Blood
Blood, The Nutritive Fluid Of The Tissues. Consists Of A Transparent Colorless Fluid, The Liquor Sanguinis, And Minute Solid Bodies, The " Corpuscles " Which Float In It. The Liquor Sanguinis Consists Of Water, In Which Are Dissolved Fibrine, Albumen, Chlorides Of Sodium And Potassium, Phosphates Of Soda, Lime, And ...
Blood Stains
Blood Stains, As Determined By Modem Science, Have Risen To Importance In Some Criminal Trials, Where Attempts Have Been Made With Some Success To Determine, By Microscopic And Chemical Teas, Whether The Stains In Question Were Made By The Blood Of A Human Being Or Of Some Other Animal; And ...
Bloodhound
Bloodhound, A Variety Of Bound (q.v.) Remarkable For Its Exquisite Scent And Fox Its Great Sagacity And Perseverance In Tracking Any Object To The Pursuit Of Which It Has Been Trained. It Derives Its Name From Its Original Common Employment In The Chase, Either To Track A Wounded Animal Or ...
Bloomebism
Bloomebism, A New And Fanciful Fashion Of Ladies' Dress, Partly Resembling Male Attire, Which Arose Out Of What Is Termed The " Woman's Rights' Movement," That Began To Be Agitated In The United States About The Year 1848. The First Woman's Rights' Con Vention Was Held At Worcester, N. Y., ...
Blow Fly
Blow-fly, Sareophaga Carnaria, An Insect Of The Order Diptera (two-winged), (q.v.), And Of The Large Family Muscides, Of Which The Common House-fly (q.v.), Flesh-fly (q.v.), Etc., Are Familiar Examples. The Blow-fly Is Very Similar To These In Its General Appear Ance; Its Body Is Hairy, The Expanse Of Its Wings ...
Blow Pipe And Arrow
Blow-pipe And Arrow, A Kind Of Weapon Much Used Lay Some Of The Indian Tribes' Of South America, Both In War And For Killing Game. It Consists Of A Long Straight - • In Which A Small Poisoned Arrow Is Placed, And Forcibly Expelled By The Breatu. 'floc Tube Or ...
Blowing Machines
Blowing-machines. The Earliest Blowing-machine Was, Doubtless, Some Form Of The Common Bellows, The Idea Of Which Is Supposed To Have Been Derived From The Lungs. A Very Primitive Form Of This Instrument Is Still In Use In Some Eastern Countries, Con Fisting Simply Of The Skin Of Some Animal Sewed ...
Blue Books
Blue-books, The Name Popularly Applied To The Reports And Other Papers Printed By Parliament, Because They Exc Usually Covered With Blue Paper. The Term Was,'for Like Reasons, Long Applied To The Reports Sent Annually By The Governors Of Colonies To The Colonial Secretary; And Even In Technical Official Phraseology, These ...
Blue Pill
Blue Pill, Pinta Hydrargyri, Is The Most Simple Form In Which Mercury Can Be Administered Internally. It Consists Merely Of Lure Parts Of Mercury Rubbed Up With Three Parts Of Conserve Of Roses, Till Globules Of Mercury Can No Longer Be Detected; To This Is Added Powdered Licorice-root, So That ...
Blushing
Blushing, A Sudden Reddening Of The Face. Neck, And Breast, Owing To Some Mental Shock, Most Commonly Of The Character Of Humiliation Or Shame. The Muure And Cause Of This Effect Have Been Recently Elucidated By Phys:olognsal Researches. It Is Produced By An Increased Flow Of Blood Into The Capillary ...
Board Of Admiralty
Board Of Admiralty, A Government Department Which Has The Management Of All Matters Concerning The British Navy. In The Article Admiral, The Steps Arc Noticed By Which The Duties Of The Lord High Admiral, In Former Days, Were Transferred To A Board Of Commissioners. The Constitution And Functions Of This ...
