Abraham Duquesne
Duquesne, Abraham, Marquis, One Of The Most Eminent Naval Officers Of France, Was B. At Dieppe In 1610, And Trained Under His Father, The Captain Of A Ship, For The Naval Service. In The War Between France And Spain, He Brilliantly Distinguished Him Self At Corunna, Tarragona, Barcelona, And Other ...
Action Of Ejectment
Ejectment, Action Of (ejectio Firnue), In English Law, "is A Possessory Action, Wherein The Title To Lands And Tenements May Be Tried, And The Possession Recovered, In All Cases Where The Party Claiming Title Has A Right Of Entry."—selwyn's Prins. "the Action Of Ejectment," Says Lord Mansfield, " Is The ...
Adam Ferguson
Ferguson, Adam, A Scottish Philosopher And Historian, Was Born (1724);at Logierait, Perthshire, Where His Father Was Parish Minister. He Studied At The Universities Of St. Andrews And Edinburgh, And Was Appointed (1744) Chaplain To The 42d Regiment, In Which Capacity He Was Present At The Battle Of Fontenoy, And Is ...
Albassan El Bassan
El Bassan, Albassan, Or Ilbassan, A T. Of European Turkey, In The Province Of Albania, On The Scombi, 35 M. E. From The Mouth Of The River. It Stands In A Fertile Plain, Surrounded By Mountains, Is The Capital Of A Sanjak, And The Scat Of A Greek Bishop. It ...
Albert Ditrer
Ditrer, Albert, The Father Of The German School Of Painting, "the Prince Of Artists," As His Countrymen Loved To Call Him, Was Born At Ntirnberg In 1471, According To An Entry In His Father's Day-book, On The Day Of St. Prudentius, On A Friday Of The Holy Week." His Father ...
Alessandro Farnese
Alessandro Farnese, Son Of Ottavio, Was Born In 1546. He Served His First Cam Paign Under His Uncle, Don•john Of Austria, And Distinguished Himself At The Battle Of Lepanto, In The Year 1571. He Afterwards Followed His Mother Into The Low Countries, Then In A State Of Insurrection, And Aided ...
Alexander Duff
Duff, Alexander, D.d., Ll.d., Who So Thoroughly Identified Himself With The Cause Of Indian Missions, Was B. 25th April, 1806, At A Farm Near Pitlochry, In Perthshire. He Studied At The University Of St. Andrews With Great Success. In 1829, He Resolved To Out To India As A Missionary From ...
Amantine Lucile Aurore Diidevant
Diidevant, Amantine Lucile Aurore, Madame, A French Authoress, Who Has Attained An Extraordinary Celebrity Under The Name Of George Sand. She Was B. At Paris In 1804, And Descended By The Father's Side From The Famous Marshal De Saxe. Her Maiden Name Was Dupin. After Having Received A Strict Conventual ...
Anatomy And Physiology Of
Eye, Anatomy And Physiology Of The. In This Article We Shall Consider: 1. The Structure Of The Human Eyeball, And Of Certain Accessory Parts Or Appendages Which Serve To Protect That Organ, And Are Essential To The Due Performance Of Its Functions. 2. The Most Striking Modifications Which This Organ ...
Andrea Doria
Do'ria, Andrea, A Noble Genoese, And One Of The Greatest Admirals Of His Age. Was B. At Oneglia In 1468. At An Early Age, He Took Service In The Guard Of The Pope, Inno Cent Viii., And Afterwards Distinguished Himself In The Battles Which The _milanese And The French Fought ...
Andrp Marie Jean Jacques Dupin
Dupin, Andrp.-marie-jean-jacques, A French Statesman And Lawyer, Was B. 1st Feb., 1783, At Varzy, In The Department Of Nievre, And Studied In Paris. In 1815, He Was Elected A Member Of The Chamber Of Representatives, When He Opposed The Motion For Proclaiming Napoleon Il Successor To The Throne. During The ...
