Bornholm
Born'holm, An Island In The Balt?c Sea, Belonging To Denmark, And Situated About 90 Miles E. From Secland, And Half-way Between The Island Of Rugcn And The Swedish Coast, Lat. 54° 59' To 55° 18' N.. Long. 14° To 15° 10' East. Area, Including Three Small Islands In Its Vicinity, ...
Bornii
Bor'nii, A Powerful State Of Central Africa, Extending Bctween Lat. 10° And 15° N., And Long. 12' And 18' E.. And Bounded On The E. By Lake Tsad, S. By Mandara, W. By Hausa, And N. By Kanem And The Sahara. The Greater Part Fif The Country Is Perfectly Level, ...
Boro Buddor
Boro Buddor (the Great Buddha), The Ruin Of A Splendid Buddhist Temple In Java, Residency Radii, Regency Nagelaug, And District Milord', Near The Junction Of The Ello And Progo, Is The Most Elaborate Monument Of The Buddhist Style Of Architecture Any Where Existing. Buddhism (q.v.) Was Early Introduced Into Java, ...
Boron
Boron (svmb. B, Equiv. 11) Is A Non-metallic Element Present In Borafic Acid (q.v.) And Borax (q.v.). It Was Discovered In 1808 By Gay Lussac And Thenard In France, And Davy In England. The Process Followed In Procuring 13. Till Lately Was To Mix Pure And Dry Boracic Acid (bo,) ...
Borough
Borough (ang.-sax. Byrig, Burg. Bunk; It. Borgo; Fr. Bourg; Scot. Burgh). The Original Meaning Of This Word, By Which We Now Designate A Corporate Township, Seems To Have Been A Hill, Rising-ground, Or Heap Of Earth; And It Was Probably From The Elevated Positions On Which Places Of Defense Were ...
Borrowing
Borrowing Has, In The Case Of Money, Several Legal Applications Of A General Nature, In Which The Law With Regard To Bonds, Mortgages, And Other Similar Securities, Has To Be Considered. See The Articles On These Subjects. More Strictly, Borrowing May Be Described As A Contract Under The Law Of ...
Boscobel
Boscobel, An Extra.parochial Liberty Of England. In The Co. Of Shropshire, About 6 M. Ease. Of Shiffnal. The Population Of B. Is Only About 20, Hut The Place Is Interesting In Connection With The Escape Of Charles Ii. After His Defeat At Worcester. In 1651. After The Battle, Boscobel House ...
Bosnia
Bosnia, Till 1878 A Turkish Vilayet. Now A Province Of The Ottoman Empire Occupied And Administered By Austria. Till 1876 It Also Included Herzegovina (q.v.), And Still Comprises The Hitherto Turkish Parts Of Croatia And Dalmatia. It Is Bounded N. By The Save And Mina; E. By The Vrina, The ...
Bosporus
Bosporus, Commonly But Erroneously Spelt Borphortor, The Ancient Name Of The Channel Which Separates Europe From Asia, And Connects The Black Sea With The Sea Of Marmora. The Name, Which Signifies Ox-ford Or Cow-ford, Was Given To It Because Here, According To The Legend, Io, Transformed Into A Cow, Swam ...
Boston
Boston, An Ancient English Borough And Seaport In Lincolnshire, On Both Sides Of The Witham, 28 M. S.e. Of Lincoln. It Is Supposed To Be Identical Wills The Icanhoe, Where St. Botolph Founded An Abbey In 654, Destroyed In 870 By The Danes. Under The Normans, 13. Became A Place ...
Boston
Boston (ante), The Capital Of Thecommonwealth Of Massachusetts And Of The County Of Suffolk, The Largest City In New England, And, Of American Cities, Second Only To New York In The Extent Of Its Commerce, Is Situated Ou Massachusetts Bay, At The Mouth Of The Charles River, In Lat. 42' ...
Boston University
Boston University, Boston, Mass., Incorporated In 1869, Was Founded By Isaac Rich, Lee Claffin, And Jacob Sleeper. Its President Since Its Foundation Is William F. Warren, S.t.d., Ll.d. The Chief Organs Of Its Administration Are: 1, The University Corporation; 2, The University Counci113, The University Senate; 4. The University Convo ...
