Bedworth
Bedworth, A T. In Warwickshire, 5 In. N. Of Coventry, And 06 Nn. N.w. Of London. Ribbons And Trimmings Are Made In The Town To Some Extent, And Silk-mills, Malt-kilns, Lime-kilns, Brick Fields, And Collieries In Furnish. Mployment To A Large Number Of The Inhabitants. B. Is A Station On ...
Bee Eater
Bee-eater, Hemp, A Geniis Of Birds Of The Order Ineessoree And Tribe ,fiesirostree; The Type Of A Family, 772€1*opidtp, Nearly Allied To That Of The Kingfishers. The Birds Of The B. Family Have Rather Long, Slightly Arched Beaks, And Long Pointed Wings: They Are Mostly Of A Green Color; Resemble ...
Beech
Beech, Jhjyus, A Genus Of Trees Of The Natural Order Otpitliferce (q.v.). The Male Catkins Are Almost Globose, Stalked, Their Flowers Consisting Of A Bell-shaped 5 To 0-cleft Perianth And 8 To 15 Stamens. The Female Flowers, Which Grow On The Same Trees, Consist Chiefly Of A Germen With Three ...
Beef Eat2r
Beef-eat2r, Buphaga, A Genus Of Birds, Of The Order Insessores, Tribe Conirostres, To Which The Name Ox-pecker Is Also And More Correctly Given. The Beef-eaters Have Short Bills, Square At The Base, And Rather Swollen Towards The Point. They Are Accustomed To Sit Upon The Backs Of Buffaloes, Camels, And ...
Beer
Beer, Derived From The German Bier (see Ale), Is The Term Applied To A Fermented Liquid Which Has Not Undergone The Process Of Distillatixt. It May Be Prepared From Many Varieties Of Vegetable Matter, But In 13ritaiu The Raw Material Operated Upon Is Generally Barley, Although Pease, Beans, Wheat, Etc., ...
Beer Acts
Beer. Acts, The 11 Geo. Iv. And 1 William Iv. C. 64. The 4 And 5 William Iv. C. 85, And The 3 And 4 Viet. C. 61, Amended By The Wine And Beer-house Acts, 39 And 83 Vict. C. 27. 33 And 34 Viet. C. 29, And The Intoxicating ...
Beery
Beery, Bacea, The Term Employed In Botany To Designate A Description Of Fruit More Or Less Fleshy And Juicy, And Not Opening When Ripe. The Inner Layers Of The Pericarp (q.v.) Are Of N Fleshy Or Succulent Texture, Sometimes Even Consisting Of Mere Cells Tilled Witt Juice. Whilst The Outer ...
Beesha
Bee'sha, A Genus Of Grasses With The Habit And Most Of The Characters Of Bamboos, But Remarkable For The Fleshy Pericarp Which Incloses The Seed, Forming A Sort Of Berry. The Species Are Few, Natives Of The East Indies. Is Principally Obtained From The Ordinary Bee-hive, Where It Is Elaborated ...
Beet
Beet, Beta, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Chenopodiacca (q.v.), Distin Gaished By Ii 5-cleft Perianth, 5 Stamens Inserted On A Fleshy Ring Surrounding The Ovary, And The Fruit Adhering To The Calyx, And Collected In Clusters Of Two Or Three. The Species Are Not Numerous; They Are ...
Beet Root Sugar
Beet-root Sugar. See Suoaa. The Sugar Obtained From The Beet Is Similar To Cane-sugar, But Inferior In Sweetening Power. Beet-root Contains On An Average About 10 Per Cent Of Saccharine Matter (sugar-cane, 18 Per Cent); Of The Varieties, The White Slesvig Beet Is The Richest. To Obtain The Sugar, The ...