Animal Fats
Fats, Animal. There Is Considerable Difference Of Opinion Amongst Chemists Regard Ing The Exact Nature Of 'the Fats Occurring In The Animal Body. According To Most Chemists, They Are Composed Of An Admixture Of Three Separate Fats—margarine, Stea Rine, And Oleine, Of Which The Two Former Are Solid, And The ...
Animal And Vegetable Distribution
Distribution Of Life, Animal And Vegetable. In The Light Of Modern Dis Coveries, The Interdependence Of Every Part Of Nature Is Clearly Revealed, And The Life Of The World Is Seen To Be One Symmetrical Organism, The Different Parts Of Which Are Dis Tributed In Time And In Space By ...
Baron Stonvell
Stonvell, Baron. John Scott Was Educated Under The Rev. Hugh Moises, At The Grammar-school, New Castle, And As A Boy Gave No Promise Of His Subsequent Splendid Career. On Finishing His Education Under Mr. Moises, He, On 15th May, 1766, Entered University College, With A View To The Church; The ...
Barthelfmy Prosper Enfantin
Enfantin, Barthelf'my Prosper, The Chief Representative Of St. Simonism, And As Such, Usually Styled Pore Enfantin, Was The Son Of A Banker At Paris, Where He Was Born In The Year 1796. He Became A Pupil In The Ecole Polytechnique In 1812, But Was Expelled In 1814, In Consequence Of ...
Bartolommeo Eustachius
Eustach'ius, Bartolommeo, An Italian Anatomist, Who Was B. In The Early Part Of The 16th C., And Died In 1574. Few Particulars Arc Known Regarding His Life, But We Learn From The Introduction To One Of His Works, That In 1562 He Was Professor Of Medi Cine In The Collcgio ...
Battle Of Edgehill
Edgehill, Battle Of. The First Great Battle Of The Civil War Was Fought On Sun Day, 23d 1642, Between The Royalist Forces Under Charles And The Parliamentarians Under The Earl Of Essex. It Was The Intention Of Charles, Who Had Been Lying At Shrews Bury, To March Upon London By ...
Battle Of Lake Erie
Erie, Battle Of Lake, A Naval Engagement In The War Of 1812 Between Great Britain And The United States, Fought In Put-in Bay, Near The Western End Of Lake Eric, Sept. 10, 1813. The American Fleet, Which Had Been Built At Erie, Ran The British Block Ade On The 012th ...
Bayonet
Bayonet Exercise.-if The Sword Exercise Be Of Use To Volunteer Officers, There Are Thirty Times As Many Volunteers Themselves To Whom A Proper Command Of The Bayonet Is Indispensable. In Close-quarter Engagements, There Is No Weapon More Formidable: From Its Length And Weight, The Thrust Of The Bayonet Gives A ...
Benjamin
Benjamin, Earl Of Beaconsfield, Author And Statesman, Eldest Son Of Isaac, Was B. In London, 1805; He Received A Private Education, Which Was Care Fully Superintended By His Father. At The Age When Most Other Young Men Who Rise To Political Distinction Are Sent To A University, He Was Articled ...
Bertrand Du Guesclin
Du Guesclin, Bertrand, 1314-80; Constable Of France, And The Most Famous French Soldier Of The Age. He Was So Remarkable For Ugliness, When A Child, As To Be An Object Of Aversion To His Parents. He Gained His First Reputation As A Soldier In 1338 At A Tournament To Celebrate ...
Bight Hour Law
Bight-hour Law, An Act Adopted By The U. S. Congress In 1868, And Subse Quently By The Legislatures Of A Number Of The States, Providing That In All Government Employment Eight Hours Shall Constitute A Day's Work. It Was Expected That This Would Have An Influence On The Practice In ...
Book Of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesias'tes, Book Of, Consists Of An Introduction, A Main Body, And A Con Clusion. The Introduction Announces The Theme That All Things Beneath The Sun, If Pur Sued As In Themselves The Chief End Of Man, And Without Reference To God And To Immortality, Are Utterly Vain. Man In Such ...