Board Of Ordnance
Board Of Ordnance, A Government Department Formerly Having The Management Of All Affairs Relating To The Artillery And Engineering Corps, And To The Materiel Of The British Army, Under This Precise Designation, The Board No Longer Exists; A Having Been Made Which Requires Brief Explanation. The Board Existed From The ...
Boat
Boat Is The General Name For A Small Open Vessel. Boats Differ, However, Greatly One From Another. They May Be Slight Or Strong, Sharp Or Flat-bottomed, Decked Or Undecked, Swift For Dispatch Or Roomy For Cargo, Ornamental For Pleasure Or Plain For Hard Service, Deep Or Light Of Draught For ...
Boat Lowering Apparatus
Boat-lowering Apparatus Is The Name Given To Certain Ropes And Pulleys For Lowering Boats From Ships Quickly And Safely, In Case Of Emergency. Every Passenger Ship Is Compelled By Law To Carry A Certain Number Of Boats. Depmding On The Tonnage; And Every Ship Of War Necessarily Carries Boats (see ...
Boating
Boating, The Art Of Managing And Propelling A Boat. This Is Done Either By Means Of Oars Or Sails. As Sailing Is Fully Treated Under The Head Of Yacht, Rowing Only Is Dealt With Here. The Most Ancient Form Of Boat Known To Have Been Used In The British Islands ...
Bobbins
Bobbins Are Small Wooden Rollers, Flanged At The Ends, And Bored Through The Center Lengthwise, So That They Can Be Placed On A Spindle Or Skewer. The Bobbin On Which Ordinary Sewing-thread Is Wound, Although Generally Of Smell Size, Is A Good Example Of Their Prevailing Shape. One Or Two ...
Bobby Danglas
Bobby D'anglas, Fitasscoms Ayroine. Count, An Eminent French Statesman, Was Born At St. Jean Chambre. In The Department Of Ardtche, Dec. 8,1759. After Filling For Some Time The Office Of Major-domo To The Count Of Provence (louis Xviii.), Be Was About To Devote Himself To The Peaceful Pursuits Of Science, ...
Bockenheim
Bockenheim, A Manufacturing T. In Germany, 1 M. From Frankfort, On The Main And Weser Railroad; Pop. '71, 8176. Bockh, Augustus, The Most Erudite Classical Antiquary Of Germany In Recent Times, Was B. Nov. 24th, 1785, At Carlsrulle, And Entered The University Of Halle In 1s03. The Prelections Of %volf ...
Bode
Bode, Tun Barons De, A Family Of Doubtful Natinnalitv, Best. Known In England In Connection With A Claim For Indemnity Frequently Brought Before Parlia:nent. The First Member Of The Family Connected With England Was Cizarles A. L. F. Nn B., A Baron Of The Holy Roman Empire. He Was Born ...
Bodes Law
Bode's Law, An Arithmetical Relation Subsisting Between The Distances Of The Planets From The Sun. It May Be Thus Stated: Write, In The Tir,t Instance, A Row Of Fours, R.nd Under These Place A Geometrical Series Beginning With 3, And Increasing By The Ratio 2. Putting The 3 Under The ...
Bodleyan Or Bodleian Library
Bodley'an Or Bodlei'an Library, The Public Library Of Oxford University, Restored By Sir Thomas Bodley (q.v.) In 1507, His First Act Being The Presentation Of N Large Collec Tion Of Valuable Books. Purchased On The Continent At An Expense Of P.,10,000. Through His Influence And Noble Example, The Library Was ...
Boece
Boece, Or, More Properly, Boyce, Iieotor. A Distinguished Scottish Historian, Was B. Of An Old Family, About 1405, At Dundee. He Completed His Education At Montague College, In The University Of Paris, And In 1497, Was Appointed A Professor Of Philosophy. Among Other Learned Men Whose Friendship He Here Acquired ...
Boerhaave
Boerhaave, Il•t3taxn, The Most Celebrated Physician Of The 1811i C., Was B. At Voorliont, Near Leyden. Dec. 13, 1668. In 1682, He Went To Leyden, With The Intention Of Becoming A Clergyman, And There Studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Clialdee, History, Ecclesiastical And Secular, And Mathematics. In 1689, B. Was Made ...
