Centennial Exhibition
Centennial Exhibition, In The United States, Held At Philadelphia In 1876, A Hundred Years After The Declaration Of Independence. It Was Opened In Fairmount Park, May 10, 1876. An Area Of 236 Acres Was Used, And The Cost Of The Five Main Buildings Was $4,500,000. Before The Close There Were ...
Center
Center Of Oscillation. Referring To The Article Pendulum, The Reader Will See That The Time Of A Pendulum's Vibration Increases With Its Length, Being Always Propor Tioned To The Square Root Of Its Length. This Is Strictly True Only Of The Simple Pen Dulum, In Which The Pendulous Body Is ...
Center Of Gravity
Center Of Gravity Is That Point In A Body Or System Of Bodies Rigidly Connected, Upon Which The Body Or System Acted Upon Only By The Force Of Gravity, Will Balance Itself In All Positions. Though The Action Of Gravity Enters This Definition, Many Of The J Properties Of The ...
Centering
Centering, The Frame-work Upon Which An Arch Or Vault Of Stone, Brick, Or Iron Is Supported During Its Construction. The Simplest Form Of C. Is That Used By Masons And Bricklayers For The Arches Of Common Windows And Doors. This Is Merely A Deal-board Of The Required Shape, Upon The ...
Centipede
Centipede, Seolopendra, A Genus Of Myriapoda (q.v.), Having A Iong Slender Depressed Body, Protected By Coriaceous Plates, 21 Pair Of Legs, Distinct Eyes, Four On Each Side, And Antenna; With 17 Joints. The Name Is, However, Popularly Extended To Species Of Nearly Allied Genera. Centipedes Run Nimbly, Feed On Insects, ...
Central Forces
Central Forces Are Those Which Cause A Moving Body To Tend Towards Some Point Or Center, Called The Center Of Force Or Motion. The Doctrine Of C. F. Has For Its Starting-point The First Law Of Motion—viz., That A Body Not Acted On By Any External Force Will Remain At ...
Centralization
Centralization, A Term Which Has Lately Come Into General Use For Expressing A Tendency To Administer, By The Sovereign Or The Central Government, Matters Which Had Been Previously Under Local Management. We Cannot Properly Use The Term Towards An Established Despotism, For There Everything Is Already Directed From The Center. ...
Cephalopoda
Cephalop'oda (gr. Head-footed), A Class Of Mollusks, The Highest In Organization Of That Division Of The Animal Kingdom. To This Class Belong The Nautili, Spiruhe, Argo Nauts, Poulpes, Squids Or Calamaries, Cuttlefish, Etc., Of The Present Time, And The Ammonites, Belemnites, Etc., Of Former Geological Periods. The C. Are All ...
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
Cer'ebro-spinal Meningitis. See Me:n=0ms, Ante. Cerebrum (lat. The Brain) Is Sometimes Applied To The Whole Contents Of The Cranium Or Skull; But More Usually It Denotes The Upper Portion, While The Under And Posterior Portion Is Called The Cerebellum, Or Little Brain. In This Article We Shall Briefly Notice The ...
Cereopsis
Cereop'sis (gr. Wax-face), A Genus Of Birds Of The Family Anatida, To Which The New Holland Goose (c. .youx Ifollan,clia) Belongs. This Bird Has Been Known Since The Southern Shores Of That Country Were First Visited By Navigators. There, And On The Adjacent Islands, It Is Found In Great Abundance; ...
Cerintiiiis
Cerin'tiiiis (abusively Named Menumrcs, I.e., A Halter), A Heretic Who Lived At The Close Of The Apostolic Age, But Of Whom We Have Nothing Better Than Uncertain And Con Fused Accounts. It Is Said That He Was A Jew By Birth, And Studied Philosophy In Alex Andria. From Egypt He ...
Cervantes
Cervan'tes Migrel De, One Of The Greatest Imaginative Writers Of Spain, Was B. Of An Old Galician Family, At Alcala De Ilenares, Get. 0, 1547. He Studied At Salamanca, And Afterwards At Madrid, Where He Was Placed Under The Care Of A Learned Theologian, Juan Lopez De Hoyos, Who Was ...