Boston_2
Boston, Capital Of Massachusetts, United States, Is Situated In Bit 42° 21' N., And Long. 71° 4' W. It Stands At The W. End Of Massachusetts Bay, On An Inlet, Which, Whether For Defense Or Trade, Forms One Of The Best Havens In The World. This Inlet. Known As Boston ...
Boston_3
Boston, Tnomss, A Scottish Divine, Once Extensively Popular, Was B. Of Poor Parents At Dunse. Berwickshire, Mar. 7, 1676. As Early As His 12th Year He Was Concerned About The State Of His Soul, And While Only A Boy At The Grammar School, Lie Formed A Society Of Three For ...
Boswell
Boswell, .tantes, Esq., Of Auchinleck, In Ayrshire, Celebrated As The Friend And Biographer Of Dr. Samuel Johnson, Was B. Oct. 20, 1740, At Edinburgh, Where His Father Was One Of The Judges Of The Court Of Session, And As Such Was Styled Lord Auchtffieek. Ile War Intended By His Father ...
Bot Ply Bot
Bot, Bot-ply, And Names Common To Many Insects Of The Family Satritke (q.v.)or Cestracidtr, The Genus (estrus Of Lirinmus. The Name Bot Is Sometimes Restricted To The Larva!, Which Appears To Have Been Its Original Use, The Other Names Being Given To The Perfect Insects; The 11:ime Gadtly Often To ...
Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden, A Garden Devoted To The Promotion Of Botany, And In Which Plants Are Collected And Cultivated In Order To Scientific Study. The Various Economical Applications Of Botany, However, In Agriculture, Manufactures, Medicine, Etc., Are Almost Always Kept Particularly In View; And One Great Object Of A B.g. Is ...
Botanic Garden_2
Botanic Garden (ante) Of Harvard University Was Founded In 1805, In March; William Dandridge Peck Was Chosen Professor. Ile Began To Lay Out The Garden, But The Next Year Went To Europe To Examine Similar Institutions. There Was A Scarcity Of Money, And The Garden Lang,uished For Years. It Was ...
Botany
Botany (gr. Botane, An Herb), The Science Which Treats Of The Vegetable Kingdom (see Plant). Everything That Relates To Plants Is Included In This Science; There Are, There Fore, Several Great Branches Of It. In Many Respects Very Different From Each Other. Of These Branches Of The Science, Some, Relating ...
Botta
Botta, Pam. Emile, A Distinguished French Archmologist And Traveler, The Son Of The Preceding, Was B. In 1805. While Yet Young, Lie Undertook A Voyage Round The World, And Remained Long About The Western Coasts Of America, Where Lie Zealously Collected Treasures Of Natural History. In The Year 1830 He ...
Bottabi
Bottabi, Gsovaxxi, A Learned Italian Prelate, Was B. At Florence, Jan., 15, 1689. He Studied Ancient Literature And Eloquence Under Biscioni, And Subsequently Applied Himself To Mathematics, Philosophy, And Theology. He Soon Obtained A Great Reputation For The Delicacy And Purity Of His Style. The Della Crusea Academy Intrusted Him ...
Botticelll Sandro
Botticel'll Sandro (for Alrsssivruto), B. 1447; A Florentine Painter, Called One Of The Most Original And Fascinating Of That School. He Was The Son Of Mariano Filipepi, But Took The Name B. From A Goldsmith With Whom He Served When A Boy. From The Goldsmith He Went To Study Under ...
Bottle Gourd
Bottle-gourd, Lagcnarin, From Lat. Lvgena, A Hcttle, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Cueurbitacem (9.v.), Nearly Allied To The Gourd (q.v.) Genus (cocurbita), In Which It Was Until Recently Included. One Of The Most Marked Distinctions Between Them Is The Very Tumid Border Of The Seeds Of The ...
Bottlehead
Bottlehead (synon. Battlenose, Bottle-headed Whale, Battle-nosed Whale, Beaked Whal41, A Cetaceons 'animal Occasionally But Rarely Met With On The British Coasts, And On Those Of The Continent Of Europe. It Was Until Recently Placed In The Genus Di 1phi Lots By Naturalists, And Is Still Ranked Among, The Delphirailes Or ...