Book Of Esther
Esther, Book Of, One Of The Very Latest Of The Canonical Works Of The Old Testa Ment, And Commonly, But Without A Shadow Of Evidence, Supposed To Be Written By Mordecai Or Ezra. This Is The View Of Abenesra, Clement Of Alexandria, Augustine, Gerhard, And Others. The Talmud Assigns The ...
Book Of Esther_2
Esther, Book Of, Records Events In Jewish History Belonging To The Interval Of Nearly 60 Years That Elapsed Between The Sixth And Seventh Chapters Of Ezra. It Has Always Been Accepted By The Jews As Canonical, And By Many Of Them Is Esteemed Worthy To Be Classed With The Pentateuch ...
Book Of Ezra
Ezra, Book Of (emu, Ante), Records Portions Of Jewish History After The Cap Tivity. It Is Divided Into Two Parts, The First Of Which, Comprising Six Chapters, Contains: 1. The Decree Of Cyrus Giving Permission To The Jews To Return To Their Own Land And Rebuild Their Temple. 2. The ...
Books Of Esdras
Esdras, Books Of. The Word Esdras Is The Greek Form Of Ezra, And Indicates That The Books So Named Do Not Exist In Hebrew Or Chaldee. In The Vulgate, The First Book Of Esdras Means The Canonical Book Of Ezra; And The Second, The Canonical Book Of Nehemiah; Whilst The ...
Buildings
Buildings. The Problem Of Constructing Warehouses, Dwelling-houses, Etc., That Shall Be Proof Against All Risk Of Conflagration, Has Not Yet Been Solved. The Liability To Conflagration May Be Greatly Diminished By The Construction Of A Building, But Cannot Be Entirely Averted ; And Therefore, In All " Fire-proof " Buildings ...
C6h3no230 061160 3hn0
061160 3hn0, = C6h3(no2)30 The Formula Of The Product May Be Empirically Written C6h3n2o7; It Is, Like Gun-cotton And Nitro-glycerine, A Tri-nitro Substitution Product. Only The Picrates, Or Salts Of Picric Acid Formed With Potassium Or Ammonium, Are Used In Practice, As Possessing More Force Than The Uncombined Acid. From ...
Carlo Farini
Fari'ni, Carlo Lutes, An Italian Author And Statesman, Was B. In 1822, At Rossi, In Ravenna, In The N. Of Italy. Having, With Great Success, Studied Medicine At Bologna, F. First Became Known By Several Publications Belonging To The Science Of Medicine, And Soon Afterwards By Contributions To Various Scientific ...
Charles D1tmoitriez
D1tmoitriez, Charles Francois, A French Gen., Was B. At Cambrai, 25th Jan., 1739, Entered The Army In 1757, And Served In Germany During The Seven Years' War. On The Conclusion Of Hostilities In 1763, D., Who Possessed A Restless, Adventurous Genius, Went From One Country To Another, Seeking Active Employment. ...
Charles Dufresne
Dufresne, Charles, Seumetni Du Cm Ge, Hence Generally Styled Merely Diicange, A French Author, Distinguished By His Historical And Linguistic Writings, Belonged To An Ancient Family Of Picardy, And Was Born At Amiens, 18th Dec., 1610. After Having Received The Rudiments Of A Scientific Education At The Jesuits' College In ...
Charles Dupuis
Dupuis, Charles Francois, A Distinguished French Savant, Was The Son Of A Poor Schoolmaster, And Was B. At Trie-chateau, Near Chaumont, 16th Oct., 1742. He Obtained Admission Into The College Of Harcourt, Where He So Soon Acquired Such Extensive Knowl Edge That At The Age Of 24 He Was Made ...
Charles G Finney
Finney, Charles G., D.d., 1792-1875; Born In Warren, Ct. ; Removed In Child Hood To Oneida Co., N. Y. Having Had The Advantages Of A Common School, As A Pupil Until His 16th Year, And As A Teacher Until He Was 20, He Then Went To A High-school In New ...
