This Amusement, Which Was To Him A Serious Study. He Speedily Became ...
Philip Neri
Neri, Philip Nit, A Saint Of The Roman Catholic Church, And Founder Of The Congre Gation Of The Oratory (q.v.), Was B. Of A Distinguished Family Of Florence, July 21, 1515. Eis Character, Even In Boyhood, Foreshadowed The Career Of Piety And Benevolence To Which Ire Was Destined, And Ire ...
Philippe De Mornay
Mornay, Philippe De, Seigneur Du Plessis-marly, 1549-1623; Illustrious As A Writer And Actor During The Most Direful Period Of Religious Intolerance In France. He Was Son Of A Roman Catholic Father Who Destined Him For The Church, And Of A Prot Estant Mother Whose Opinions He Imbibed; Becoming According To ...
Pierre Nicole
Nicole, Pierre, 1625-95, B. Chartres. France; At An Early Age Attained Unusual Proficiency In Philosophy And Classical Studies, And When But Fourteen Began At Paris A Course Of Philosophical And Theological Study. Here He Came Much Under The Influence Of Anthony Arnauld (q.v.). And Was Deterred From Taking Orders By ...
Raphael Sanzio Cavaliere Morghen
Morghen, Raphael Sanzio Cavaliere, A Famous Engraver, Was B. At Florence, .june 19, 1758. His First Instructor In The Art Of Engraving Was His Father, Who, Accord Ing To Some, Was A German Or The Son Of A German. The Indications Of Talent That He Gave Were Such As To ...
Red Grouse Moorfowl
Moorfowl, Red Grouse, Or. In Books Of Natural History,red Ptarmigan Or Buown Pmumiroan (lagopus .seolieus), A Bird Peculiar To The British Islands, And More Amusement To Sportsmen Than Any Other Kind Of Feathered Game In Britain. It Is The Bird Generally Known In Britain By The Name Grouse, Although Not ...
Richard Montgomery
Montgomery, Richard, 1736-75, U. In Ireland, Son Of Thomas Montgomery Member Of Parliament For Lifford: Educated At Trinity College, Dublin. In 1754 Her Obtrained A Commission In The Army, Came To America With His Regiment Three Years After Wards, And Displayed Personal Courage And Military Sagacity At The Siege Of ...
Robert Moffat
Moffat, Robert, A Distinguished Missionary, B. At Ormiston, East Lothian, Dec. 21, 1795. Having Resolved To Become A Missionary To The Heathen, He Offered His Ser Vices To The London Missionary Society, Was Accepted. And Sent By Them To South Africa. Arriving At Cape Town In 1817, Lie Munediately Proceeded ...
Robert Morris
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806; B. In Lancasbire,england; Received A Common School Education Only; Was Brought To This Country By His Father, And When About 15 Years Old Entered The Counting-house Of Charles Willing, A Philadelphia Merchant., And Continued In The Firm For Many Years, Gradually Rising By His Integrity And Ability ...
Robert Newton
Newton, Robert, 1780-1834; B. Roxby, Yorkshire, He Was Early Brought Under The Influence Of The Methodists, Joining That Church At The Age Of 17, In 1798 He Was Received By The British Conference, And In 1803 Was Appointed To The Glasgow Circuit, Attending Lectures On Theology And Philosophy At The ...
Saint Mungo
Mungo, Saint, The Popular Name Of St. Kentigern, One Of The Three Great Mission Aries Of The Christian Faith In Scotland. St. Ninian (q.v.) Converted The Tribe] Of The S.; St. Columba (q.v.) Was The Apostle Of The W. And The N.; St. Kentigern Restored Or Estab Lished The Religion ...
Saint Nicholas
Nicholas, Saint, A Highly Popular Saint Of The Roman Catholic Church, And Rever Enced With Still Greater Devotion By The Russian Church, Which Regards Him As A Special Patron, Was One Of The Early Bishops Of Myra In Lycia. The Precise Date Of His Episco Pate Is A Subject Of ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, Ll.n., Etc., American Artist And Inventor, Was The Eldest Son Of Rev. Jedidiah Morse, D.d., Geographer, And Was B. At Charlestown, Mass., April 27, 1791. He Graduated At Yale College In 1810, And Visited England With The American Painter, Washington Allston, To Stildy Painting With Him ...
Samuel Finley Breese Morse_2
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, Ll.d. (ante). Prof. Morse Probably Had His Interest First Awakened In The Subject Of Electromagnetism, Through Conversations With Prof. 1 J. Freeman Dana, Who Lectured In New Ork On That Subject In 1826-27, And Who Was A Personal Friend. Morse First Conceived The Idea Of The ...