Bottlytis
Bottlytis, A Genus Of Fungi, Of The Division Hypliconyeetes, Containing Many Of The Plants Commonly Called Mold (q.v.) And 3111.new (q.v.). The Plants Consist Of A Mycelium (see Fus(u) Of More Or Less Entangled Threads, Which Are Composed Of Rows Of Cells, With Shoots Of The Same Nature Rising Up ...
Boudroiiiii Boodroom
Boodroom, Boudroiiiii, Or Bodriin, It Seaport T. In Asiatic Turkey, In The Pashabe Of Anatolia, Finely Situated On The N. Shore Of The Gulf Of Kos, About 06 M. S. Of Smyrna, In Lat. 37' 2' N., And Long. 27° 25' East. It Is An Uninviting Place, Its Streets Being ...
Bouille
Bouille, Ft:am:ors Cratair.; Astoun, 3iarquis De, A Distinguished French Gen., Was B. In 1739, At Tlic Castle Of Clusel.in. Auvergne, Entered The Army At The Age Of 14. And Served With Distinction In Germany During The Seven Years' War. In 1768, He Was Appointed Governor Of The Island Of Gundalonpe, ...
Boulogne Sur Mer
Boulogne-sur-mer, A Fortified Seaport In The Department Of Pas-de-calais, France. Situated At The Mouth Of The Lianne, In The English Channel, About 19 M. S.w. Of Calais. And 139 N.n.w. Of Paris. Lat. 50' 45' N., Long. 1' 36' C. The Town Consists Of Two Pails —upper And Lower Boulogne. ...
Bounty
Bounty Is A Sum Of Money Given To Encourage Men To Enter The Army Or Navy. In Time Of Peace, When There Is Little Or No Need To Augment The Forces. The B. Sinks To A Minimum; But In Cases Of Exigency, It Is Raised According To The Difficulty And ...
Bounty_2
Bounty, A Term Applied To Any Sum Granted By The Legislature Towards Creating Or Encouraging Some Kind Of Undertaking Believed To Be Of National Importance. At One Time There Was No End To The Giving Of Bounties In This Way From The Public Purse— There Were Bounties On Exporting Corn, ...
Bourbon
Bourbon, A French Family Of The Highest Note In History, And Which Came To Possess Several European•thrones, Derives Its Name From The Castle And Seiguory Of Bourbon, In The Former Province Of Bourbonnais, In The Center Of France. The First Lord Or Sire Of This Family, Of Whom History Makes ...
Bourdaloue
Bourdaloue, Lours, Cne Of The Greatest Pulpit Orators Of France. Was B. At Beurgem, ".0th Aug., 1632, And Having, At The Age Of 16, Entered Into The Order Of Jesuits. Obtained In Succession The Chairsof Humanity, Rhetoric, Philosophy, And Theological Ethics In The Academy Of His Native Place. He Showed ...
Bourmont
Bourmont, Loris Arousvor. Vre'ron G.stsmt, Count De, A French Marshal, And The Conqueror Of Algiers, Was B. In 1773 At His Paternal Castle Of In Anjou; Went Into Exile At The Revolution, Served As An Oflleer In The Army Of The Prince Of Condis And From 1703 To 1706 Was ...
Bourrienne Louis Antoine Falvelet
Bourrienne. Louis Antoine Fal'velet De, The Secretary And Early Friend Of Napoleon I., Was B. At Sens, 9th July, 1769, And Received His Education In The Military School At Brienne, Where He Formed The Closest Intimacy With The Future Emperor. He Became, In 1792. Secretary To The Embassy At Stuttgart. ...
Bovtdie
Bo'vtdie (lat. Bog, An Ox). A Family Of Ruminating Manimalin (see Ilumixantra), To Which Different Limits Have Been Assigned By Different Naturalists, But Which Is Gen Erally Regarded As Equal In Extent To The Littman Genus Box, Or To What Is Popularly Called The Ox Tribe. The 13. Are All ...