Beethoven
Beethoven, Lrdwm Van, The Unrivaled Composer, Whose Works Have Made A New Epoch In The Development Of Music, Was Born At Bonn, Dec. 17, 1770, And Died In Vienna, Mar. 26, 1827. His Father, A Tenor-singer In The Elector's Chapel At Bonn, Began To Cultivate The Genius Of His Son ...
Beggar
Beggar, A Person Who Solicits Charitable Aid From The Public At Large. The Word Is Supposed To Have Some Connection With The Fraternity Known As Beghards. See Beguin. The Actual Begging Or Solicitation Of Temporal Aid Became, However, So Conspicuous A Feature Among These Mendicant Orders, That The Term Originally ...
Begtashi
Begta'shi, A Religious Order In The Ottoman Empire, Which Had Its Origin In The 14th Century. The Name Is Believed To Be Derived From That Of A Celebrated Dervise, Iladji Begtash, To Whom Also The Order Appears To Owe Its Institution. The Members Use Secret Signs And Pass-words As Means ...
Beitane Beltein
Beltein, Bei;tane, Beil'tine, Real'tainn, The Name Of A Heathen Festival Once Common To All The Celtic Nations, And Traces Of Which Have Survived To The Present Day. The Name Is Derived From Tin Or Leine, Fire, And Beal Or Beil, The Celtic God Of Light Or Sun-god, A Deity Mentioned ...
Bela
Bela, The Name Of Four Hungarian Kings Of The Family Of Arpad.—b. I. (1081-63) Energetically Suppressed The Last Attempt To Restore Heathenism, And By The Introduction Of A Fixed Standard Of Measures, Weights And Coinage. Virtually Founded The Commerce Of Hungary. He Was Also The First To Introduce The Representative ...
Belemnites
Be'lemnites (gr. Belemnon, A Dart Or Arrow), An Interesting Genus Of Fossil Cepha Lopodous Mollusea, The Type Of A Family Called To The Whole Of Which The Name B. Is Very Generally Extended, Closely Allied To The Sepiacle, Or Cuttle (q.v.) Family. No Recent Species Of B. Is Known: Fossil ...
Belfast
Belfast, The Chief T. Of The Co. Of Antrim And Province Of Ulster In Ireland. This Great Seaport Stands At The Embouchure Of The Lagan, At The Head Of Belfast Lough, 12 Tn. From The Irish Sea, 101 N. Of Dublin, 36 N.e. Of Armagh, 130 S.w. Of Glasgow, And ...
Belgium
Belgium, One Of The Smaller European States, Consists Of The Southern Portion Of The Former Kingdom Of The Netherlands (as Created By The Congress Of Vienna). Geography And S Atizties.—belgium Lies Between Lat. 49° 30' And 51° 30' N., And Between Long. 2° 33' And 6° 5' E. It Is ...
Belgrade
Belgrade', The Ancient Singidunurn, Styled'by The Turks Darol-jihad, The "house Of The War," And In German, Weissenburg, Is An Important 'fortified And Commer Cial T., Capital Of Servia. It Is Situated At The Confluence Of The Rivers Save And Danube_ The Name B. Is Derived From The Slavonic Word Bid°, ...
Belief
Belief. This Is A Word Sufficiently Intelligible In Common Speech; But, Neverthe Less, Various Subtle Problems And Protracted Controversies Have Been Connected With It. A Brief Account Of The Chief Of These May Be Here Given. 1. It Has Been A Matter Of No Small Difficulty With Mental Philosophers, To ...
Belisarius
Belisa'rius (in Slavonic, Prince "). This Heroic And Loyal A., Cher, To Whom The Emperor Justinian Was Principally Indebted For The Glory Of His Reign, Was Born At Germania, In Illyria, Rigout 505 A.d. He First Assumed A Conspicuous Posi Tion When He Was Appointed To The Command Of The ...