Charles Hector Estaing
Estaing, Charles Hector, Comte D', 1729-94; A French Admiral, B. Auvergne. He First Entered The Army, And In 1757, As Brig.gen., Accompanied Count De Lally To The East Indies. At The Siege Of Madras, 1759, He Was Made .prisoner, Hut Was Released On Parole. He At Once Resumed Service In ...
Chemical Elements
Elements, Chemical. The Word Elements Has A Very Different Signification In Modern Science From What It Once Had. The Earliest Of The Greek Philosophers Assumed Either A Single Element, Or Several, The Modifications And Combinations Of Which They Held To Give Rise To All The Things That We See. The ...
Chemistry Of Egg
Egg, Chemistry Of. An Ordinary Good-sized Hen's Egg Weighs About 1000 Grains, Of Which The White Constitutes 600 Grains, The Yolk 300, And The Shell 100. The White Or Glaire Of The E. Is A Strong Solution Of Albumen (q.v.) In Water, And Whilst Readily Miscible With Water In Its ...
Christian Gottfried 751hrenberg
75.1h'renberg, Christian Gottfried, One Of The Most Distinguished Naturalists Of Germany, Was B. April 19th, 1795, At Delitsch, In Prussian Saxony. Although He Had Been Originally Intended For The Clerical Profession, He Early Relinquished The Study Of Theology In Favor Of Medicine; And After Having Attended The Classes At The ...
Church Of England
England, Church Of, A Brief Sketch Of The Origin And Early History, As Well As An Outline Of The Doctrines And Form Of Government Of This Church, Will Be Found Under The Head Anglo-catholic Church. See Also The Articles Augustine And Durrstan. Up To The Time Of The Reformation, Ecclesiastical ...
Cilarles Eon De Beaumont
Eon De Beaumont, Cilarles Genevikv• Louis Auguste Andre Tdiothie D', Known As The Chevalier D'eon, Was B. At Tonnerre, In Burgundy, In 1728, Studied Law, And Became An Advocate. He Attracted The Notice Of The Prince Of Conti By Some Politi Cal Writings; And In 1755 Was Introduced By The ...
Claude Charles Fauriel
Fauriel, Claude Charles, A French Philologist, Historian, And Critic, Was B. At St. Etienne, In The Department Of Loire, 21st Oct., 1772, Studied At The College Des Ora Toriens At Tournon, And Afterwards At Lyon, And In 1799 Was Appciinted To A Situation Under Fouche; But, Destitute Of All Political ...
Coal Tar
Coal-tar Colors.—the Most Recent Discovery Of Importance In Dyeing, Is The Extraction Of Colored Substances Of Great Beauty From Coal-tar, And The Application Of Thesd To The Coloring Of Cloth. At The Present Time, These Dyes Of Coal-tar Origin Are Most Extensively Employed, And Give Rise To The Fashionable Colors ...
Cole Eolytechnique
Cole Eolytechnique Is One Of The Most Celebrated Military Academies In France. In 1793, All The Public Establishments In Paris Were In A Convulsed State, Owing To The Revolution. In 1794, M. Lamblardie, Director Of The Fonts Et Chaussees, Proposed The Establishment Of An Ecole Centrale Des Travaux Publics, To ...
Congregation Of Feiiillans
Feiiillans, Congregation Of, A Reform Of The Cistercian Order, Remarkable As Forming Part Of The Great Religious Movement In The Roman Catholic Church During The 16th C., Contemporary With And Probably Stimulated By The Progress Of The Reformation. The Author Of This Reform Was Jean De La Barriere, Abbot Of ...
Court Of Exchequer
Exchequer, Court Of, Now The Exchequer Division Of The High Court Of Justice In England, Is The Court Wherein All Matters Relating To The Royal Revenues Are Adjudicated Upon. It Is Said (madox, Hist. Of Ex., I. 177) That As Early As The Reign Of William The Conqueror A Court ...