Boers
Boers (dutch, Agriculturists, Farmers), The Name Applied. To The Dutch Colonists Of The Cape Of Good Hope Who Are Engaged In Agriculture And The Care Of Cattle. The B., Gen Erally, According To Dr. Liviugstone, "are A Sober, Industrious, And Most Hospitable Body 01 Peasantry." Very Different, However, Are Certain ...
Bog Moss
Bog Moss. See Sphagnum. Bognor Beds. See London Clay. Bogodoiiikfior, Or Bohodukhov% A Fortified T. Of Russia, In The Government Of Kharkov, 29 M. N.w. Of The City Of That Name. It Is Situated On The Merle—the Chit F Industry Of Its Population, Which Amounts To About 10,000, Consisting In ...
Bogota
Bogota', More Fully Santa It De Bogota', In South America, The Federal Cap Ital Of The United States Of Colombia, Formerly New Granada. It Is Situated Within The Limits Of Cundinaraarca, In Lat. 4' 6' N., And Long. 78' 30' W., On A Table-land, Which. At En Elevation Of 8694 ...
Bohemian
Bohemian Breth'iten Is The Name Of A Religious Society Which Was First Instituted In Prague About The Middle Of The 15th Century. It Was Orieinally Composed Of Rem Nants Ef The Hussites. Dissatisfied With The Conduct Of The Calixtines They Betook Themselves, In 1453, To Th (borders Of Silesia And ...
Bohemian Language
Bohemian Language And Literature Have Been Subjected To Literary Culture From About The 0th Century. The Language Is The Harshest And Strongest Of The Many Dialects Of The Slavonic Family. It Abounds In Consonants So Mixed That To Lish Eyes The Words Appear Unpronounceable. The Bohemians Call Themselves Czeclis (cecki, ...
Boii
Boi'i, The Name Of A Celtic People Who At A Very Remoteveriod Seem To Have Inhabited Either The Southern Part Of Belgium. Or A Portion Of France In Its Immediate Vicinity, Whence They Emigrated To Italy. Having Crossed The Po, They Established Themselves In The Territory Of The Umbrians, Lying ...
Boiicicault
Boiicicault, Dion, Dramatic Author And Actor, Was B. At Dublin On The 26th Of Dec., 1822. Lie Was Brought Up Under The Guardianship Of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, The Well-known Popular Writer On Science, And Was Educated At University College. Lon Don. He Produced His First Dramatic Work Very Early—before He ...
Boileau Despreaux
Boileau Despreaux, Nrcotas, An Illustrious French Poet, Was B. Near Paris, Nov, 1, 1630. After Hesitating For Some Time In The Choice Of A Profession, Lie Betook Himself To In 1660, His Fine Powers First Obtained An Adequate Expression In The Satire, Entitled Adieux D'un Poete D Laville De Paris. ...
Boiler
Boiler (fr. Ehaudiere, Ger. Kessel), The Name Given To A Vessel In Which Steam, Usually For A Steam-engine, Is Generated. In Its Simplest Form, It Consists Of A Dose Ves Sel Made Of Metal Plate. Having Apertures For The Admission Of Water And Egress Of Steam, Fitted With Apparatus For ...
Boilers
Boilers (ante). Those Most Distinctively American Are The Sectional Or Water-tube Boilers. The Babcock And Wilcox Boiler Consists Of A Series Of Tubes Inclined From The Front To The Rear, And Connected At Each End By A Manifold Chamber. The Forward Ends Are Connected To The Steam-drum, Which Lies Lengthwise ...
Boiling
Boiling (of Liquids)—boiling-point. •when Heat Is Applied To A Vessel Containing Water, The Temperature Gradually Rises, And Vapor Comes Silently Off The Surface; But At A Certain Degree Of Heat, Steam (q.v.) Begins To Be Formed In Small Explosive Bursts At The Bottom, And Rising Through The Liquid In Considerable ...
