Frascati
Frascati, The Ancient Tusculum, Is A Town Of Italy, In The Campagna Di Roma, Situated On The Side Of A Hill About Twelve Miles From Rome. The Modern Town Is Situated Much Lower Down Than The Ancient City, But Still In Such Au Elevated And Airy Situation As To Justify ...
Fratercula
Fratercula, Briss. Vieil. Moumon, Illig. Tem. Alca, Lin. &c. Puffin. Bill Shorter Than The Head, Deeper Than Long, And Much Compressed; Both. Mandibles Arched, Transversely Chan Nelled, And Notched Towards The Tip, The Upper Sharp-ridg Ed, And Elevated Above The Level Of The Skull ; Nostrils Lateral, Marginal, Linear, Naked, ...
Frederick Iii
Frederick Iii.* King Of Prussia, Generally Distin Guished By The Appellation " Great," Was The Eldest Son Of Frederick William Ii. Of Prussia, And Of Sophia Dorothea, Daughter Of George I. Of Great Britain. He Was Born At Berlin On The 24th Of January 1712, And Was Baptized By The ...
Frenc Ii Academies
Frenc Ii Academies. Having Taken A General View Of Some Of The Most Celebrated Italian Academies, We Shall Now Give An Account Of The Academical Institutions In France. The First Of These That Claims Our Notice Is The Academie Fran Foise, Or The French Academy, Which Was Established By Cardinal ...
Friedricii Johann Christophi Schiller
Schiller, Friedricii Johann Christophi Was Born At Marbach, A Small Town Of Wurtemberg, On The Banks Of The Neckar, On The 18th Nov. 1759. His Father, Who Had Been A Surgeon In The Bavarian Army, And Had Served In The Netherlands During The Succes Sion War, Obtained A Captain's Commission ...
Friendly Islands
Friendly Islands, Are Situated In The Eastern Part Of The Pacific Ocean, And Lie Between And 21f South Latitude, And Between 176° 30' And 185° 50' East Longi Tude. Their Name Expresses The Firm Alliance Subsisting Among Their Inhabitants, And The Courteous Behaviour Which They Testify Towards Strangers. Their Number ...
Friesland
Friesland, Ets-r, A Principality M The Circle Of Westphalia, Is Bounded On The North By West Filesland And The German Ocean, On The East By Oldenburg, And On The South By The Bishopric Of Iniumter, And On The East By Groningen. It Lies In 20' North Latitude, And 7° 2u' ...
Frodsham
Frodsham, A Small Town Of England, In The County Of Chester, Is Agreeably Situated On A Rising Ground Near The Confluence Of The Rivers Weaver And Mersey, And Be Neath The Hills Which Form The Northern Extremity Of Dela Mere Forest. The Town Consists Of Two Wide And Well Paved ...
Fullers Earth
Fullers Earth. Two Sorts Of Argillaceous Earths Are Described Under The Name Of Cimolia. In Catalogues Of The Materia Medica, Cimolia Alba, Sen Argilla Alba, Phan». Edinb. The Pure White Strong Clay, Called, From The Use To Which It Is Principally Applied, Tobacco-pipe-clay; And Nurpurascens, (pharm. Edin.) A Compact Bolar ...
Fulminating Powders
Fulminating Powders, Is A Name Given To Those Chemical Compounds Which Are Decomposed With Such Ra Pidity As To Produce A Report, With Other Signs Of The Most Conspicuous Of These Bodies Are The Amtnoniiirets Of Gold, Silver, And Mercury ; The Precipitate Formed By Al Cohol From Nitrate Of ...
Fumigation
Fumigation, In Medicine, Signifies The Mutation Of Different Fumes, For The Relief Of Catarrhs, Coughs, Sore Throats, Sze. The Term Is Also Applied To The Process Of Fumigating Rooms During The Prevalence Of Contagious Dis Ease. This Has Been Long Practised, But Perhaps With Little Success, Till The Discovery Of ...
Funeral
Funeral. The Disposal Of The Dead Has Chiefly Been Accomplished By Inhumation And Cremation, The Lifeless Body Being For Ever Removed From The Sight Of The Survi Vors. Some Nations, However, Unwilling To Part With It, Or Actuated By Certain Religious Principles, Have Preserved It Entire ; And Men Have ...