Bow And Arrow
Bow And Arrow. In Ancitf.tts And Arodery Will Be Found A Brief Account Of The Military Arrangements Under Which Bowmen Formed A Component Clement In The Armies Of The Middle Ages; And Under Is N Description Of The Cross-bow, Which Was Once So Favorite A Weapon. We Here Describe The ...
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College, The Oldest And One Of The Most Important Seats Of Learning In Maine, In The Village Of Brunswick, Near The Androscoggin River And The Ocean, Named After James Bowdoin, Gov. Of Massachusetts, Of Which State Maine Was For Merly A Province. The Charter Was Granted By The Massachusetts ...
Bower Bird
Bower-bird, A Name Given To Certain Australian Birds Of The Starling (q.v.) Family, Or Strnahr, Remarkable For Habit Of Making Bower-like Erections, Called 50 Mb By The Colonists Of New South Wales, And For Adorning Them With Gay Feathers, Rags, Bones, Sheds, And Such Other White Or Brightly Colored Objects ...
Bowerbanicia
Bowerbanicia, A Genus Of Zoophytes (q.v.). Of The Class Poiyzoa Or Bryozoa, Order Infundibulata, The Structure Of Which Has Been Very Carefully Studied In The Common British Species, B. Imbricata, One Of The Most Abundant Zoophytes On The Coasts Of Both England And Scotland. It Grows On Sea-weeds, Corallines, Stones, ...
Bowles
Bowles, Wii.i./am Lisle, D.d., An English Poet, Was B. 24th Sept., 1762, At Ring's Sutton, In Northamptoushire, Where His Father Was Then Vicar. Ile Received His Edu Cation At Winchester School, And At Trinity College, Oxford, And Became At Last A Preb Endary Of Salisbury Cathedral In 1803, And Rector ...
Bowling
Bowling, Sir John. An English Politician, Linguist, And -author, Was B. At Exeter, 17th Oct., 1792. He Early Devoted Himself To The Study Of Languages, In The Acquisition Of Which He Displayed An Unusual Degree Of Talent. The National Poetry Of Different Peoples Had Particular Attractions For Lum, And He ...
Bowstring Hemp
Bowstring Hemp, An English Mne, Proposed By Dr. Roxburgh, And Partially Adopted, For The Fiber Produced By Samwriera Eeylaniea, A Plant Of The Natural Order Liliac-ea? (q.v.), Tribe Hemerocallem, A Native Of The East Indies. The Employment Of The Fiber For Making Bowstrings Led To This Name. Dr. Boyle Prefers ...
Boy Bishop
Boy-bishop. The Custom Of Electing A Boy-bishop On St. Nicholas's Day Dates From A Very Early Period. Wartou Thought He Could Find Some Allusion To It In One Of The Anathemas Of The Constantinopolitan Synod, 867 A.d. It Quickly Spread Over Most Catholic Countries, And In England Seems To Have ...
Boyle
Boyle, Cliailles, Third Earl Of Orrery, Was B. At, Chelsea, Aug.. 1676, And Entered Christ.church, Oxford, In His 15th Year, Where He Had For His Tutors Drs. Atteriniry And Friend. His Attainments As An Undergraduate Were Respectable For A Nobleman, And Probably This Circumstance Induced The Master Of The College, ...
Boyle_2
Boyle, The Hon. Itonewr, Seventh Son And Fourteenth Child Of The First Earl Of Cork, Was B. At Lismore, Waterford, Jan. 25, 1626. As A Child, He Was Distinguished By Precocity Of Intellect And A Rare Love Of Truth. After Studying At Eton And At Home, Ho Went To The ...
Boys
Boys, Surrs'. In Nautical Language, A]1 The Young Or Green Hands On Hoard Are Called Boys, Without Much Reference To Their Age; But In Recent Times, Arrangements Have Been Made To Give A More Precise Meaning To The Term, By Engaging Boys Or Lads As Part Of The Crew. In ...
Brabant
Brabant Was The Name Formerly Given To An Important Province Of The Low Countries. Extending From The Left Bank Of The Waal The Sources Of The Dyle. And Flout The And Tire Plain Of Limburg Lower Seheldt. Iu The Time Of Clear B. Was Inhabited By A Mixed Race Of ...