Schools Of Musketry
Musketry, Schools Of. When The Introduction Of The Millie Rifle In The French Service, And The Aubsequent Arming Of The British Troops With The Still More Delicate Xnfield Rifle In 1851, Brought The Accuracy Of A Soldier's Fire To Be An Important Colloid Eration In Estimating His Value (which With ...
Simon Ockley
Ockley, Simon, 1678-1720; B. England; Entered Queen's College, Cambridge, 1693, And Received The Degree Of 13.d. In 1705 He Was Presented To The Vicarage Of Swavesey. He In The Oriental Languages. From Arabic Manuscripts In The Bodleian Library, At Oxford, He Compiled A Work Containing Much Serviceable Information Con Cerning ...
Sophagus
Sophagus (gr. Oio, To Convey, And Phogein, To Eat), Or Gullet, A Membranous Canal, About 9 In In Length, Extending From The Pharynx To The Stomach. And Thus Form Ing A Part Of The Alimentary Canal. It Commences At The Lower Border Of The Cricoid Cartilage Of The Larynx, Descends ...
Systems Of National Education
National Education, Systems Of, The Provision Made By Various States For The Education Of Their Citizens. In England The Term National Education Is Commonly Used As Implying Only A Provision Made For The Instruction Of Children Of The Poorer Classes. But It Is Capable Of A Much More Extensive Application, ...
Teme Napiitali
Napiitali, Teme Or, Named After A Son Of Jacob, Recorded As Numbering 53,400 Adult Males At The Exodus, Being Then The 6th In Numbers Among The 12 Tribes. On Its Arrival At The Outskirts Of Palestine, It Was Only 8th In Number. In The Journey Through The Wilderness Its Place ...
The Unit Of Value
The Unit Of Value And Coinage Laws Of The United States. In 1785 Con Gress Adopted The Silver Dollar As The Unit Of Money. On April 2, 1792, In The Law Establishing A Mint, It Enacted That "the Money Of The United States Shall Be Expressed In Dollars Or Units;" ...
Theory Of Numbers
Numbers, Theory Of, The Most Subtle And Intricate, And At The Same Time One Of The Most Extensive, Branches Of Mathematical Analysis. It Treats Primarily Of The Forms Of Numbers, And Of The Properties At Once Deducible From These Forms; Hut Its Principal Field Is The Theory Of Equations, In ...
Thomas Moore
Moore, Thomas, The Son Of A Small Tradesman, Who, Through The Influence Of Lord Moira, Afterwards Became A Barrack-master In The Army, Was Born In Dublin On May 28, 1779. At An Early Age He Was Placed At A School In Which Sheridan Had Formerly Been A Pupil. In 1793 ...
Thomas Nelson
Nelson, Thomas, 1738-89; B. Va.; Son Of William Nelson, President Of The Vir Ginia Colonial Council. Lie Was Educated At Trinity College, Cambridge, England. Returning To This Country In 1701, He Took Up His Residence At Yorktown On The Family Estates. In The Disputes With Great Britain He Warmly Advocated ...
Tile Of Netherlands
Netherlands, Tile Of, Lies Between 50° 43' And 53° 36' N. Lat., And 3° 22' And 7° 16' C. Long., Is Bounded On The N. By The North Sea, E. By Hanover And The Western Part Of Prussia, S. By Liege, Belgian Limburg, Antwerp, East And West Flanders, W. By ...
Toshimichi Okubo
Okubo, Toshimichi, A Japanese Statesman, B. In The Province Of Satsuma About 1830. `asa Membei Of The Proudest Of The Japanese Clans, He Was Nurtured In The Tra Ditions Of Exclusivism And Undying Jealousy Of And Hatred Towards The Tycoons Of Yedo. His Sympathies Were Early Enlisted In That Literary ...
University Of Mississippi
Mississippi, University Of, At Oxford, Lafayette Co., Was Organized In 1848. By The Liberality Of The Congress Of 1819, Two Years After Mississippi Had Been Admitted Into The Union, An Entire Township Of The Public Domain Within The State-23,040 Acres—was Granted To The State For The Purpose Of Establishing A ...
Valentine Mott
Mott, Valentine, Ll.d., 1785-1865; B. N. Y . ; Graduated In Medicine At Columbia College In 1806, And Afterwards Studied In London And Edinburgh. Ile Was Appointed Professor Of Surgery In Columbia College In 1809, Which Place He Filled Till The Medical Department Of That Institution Was United With The ...
Victoria Nyanza
Nyan'za, Victoria, A Great Fresh-water Lake In Central Africa, Discovered By Rapt. Speke In 1858, Explored • By Speke And Grant In 1862. The Most Authentic Information That We Have About The Victoria Nyanza Is, However, Derived From The Exploration And Circumnavigation Of It By Stanley In 1875. The Native ...
