Buxton
Buxton, A T. In Derbyshire, 33 M. N.w. Of Derby. It Lies 900 Ft. Above The Sea, In A Deep Valley, Surrounded By Hills And Moors, Which Have Been Tastefully Planted; The Only Approach Being By A Narrow Ravine, By Which The Wye Flows Into The Derwent. The New Part ...
Buxton_2
Buxton, Sir Thomas Fewell, A Man Of Singular Earnestness And Force Of Character, Belonging To The Class Termed "philanthropists," Was B. In 1786 At Earl's Colne, Essex. The Eldest Son Of A Wealthy Family, And Early Deprived Of Paternal Guidance, His Youth Was Distinguished Chiefly By A Strong Development Of ...
Buzzard
Buzzard, Buteo, A Genus Of Accipitres (q.v.), Or Birds Of Prey, Of The Family Falcon Ithe, Having A Rather Small And Weak Bill, Which Bends From The Base, And Is Not Notched, As In Falcons. The Legs Are Short And Strong, The Tarsi Covered With Scales Or With Feathers, The ...
By Laws
By-laws Are The Private Regulations Which Are Usually Made By Corporate Bodies For The Control And Government Of The Corporation. They Are .binding, Unless Contrary To The Laws Of The Land, 'or To The Charter, Or Act Of Incorporation, Or, As It Has Been Decided In England, Unless They Are ...
Byttneriace1e
Byttneriace1e, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Sometimes United With The Order Sterealiacece (q.v.), And Also Closely Allied To Maleacew (q.v.), From Which It Differs, Especially In The Stamens Not Being Columnar—although More Or Less United, Generally Into A Cup Or Tube—also In The Anthers Being Turned Inwards, And 2-celled. ...
Byzantiiim
Byzan'tiiim, A City Which Stood On The Thracian Bosporus, Was First Founded By Emigrants From Megara In 667 B.c., And Rapidly Rose To Importance As A Seat Of Com Merce. Its Position Was At Once Secure And Enchanting; It Commanded The Shores Of Europe And Asia, Had Magnificent Facilities For ...
Byzantine Architecture
Byzantine Architecture. The Typical Form Of B. A., At Least As Applied To Ecclesi Astical Purposes, Was Fixed By The Church Of St. Sophia, Which Still Exists As The Great Mosque Of Constantinople. It Was Built, Or Rather Rebuilt, By The Orders Of Justinian, The Architects Being Anthemius Of Tralles, ...
Byzantine Art
Byzantine Art. From The Time Of Constantine The Great, The Emperors Of The East Arrogated To Their Imperial City The Pre-eminence Which, For So Long A Period, Ancient Rome Had Actually Possessed; And, As A Necessary Consequence Of This Assump Tion, Constantinople, Or Byzantium, As It Still Continued Sometimes To ...
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire, Also Styled The East Roman, Eastern, Or Greek Empire, Was Founded In 395 A.d., When Theodosius The Great, At His Death, Divided The Roman Empire Between His Two Sons, Arcadius And Honorius. The Former, A Weak And Luxu Rious Character, Was Made Emperor Of The Eastern Division, Formerly ...
Byzantine Sculpture
Byzantine Sculpture. When Contrasted With The Ignoble, Tasteless, And Meaning Less Productions Of The Later Plastic Art Of Rome, That Of Constantinople Claims Both Admiration And Respect. The Figures Are Not Deficient In Dignity Either In Form Or In Attitude, And A Deeply Christian Spirit Is Traceable Both In Their ...
Caaing Whale
Caa'ing Whale, Globicephalus Deductor, An Interesting Cetaceous Animal, Which Has Been Very Generally Included By Naturalists In The Genus Dclphinus With Dolphins (q.v.) And Porpoises (q.v.), Being Named By Some Delphinus Mekts (gr. Black), By Others D. Globiceps, From The Round Form Of Its Head, But Which Has Recently Been ...
Cabbage
Cabbage, Brassica Oleracea (see Bitassica), A Plant In Most General Cultivation For Culinary Purposes In Europe And Other Countries, Cultivated Also To A Considerable Extent For Feeding Cattle. It Is A Native Of The Rocky Shores Of Britain And Other Parts Of Europe, More Plentiful On The Shores Of The ...