Bracelet
Bracelet (fr. Brachiale, From Lat. Brachium, The Under Part Of The Arm), An Orna Ment Worn On The Arm, Generally At The Wrist. Bracelets And Armlets (lat. Armilla) Have Been Used By Every Nation, Both Savage And Civilized, From The Earliest Periods To Our Own. They Are Frequently Mentioned In ...
Brachiotoda
Brachiotoda (gr. Arm-footed), Or (gr. Mantle-gilled), A Class Of Molluscous Animals, Having Hivabie Shells, But Differing In Important Points From The Vast Majority Of Recent Mollusks With Bivalve Shells, The Math-ranch Ia Ta (q.v.). The Chief Differences Existing In The Smelly Itself Have Been Already Pointed Out In The Article ...
Braddon
Braddon, Miss 3liatr Eltzaisetil One Of The Most Popular Novelists Of The Day, Was Born In London In The Year 1837. Her Father, Mr. Henry Braddon, Was A Solicitor. &he Very Early Showed A Turn For Literature, Which She Indulged In The Usual Manner, By Sending Versos And Other Trifles ...
Bradford
Bradford, An Important Manufacturing Town In West Riding, Yorkshire, On A Trib Utary Of The Aire, At The Meeting Of Three Vales, 8 M. W. Of Leeds. Pop. In '71, 145,827; Of Whom Considerably More Than One Half Are Immigrants From Other Districts. The Area Of The Parish Is 34,146 ...
Bradley
Bradley, Dr. James, One Of The Most Distinguished Astronomers And Discoverers Of Any Time Or Country. Wits B. At Sherborne. In Gloucestershire, In 1692. He Received His Early Education At A Boarding-school At North Leach, Whence, Being Destined For The Church, He Proceeded To Oxford. Soon After Graduating, He Obtained ...
Bradshaw
Bradshaw, Joitn, An Eminent Puritan, Was B. In 1586, Of A Good Family In Cheshire, And Studied Law At Gray's Inn. Called To The Bar, He Gained A Good Practice By His Ability And Learning, Especially As A Chamber Council. In Oct., 1646, He Was Appointed A Commissioner Of The ...
Bradshaws Railway Gitide
Bradshaw's Railway Gitide, The Pioneer. And Still The Type, Of That Now Exten Sive Class Of Publications Whose Object Is'io Convey All Necessary Information In Regard To Traveling. It Derives Its Name From George Bradshaw, Originally An Engraver And Printer In Manchester, Who, In 1839. Issued An Occasional Work Called ...
Brahma
Brahma (see Ante), Under Which The More Comprehensive Term "brahmanism" Is Employed To Specify The System Of Religious Institutions Originated And Elaborated By The Brahmans, Who Are And Have Been From An Early Period The Sacerdotal And Dominant Caste Among The Hindus. The Earliest Phases Of Religious Thought In India ...
Brain
Brain Is The Nervous Center In Which Reside Consciousness And Power Over The Volun Tary Movements Of The Body. It Consists Of One Or More Masses Of Gray And ?cleite Nerv Ous Matter, Or What Are Technically Called Vesicular And Tubular Neurine. When These Substances Are Blended Together, The Mass ...
Brake
Brake, A Genus Of Ferns Of The Division Polypodea', Distinguished By Spore-cases In Mar Gin4.1 Lines 'covered By The Reflexed Margin Of The Frond. The Coueox B. Or Bracken (p..aquilina) Is Very Abundant In Britain And In Most Parts Of The Continent Of Europe, Growing In Heaths, Parks, Etc., Often ...
Brake_2
Brake, A Contrivance To Stop Motion By Friction, Applied Mainly To Car Wheels And Hoisting Apparatus. Originally It Was A Flexible Iron Band So Placed That It Might Be Drawn Tightly Around Most Of The Outer Surface Of The Revolving Wheel, The Friction Gradually Slackeniug The Motion. In Carriages Curved ...