Boiling Of Liquids
Boiling Of Liquids (ante). As Will Be Understood From The Above, The Terms Liquid And Boiling-point Are Entirely Relative, Depending Upon External Agents And Upon Each Other. The Statement That Water Is A Liquid Is Only True Under Certain Conditions. In The Arctic Regions It Is A Solid, And In ...
Boiling_2
Boiling, In Cookery. One Important Preliminary Rule In Boiling Rests On The Fact, Explained In A Preceding Article, That Water Cannot Be Heated In An Open Vessel, Or In One With The Ordinary Fitting Lid Of A Cooking Utensil, To A Higher Point Than 212'. When A Vessel, Then, Has ...
Bojar
Bojar (pronounced Thyar), A Word Originally Of The Same Meaning As Czech, Lech, And Bolgarin, I.e., Free Proprietor Of The Soil. The Bojacs, In Old Russia, Were The Order Next To The Knjazes Or Knjeses(ruling Princes). They Formed The Immediate " Following" Of These Princes, And Bore Somewhat Of The ...
Boletits
Bole'tits, A Genus Of Fungi (q.v.), Of The Division Hymenomycetcs, Subdivision Polyporei. The Older Botanists Included Ia It The Numerous Species Now Forming The Genus Polypo Rus (see Amadot, Dry Hot, And Potxronts) And Other Genera; But Even As Now Restricted, It Is A Very Extensive Genus. Most Of The ...
Boleyn
Boleyn, Wife Of Henry Viii., King Of England, Was B. About The Year 1507. Her Father Was Sir Thomas B., Afterwards Viscount Rocliford And Earl Of Wiltshire; Her Mother, The Daughter Of The Duke Of Norfolk. In Her Seventh Or Eighth Year, Anne 13. Went To France With Mary. Sister ...
Bolivar City
Bolivar City. See Angostura, Ante. Num, Szmox (named El Libertador, For Having Rescued South America From The Spanish Yoke), Was Born At Caracas, July 25, 1783, Descended From A Noble And Wealthy Family. Having Studied Law At Madrid, He Traveled Extensively On The Continent, Mar Ried, And Returned To His ...
Bollandists
Bol'landists, An Association Or Succession Of Jesuits By Whom The Acta Sandal-um (q.v.), Or Lives Of The Saints Of The Christian Church, Were Collected And Published (1643-1794). They Received Their Name From John Bolland, B. In The Netherlands 1596, D. 1665, Who, With The Help Of Gottfried Ilenschen, Edited The ...
Bologna
Bologna, One Of The Most Ancient Cities Of Italy, Is Beautifully Situated On A Fertile Plain At The Foot Of The Lower Slopes Of The Apennine Mountains, In Lat. 44° 30' N., Long. 11° 21' E. It Is Inclosed By A High Brick-wall, Some 5 Or 6 Zn. In Extent, ...
Bolognese School Of Painting
Bolognese School Of Painting. Franco, Who Was Commended By Dante For Superiority In Missal-painting, And Who Has Been Called The Giotto Of His School, Is The Supposed Founder Of The Style Of The Bolognese'painters Of The 14th Cen Tury. Many Of Their Now Fading Works Exist In The Church Di ...
Bolsena
Bolsena, An Italian T., In The Province Of Rome, About 20 M. N N.w. Of The Town Of Viterbo. It Is Situated On The A. Shore Of The Lake Of Bolsena (locus Irolsioiensi:s), On The Road From Florence By Siena To Rome. It Has Now Little More Than' 2000 Inhabitants; ...
Bolsward
Bolsward' (lat. Barerda), An Old T. In The Netherlands, Province Of Friesland, Lies 15 In. S.w. From Leeuwarden. It Is Surrounded By A High Earthen Wall And Broad Canal. The Church Of St. Martin, In The Gothic Style, Is The Largest And Handsomest In Fries Land. There Are Several Benevolent ...