Cabbage Butterfly
Cabbage Butterfly, A Name Common To Several Species Of Butterfly, The Larva; Of Which Devour The Leaves Of Cruciferous Plants, Especially Of The Cabbage Tribe, And Are Popularly Known As Cabbage-worms Or Kale-worms. The Large C. B., Or Large White Garden Butterfly (pontia Brassica, Or Pteris Brassiere), Is One Of ...
Cabbala
Cabbala (from Heb. Kibbel, To Receive), The Received Doctrine, By Which Is Not To Be Understood The Popularly Accepted Doctrine, But That Inner Or Mystical Interpretation Of The Law Which The Cabbalists Allege That Moses Received From God In The Mount, And Sub Sequently Taught To Joshua, Who In His ...
Cable
Cable Is Either A Large Rope, Or A Chain Of Iron Links, Chiefly Employed On Shipboard To Suspend And Retain The Anchors. Rope Cables Arc Made Of The Best Hemp, Twisted Into A Mass Of Great Compactness And Strength. The Circumference Varies From About 3 In. To 26. A Certain ...
Cabot
Cabot, The Name Of Two Venetians, Father Aml Son, Both Celebrated As Navigators And Discoverers. -giovanni Cabot, Or Caborro, The Father, Whose Business Compelled Him To Reside Much In Bristol, Was Appointed By Henry Vii., 3lar. 5, 1496, To The Command Of A Squadron Of Five Vessels On A Voyage ...
Cabrera
Cabrera, Dox Liamos, The Boldest Leader Of The Carlist Party In Spain, Was B. At Tortosa, In Catalonia, 31st Aug., 1810. The Death Of Ferdinand, In 1833, Gave The Sig Nal For A Civil War, And First Brought C. Into Notice. Placing Himself At The Head Of Some Guerilla Troops, ...
Cachalot Cacholot
Cacholot, Cachalot, Spermaceti Whale, Or Sperm Whale, Physeter Macro Cephalus Or Catodoa Inacrocephalus, One Of The Largest Of The Cetacea (q.v.), Very Peculiar In Form And Appearance, Much Sought After Not Only On Account Of The Oil, But Still More On Account Of The Spermaceti (q.v.) Which It Yields. Ambergris ...
Cadency
Cadency (from Lat. Cado, To Fall Or Decline). The Marks By Which The Shields Of The Younger Members Of Families Are Distinguished From Those Of The Elder, And From Each Other, Is An Extensive, And, In So Far As That Term Can Be Applied To Heraldry At All, An Important ...
Cadets College
Cadets' College. A College With This Designation Was Established In 1858 By A Remodeling Of The Junior Department Of The Royal Military College At Sandhurst. Its Objects Were, To Give A Sound Military Education To Youths Intended For The Army, And To Facilitate The Obtaining Of Commissions When The Education ...
Cadiz
Cadiz (ancient (lades), An Important Commercial City Of Spain, Capital Of The Modern Province Of The Same Name, Which Forms A Part Of The Great Division Of Andalusia; Is Situated At The Extremity Of The Long Narrow Isthmus Of The Isle Of Leon, In Hit. 36° 32' N., And Long. ...
Caen
Caen, The Chief T. In The Department Of Calvados, France—formerly The Capital Of Lower Normandy—is Situated On The Left Bank Of The Orne, About 9 M. From Its Mouth, 122 M. W.n.w. Of Paris. C. Is Built In The Middle Of A Fertile Plain; Its Streets Are Wide And Clean, ...
Caermarthenshire
Caermar'thenshire, A Maritime Co. In South Wales, On The Bristol Channel; Bounded N. By Cardigan, From Which It Is Separated By The Teify; E. By Brecknock; S. By Glamorgan And Caermarthen Bay; And W. By Pembroke. It Is The Largest Of The Welsh Counties; Length, 53 Rn.; Greatest Breadth, 33 ...