Cesarean Operation
Cesarean Operation (au/4—mm) Has, From Very Ancient Times, Been The Popu Lar Name For Hysterotomy (ilystera, Uterus; Tome, Section). Pliny Alludes To It In His Natural History (lib. Vii. Cap. Ix.), Saying That Ctesar Was So Called From Being Taken By Excision Out Of The Womb Of His Mother, And ...
Cess
Cess, Probably A Corruption For Assess, From The Ital. Assessare, To Impose A Tax. It Has Long Been Used In England As Synonymous With The More Modern Noun Assessment. Camden, In The Time Of Elizabeth, Speaks Of Every Man Being " Cessed By The Pole, Man By Man, According To ...
Cestoid Worms
Cestoid Worms (lat. Ecstas, A Band Or Throng), A Family Of Entozoa, Or Intestinal Worms, Of The Order Calelmintha (q.v.), Consisting Of Tape-worms And Other Creatures Which Resemble Them In Structure And.habits.. The Number Of Different Kinds Of C. W. Is Great. Their Natural History Is Important In Reference To ...
Cetacea
Ceta'cea (gr. Kelos, A Whale), An Order Of Mammalia (q.v.) Greatly Differing In Gen Eral Form And Habits From The Rest Of That Class, So As Indeed To Be Popularly Reckoned Among Fishes. The C. Have A Fish-like Form, Terminating In A Fish-like Tail Or Tail-fin, Which, However, Is Not ...
Cevennes
Cevennes (ancient Cebenna), The Chief Mountain Range In The S. Of France. With Its Continuations And Offsets, It Forms The Water-shed Between The River Systems Of The Rhone And The Garonne. Its General Direction Is From N.e. To S.w., Commencing At The Southern Extremity Of The Lyonnais Mountains, And Extending ...
Ceylon
Ceylon' (the Taprobane Of The Greeks And Romans, And The Serendib Of The Arabian Ffigh,ts), A Valuable Island And British Colony In The Indian Ocean, To The S.e. Of The Peninsula Of Hindustan, From Which It Is Separated By The Gulf Of Ilianaar And Palk's Strait. Recent Observations Have Shown ...
Cfiickahominy
Cfiickahominy, A River In Virginia, Rising N.w. Of Richmond And Running E. Between The James And The Pamunkey To The W. Line Of James City Co., Where It Turns Abruptly S., And After A Course Of About 10 M., Joins The James. The Surrounding Country E. Of Richmond Is Level, ...
Chaffinch
Chaffinch, Frinqdi.a Ccelebs, One Or The Most Common British Birds, A Species Of Finch (q.v.), And Probably That To Which The Name Finch, Now So Extended In Its Signifi Cation, Originally Belonged; Fink, The German Form Of The Name, And Pink And Twink, English Provincial Forms Still Appropriated To The ...
Chalcedon
Chalce'don, A City Of Ancient Bithynia, At The Entrance Of The Euxine, Opposite To Byzantium. It Was Founded 684 N.c. By A Colony From Megara, And Soon Became A Place Of Considerable Trade And Importance. It Contained Several Temples, One-of Which, Ded Icated To Apollo, Had An Oracle. C. Was ...
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (often Misspelled Ealeedony), A Beautiful Mineral Of The Quartz Family, Or Rather A Variety Of Quartz, From Which It Does Not Differ In Chemical Composition Or In Any Essential Character. It Derives Its Name From Chalcedon In Bithynia, Near Which It Is Found In Considerable Abundance, And Has Been ...
Chamber Of Commerce
Chamber Of Commerce, A Body Of Merchants And Traders, Associated For The Pur Pose Of Promoting The Interests Of Its Own Members, Of The Town Or District To Which The Society Belongs, And Of The Community Generally, In So Far As These Have Reference To Trade And Merchandise. Of The ...
Chamberlain
Chamberlain, Lord, Or King's C., As He Was Formerly Called, Has Been One Of The Principal Officers Of State From Very Early Times, And For Centuries He Was An Influential Member Of The Government. He Has The Function Of Indorsing The King's Answer On Petitions Presented To Him, And Very ...
Chambre Ardente
Chambre Ardente (" The Fiery Chamber "), A Name Given At Different Times In France To An Extraordinary Court Of Justice, Probably On Account Of The Severity Of The Punishments Which It Awarded, The Most Common Being That Of Death By Fire. In The Year 1535, Francis I. Established An ...