Bombardment
Bombardment Is An Attack Upon A Fortress Or Fortitied-town By Means Of Shells, Red Hot Shot, Carcasses, Rockets, Etc., To Burn And Destroy The Buildings, And Kill The People. A Bombardment Is Most Likely To Be Successful When The Place Is Destitute Of Bombproof Cover; Or When The Governor Is ...
Bombay
Bombay, An Island Of 8 M. By 3. On The W. Of Iiindustan, Having Its Southern Ex Tremity In Lat. 18' 57' N., And Long. 72' 52' E. It Consists Of Two Rocky Ridges. Which Embrace A Valley So Low As To Require Embankments Against The Tide. Ha Productions, Of ...
Bombay_2
Bombay (presidency) Has Become What It Is Mainly In The Present Century. Diming Ninety Years, It Was Confined, With Now And Then A Temporary And Insignificant Excep Tion, To The Island And The Two Rocky Islets On The South. Even The Adjacent Islands, Such As Salsette And Caratija, Were Acquired ...
Bombay_3
Bombay (city) Occupies The Entire Breadth Of The S. End Of The Island. Bordering At Once On The Harbor Inside, And On Back Bay Outside. Next To 01(1 'woman's Isle, Which, Along With Colaba, May Be Regarded As A Suburb, Is The European Town; About A Mile To The N. ...
Bona Fides
Bona Fides, A Latin Expression Literally Signifying Good Faith, Enters Largely Into The Consideration Of Legal Questions, Particularly Matters Of Agreement, Contract. Dam Age, Trusts, And Other Departments Of The Law; And In All Of Them It Implies The Absence Of Fraud, Or Unfair Dealing Or Acting. This Term, However, ...
Bonald
Bonald, Louts Gabriel Amiiiioise, Vicomte De, A Celebrated Publicist, Was B. In 1753 At Monna, Near Milhan. In Aveyron. Compelled To Emigrate During The French Revolution, He Joined The Emigrant Corps, And, When It Was Dissolved, Removed To Hei Delberg, Where He Employed His Pen In The Composition Of Politico ...
Bonaparte
Bonaparte (pron. In Ital. In Four Syllables; In Eng., Usually In Three), Fa31ily Of. In The Tali E., And Afterwards, Several Families Named B. Appear In Italian Records—at Florence, San Miniato, Sarzano, And Genoa; And Towards The Close Of The 15th C., Branch Of The Genoese B. Family Settled At ...
Bond
Bond, In Law, Is An Instrument On Stamped Paper, By Which The Party Granting It Becomes Bound To Pay A Suns Of Money, Or Perform Any Act Or Duty, According To The Terms Of Agreement. In England, A B. Is Said To Be An Instrument Under Seal, Whereby One Person ...
Bond Or Contract Of
Bot'tomry, Bond Or Contract Of, Is A Security By Which A Ship Itself Is Expressly Mortgaged And Pledged By The Owner Or Master, Or Hypothecated For Repairs To The Ship, Or For Money Advanced For Its Otittit, Or Otherwise With Relation To It. It Is Called A Security By Ii., ...
Bone
Bone Is The Hard Malerial Of The Skeletons Or Frameworks Of Mammalian Anon:11s. Reptiles, And Birds. In Its Earliest Stases, It Is Termed Tempontry Cartilage (q.v.), And Consists Of Cells Massed Together, Except In The Flat Bones, As Those Of The Skull And Shoulder-blade, Of Which The Primary Foundations Are ...
Bones As Manure
Bones As Manure. The Employment Of Hones As A Manure Is One Of The Greatest Modern Improvements In Agriculture. They Are Applied Either Simply Reduced To Small Fragments Or A Coarse Powder Called Bone Dust (q.v.), Or. After Undergoing Chemical Preparations Of Various Kinds, As The Basis Of Highly Valuable ...