Caernarvon
Caernar'von (caer-ya-ar-fon, Fort Opposite Mon Or Anglesea), A Parliamentary And Municipal Borough And Seaport In North Wales, The Capital Of Caernarvonshire, Situ Ated Near The S. End Of The Menai Strait, On The Right Bank Of The Seiont, 245 In. N.w. Of London. C. Has A Castle Situated At The ...
Caernarvonshire
Caernar'vonshire, A It Aritime Co. In North Wales, Bounded N. By The Irish Sea; E. By Denbigh, With The Conway Between; S. By Merioneth And Cardigan Bay; And W. By Caernarvon And The Menai Strait, The Latter Separating It From Anglesea. It Is 51 In. Long; Greatest Breadth, 22 M.; ...
Cagliostro
Cagliostro, Count Alessandro Di, A Notorious Impostor, Who, In The Latter Part Of The 18th C., Traveled Through Europe, And Whose Adventures Afford Considerable Insight Into The Social Characteristics Of His Times. He Was Born At Palermo, Of Poor Parentage, June 2, 1743, And His True Name Was Giuseppe Balsamo. ...
Cagots
Cagots Is The Name Given To A Tribe Of Men, Of Manners And Customs Akin To Those Of The Gypsies, Who Are Found Scattered Through Various Parts Of Beam And Gascony, In France. They Are Usually Thought To Be The Descendants Of The Visigoths, Who Remained In France After Their ...
Cai Ro
Cai Ro (arabic, Jfusr El Kahiralt, "the Victorious Capital"), The Capital Of Modern Egypt, Is Situated Iu Lat.30' 2' N.. And Long. 31°16' E., Iu A Sandy Plain Betwixt The Right Bank Of The Nile And The Ridge Of Mokattam, And Near The Point Of The Delta Of The Nile. ...
Cain
Cain, The First-born Of Adam And Eve. His History, As Recorded In The Book Of I Genesis, Is Mysterious And Inexplicable, And The Traditions Which A Later Superstition Has Gathered Round It, Have Thrown No Light Whatever On Its Dark Perplexity. As The First Murderer, His Memory Has Always Been ...
Caisson
Caisson (ante), In Engineering, A Hollow Box Of Iron Or Wood, Open At The Bottom, Sunk Where, Piers Are To Be Placed. The Largest Caisson Yet Sunk Was For The Tower Of The Brooklyn Bridge On The New York Side. At The Bottom It Was 172 Ft. Long And 102 ...
Caithness
Caithness, A Maritime Co., The Most Northerly On The Mainland Of Scotland. It Is Triangular In Shape; Length, From N. To S., 40 M.; Greatest Breadth, 30 M. ; Area, 712 Sq. Miles. Except In The W, And S., Where The Mountain-range (composed Of Granite And Gneiss) Dividing C. From ...
Calabar Bean
Calabar Bean, A Very Remarkable Medicinal Agent, Width Has Been Introduced Into The New Edition Of The British Pharmacopceia (1867). It Is The Seed Of Physom'igma Vereenomn, A Twining, Half-shrubby Plant, A Native Of Western Africa, Of The Natural Order Lerminowe, Sub-order Papilionacee, Nearly Allied To The Kidney Bean, But ...
Calabria
Cala'bria, The S.w. Peninsula Of The Kingdom Of Italy, Bounded N. By The Province Of Basilicata. Its Greatest Length, From The Southern Border Of Basilicata To Cape Sparti Vento, Is About 160 Miles. In Its Northern Part It Has A Breadth In Some Places Of More Than 60 M., Which ...
Calais
Calais, A Seaport T. Of France, In The Department Of The Pas-de-calais, On The Strait Of Dover, Near Its Narrowest Part, The Distance From Tire Town Of Dover Not Being More Than 26 Miles. There Is Here A Lighthouse 190 Ft. High. In 1879, It Was Determined To Encircle C. ...
Calatrava
Calatra'va, An Order Of Knighthood In Spain, Instituted At Calatrava (q.v.). The Statutes Of The Order, Framed By The Chapter-general Of The Cistercian Monks, Were Sanctioned By The Bishop Of Toledo In 1164, And Afterwards By The Pope. At Subsequent Periods, Many Privileges Were Added. After The Death Of The ...