Vincenzo Monti
Monti, Vincenzo, The Great Regenerator Of Modern Italian Poetry, Was B. Feb. 19, 1753, In The Roman Province Of Ferrara, And Studied In The University Of Ferrara. On The Termination Of His Studies He Repaired To Rome (1778), Where The Patronage Of Friends Obtained For Him The Post Of Secretary ...
Walrus Morse
Morse, Walrus, Or Sea-horse (trichectis), A Genus Of Amphibious Mammalia Of The Family Phoqdtc, Agreeing With The Rest Of That Family—the Seals—in The General Form Of The Body And Limbs, But Widely Differing From Them All In The Head, Which Is Remark Able For The Enormous Development Of The Canine ...
William 3ioultrie
3ioultrie, William, 1731-1805; B. S. C.; Sod Of Br. .tolin, A Scotch Physician Who Settled In Charleston Early In The Century. He Received An Ordinary Education, And In The Cherokee Troubles Of 1761 Was A Cart. In The Militia. Though Of British Descent And Closely Connected With Many Tories, Moultrie ...
William Mulready
Mulready, William, It. A., Was B. At Ennis, In Ireland, About The Year 1786. When A Boy He Went To London With His Parents; At The Age Of Fifteen Entered As A Student In The Royal Academy, And Made Good Progress, Aiming At First At The Classic Style, Or What, ...
William Oldys
Oldys, William, A Most Erudite And Industrious Bibliographer, Was A Natural Son Of Dr. William Oldys, Chancellor Of Lincoln, And Advocate Of The Admiralty Court, And Was Born In 1687. Regarding His Early Life Little Is Known. His Father Dying In 1703 Left Him A Small Property, Which Oldys Squandered ...
William Smith Obrien
O'brien, William Smith, B. In 1803, Was The Second Son Of The Late Sir Edward O'brien, Hart. Of Dromoland, In The County Of Clare, Ireland, And Uncle Of The Present Lord Inchiquin; That .anelent Barony Having Recently Passed To The Dromoland O'briens On The Failure Of 'the Elder Branch. William ...
Xirage
Xirage', A Phenomenon Extremely Common In Certain Localities, And As Simple In Its Origin As Astonishing In Its Effects. Under It Are Classed The Appearance Of Distant Objects As Double, Or As If Suspended In The Air, Erect Or Inverted, Etc. One Cause Of Mirage Is A Diminution Of The ...
Xonkey
Xonkey, Fti Littman Genus Of Mammalia, Of The Linnxan Order Primates, And Of Cuvier's Order Quadrumana, Now Constituting The Family Simiadce. The Word Monkey Was Formerly Of Almost, If Not Altogether, The Same Signification With Ape ; But The Name Ape Is Now More Generally Applied To Those Simiadce Which ...
Or Nettle Rash
Nettle-rash, Or (lat. Lirtica, A Nettle), Is The Term Applied To A Com Mon Form Of Eruption On The Skin. The Eruption Cousists Of Wheals, Or Little Solid Eminences Of Irregular Outline, And Either White Or Red, Or Most Commonly Both Red And White, There Being A White Center With ...
Or Neuchatel Neufchatel
Neufchatel', Or Neuchatel, Known Also As :ffevetiburg, A Canton In The W. Of Switzerland, Between Lake Neufchatel And The French Frontier. Area, 310 Sq. Miles. Pop. '70, 97,284; '78, About 103,850. Above 17,000 Families Speak French, And 2,700 German. Neufchatel Lies In The Midst Of The .tura Mountains Four Chains ...
Or Newt
Newt, Or Err, Triton, A Genus Of Batrachians Of The Family Salamandridce, More Aquatic In Their Habits Than The Salamander, To Which, In Form And Characters, They Are Very Similar, Having An Chingated Body And Tail. And Four Small Freak Limbs. The Tail Is Vertically Compressed, And A Crest Is ...
Or Nicjea Nice
Nice, Or Nicjea, Formerly A City Of Bithynia, In Asia Minor, Situated On The Eastern Shore Of Lake A Scania. It Was Built, Or Rather Rebuilt (for An Olden Town Had Existed On Its Site), By Antigomis, The Son Of Philip (316 N.c.), And Received The Name Of Antigoneia, Which ...
Or Nipal Nepaul
Nepaul', Or Nipal, An Independent Kingdom Of Hindustan, Lying On The Southern Slope Of The I Limalayas, Is Bounded On Ihe N. By Thibet, On The S. And W. By British India, And On The E. By Sikim, A Protected State. Long. 80' 15' To 88' 15' East. It Is ...