Boni To
Boni To, A Name Common To Several Fishes Of The Mackerel Family, Or Scomberalm (q.v.). One Of These, Thynnuspelamys, Sometimes Called The Stripe-bellied Ninny. And Of The Same Genus With The Tunny (q.v.), Is Well Known To Sailors As An Inhabitant Of Trop Ical Seas, And As One Of The ...
Boniface
Boniface, The Name Of Nine Popes, Most Of Whom Are Of No Historic Note.—b. I. (418 422) Was Appointed, Contrary To Canonical Rule, By The Emperor Theodosius Ii., Upon Account Of Prevailing Party Divisions. Lie Was The First Who Assumed As Bishop Of Route The Title Of First Bishop Of ...
Bonn
Bonn, A T. Of Rhenish Prussia. Beautifully Situated On The Left Bank Of The Rhine. 15 In. Above Cologne. Pop. '75, Inclusive Of The Military. 28.114. B. Is Connected With The Right Tank Of The Rhine Only By A Ferry, And With Cologne By The Railway As Well As The ...
Bonnet
Bonnet, It Covering For The Head, Of Which There Are Many Varieties. The French, From Whom We Have The Word, Apply It As We Do To Nia10 As Well As Female Head-dress. A Kind Of Night-cap Is Called By Them A 13 ; As, For Example. The Bonnet Rouge, Or ...
Bonnsia
Bonnsia, A Genus Of Gallinaceous Birds Of The Grouse (q.v.) Family Or Tetraonidtr, Perhaps More Properly Only A Sub-genus Of Grouse (tetrao), Distinguished By Having The Toes And The Lower Part Of' The Tarsus (or Shank) Destitute Of Feathers; Also By ,the Elongated Feathers Of The Upper Part Of The ...
Bonpland
Bonpland, An Eminent Botanist, Was Born At La Rochelle. France, Ang. 22, 1773. Having Studied Medicine And Botany At Paris, He Accompanied Alexander Von Humboldt In 1799 To America. Where They Traveled Nearly Five Years, Mostly In Mexico And The Andes, During Which Time 13. Collected 6000 New Species Of ...
Booby
Booby, Sula _tuna, A Species Of Gannet (q.v.) Which Has Received This Name From Its Apparent Stupidity In Allowing Itself To Be Knocked Down With A Stick Or Taken By The Hand. Accounts Differ Very Much, However, As To This Character Of The 13., Some Repre Senting It As Singular ...
Book Bell
Bell, Book, And Candle. The Excommunication By. B., B., And C. Is A Solemnity Belonging To The Church Of Home. The Officiating, Minister Pronounces The Formula Of Excommunication, Consisting Of Maledictions On The Head Of The Person Anathematized, And Closes The Pronouncing Of The Sentence By Shutting The Book From ...
Book Trade
Book Trade (cinte). The Book Trade In The United States Is Of Comparatively Recent Growth. Although Printing Was Introduced Into New York As Early As 1683. For Scholars And Libraries The Needed Books Were Imported From Europe, But With Tile Spread Of Newspapers And The Development Of Education, The Increasing ...
Book Trade
Book-trade, The Business Of Dealing In Books, In Which Are Comprehended Two Classes Of Persons—publishers, Who Prepare And Dispose Of Books Wholesale; And Hook Sellers, To Whom The Retailing Of Books More Properly Belongs. Although Ordinarily Distinct, The Two Professions May Conveniently Be Treated Together. While Publishing. Apart From Bookselling, ...
Bookbinding
Bookbinding, The Art Of Connecting Together In A Durable And Convenient Manner The Several Parts Of A Book. The Craft Of The Bookbinder Is Older Than That Of The Printer. As Noticed In The Preceding Article, The Romans Had Their Bibliopegi For Doing Up Their Books In Rolls; And During ...
Boom
Boom, In A Ship, Is A General Name For The Long Poles Which Jut Out From Certain Supports Or Uprights, To Stretch Or Extend The Bottoms Of Sails. Some Taper Regularly From The Middle Towards Both Ends; While Others Have The Thickest Part At About One Third Of The Length ...