Bramble
Bramble, Rebus Fruticosus, A Plant Common In Britain And Most Parts Of Europe, Having Prickly Stems, Which Somewhat Resemble Those Of The Raspberry (q.v.). The Flowers Do Not Appear Till The Summer Is Considerably Advanced, And The Fruit Ripens Towards The End Of It, Continuing To Be Produced Till The ...
Brandenburg
Brandenburg. A Province Of Prussia, In The Center Of The Kingdom, In Lat. 51' 30' To 53' 45' N., Long. 11' 13' To 16'8' E. B. Has An Area Of 15,350 Sq.m.; Pop. '71, 2,863,229; '75, 3.132,483. It Formed The Nucleus Of The Prussian Monarchy, But The Modern Prov Ince ...
Branding
Branding Was A Mode Of Punishment Practiced In England For Various Offenses. It Was Effected By The Application Of A Hot Iron, The End Of Which Had The Form Which It Was Desired Should Be Left Imprinted On The Skin. But B. By Such Means Has Long Ceased, And Now ...
Brandy
Brandy (ger. Branntirein, Fr. Eau De Rie)is A Term Sometimes Applied Generically To All Kinds Of Ardent Spirits, But Usually Restricted To The Liquid Obtained By Distilling The Fer Mented Juice Of The Grape. See Distillation. The Fermented Liquors Or Wines Which Are Employed For;t1110 Pqrnoie-are Various. And Contain Proportion-of ...
Brasenose
Brasenose, One Of The Colleges Of Oxford University, Sometimes Called Ring's Hall And College Of B., Was Founded In The Year 1509, By The Joint Benefaction Of 11 Illiam Smith, Bishop Of Lincoln, At One Time Chancellor Of The University, And Sir Richard Sutton, Knight Of Prestbury, In Cheshire. The ...
Brass
Brass Is An Alloy Of Copper And Zinc, Largely Used For Household Furnishings, Certain Parts Of Machinery, And Other Ornamental And Useful Articles. Technically, The Term B. Is Extended So As To Include Compounds Of Copper. And Tin, As In Brass-ordnance, The Brasses Or Bearings Of Machinery, Etc.; But Such ...
Brasses
Brasses (sepulchral), Large Plates Of Brass, Or Of The Mixed Metal Called Latten Or Lafon, Inlaid On Slabs Of Stone, And Usually Forming Part Of The Pavement Of A Church. The Figure Of The Person Intended To Be Commemorated Was Generally Represented Either By The Form Of The Brass Itself, ...
Brawling In Churches
Brawling In Churches, In The Law Of England, Is An Offense Against The Public Peace. This Offense May Generally Be Described As Quarreling Or Creating A Disturbance In A Church; Therefore, Mere Quarrelsome Words, Which Arc Neither An Affray Nor An Offense In Any Other Place, Are Penal Here. It ...
Brawlpoor
Brawlpoor', The Capital Of The Protected State Of The Saine Name In India, Is Situ Ated On A Tributary Of The Gliara, Which. Formed By The Junction Of The Suticj And The Fleas, Falls Into The Chenab About 50 Ni. Further Down, In Hit. 29' 24' It., And Long. 71° ...
Braxy
Braxy, Btsaxzs. Br %nit, Bram:s. These Words Are Given As Synonymous In Jami..?son's Dleioxtry, In Heating A Disease In S'teep. In The Dialect Of Angus. It Is Called Braik And Bricks. Tile Derivation Of The Word Is Uncertain. The Vague Way In Which The Term Braxy Is 1. Ivan's It ...
Bray
Bray, Mrs. Anna Eliza, An Authoress, Is Daughter Of The Late John Kempe, Esq., Of The New Kent Road, Surrey, And Was B. Towards The End Of Last Century. At An Early Age She Showed Much Of The Imaginative Faculty, And A Taste For Design, Which Latter Brought Her The ...
Broach Baroach
Baroach', Broach, Or Diarucii, A Large T. Of British India, In The Province Of Bombay. It Is Situated On An Elevated Mound, Supposed To Be Artificial, On The N. Bank Of The Nerbudda. The Nerbudda Is Here A Noble River, 2 In. Wide Even At Ebb Tide, But Shallow, And ...