Chambre Introuvable
Chambre Introuvable (fr. Unfindable Chamber; I.e., The Chamber The Like Of Which Is Not To Be Found Again) Was The Name Sarcastically Given To That Chamber Of Deputies In France Which Met After The Second Return Of Louis Xviii. (july, 1815), And Which, By Its Fanatical Royalty, Began To Throw ...
Chameleon
Chameleon, Chamceleo, A Genus Of Saurian Reptiles, Constituting A Distinct Family, Of Very Peculiar Form And Structure, And On Various Accounts Highly Interesting. The Body Is Much Compressed; The Dorsal Line Sharp, In Some Of The Species Rising Into An Elevated Crest; The Back Of The Head Is Also Elevated ...
Chamois
Chamois, Antilope Rupicapra, Ger. Gemse, A Species Of Antelope (q.v.) Inhabiting The Alps And Other High Mountains Of Central And Southern Europe, As The Pyrenees, The Carpathians, And The Mountains Of Greece; Also Those Of Some Of The Mediterranean Islands, Caucasus, Taurus, And Other Mountains Of The W. Of Asia. ...
Champagne Wine
Champagne Wine Is The Produce Of Vineyards In The Above-mentioned Province Of Champagne. There Are White And Red Champagnes; The White Is Either Sparkling Or Still. Sparkling Or Effervescent (numsseux) C. Is The Result Of A Peculiar Treatment Dur Ing Fermentation. In Dec., The Wine Is Racked Off, And Fined ...
Chance
Chance, In Its Original And Strict Meaning, May Be Defined As That Which Determines The Course Of Events, In The Absence Of Law, Ordinary Causation, Or Providence. Strictly Speaking, It Is An Idea Which Few Would Now Be Disposed To Admit As Corresponding To Anything Which Really Exists; The Religious ...
Chancellor
Chancellor (lat. Eancellarius). It Is Said That The Chief Notary Or Scribe Of The Roman Emperor Was Called Either Because Lie Was Intrusted With The Power Of Obliter Ating, Cancelling, Or Crossing Out (cancellare, To Make Lattice-work) Such Expressions In The Edicts Of The Prince As Seemed To Him To ...
Chancery
Chancery, Corny Op, In England. Besides The Functions Pertaining To The Chan Cellor In Other Countries, The Chancellor Of England Had Early Assigned To Him The Office Of A Judge; And The English C. Consequently Became A Court Of Law, The Peculiar Charac Ter Of Which Will Be Rendered Intelligible ...
Changeling
Changeling, It Was At One Time A Common Superstition, That Infants Were Taken From Their Cradles By Fairies, Who Left Instead Their Own Weakly And Starveling Elves. The Children So Left Were Called Changelings, And Were Known By Their Peevishness, And Their Backwardness In Walking And Speaking. As It Was ...
Chantrey
Chantrey, Sir Francis, An Eminent English Sculptor, Was B. At Jordanthorpe, In Derbyshire. On 7th April, 1781, Not 1782, As Has Been Generally Said. His Father, Who Was A Carpenter, And Rented A Small Farm, Died When C. Was Only 12 Years Of Age, Leav Ing His Mother In Narrow ...
Chap Books
Chap Books, The Name Given To A Variety Of Old And Scarce Tracts Of A Homely Kind, Which At One Time Formed The Only Popular Literature. In The Trade Of The Bookseller, They Are Distinguishable From The Ordinary Products Of The Press By Their Inferior Paper And Typography, And Are ...
Chaplain
Chaplain Was Originally The Title Of The Ecclesiastic Who Accompanied An Army, And Carried The Relics Of The Patron Saint. See Chapel. It Has Now Come To Signify A Clergy Man Not Having Charge Of A Parish, But Employed To Officiate At Court, In The Household Of A Nobleman, Or ...
Characeie
Chara'ceie, Aquatic Plants, Forming, According To Some Botanists, A Distinct Natural Order Of Acotyledonous Plants; According To Others, A Sub-order Of Algcr. Their Stems Are Tubular, Consisting Either Of A Single Tube, Or Of Parallel Tubes, A Central One With Smaller Ones Applied To Its Surface; They Are Either Pellucid ...
Character To Servant
Character To Servant. The Master Is Under No Legal Obligation, Either In Eng Land Or In Scotland, To Give A Character To His Servant, However Long, Faithfully, Or Effi Ciently He May Have Served Him; The Duty Of Bearing Testimony In His Favor Being One Which, However Binding In Morality,, ...