Courts Equity
Equity, Courts Of, England. The Administration Of Justice In England Once Embraced Two Great Branches, Usually Known As Common Law And Equity. Speaking Generally, It May Be Said That Equity Is Partly Corrective Of The Common Law, Partly Sup Plementary Of It; And From This It Follows That, In An ...
Cyrus West Field
Field, Cyrus West (ante), B. Stockbridge, Mass., 1819; Brother Of David Dudley. He Left His Home At The Age Of 15 To Enter A Mercantile House In New York, And A Few Years Later Was The Head Of A Prosperous Concern. Retiring From Business In 1853, He Traveled For Seven ...
D Yna31031eter
D Yna31031'eter, A Device For Measuring The Force Which Does Work In In Resistance And Producing Motion. The Foot-pound, As A Unit Of Work, Has For Its Factors The Force Acting And The Distance Through Which It Acts. The I Larger Unit, The Horse-power, Besides These Factors Has A Third, ...
David Dudley Field
Field, David Dudley, B. Haddam, Conn., 1805; An Eminent Lawyer; Son Of David Dudley, D.d. He Graduated At Williams College In 1825, Studied Law, And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1828. He Commenced Practice In New York, Where He Has Been A Conspicuous Figure At The Bar For More ...
Day Of Expiation Or
Expiation Or Atonement, Day Of, Among The Jews, Is The 10th Day Of The Month Tisri (corresponding To A Part Of Our Sept. And Oct.), Observed Annually As A Day Of Humiliation And Atonement For National Sin: The Only Day Of National Humiliation Which Moses Prescribed. The Commandment To Observe ...
Desideries Erasmus
Erasmus, Desideries, One Of The Most Vigorous Promoters Of The Reformation, Was 11. At Rotterdam, 28th Oct., 1467. He Was The Illegitimate Son Of A Dutchman Named Gheraerd, Or Garrit, By The Daughter Of A Physician. In Accordance With The Fashion Among Scholars Of His Time, He Changed The Name ...
Diihangas
Diihangas, A T. Near The Seacoast, In The Province Of Ilbilo, Island Of Panay, One Of The Philippines. The Vast Plain Of D. Produces Abundance Of Rice. Pop. Of Town, 25,000. Duxes, Alexandre, A French Novelist, Was The Son Of The Republican General, Alex Andre Davy-dumas, Who Was Himself The ...
Diindritm Bay
Diindritm Bay, An Inlet Of The Irish Sea, On The E. Coast Of Ireland, In The Co. Of Down, 5 M. To The S. Of Downpatrick, Is About 10 M. Wide At Its Entrance, And Forms A Long Curve Into The Shore, With A Uniform Breadth Of About 2-1 Miles. ...
Diiriiy
Diiriiy, Vicron, Historical Writer, Ex-professor, And Ex-minister Of Public Instruc Tion In France, Was B. At Paris In 1811. Members Of His Family Were Employed As Designers In The Lace-works At Gobelins, And He Was, In His Boyhood, Intended To Follow Their Occupation. He Was, On This Account, Somewhat Late ...
Disease Of The Eye
Eye, Disease Of The. The Diseases Of The Eye Enumerated By The Surgeon Are Very Numerous, Partly From The Variety Of The Tissues And Parts Of Which It Is Formed, Partly Because The Exposed Situation And Transparency Of The Eye Enable The Diseases To Be Seen. Nearly All Its Parts ...
Dissection Wounds
Dissection Wounds. The Practical Study Of Anatomy Is Attended With Certain Dangers, Which, However, During The Last Quarter Of A Century Have Been Much Lessened. The Atmosphere Of The Dissecting-room, Now Comparatively Pure By The Application Of Proper Ventilation And Other Sanitary Measures, Was, Less Than A Generation Ago, Too ...
Dissenters
Dissenters, The Common Appellation Of Those Who Dissent Or Differ From The Estab Lished Church Of Their Country In Any Of Its Doctrines, Or In Any Part Of Its Constitu Tion, And Therefore Separate Themselves From It. Although Sometimes Employed As A Sufficiently Appropriate Designation Of The Sects Which Separated ...