Calcareous
Calcareous, In Chemistry, Is A Term Applied To Substances Containing Much Lime (lat. Calx). Thus, C. Waters Are Those Which Hold In Solution Much Carbonate And Sulphate Of Lime, And Which Are Generally Known As Hard Waters, And Form A Deposit In Kettles And Other Vessels When Heated Therein. C. ...
Calceolaria
Calceola'ria (lat. Calcrolus, A Little Shoe), A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Scropladariacem (q.v.). Of Which There Are Numerous Species, Natives Of South America, Chiefly Of That Part Of The Andes Which Is More Than 9600 Ft. Above The Sea, A Few Of Them Reaching Almost To The ...
Calculating Machine
Calculating Machine. The Most Remarkable Application Hitherto Made Of Machinery, Is Perhaps That Through Which It Has Been Used To Relieve The Scientific Inquirer To A Very Great Extent Of The Fatigue Of Manipulating Figures, Which Consumes So Much Of His Time And Energies. Various Machines Hive Been Constructed For ...
Calculus
Calculus, Tin Infinitesimal, Otherwise Sometimes Called The Transcendental Analysis, Is A Branch Of Mathematical Science•which Commands, By One General Method, The Most Difficult Problems In Geometry And Physics. The Merit Of The Invention Of This Powerful Mathematical Instrument Has Been Claimed For Leibnitz, But Is Undoubtedly Due With Equal Justice ...
Calcutta
Calcutta (kali Ghatta, The Gliaut Or Landing-place Of The Goddess Kali), The Capital Of The Province Of Bengal, And Metropolis Of British India, Is Situated On The Left Bank Of The River Hoogly, An Arm Of The Ganges, In 22° 35' N. Lat., And 88' 27' E. Long., About 100 ...
Calderon
Calderon (dox Pedro) De La Barca Henao Y Riano, Was B. In Madrid, In The Year 1601, And Received His Early Education In The Jesuits' College At Madrid. After Wards, At Salamanca, He Studied Chiefly History, Philosophy, And Law. His Poetical Genius Was Precocious. Before He Was 14 Years Old, ...
Caledonian Canal
Caledonian Canal, A Chain Of Natural Lakes United By Artificial Canals, Running Across The N. Of Scotland In A Straight Line Front N.e. To S.w., From The North Sea To The Atlantic, Through Glenmore, Or The Great Glen Of Albin, In Inverness-shire, And Touching Argyleshire At The S. End. The ...
Calendar
Calendar (from Cleands, Q.v.), The Mode Of Adjusting The Months And Other Divisions Of The Civil Year To The Natural Or Solar Year. The Necessity Of Some Division And Measurement Of Time Must Have Been Early Felt. The Phases Or Changes Of The Moon Supplied A Natural And Very Obvious ...
Calendering
Calendering Is The Term Applied To The Process Of Finishing By Pressure The Sur Face Of Linen, Cotton, And Other Textile Fabrics, It Is Usually Done By Passing The Fabric Between Cylinders Pressed Together With Great Force; Hence The Origin Of The Term, Which Is A Corruption Of Cylindering. The ...
Calends
Calends. The Romans Made A Threefold Division Of The Month Into Calends, Vows, And Ides. The C. Always Fell Upon The 1st Of The Month; The Nones In Mar., May, July, And Oct., On 'the 7th; And The Ides On The 15th; And In The Remaining Months, The Nones On ...
California
California. This Name Was At First Applied To A Peninsula On The Iv. Side Of Mexico, But Was Gradually Extended To An Indefinite Portion Of The Adjoining Continent, As Far N. As The Parallel Of 42°. The Original C., However, And Its Augmentation Were Distin Guished From Each Other As ...
California
California. (ante). This Name, Originally Given To A Portion Of Western North America, Was Apparently Taken From A Spanish Romance Published In 1510, In Which The Author Speaks Of " The Great Island Of C., Where A Great Abundance Of Gold And Precious Stones Is Found." The Coast Of The ...
Caligitla
Caligitla, Caltis G,esar Augusti7s Gerneaniceis, Boman Emperor (37-41 A.d.), The Youngest Son Of Germanicus (nephew Of Tiberius) By Agrippina, Was B. 31st Aug., 12 A.13., At Annum, And Was Educated In The Camp, Where The Soldiers Gave Him The By-name C., From The Half-boots (calig(r) Which He Wore. On The ...