Bell
Bell, Sir Charles, An Eminent Surgeon, Whose Discoveries In The Nervous System Have Given Him A European Fame, Was• Born At Edinburgh In 1778, And While A Mere Youth Assisted His Brother John (afterwards Noticed) In His Anatomical Lectures And Demonstrations. In 1797 He Was Admitted A Member Of The ...
Bell
Bell. Bells Are Usually Formed Of A Composition Of Copper And Tin, Called Bell Metal. When The Proper Proportions Of The Two Metals Are Fused Togetber, The Com Pound Is Poured Into A Mold. Authorities Differ As To The Best Proportions Of The Copper And Tin. Some Give 80 Parts ...
Bellenden
Bellenden, Williasr, A Scottish Author In The Time Of Queen Mary And James Vi. His Personal History Is Meager And Obscure; All That We Kuow Being The Testimony Of Dempster (list. Excl.) That He Was A Professor In The University, And An Advocate In The Parliament Of Paris, And That ...
Bellerophon
Beller'ophon (origivally Called Ihrrosous) Was The Son Of The Corinthian King Glaucus, And Eurymeee, Daughter Of Sisyphus. Other Accounts Make Neptune His Father. Having Accidentally Killed His Brother, 13. Fled To His Relative Prcetus, King Of Argos, By Whom He Was Hospitably Received And Protected; But Anteitt, The Spouse Of ...
Bellini
Belli'ni, Vinb:szo, One Of The Most Popular Modern Opera Composers, Was B. At Catania, In Sicily, Nov. 1, 1802, And D. At Puteaux, Near Paris, Sept. 24, 1835. He Received His Early Education At The Conservatory Of Naples, And Was Subsequently Instructed In Composition By Tritto And Zingarelli. After Making ...
Belshazzar
Belshazzar (ante). In Regard To The Supposed Discrepancies Between The Bible And Such Writer's As Berosus And Herodotus, Sir Henry Rawlinson Has Recently Shown That Those Writers Not Only Do Not Contradict, But Explain And Confirm The Account Given In The Scriptures. It Appears That The Eldest Son Of Nabonedus ...
Belts
Belts, Endless Strips Of Flexible Material, Usually Leather Or India Rubber, To Trans Mit Motion Or Power From One Pulley To Another. Hopes And Chains Serve A Similar Pur Pose. When Chains Are Used, The Pulleys Are Provided With Projections Which Engage In The Links Of The Chains And Prevent ...
Beluga
Beluga, A Genus Of Cthrcea (q.v.), Of The Family Of Delphinidir Or Dolphins (q.v.), Differing From The Rest Of That Family In The Blunt And Broad Head, Which Has No Pro (laced Snout; The Smaller Number Of Teeth, The Greater Part Of Which Often Fall Out Before Tire Animal Is ...
Benares
Bena'res, A City On The Left Side Of The Ganges, Which Here Varies, According To The Season, Between 50 To 92 Ft. In Depth, And In Width Between 600 Yards And A Little More Than Half A Mile. It Is In Lat. 25' 17' N., And Long, S3° 4' C., ...
Benedict
Benedict Is The Name Of Fourteen Popes. Of These Only The Following Are Histor Ically Important Enough To Deserve Special Mention.—i3eximict Viii., Son Of Count Gregory Of Tuseoli, Was Elected Iu 1013; But Was Driven From Rome By The Anti-pope Gregory. In 1014, He Was Restored To The Papal Chair ...
Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop, An English Ecclesiastic Of The 7th C., Who Exercised A Most Impor Tant Influence On Anglo-saxon Civilization And Learning. He Was Born About The Year 6:2, Of A Noble Northumbrian Family (his Patronymic. According To Eddins. Being Badu Cing), And Until About His Myth Year, Was A Courtier ...
Benedict_2
Benedict, Sir Julius, A Musician And Composer. German By Birth, But, Since 1836, Resident In England. He Was Born At Stuttgart In 1803. And Stlidi^t1 First Under Hummel At ‘veimar, And Afterwards Under Weber At Dresden. On Web Er's Recommendation, Lie Was, In 1824, Made Music Director Of The Karnther ...