Boomerang
Boomerang, A Missile Instrument For War, Sport, Or The Chase, In Use By The Aborig Ines Of Australia. It Is Of Of A Bent Form; The Shape Is Parabolic. It Is About 2 And A Half In, Broad, A Third Of An Inch Thick,. And Ft. Long, The Extrem Ities ...
Booth
Booth. Throughout All Europe, In Early Times, Trade Was Carried On Chiefly By Fairs, As Indeed Is Still The Case In Some Parts Of It, And In Many Parts Of Asia. The Tents, Huts, Or Other Temporary Or Movable Structures In Which The Traders Exposed Their Goods For Sale, Were ...
Boots
Boots, Which Are Only A Lengthened Variety Of Shoes, Are Among The Most Ancient Articles Of Attire. Shoes. Extended A Certain Height Up The Leg, Laced, Ornamented, And Of Fanciful Colors, Were In Use By The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, And Romans, As Is Seen By Exist Ing Relies And Drawings. ...
Boots Boot
Boot, Boots, Or Bootiktsr, An Instrument Of Judicial Torture, Formerly Used In Scot Land To Force Confessions From Persons Accused Of Crimes, Or Answers From Unwilling Or Suspected Witnesses. Bishop Burnet In The Ilistory Of Hie Own Time, And Sir Walter Scott In His Old Mortality, Speak Of The B. ...
Borage
Borage, Berdgo, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Boragincer (q.v.), Having A Wheel-shaped Corolla; The Mouth Of Which Is Closed With Five Teeth, And Forked Filaments, Of Which The Inner Arm Bears The Anther, The Anthers Connivent Around The Style, In The Form Of A Cone. The Species ...
Boravic Acid
Boravic Acid Is Found Native (1) In The Steam Or Vapor Which Rises From Certain Volcanic Rocks In Tuscany, And (2) As A Saline Incrustation In The Crater Of A Mountain In The Island Volcano, Which Is Situated 12 Rn. N. Of Sicily. This Crater Is About 700 Ft. Deep, ...
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, An Important Seaport Town Of France, Chief Town In The Province Of Gironde, Beautifully Situated In A Plain On The Left Bank Of The Garonne, About 60 In. From Its Mouth In The Atlantic. Ships Of More Than 1000 Tons Burden Can Easily Ascend The River At High-water To ...
Bore
Bore Is A Name For The Internal Cavity Of A Carmen, Mortar, Howitzer, Rifle, Musket, Fowling-piece, Pistol, Or Other Kind Of Fire-arm. It Is In Most Cases Cylindrical; But In The Lancaster Gun The B. Is Oval ; In The Whitworth Gun, It Is Hexagonal ; While In The Arm ...
Borgia
Borgia, A Family Originally Spanish, But Which Acquired Great Eminence In Italy After The Elevation Of Alfonso Borgia To The Popedom, As Calixtus Iii., In 1455. Ile Had -previonsly Been A Privy-councilor Of The King Of Aragon. He Died In 1458.—bodrigo 13. Ascended The Papal Throne In Aug., 1492, Under ...
Borhama
Borhama (honored With The Title Of The "treasury Of Sciences"), A Famous City Of Central Asia, Capital Of The Above Khanate, Is Situated On A Plain In Lat. 39' 48'11., Long. 64° 26' E., In The Midst Of Trees And Gardens. It Is Between 8 And 9 In. In Circumference, ...
Boring
Boring, Applied To The Earth And To Rocks, Has Two Chief Uses. 1. For Some Districts, Owing To The Existence, Near The Surface, Of A Bed Of Clay Impervious To Water, The Surface Water Is Retained In Hollows, Of Greater Or Less Extent. The Expense Of Deep Draining Has Been ...
Borneo
Borneo (called By The Natives Palo Kalamantin Or Klemantin, Which Is The Name Of An Indigenous Fruit), Next To Australia And Papua, The Largest Island In The World, Is Situated In The Indian Archipelago. In 7' N. To 4° 20' S. Lat.. And 106° 40' To 116' 46' C. Long. ...