Or Nitrite Of Oxide
Nitrous Ether, Or Nitrite Of Oxide Of Ethyl, Is Represented By The Formula Or Ae Being The Symbol For Ethyl It Is A Pale Yellow Fluid, Having A Specific Gravity Of 0.947, And Evolving An Agreeable Odor Of Apples. On Evaporation, It Produces A Great Degree Of Cold, It Boils ...
Or Nootkas
Nootkas, Or Ames. A Family Of Indian Tribes, In A Province Of The Dominion Of Canada, On Vancouver Island; They Gave The Name To Nootka Sound, On The W. Side Of The Island. They Occupy A Portion Of The Main-land Near The Island. The Ahts Proper Live On The W. ...
Or Novum Organum
No'vum Organum, Or The New Instrument, Lord Bacon's Treatise Sketching The Inductive Method Of Studying Nature, Which Before His Time Had Been Pursued Only Occasionally And Blindly—a Metliod Whose Introduction Divides Philosophy Into The Old And The New. I. Bacon In The First Part Of His Work Surveys The Imperfections ...
Or Nummulina Niimmulites
Niimmulites, Or Nummulina (gr. Money-fossil), A Genus Of Fossil Foraminefera, The Shells.of Which Form Immense Masses Of Rock Of Eocene Age. See Nummulite Limestone. Upwards Of 50 Species Have Been Described. They Are Circular Bodies Of A Lenticular Shape, Varying In Magnitude From The Merest Point To The Size Of ...
Or Occasionalism
Occasionalism, Or The Doctrine Of Occasional Causes (see Cause), Is The Name Given To The Philosophical System Devised By Descartes And His School, For The Purpose Of Explaining The Action Of Mind Upon Matter, Or, To Speak More Correctly, The Combined, Or At Least The Synchronous Action Of Both. It ...
Or Occom Occum
Occum, Or Occom, Sairsox; An American Indian Preacher; 1723-97; B. Conn.; Converted At The Age Of 17, And Soon Expressed A Desire To Become The Teacher Of His Tribe; Educated For The Ministry Among His Countrymen In A Private School Under The Care Of The Rev. Eleazer Wheelock At Lebanon. ...
Or Ogobai
O'gobai, Or Onowil. A Large River Of Western Africa, In The District Between The Gaboon And Congo, Which Falls Into The Sea By Many Mouths, Between S. Lat. 0° 40' And 1° 20'. Its Delta Is Not Less Than 1300 Sq.m. In Extent, And Consists Of A Most Compli Cated ...
Or Omelette Omelet
Omelet, Or Omelette, French, A Dish Chiefly Composed Of Eggs. These Are Broken, And Their Contents Put Into A Proper Vessel, In Which They Are Whipped Into A Froth, Which Is Poured Into A Very Clean And Dry Frying-pan. With The Addition Of Lard Or Butter To Prevent Sticking, And ...
Or Quantity Momentiim
Momen'tiim, Or Quantity Of Motion, Is Defined By Newton As Proportional To The Mass Moving, And Its Velocity, Conjointly. If We Assume Unit Of Momentum To Be That Of Unit Of Mass Moving With Unit Of Velocity, We Shall Evidently Have, For The Momentum Of A Mass 31, Moving With ...
Or Royal Islands Moluccas
Moluc'cas, Or Royal Islands, Properly So Called Are Ternate, Tidore, Makian, Motir, And Batjan, Lying To The W. Of Gilolo, And Washed By The Moluccas Strait Or Pas Sage, Which Separates Gilolo From Celebes.—ternate, The Most Important, Is A Volcanic Mountain With Plains At Its Base. The Top Is In ...
Or Saltpeter Niter
Niter, Or Saltpeter, As It Is Frequently Called; Is The'nitrate Of Potash It Usually Occurs In Long, Colorless, Striated, Six-sided Prisms; Its Taste Is Cooling, And Very Saline; It Is Soluble In Seven Times Its Weight Of Water At And In Less Than One Third Of Its Weight Of Boiling ...
The Mumps
Mumps, The, Is A Popular Name Of A Specific Inflammation Of The Salivary Glands Described By Nosologists As Eynanche Parotidaaor Or Parotids. In Scotland It Is Frequemiy Termed The Trunks. The Disorder Usually Begins With A Feeling Of Stiffness About The Jaws, Which Is Fol Lowed By Pains, Heat, And ...
The Nervous System
Nervous System, The, Is Composed In All Vertebrated Animals Of Two Distinct Por Tions Or The And Sympathetic Or Ganglionic. The Cerebrospinal System Includes The Brain And Spinal Cord (which Form The Cerebro Spinal Axis), And The Cranial And Spinal Nerves. It Was Termed By Biehat The Nervous Sys Tem ...