Distemper
Distemper Is A Typhoid Inflammation Affecting The Upper Air-passages Of Young Dogs, And Resembling In Many Respects The Strangles Of Young Horses, And The Scarlatina And Other Such Complaints Of Children. Like These, It Is Generally Contagious, Occurs Only Once In A Lifetime, Runs A Definite Course, Is Accompanied By ...
Distillation
Distillation Is An Important Process In The Arts. It Consists Essentially In Con Verting A Liquid Into Vapor In A Close Vessel, By Means Of Heat, And Then Conveying The Vapor Into Another Cool Vessel, Where It Is Condensed Again Into A Liquid. When Applied To A Solid, The Process ...
Distress
Distress, In English Law, Is The Common-law Remedy By Which A Man May Remune Rate Himself For Non-payment Of Rent Or Other Duties, Or May Impound Another's Cattle Trespassing Upon His Land. Distress Is Defined To Be " The Taking Of A Peronal Chattel Out Of The Possession Of The ...
District
District Of Columbia (columbia, Ante), A Small Territory Between Maryland And Virginia Selected In 1800 As The Site For The National Capital Of The United States. The Selection Of A Place For The Seat Of Government Provoked The First Discussion Of A Sectional Nature After The Adoption Of The Federal ...
Ditmeries
Ditmeries', A Royal, Parliamentary, And Municipal Burgh, River-port, And County Town Of Dumfriesshire, On The Left Bank Of The Nith, 9 M. From Its Mouth In The Solway Firth, 73 M. S. By W. Of Edinburgh, And 33 W.n.w. Of Carlisle. It Stands On A Rising Ground, Surrounded, Except Towards ...
Divination
Divination (lat. Divinatio) Is The Act Of Discovering The Hidden, But More Particu Larly The Future, In A Supernatural Way. Men Have At All Times Set Their Imaginations Above The Causes Of Nature, And By A Curious Subjective Process, Have Endeavored To Draw Out Of Themselves What Could In Reality ...
Diving
Diving. The " Treasures Of The Deep" Have At All Times Been The Subject Of Much Visionary Exaggeration, And The Accounts Of The Exploits Of Divers Equally Extravagant. We Could Name A Popular School-book, Still In Extensive Use, Where Children Are Seriously Informed That The Pearl-divers Of The East Acquire ...
Diving Bell
Diving-bell. From What Has Been Stated In The Preceding Article Diving, It Will Be At Once Understood That For All Such Purposes As Subaqueous Works Upon The Founda Tions Of Piers, Bridges, Etc., Or The Exploration And Raising Of Sunken Vessels, The Efforts Of The Unaided• Diver Would Be Almost ...
Divisibility
Divisibility Is That Property Of Quantity, Matter, Or Extension, Through Which It Is Either Actually Or Potentially Separable Into Parts. Whether Matter Is Or Is Not Indefi Nitely Divisible, Is A Question Which Has Occupied The Minds Of Philosophers Since Very Early Times. See Atoll There Is No Doubt That, ...
Divorce
Divorce Is Defined By A Scottish Writer To Be " The Disruption, By The Act Of The Law, Of The Conjugal Tic, Made By A Competent Court On Due Cause Shown."—fraser, Pers. And -domestic Relations, I. Gm This Definition Correctly Expresses The Law Of D. As It Now Stands In ...
Divorce And Matrimonial Court
Divorce And Matrimonial Court. An Act Of Parliament Of 1857, With Amending Acts, Changed The Law Of England On The Subject Of Divorce. By The First Of These Acts, The Jurisdiction In Divorce Causes Is Transferred From The Ecclesiastical Courts To A New Court Constituted For The Purpose, Which, Since ...
Divorce_2
Divorce (ante) In This Country Depends Upon The Statutes Of The Several States, And There Is Great Variety Among Them. In South Carolina A Divorce Is Not Allowed For Any Cause; In New York For Adultery Only; But In Most Of The States It May Be Granted For Several Causes, ...