Benedictines
Benedictines, The General Name Of All The Monks Followizz The Rule Of St. Bene Dict. The First Benedictine Monastery Was That Founded At Monte Cassino. In The King Dom Of Naples, About 529. By St. Benedict Himself. The Order Increased So Rapidly, After The 6th C.. That The B. Must ...
Benediction
Benediction (from The Lat. Benedicere, To Speak Well), Signifies A Solemn Invocation Of The Divine Blessing Upon Men Or Timings. The Ceremony In Is Simplest Form May Be Considered Almost Coeval With The Earliest Expressions Of Religious Feeling. We Know From Holy Writ That The .jewish Patriarchs Before They Died ...
Benefit Societies
Benefit Societies, Associations • For Mutual Benefit Chiefly Among The Laboring Classes, And Of Which There Are Now Great Numbers; Being Better Known Under The Nano Of Flar.sn.v Societies, We Refer For An Account Of Them To That Head. Meanwhile, We Eon Tine Attention To That Peculiar Species Of Associations ...
Benefit Of Clergy
Benefit Of Clergy. This Expression Relates To Happily A Former State Of The Law Of England, Which At Once Shows The Power Of Clergy And The Ignoriiii(e Of The Peo Pie: It Was Otherwise Called Prit•legium Clerincee, And In The Daysof Its Real Meaningond Force, The Benefit Or Privilege Meant ...
Benevento
Benevento (ancient Benerentam), A City Of Southern Italy, Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name. It Occupies The Site Of The Ancient City, Out Of The Material's Of Which It 13 Entirely Built, On The Declivity Of A Hill, Near The Of The Calorc And 8abato, About 32 In. ...
Bengal
Bengal', The Name Of A Presidency, And A Province In Hindustan, The Latter Being Distinguished Its 13. Proper. In 1765, The Soubali Or Viceroyalty Of This Name Was, Along With 13allar And Part Of'orissa, Ceded By The Great )logul, Virtually In Full Sovereignty. To The English Enst India Company. As ...
Bengazi
Benga'zi, A Seaport T. Of Barca, N. Africa, Finely Situated On The E. Coast Of The Gulf Of Sidra, In Lat. 32° 6' N., And Long. 20" 2' East. It Has A Pop. Of About 7000, Who Carry Ou A Trade With Malta And Barbary In Oxen, Sheep, Wool, And ...
Bengue1a
Bengue1a, A Country Of Western Africa. The Limits Of Which Are Not Very Definitely Fixed. It Is Usually- Represented As Lying Between Lat. 9° And 16' S., And Long. 12° And 17' Cast. The River Coanza Separates It From Angola On The N., The Mountains Behind Cape Negro Bound It ...
Benin
Benin', A State In Guinea, Africa, Above The Mouth Of The River Niger, Situated In 4° To 9' N. Hit., And 4° To 8' E. Long. It Takes Its Name From The Western Arm Of The Niger— Formerly Supposed To Be A Main River, And Styled Benin Or Forinowx—which Leaves ...
Benjamin Benzoin
Benzoin, Benjamin, Or Benzoic Gnat, A Fragrant Resinous Substance, Formed By The Drying Of The Milky Juice Of The Beezoiu Or Benjamin Tree (styra.r, Or Lithocarpus Benzoin), A Tree Of The Natural Order Styracacas, And A Congener Of That Which Produces Stoilax (q.v.), A Native Of Siam, And Of Sumatra, ...
Bennett
Bennett, Jaints Gonoon, B. Scotland, Sept. 1, 1795. D. N. Y., June 1, 1872. Ile Was Intended For The Primp/2,6d By Sent Hint To A Roman Catholic 8cm. Inary; But In 1819, He Migrated To America, And Began Teaching In Halifax, N. S. In The Autumn Of That Year, He ...