Caliph
Caliph (turk., A Successor), The Title Of Mohammed's Successors In Temporal And Spiritual Power, From Which The Historians Of The Middle Ages Designated The Arab Empire Founded By These Princes The Caliphate. This Empire, For Two Or Three Centu Ries, Exceeded Even The Roman Empire In Extent. As Mohammed Died ...
Call
Call, A Term Often Used In Reference To Various Theological And Ecclesiastital Subjects. —1. The Command Or Invitation To Believe In Jesus Christ, Is Designated The Call Of God, Or The Gospel Call. Calvinistic Theologians Make A Distinction Between A General Call And A Special Or Ejlectual Call. The Former ...
Call Of Tele House
Call Of Tele House Is An Imperative Summons To Every Member Of Parliament Of Either House On Some Particular Occasion, When The Sense Of The Whole House Is Deemed Necessary. In The House Of Lords, When Any Urgent Business Is Deemed To Require The Attendance Of The Lords, It Has ...
Callernish
Callernish, A District On The W. Coast Of The Island Of Lewis, About 16 M. From Stornoway, Remarkable For Its Circles Of Standing Stones (q.v.). There Are Four Circles, At No Great Distance From One Another, But Without Any Visible Relation. The Principal One, Is Of A More Than Usually ...
Caloric Engine
Caloric Engine. This•was The Name Given By Capt. Ericsson To His Latest Air Engine. There Seems No Reason For The Change Of Name, Unless It Were Meant To Distin Guish It From The Previously Well-known, Though Hitherto Unsuccessful Air-enginesof The Messrs. Stirling. We Shall In This Article Treat Air And ...
Calotype Process
Cal'otype Process (gr. Kalos, Beautiful, Typos, Impression), A Title Comprehending A Variety Of Methods For The Production Of Negative Photographs On Paper; And So Named By The Inventor, The Late Dr. 11. Fox Talbot, Who Exhibited The Result Of His Experiments In The Year 1840. The Principle Involved In The ...
Calvin
Calvin, Join, One Of The Most Eminent Of The Reformers Of The 16th C., Was B. At Noyon, In Picardy, On The 10th Of July, 1509. His Father, Gerard Cauvin Or Calvin, Was Procureur•fiseal Of The District Of Noyon, And Secretary Of The Diocese. Ile Was One Of Six Children—four ...
Calvinism
Calvinism Is The System Of Religious Doctrine Associated With The Name Of Calvin, And Supposed To Distinguish The Churches More Particularly Called The Reformed, In Con Tradistinction To The Lutheran And Anglican Churches. Calvin's Doctrinal Views Are Laid Down At Length In His Institutio Christiana Religionis, First Published In 1536. ...
Calyx
Calyx (a Term Originally Greek), In Botany, The Outermost Of The Circles Of Modi Fied Leaves Which Surround The Parts Of Fructification, And Along With Them Constitute The Flower. Within The C. There Is Generally At Least A Second Circle Of Leaves, Called The Corolla (see Corolla And Flowfai.); But ...
Cambrian System Cambrian Rocks
Cambrian System (cambrian Rocks, Ante), Rocks Belonging To The Primordial Division Of Palwozoic Time, And Comprising The Oldest Part Of The Lower Silurian Age, Appears On The American Continent In Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada, Northern New York, Vermont, Eastern Massachusetts. The Appalachian Moun Tains, Many Parts Of The ...
Cambridge
Cambridge (ante), A City, And One Of The Co. Seats Of Middlesex Co., Mass., W. Of Charles River, Which Separates The Township From The City Of Boston, Of Which C. Is Practically A Part, As Brooklyn Is Of New York. There Are Four Principal Divisions, North, East, Old Cambridge, And ...
Cambridge Platform
Cambridge Platform, The System Of Church Discipline Agreed Upon By The Representatives Of The New England Churches At The Synod Held In Cambridge In 1648. In Regard To Doctrine They Adhered Substantially To The Westminster Confession, Though They Did Not Impose That On The Churches; But They Did Not Accept ...