Dnieper
Dnieper, One Of The Large Rivers Of Europe; Has Its Source In Certain Swampy Forest Lands In The N. Of The Russian Government Of Smolensk. Its General Direction, Until It Reaches Kiev, Is South. From Kiev, Its Course Is S.e. To Ekaterinoslav, Where It Turns Directly S. Past Alexandrovsk, Below ...
Dniester
Dnie'ster, A River Of Europe, Flowing Chiefly Through Russia, But Having Its Rise In The Carpathian Mountains, In The Austrian Crown-land Of Galicia, About Lat. 49° 10' N., Long. 23° East. Its General Course, Until It Reaches The Russian Territory, Is S.e. ; It Then Runs E.for A Short Distance, ...
Do Rians
Do Rians, One Of The Four Principal Peoples Of Greece, Who Took Their Name, Accord Ing To The Legend, From Dorus, The Son Of Hellen, Who Settled In Doris; But Herodotus Says That In The Time Of King Deucalion They Inhabited The District Phthiotis; And In The Time Of Dorus, ...
Dock
Dock, Lapathum, A Sub-genus Of The Genus Rumex, The Other Species Of Which Are Generally Called Sorrel (q.v.), Containing Those Which Are Not Acid, And Of Which The Flowers Are Hermaphrodite. They Are Large Perennial Herbaceous Plants, Natives Chiefly Of Temperate Climates, With Large Generally Lanceolate Or Ovate Leaves, And ...
Dock
Dock, An Enclosure For The Accommodation Of Shipping, And Of Which There Are Three Kinds—viz., Wet Or Floating; Tidal, Which May With More Propriety Be Called Harbors Or Basins; And Dry Or Graving. Wet Docks Are For The Purpose Of Maintaining A Level Nearly Uniform With That Of Laigh-water, So ...
Doctor
Doctor (lat. Dodre, To Teach), A Teacher. Originally, The Word Doctor Was Used, In Accordance With Its Etymological Derivation, To Signify A Teacher In General, And It Was Not Till The 12th C. That It Became A Title Of Honor For Learned, Irrespective Of The Function Of Communicating Knowledge. It ...
Doctors Commons
Doctors Commons, Formerly The College Of The Doctors Of Civil Law In London, Wherein The Court Of Admiralty And The Principal Ecclesiastical Courts Were Held. It Was Founded By Dr. Henry Harvey, Dean Of The Arches, Previous To Which Time The Doctors Had Lived In Paternoster Row. The Original Building ...
Doctrinaire
Doctrinaire (a French Term Derived From Doctrine) Signifies, Properly, The Scientific Taking Up And Exposition Of A Subject, As Opposed To A Treatment Which Is Merely Exter Nal, And Which Rests On Accidental Characteristics. In General, However, It Is Used As A Term Of Reproach, To Characterize Views Which Are ...
Dodo
Dodo, Didus, A Genus Of Birds Commonly Ranked Among The Brevipennes (q.v.) Or Struthious Birds (ostrich, Cassowary, Etc.), Although Exhibiting Very Anomalous Peculi Arities; But Still More Interesting Because, Whilst It Appears To Be Now Completely Extinct, Its Extinction Has Taken Place Very Recently, And Through The Agency Of Man; ...
And Epicureanism Epictrus
Epictrus, And Epicureanism. Epicurus, An Illustrious Greek Philosopher, Was B. In The Island Of Samos, 341 B.c., Seven Years After The Death Of Plato. His Father, Neocles, Is Said To Have Been A Schoolmaster, And His Mother, Chmrestrate, To Have Practiced Arts Of Magic. At The Age Of 18, He ...
And Lords Marquises And
Marquises And Duke Of Douglas, And Lords Douglas.—william, Eleventh Earl Of Angus, Was Created Marquis Of Douglas In 1633, And Dying In 1660, Was Suc Ceeded By His Grandson James, Who Died In 1700, Leaving Issue One Son And One Daugh Ter. The Son Archibald, Third Marquis Of Douglas, Was ...