Bennigsen
Bennigsen, Lnvix Atm. Theopitilt's, Count, One Of The Most Famous Russian Gen Erals, Was B. At 13runswick. Feb. 10, 1745. Iiis Father Was An Officer In The Brunswick Guards: And B. Himself Entered The Hanoverian Service For A Time; But Squan Dered The Property Left Him, He Joined The Russian ...
Bentinck
Bentinck, Lord William Etenry Cavandistl A General Officer And Statesman, Uncle Of The Preceding, And Second Son Of The Third Duke Of Portland, Was Born 14th Sept., 1774, And Became An Ensign In The Coldstream Guards In 1791. Having Served With Dis Tinction In Flanders, Italy, And Egypt, He Was ...
Bentincx
Bentincx, Lord William George Frederick Gatendisii, Commonly Called Lord George B., At One Time The Leader Of The Agricultural Protection Party, Third Son Of The Fourth Duke Of Portland, Was Born 27th Feb., 1802, And Entering The Army When Young, Eventually Attained The Rank Of Maj. He Subsequently Became Private ...
Benyowsicy
Benyowsicy, Maumce Avelesrts, Count De. N Man Of Remarkable Character And Extraordinary Fortunes, Was Born At Verhowa, In Bungary, 1741. He Served In The Seven Years' War, And During His Youth Displayed That Restless Love Of Adventure Which Marked His Subsequent Career. He Went To Dantzic For The Purpose Of ...
Beowulf
Beowulf, An Anglo-saxon Epic Poem, Which Is One Of The Greatest Literary And Philo Logical Curiosities, And One Of The Most Remarkable Historical Monuments In Existence. The Date Of The Events Described Is Probably About The Middle Of The 5th C.; And As The Legends Refer To The Teutonic Races ...
Berbers
Berbers, The General Name Usually Given To The Tribes Inhabiting The Mountainous Regions Of Barbary And The Northern Portions Of The Great Desert. It Is Derived, Accord Ing To Barth, Either Front The Name Of Their Supposed Ancestor, Err, Which We Recognize In The Lat. Afer, An African (see Letter ...
Berchta
Berchta (in Old German. Peracta, And The Original Form Of The Name Bertha, Being From The Same Root As The English Word Bright, And Meaning"shining," " White") Is, In German Mythology, The Name Given In The S. Of Germany And In Switzerland To A Spiritual Being, Who Was Apparently The ...
Berengab I
Berengab. I., King Of Italy, Was The Son Of Eberhard. Duke Of Friuli, And Of Gisela, The Daughterpf The Emperor Louis The Pious. He And'guido, Duke Of Spoleto, Were The Two Most Powerful And Ambitious Nobles In Italy At Tbe Close Of The 9th Century. After The Deposition Of Charles ...
Berengartus Of Tours
Berengartus Of Tours, A Distinguished Scholastic Theologian, Was B. At Tours, In France, 998 A.d. Iiis Master, Fulbert De Chartres, Is Reported To Have Prophesied On His Death-bed That Berengarius Would Prove A Dangerous Man. In 1030, He Was Appointed Preceptor Of The School Of St. :martin, In 'i Ours, ...
Bergen
Bergen, A Seaport T. Of Norway, In The Province Of The Same Name. Situated On A Promontory At The Head Of A Deep Bay, Called Yaagen. Lat. 60 24' N., Long. 5 18' C. With The Exception Of The N.c. Side, Where Lofty Mountains Inclose It, B. Is Surrounded It ...
Bergen_2
Bergen. A Province In S.w. Norway, On The Atlantic; Area, Including, A Part Of Romsdal, 18,540 Sq.m.; Pop. '75, 356,561. The Coast Is Indented By Ninny Fjords Or Gulfs. The Largest Being Hardangar Fjord. There Are High Mountains All Over The Province, But In The Valleys Around The Fjords And ...