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire, An Inland Co. Of England, In Lat. 52° 1' To 52° 45' N., Long. 0° 31' E., And 0° 10' West. Its Greatest Length, From N. To S., Is About 50 M., And Its Breadth 30 In., With An Area Of 820 Sq. Miles. Pop. '71, 186,900. About Three ...
Came
Came; Is The Name Given To That Part Of Afghanistan (q.v.) Which Lies S. Of The Hindu Kush, And Is Drained By The Cabul River. It Extends From The S. Of Ghiznee To The Hindu Kush, And From Bamian (q.v.) To The Khyber Pass. This Region Has Long Occu Pied ...
Camel
Camel, Camelus, A Genus .of Quadrupeds Of The Order Ruminantia, Of Which Only Two Species Exist, Both Of Great Use To Mankind. This Genus Is The Type Of The Family Cowlicks, To Which There Belongs Only One Other Genus, Aughenia (q.v.), Including The Llama, Alpaca, Etc. The Whole Number Of ...
Camellia
Camellia, A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Ternstrcendaeem (q.v.), Natives Of China, Japan, And The N. Of India—some Of Which Are Now Among The Most Common And Admired Green-house Shrubs In Britain And Other Countries Too Cold For Their Cultiva Tion In The Open Air, Receiving The Same ...
Camellus
Camellus, Matters Frmus, A Celebrated Roman Patrician Who First Makes His Appearance As Consular Tribune, 403 N.c. His Military Career Was A Series Of Unbroken Successes, According To The Accounts Which Have Come Down To Us; But These Accounts Have Been Shown By Niebuhr To Possess A Considerable Admixture Of ...
Cameo
Cameo (ital. Camel). Gems' Ems Cut In Relief Arc Called Cameos, In Opposition To Those That Are Hollowed Out So As To Yield A Raised Impression, Which Are Called Intaglios. The Term C., However, Is Applied More Especially To Those Diminutive Pieces Of Sculpture Which Are Prepared From Precious Stones ...
Camera Liicida
Camera Liicida, An Optical Instrument Constructed Of Various Forms, And For Various Purposes. Dr. Wollaston's C. L., Intended To Facilitate The Perspective Delinea Tion Of Objects, Consists Of A Small Quadrilateral Prism Of Glass, Of Which Ar In The Annexed Figure Is The Perpendicular Sec Tion, Held In A Brass ...
Camera Oescura
Camera Oescura (literally, A Dark Chamber), An Instrument Invented By Baptista Porta In The 16th Century. It Is Known In Its Simplest Form As A Familiar Toy, Con Sisting Of A Rectangular Box, Furnished At One End With A Lens Whose Focal Length Is Equal To The Length And Depth ...
Cameronians
Cameronians, The Religious Sect In Scotland Popularly Named After Richard Cam Eron (q.v.). Its Official Designation, However, Is That Of Reformed Presbyterians. No Doubt, The Principles Of The Body Are Those For Which Cameron Contended And Died; But Not Till After 1688 Did The Small Body Of Presbyterians, Who Insisted ...
Camisards
Camisards, The Name Given To The Peasantry Of The Cevennes, A Mountainous Region In S. France, Who For Several Years From 1702 Kept Up An Organized Military Resistance To The Dragonnades, Or Conversion By Torture, Death, And Confiscation Of Prop Erty, By Which, After The Revocation Of The Edict Of ...
Camoens
Camoens, Luis Lie, The Epic Poet Of Portugal, Was B. About 1524, At Lisbon, And Studied The Ancient Classics At Coimbra. On His Return To Lisbon, He Fell In Love With A Lady Of Honor, Catharina D'atavada. This Affair Was The Beginning Of All The Poet's Misfortunes. Having Been Banished ...
Camorra
Camor'ra, The Name Of A Secret Society, Existing Throughout All Parts Of The Former Kingdom Of Naples, The Members Of Which Are Called Camorristi, And Have Exer Cised Lawless Force To A Great Extent Over The Humbler Classes Of Society. Under The Bourbons, They Openly Presented Themselves At Markets, Hackney-coach ...
