History
History, Ix This Article It Is Proposed, In The First Place, To Point Out And Explain The Various Advantages Of The Study Of History; Secondly, To Enumerate Those Branches Of Study Which Ought To Be Entered Upon, Previous To, Or Contemporary With The Study Of History ; Thirdly,•to Give A ...
History And Civil
History And Civil Government.—the Mouth Of The Hudson River Was Probably One Of The First Places Reached By European Navigators On The Coast Of North America; But No Well Authenticated Instance Of Actual Settlement Took Place Until 1609 Or 1610. The Dutch, Who Made The Discovery And Settlement, Entered Seriously ...
History Of Architecture
History Of Architecture. The Origin And Early Progress Of Architec Ture, It Is In Vain To Expect Much Distinct Historical Evi Dence. Being Indispcnsible Not Only For The Comfort But The Protection Of Mankind, The Art Of Building Must Have Been Practised, And Brought To A Considerable Degree Of Perfection, ...
History Of Arithmetic
History Of Arithmetic. As Most Of The Sciences Were Cultivated, In Some Measure, Before Mankind Were Fully Qualified To Trace Their Progress, Or Appreciate Their Value, Their Early I History Is Either Entirely Unknown, Or Involved In Doubts And Obscurity, Beyond Which, No Diligence Of Re Search Can Penetrate. This ...
History Of Bridges
History Of Bridges. The Construction Of Perfect Bridges, Being A Very Complex Operation, Cannot Have Taken Place Amongst A Rude And Uninformed People ; And In The Course Of This Discussion It Will Be Seen, That This Did Not Always Corres Pond With The Progress Of The Other Arts, Even ...
History Of Chili
History Of Chili. Fnorr A Total Want Of Records, The Origin Of The Chilcsc Is Still Obscure And Undetermined. Their Own Opinions, As Well As Their Traditions On The Subject, Are Altogether So Vague, Imperfect, And Contradictory, As At Best To Afford Only The Means Of Conjecture. Some Or Them ...
History Of Conchology
History Of Conchology. Of Late Years, The Study Of Conchology Has Been Pur Sued With Eagerness By The Most Eminent Naturalists. Under Their Auspices, The Science Has Assumed A Consist Ent And Regular Form. But Let Us Not Overlook The La Bours Of The Ancients. They May Justly Claim The ...
History Of Dyeing 5
History Of Dyeing. 5. The Perception Of Colour Seems To He Accompanied With Immediate Pleasure; And Though The Effect Is Pro Bably Heightened By Association, It Is So Instantaneously Produced, That We Are Only Conscious Of The Pleasing Emotion, And Seldom Think Of Searching Beyond It For The Source Of ...
History Of Ornamental Gardening
History Of Ornamental Gardening. What Known Of The History Of This Branch Of Garden Ing, May Be Arranged In Four Different Epochs. 1st, From The Earliest Accounts, That Is, From About The Tenth Century Antecedent To The Vulgar Era, To The Second Century Before The Same Era ; Referring Chiefly ...
History Of Persia Ti1e
-history Of Persia. Ti1e Early History Of This Country Is Involved In Great Obscu Rity. The Only Knowledge Which We Have Of Its Transactions Is Derived Chiefly From The Dabistan, Or An Account Of Twelve Religions," And The Celebrated Poem Of Ferdosi, Entitled The " Shah Namah," Or Book Of ...