Berhampore
Berhampore', The Name Of Two Towns' In British India.-1. B., In The Presidency Of Madras, Is A Military Station In The District Of Ganjam. It Is In N. Lat. 19° 20', And E. Long. 84 50', Being 525 M. To The N.e. Of Madras, And 325 To The S.w. Of ...
Berkshire
Berkshire, A Midland Co. Of England, Bounded N. By Gloucester, Oxford, And Bucks, E. By Oxford And Bucks; S.e. By Surrey; S. By Hampshire, And W. By Wiltshire. Great Est Length. 50 Tn. ; Average Breadth, 15. Area, 752 Sq.m., Nearly One Half Of Which Is Under Titlnge, One Fourth ...
Berlin
Berlin', The Capital Of Prussia, And Seat Of The Imperial Government Of Germany, One Of The Finest And Most Important Cities Of Europe, Is Situated On The Spree, In Lat. 52° 30' N., Long. 13" 24' East. The City Is Built Upon A Fiat Sandy Plain, Which, Though Cultivated, Is ...
Berlioz
Berlioz, Hecnou. A Fertile Musical Composer, Was B. Dec. 11, 1903, At La-cote St.-andr6, In The Department Of Isere. France, Where• His Father Was A Physician. Against His Father's Wishes, Who Intended Him To Follow The Medical Profession, He Devoted Himself To Music. And Proceeding To Paris, Studied At The ...
Bern
Bern, Capital Of The Above Canton, Is Situated In Lat. 46° 57' U., And Long. 7° 26' E., On A Lofty Sandstone Promontory, More Than 1700 Ft. Above The Sea, Formed By The Winding Aar, Which Surrounds It On Three Sides, And Is Crossed Bytwo Stone Bridges, One Of Which ...
Bernard
Bernard, Claude, A Distinguished Physiologist, Was B. At Saint-julien, Near Ville. Franehe, In The Department Of The Rhone, On The 12th „july, 1813, Lie Studied Medicine At Paris; Was Admitted In. 183d As A Pensioner In Ono Of The Hospitals; And In 1841, Became Magendie's Assistant At The College Of ...
Bernauer
Bernauer, Aones, The Beautiful Daughter Of A Poor Citizen Of Augsburg, In The 15th C., Whose Sad Story Looks Hiker Romance Than History. Duke Albrecht Of 1;avaria, Only Son Of The Reigning (bike Ernst, Saw The Maiden At A Tournament At Augsburg, Given In His Honor By The Nobility, And ...
Bernstorff
Bernstorff, Joitaxx Hartwig Eilnst, Count, 1712-72; A Danish Statesman Who Was The Representative Of The Government At The Diet Of Ratisbon; Minister To France, Secretary And Councilor Of State, And Member Of The Privy Council In Charge Of Foreign Affairs. Frederick The Great Styled B. The " Oracle Of Denmark." ...
Berthollet
Berthollet, Count Claude Louts, One Of The Most Distinguished Theoretical Chelm= Ists Of His Time, Was B. At Tolloire, A Village Of Savoy, Near Annecy, On The 9th Dec., 1748. Ile Studied At The University Of Turin, And Obtained A Medical Degree There In 1768. Lie Afterwards Went To Paris, ...
Bertinoro
Bertinoro, A T. Of Italy, In The Province Of Forli, Formerly Belonging To The Papal States, Six M. S.c. Front Forli, Pleasantly Situated On A Hill, The Slopes Of Which Arc Famous For Their Wines. At The Foot Of The Hill, To The W., Fiows The Ronco. B. Is The ...
Bertrand Barpre Devieuzac
, Barpre De Vieuzac, Bertrand, A Member Of The French National Convention, B. At Tarbes, L0ilt Sept., 1755. He Became An Advocate In The Court At Toulouse. After Acting As A Deputy In The National Assembly, The Department Of The Hantes-pyrenees Elected Him To The National Convention In 1792. He ...