Camouflet
Cam'ouflet, In Military Pyrotechny, Is A Stinking Composition Inclosed In Paper Cases. It Is Used In Siege-works, To Blow Into The Faces Of The Sappers And Miners, When Hostile Parties Come Within Reach Of Each Other, And Thus-to Confuse Them. Camp (fr., From Lat. Campus, A Plain, Or Level Field). ...
Campagna Di Roma
Campagna Di Roma, An Undulating, Uncultivated, And Unhealthy Plain Of Italy Surrounding Rome, Including The Greatest Part Of Ancient Latium, And The Late Papal Delegation Of Frosinone And A Great Part Of The Comarca Di Roma. Its Length Is Variously Stated, Arising From The Fact That Different Authorities Measure It ...
Campanella
Campanella, Tomma'so, A Dominican Monk Celebrated For His Philosophical Ability, Was B. In 1368 At Stilo In Calabria, And Studied In Naples And Cosenza. The Writings Of Telesius First Awakened His Doubts Respecting That Pile Of Artificial Dogmas Styled The "scholastic Philosophy." The Results Of His Studies Were Given In ...
Campanile
Campanile (ital., From, Mid. Lat. Eampana, A Bell), A Name, Adopted From The Ital. Ian To Signify A Of The Larger Kind, And It:wall' Applied .only To Such As Are Detached From The Church. Scarcely Any Of The Existing Bell-towers Of England Answer To The Italian Conception Of The C., ...
Campbell
Campbell, Sir Colln, Lord Clyde, One Of The Bravest Soldiers And Most Distinguished Generals Of Modern Times, Was Born In Glasgow, In 1792. His Father Was A Cabinet Maker, Named John Macliver, But Colin Assumed The Name Of Campbell, To Gratify An Uncle On The Mother's Side. He Entered The ...
Campbell_2
Campbell, Jomc (cammiem.). Lord, High Chancellor Of England, Son Of A Minister Of Cupar, In The Co. Of Fife, Scotland, Was Born In 1779. Lie Was At First Destined To Follow His Father's Profession, And Was Sent, While Still A Mere Boy, To The Neighboring: Univer Sity Of St. Andrews. ...
Campbell_3
Campbell, Tliomas, A Distinguished English Poet, Was B. In The City Of Glasgow, 27th July, 1777. His Father Was A Merchant, And The Poet Was The Youngest Of Ten Chil Dren. He Was Sent To The University Of His Native City, And Remained There Six Years. During His Collegiate Course, ...
Camphor
Camphor Is A Solid Essential Oil Which Is Found In Many Plants, And May Be Separated From Many Essential Oils. It Particularly Abounds In Certain Species Of The Natural Order Lauraear (q.v.). Almost All The C. Of Commerce Is The Produce Of The C. Laurel Or C. Tree (camphora Etch:arum, ...
Campo Santo
Campo Santo (holy Field) Is Now The Italian Designation For A Cemetery Or Burying Ground, But More Especially Foran Inclosed Place Of Intermeut, Surrounded Internally By An Arcade, And Destined To Receive The Remains Of Persons Of Distinction. The Most Famous C. S., And That Frotn Which The Others Derived ...
Canaanites
Ca'naanites, A Collective Name For The Several Nations Conquered By The Israelites On The W. Side Of Jordan. Five, Six, Seven, And Ten Nations Are Mentioned In Various Places In The Old Testament; But Of Only Two Of Them Have We Any Col Lateral Information—the Hittites, And The Amorites. And ...
Canada
Canada, As A Geographical Designation, Has Had In History A Variety Of Meanings. Originally, It Comprised An Extensive Range Of Country Reaching, Under The French, As Far As Even The Mississippi, Away Beyond The Boundary Lakes. It Was Subsequently Lim Ited To A Region Chiefly In The Basin Of The ...
Canal
Canal (ante). Since The Great Extension Of Railroads In The United States, The Building Of Canals Has Been Suspended, Except For Mining Or Manufacturing Purposes. For Purposes Of Transportation None Have Been Commenced And Very Few Enlarged Or Improved Within The Past Half-century. The Whole Length Of Canals In The ...