Charente
Charente, A Department Of France, Formed Chiefly Out Of The Old Province Of Angoumois, And Situated In Lat. 45" 10' To 46° 8' N., And Long. 0° 50' E. To 0' 30' West. Area, About 2,200 Sq. Miles. Pop. '76, 373,950. It Is Generally Hilly, And Is Watered By The ...
Charitable Uses And Law
Charitable Uses And Law Op Charities. The Law Of England Has Always Anxiously, Though Too Often Ineffectually, Sought To Provide For The Preservation And Proper Application Of The Public And Private Endowments In That Country For Charitable Purposes. The Preceding Efforts Of The Legislature In This Direction May Now Be ...
Charivari
Charivari Is A French Term Used To Designate A Wild Tumult And Uproar, Produced By The Beating Of Pans, Kettles, And Dishes, Mingled With Whistling, Bawling, Groans, And Hisses, And Got Up For The Purpose Of Expressing A General Dislike To The Person Against Whom It Is Directed. The Etymology ...
Charlemagne
Charlemagne, I.e., Charles The Great, King Of The Franks (768-814 A.d.), And Roman Emperor (800-814 A.d.), Was B. On 2d April, 742, Probably At Aix-la-chapelle, And Was The Son Of Pepin The Short, The First Carlovingian (q.v.) King Of The Franks, And Grandson Of Charles Martel (q.v.). On Pepin's Death ...
Charles
Charles, Count Of Anjou And Provence, King Of Naples And Sicily, About 1220-85. Ile Was The Ninth Son Of Louis Viii. Of France, And Wedded Beatrice, Heiress Of Provence, After Scattering His Rivals By The Aid Of An Army Furnished By His Brother, Louis Ix. His Next Adventure Was On ...
Charles Albert
Charles Albert, King Of Sardinia (1831-49), B. 2d Oct., 1798, Was The Son Of The Prince Charles Emmanuel Of Savoy-carignan, And In 1800, Succeeded To His Father's Title And Estates In France And Piedmont. In 1817, He Married*maria Theresa, Daughter Of The Archduke Ferdinand Of Tuscany. When The Revolutionary Movement ...
Charles Alexandre De Calonne
Calonne, Charles Alexandre De, Controller General Of Finance In France Under Louis Xvi., Was B. Jan. 20, 1734, At Douay. Possessing Superior Abilities, He Studied Law, And Having Filled Successively Various Offices, Was Made, In 1783, Controller General Of The Treasury. In This Capacity Lie Soon Gained Favor Among The ...
Charles Broceden Brown
Brown, Charles Broceden, A Celebrated American Novelist, Was B. At Philadel Phia, Jan. 17, 1771. His Early Education Was Carried On Under The Care Of Mr. Robert Proud, Author Of The History Of Pennsylvania. Afterwards He Studied For The Law, But The License Which He Had Already Givep To His ...
Charles Carroll
Carroll, Charles, Of Carrollton, B. Md., Sept. 20, 1737; D. Nov. 14, 1832, Aged 95 Years; The Last Survivor Of The Fifty Signers Of The Declaration Of American Independence. He Was Educated In The Jesuit Colleges Of St. Omer And Rheims; Studied Law At Bourges, Paris, And London, Returning To ...
Charles Chiirohill
Chiir'ohill, Charles, An English Poet, Now Remembered Almost As Much For His Profligacy As His Poetry, Was B. At Westminster, Where His Father Was A Curate, In 1731. Ile Was Educated At Westminster School, And In Hi§17th Year Made A Clandestine Mar Riage. In 1756, He Was Ordained, And, Two ...
Charles Farrar Browne
Browne, Charles Farrar, An American Humorist, Better Known As " Artemiis Ward," Was H. In Waterford. Me., In 1836, And Graduated From The Free Village School Into A Printing-office--the American Boy's College. As A Printer's Boy, Lie Worked In All The Principal Towns In New England, Until Settled At Boston. ...
Charles I
Charles I., King Of England, Scotland, And Ireland (1625-49), Was B. At Dunferm Line, 19th Nov., 1600, And Was The Second Son Of James I. Of England (vi. Of Scotland). On The Death Of His Elder Brother, Henry, In 1612, He Became Prince Of Wales, And Heir Apparent To His ...