Berwick On Tweed
Berwick-on-tweed, Is Seaport T. At The Mouth Of The Tweed, 58 In. From Edinburgh. It Is The Frontier Town Of England And Scotland, And With Its Liberties. Comprising An Area Of About 8 In., Forms An Independent Borough And County By Itself Separate From England And Scotland; And Since The ...
Bessel
Bessel, Fitienrich Wiliff,l31, One Of The Most Distinguished Of Modern Astrono Mers, Was B. At Minden, July 22, 1784. In 1806, He Was, On The Recommendation Of Others, Whom He Had Greatly Assisted By His Remaikable Expertness In Calculation, Appointed Assistant To Sehrfiter At Lilienthal. In 1810. He Published His ...
Bessemer Process For Making
Bessemer Process For Making Steel. The Boldest And Most Noted Attempt Which Has Yet Been Made To Improve On The Older Methods Of Making Both Malleable Iron And Steel, Is That Of Mr. Henry Bessemer, Whose Process Was Patented In 1856. Bessemer's First Idea Was To Blow Air Through Molten ...
Bestiaires
Bestiaires (fr.). The Name Given To A Class Of Written Books Of Great Popularity In The Middle Ages, Describing All The Animals Of Creation, Real Or Fabled, And Generally Illustrated By Drawings. They Were Most In Fashion During The 11th. 12th, And 13th Cen Turies. They Served As Encyclopedias Of ...
Bethlen Gabor
Bethlen-gabor (or, As He Would Be Called In Western Europe, Gabriel Bemix 11em Or Berimex, It Being A Common Custom In Hungary And Transylvania To Make The Baptismal Follow The Family Name) Was Descended From An Ancient And Distinguished Protestant Family Of Upper Hungary, Which Also Possessed Important Estates In ...
Betle Betel
Betel, Be'tle, Or Pawn, A Narcotic Stimulant Much Used In The East. And Particu Larly By Ail The Tribes Of The Malay Race. It Consists Of A Leaf Of One Or Other Of Certain Species Of Pepper, To Which The Name Of Betel-pepper Is Indiscriminately Applied, Plucked Green, Spread Over ...
Beust
Beust, Fmenrucn Fennixand Freiherr Von, German Statesman, One Of The Most Prominent Modern Politicians. Ills Family Is Of •old Nobility, Distinguished Both In The Field And The Cabinet. B. Was B. On 13th Jan., 1809, At Dresden, And After A Ful Preliminary Education In Dresden, He Attended The. -universities Of ...
Bezique
Bezique (from Sp. Bakes "little Kiss," In Allusion To The Meeting Of The Queen And Knave), A Game At Cards Played With A Double Pack, From Which The Twos, Threes, Fours, Lives, And Sixes Have Been Rejected. The Remaining Cards Rank From Ace Down, As In Whist. The Dealer Gives ...
Bhopal
Bhopal, The Capital Of The Territory Of The Same Name. In India, Lies In Lat. 23°14' N., And Long. 77° 33' East. It Is Surrounded By. A Dilapidated Stone Will Of About 2 M. In Circuit. 'the Fort, Which Is The Residence Of The Nawab, Stands On Ft Huge Rock ...
Bible
Bible (gr. La Books"—see ]look) Is The Name Given By Chrysostom In The 4th C. To That Collection Of Sacred Writings Recognized By Christians As The Documents Of Their Divinely Revealed Religion. Both As Regards Language And Contents, They Are Divided Into Two Parts—the Old And New Testament, Or Rather, ...
Bible Society
Bible Society, An Association Having Exclusively For Its Object The Diffusion Of The Sacred Scriptures. Such Associations Must Be Regarded As A Natural Form Of Expression Of Christian Benevolence, Acting According To The Principles Of Protestantism, And Seek Ing To Take Advantage Of The Facilities Afforded By The Art Of ...