Bussora Basso Ra
Basso Ra, Bussora, Or Basraii, A T. Of Asiatic Turkey, Pashalic Of Bagdad, Is Situ Ated On The Western Bank Of The Euphrates, Here Called The Shat-el-arab, About Midway Between The Mouth Of The Tigris And The Persian Gulf, From Which It Is 70 M. Distant. Lat. 30' 30' N., ...
Caiii0 Giuseppe Guglielm0 Botta
Botta, Caiii.0 Giuseppe Guglielm0, An Italian Poet And Historian, B. In 1760 At S. Giorgio Del Canavese, In Piedmont. He Studied Medicine In Turin. In 1794, Lie Became A Physician To The French Army, And In 1799, Lie, Carlo Aurelio De Bossi, And Carlo Giulio, Were Appointed The Provisional Government ...
Camille Barrot
Barrot, Camille Iiyaceitite °dillon, A French Jurist And Statesman, Son Of A Member Of The Convention, And Afterwards Of The Council Of, Five Hundred, Was B. At Villefurt, Lozzre, 19th July, 1791. In Lti14, He Became An Advocate Iu The Court Of Cassation, Paris, And Soon Acquired A High Reputation ...
Cams Julius Augustus
Augustus, Cams Julius Czesar Octavianus, The Son Of Octavius And Atia (daugh Ter Of Julia, The Younger Sister Of Julius Caesar), Was B. 23d Sept., B.c. 63. The Octa Vian Family Came Originally From Velitrie, In The Country Of The Volsci; And The Branch From Which A. Descended Was Rich ...
Carlo Borroxeo
Borroxeo, Carlo, Count, A Saint Of The Church Of 'tome, Was B. On The 2d Oct., 1538, At The Castle Of Arona, On The Largo Maggiore, The Family Scut Of His Ancestors. Lie Studied Law At Pavia, And Took The Degree Of Doctor Iu 1359. His Uncle, Pope Pius Iv., ...
Cesare Bonssana Beccaria
Beccari'a, Cesare Bonssana, A Political And Philanthropic Writer, Was B. At Milan, 1735 Or 1738. The Opinions Of The French Encyclopedists, Especially Those Of Montes Quieu, Had The Greatest Influence In The Formation Of His Principles And Sentiments. The Work Which Most Favorably Exhibits, The Character And Genius Of Beccaria ...
Charles Beke
Beke, Charles Tur.srose, Mr.n., Etc., A Modern English Traveler, Was Horn In London, Oct. 10, 1800; Received A Commercial Education; Afterwards Studied Law In Lincoln's Inn, And Devoted A Great Part Of His Attention To Ancient History, Philology, And Ethnography. The Results Of These Studies First Appeared In His Work, ...
Charles Bonnet
Bonnet, Charles, An Eminent Naturalist And Philosopher, H. At Geneva. 13th Mar., 1720. He Was Educated For The Profession Of The Law, But Devoted Himself At A Very Early Age To The Study Of Natural History. A Dissertation On Aphides Obtained For Him, In 1740. The Honor Of Being Made ...
Charles Bourbon
Bourbon, Charles, Duke Du Bourbonnais, Styled Constable De Bounfm, 1489, Was The Son Of The Count Of Montpensier; And In Consequence Of The Death Of His Elder Brother. And His Marriage With The Only Daughter Of The Duke Of Bourimm, He United In His Own Possession The Vast Estates Of ...
Charles Ferdinand Berry
Berry, Charles Ferdinand, Duke De, Second Son Of The Count Of Artois (after Wards Charles X.)and Of Maria Theresa Of Savoy, Was Born At Versailles, Jan. 24, 1778. In 1792, He Fled With His Father To Turin; Fought With Bins Under Conde Against France; Afterwards Visited Russia, And Lived For ...
Ciiarles Babbage
Bab'bage, Ciiarles, B. In 1790, Entered Early At Trinity College, Cambridge, Where He Took His Degree Of B.a. In 1814. In 1828, He Was Elected Professor Of Mathematics In His Own University, An Office Which He Filled For 11 Years. B. United, In The Most Happy Combination, Powers Of Invention ...