Charles Ii
Charles Ii., King Of England, Scotland, And Ireland (164945), The Eldest Son Of Charles I., Was H. 29th May, 1630, And Went With His Mother To France During The Civil War. He Was At The Hague At The Time Of His Father's Execution, And Immediately Assumed The Title Of King. ...
Charles Pratt Camden
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl Of, A Younger Son Of Sir John Pratt, Chief Justice Of The Court Of King's Bench In The Reign Of George I., Was B. In 1714. Educated At Eton And Cambridge, He Studied For The Law, And Was Called To The Bar In 173s. Not Until ...
Charles Shirley Brooks
Brooks, Charles Shirley, Novelist And Journalist, Was The Son Of Mr. William Brooks, An Architect, And Was B. At Brill, In Oxfordshire, About The Year 1820. B Was Educated Chiefly By The Late Rev. T. J. Bennett, Canon Of St. Paul's; And Upon Leaving School, Was Articled To An Attorney. ...
Charles V
Charles V., German Emperor, Was B. At Ghent On 24th Feb., 1500. He Was The Eldest Son Of Philip, Archduke Of Austria, And Of Joanna, The Daughter Of Ferdinand And Isabella Of Spain. Philip's Parents Were The Emperor Maximilian And Maria, Daugh Ter And Heiress Of Charles The Bold, Duke ...
Charles Vi
Charles Vi., German Emperor, 1711-40, The Last Of The Proper Male Line Of The House Of Was The Second Son Of The Emperor Leopold I., And B. 1685. His Father Intended For Him The Crown Of Spain; But Charles Ii. Of Spain, Yielding To French Intrigues, Assigned It By Testament ...
Charles Vii
Charles Vii., King Of France (1422-61), The Son And Successor Of Charles Vi., Was B. On 22d Feb., 1403. On His Father's Death He Was At The Head Of An Army, With Which He Held Possession Of The Southern Provinces Of The Kingdom; Paris And The North Being In The ...
Charles X
Charles X., King Of France (1824-30), Third Son Of The Dauphin Louis, And Grand Son Of Louis Xv., Was B. At Versailles, 9th Oct., 1757. He Received The Title Of Count D'artois, And In 1773 Married Maria Theresa Of Savoy. After The Events Of 14th July, 1789, He And The ...
Charles Xii
Charles Xii., King Of Sweden (1697-1718), Was The Son Of Charles Xi., And Was B. At Stockholm On The 27th June, 1682. On The Death Of His Father In 1697, He Ascended The Throne, And Notwithstanding His Youth, The States Declared Him Of Age To Assume The Reins Of Government. ...
Charles Xiv
Charles Xiv., King Of Sweden And Norway (1818-1844), Originally Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, Was B. At Pau, In The S. Of France, Jan. 26, 1764. He Was The Son Of A Lawyer. He Entered The French Army As A Common Soldier; Became An Ardent Par Tisan Of The Revolution; Greatly ...
Charles Xl
Charles Xl, One Of The Ablest Kings Of Sweden, Was The Son Of King Charles (x.) Gustavus, And Was B. Nov. 24, 1655. While He Was Little More Than Four Years Old At His Father's Death, The Government Was Committed To His Mother Hedwig As Regent, And A Council. The ...
Charles The Bold
Charles The Bold, Duke Of Burgundy (1467-71), Son Of Philip The Good, Of The House Of Valois, And Of Isabella Of Portugal, Was B. At Dijon Onloth Nov., 1435, And Bore, During His Father's The Title Of Count Of Charolais. He Was Of Aflery, Ambitious, And Violent Disposition. From An ...
Charles_2
Charles, Archduke Of Austria, Third Son Of The Emperor Leopold Ii., Was B. At Florence, 5th Sept., 1771. Whilst Yet A Youth, Lie Pursued Military Studies With Much Ardor; And After Having Greatly Distinguished Himself As A Gen. In Inferior Commands, He Was Intrusted, In 1796, With The Chief Command ...
Charleston
Charleston, The Chief City Of A District Of Its Own Name In South Carolina, And The Commercial Capital Of The State, Is Situated In Lat. 32° 46' N., And Long. 79' 57' West. With Straight And Regular Streets, It Occupies The Fork Of The Cooper And The Ashley, Which, As ...
Charleston_2
Charleston (ante), The Chief City Of South Carolina And Capital Of Charleston Co., Stands Upon A Peninsula Formed By The Confluence Of The Ashley And Cooper Rivers, In Lat. 32° 45' N., Long. 79° 57' W., 7 M. From The Atlantic Ocean. The Harbor, Formed By The Junction Of The ...
Charlestown
Charlestown (ante), Now Part Of Boston, Formerly A City Of Middlesex Co., Mass. It Is Situated On The Northern Bank Of The Charles River, And Is Connected With Boston By Two Free Bridges. The Mystic; River, Which Unites With The Charles At This Point, Forms The Boundary On The E. ...
Charlotte Bronte
Bronte, Charlotte, One Of The Most Distinguished Of Modern Novelists, Was Born At Thornton, In The West Riding Of Yorkshire, On The 21st Of April, 1816. Her Father, A Clergyman Of Irish Descent, Removed, With Six Young Children And An Invalid Wife, From Thornton To Haworth, In The Same County, ...
Charr
Charr, Salim Umbla, A Fish Of The Same Genus With The Salmon, Occurring In The Lakes Of Britain And Of The Continent Of Europe. It Is Abundant In The Lakes Of Cum Berland And Westmoreland, And In Some Of Those Of Ireland, Of The N. Of Scotland, And Of Orkney, ...
Charter
Charter (lat. Marta; Gr. Entitles, Paper, Or Anything Written Upon, From Charasso, To Scratch Or Write). In Its Most General Signification, C. Is Nearly Synonymous With Deed And Instrument, And Is Applied To Almost Any Formal Writing, In Evidence Of A Grant, Contract, Or Other Transaction Between Man And Man. ...
Charter House
Charter-house (a Corruption Of Chartreuse, I.e., Carthusian) Is A Hospital, Chapel, And School-house, In London, Instituted In 1611 By Sir Thomas Of Sutton, Camps Castle, In The Co. Of Cambridge. It Had Originally Been A Carthusian Monastery (founded In 1371 By A Sir Walter Mauny And The Bishop Of Sudbury), ...
Charter Oak
Charter Oak, A Famous Tree That Stood In Hartford, Conn., Until Blown Down By A Storm, In Aug., 1856. Its Name Was Given Because When Sir Edmund Andros, Gov Ernor Of New England And New York, Came To Hartford In 1687, By The Order Of James Ii., To Demand The ...
Charter_2
Charter, In The Law Of Scotland, Is The Written Evidence Of A Grant Of Heritable Property, Under The Conditions Imposed By The Feudal Law—viz., That The Grantee, Or Person Obtaining, Shall Pay At Stated Periods A Sum Of Money, Or Perform Certain Services To The Granter, Or Person Conferring The ...
Chartism
Chartism, A Movement In Great Britain For The Extension Of Political Power To The Great Body Of The People, Arising In A Great Measure Out Of Wide-spread National Distress And Popular Disappointment At The Results Of The Reform Bill. Prior To 1831, The Middle Classes Had Sought Poptilar Aid Towards ...
Charts
Charts (fr. A Charter; Lat. Marta, Paper). In The Sense In We Have Adopted This Word From The French, And In Which It May Be Now Said To Form Part Of Our Lan Guage, It Signifies A System Of Constitutional Law, Embodied In A Single Document. Whether Any System Of ...
Chasidim
Chasidim (" Pietists "). This Name Anciently Denoted A Whole Class Of Jewish Sects. After The Babylonish Captivity, The Jews, With Regard To Their Observance Of The Law Of ]]loses, Were Divided Into Two Classes—chasidim And Zadikim. When The So-called Great Synagogue Was Commissioned By The Persian Government To Draw ...
Chasseurs
Chasseurs (fr., Hunters) Is A Name Used For Two Important Forces In The French Army. The Mounted C. (chasseurs-d-cheval) Are A Body Of Light Cavalry, Designed For Service In Advance Or On The Flanks Of The Army, And Correspond Most Nearly To The Light Horse Of The British Service. The ...
Chat Moss
Chat Moss, A Bog In Lancashire, The Largest In England, About 7,000 Acres In Extent, And Celebrated As Having Been The Scene Of The First Great And Successful Efforts For The Reclaiming Of Bogs, By Mr. Roscoe Of Liverpool, In The End Of The 18th And Beginning Of The 19th ...
Chateaubriand
Chateaubriand, Fnaxgots Auguste, Viscomte De, One Of The Most Distinguished Of French Authors, Was B. Sept. 4, 1769, At St. ,halo, In Bretagne, And Received His Early Education In The College At Rennes. While Traveling In _north America In 1790, He Accidentally Read In An English Newspaper The Account Of ...
Chatellerault
Chatellerault, A T. Of France, In The Department Of Vienne, Situated On The River Of That Name, 18 M. N.n.e. Of Poitiers. A Handsome Stono Bridge, W;th A Massive Castellated Gateway, Built By Sully, At One End, Connects It With A Suburb On The Other Side Of The River. C., ...
Chatsworth
Chatsworth, The Magnificent Mansion Of The Duke Of Devonshire, And One Of The Most Splendid Private Scats In England, Is Situated In Derbyshire On The Dement, 12 M. N. By W. Of Matlock. William The Conqueror Gave The Domain To His Natural Son William Peveril. It Was Purchased By Sir ...
Chattanooga
Chattanooga, A City In Hamilton Co., Tenn., On The Tennessee River, Near The Alabama Boundary; Pop. '70, 6, 093-2,221 Colored. The River Is Navigable For Steam Boats About Eight Months In The Year, And By Light-dratig,ht Boats At All Times. Four Railroads Center At Chattanooga, And Afford Easy Communication In ...
Chattel
Chattel (fr. Chatel, Old Fr. Chaptel, From Lat. Capitate, Corrupted Into Captale And Catallayn, Meaning The Capital Or Principal Sum In A Loan; Hence Goods In General, Espe Cially Cattle, As Distinguished From Land), In The Law Of England, Is A Term Used To Desig Nate Any Kind Of Property ...
Cheese
Cheese Is The Common Form In Which The Caseine (q.v.) °f•ak Is Used In A Separate State As An Article Of Food. In New Milk, The C. Is Present In A Condition Soluble In Water, And Is Generally Separated Therefrom In A Coagulated Or Clotted Form, On The Addition Of ...
Cheese_2
Cheese (ante), Manufactured In Immense Quantity In The Eastern And Northern United States, Particularly In .new York, Ohio, Illinois, Vermont, Massachusetts, Penn Sylvania, Wisconsin, And Michigan. Of 163,000,000 Lbs. Returned As Made In The Census Year Of 1870, 101,000,000 Lbs. Were Made In N. Y. State. Within Recent Years Nearly ...
Cheiloangioscopy
Cheiloangios'copy, A Method Of Observing The Circulation Of The Blood. Heretofore, With The Exception Of A Single Experiment The Evidence Of Circulation In The Human Subject Has Been Entirely Circumstantial, Derived From The Facts Of Structure Of The Circulatory Organs, And From The Manner In Which The Blood Flows From ...
Chelonia
Chelo'nia (gr. Chelune, A Tortoise), An Order Of Reptiles, Corresponding In Extent With The Genus Testudo Of Linnaeus, And Of Which The Most Obvious Distinguishing Char Acter Is The Inclosure Of The Whole Body In A Protective Covering Connected With The Skeleton, So That Only The Head, The Tail, And ...
Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea Hospital Is An Asylum For Disabled Or Superannuated Soldiers. The Building Was Commenced In 1609, As A Protestant Theological Seminary, By Dr. Matthew Sutcliffe, Dean Of Exeter; And James L Gave It A Charter In 1610, As King Jaws's College. When Sutcliffe Died In 1629, The Building Was Less ...
Cheltenham
Cheltenham, A T., Parliamentary Borough, And Fashionable Watering-place, In The Co. Of Gloucester, 8 M. N.e. Of Gloucester. It Lies In A Picturesque And Healthy Val Ley On The Chelt, A Small Stream Which Rises In The Adjacent Hills, And Flows Into The Severn. It Is Sheltered On The E. ...
Chemical Nomenclatiire And Notation
Chemical Nomencla'tiire And Notation. (during The Progress Of The Ency Clopsdia, The Nomenclature And Notation Of Chemistry Were Greatly Changed. What Fol Lows Here Is Allowed To Stand, As The Old Names And Notation Are Still Found In Books In Use, And Are Often Used Concurrently With The New.) In ...