Jura
Jura Is The Name Of One Of The Hebrides, Or Western Islands Of Scotland, Which Lies To The North-east Of The Island Of Islay. It Is About 26 English Miles Long, And In Some Parts Eight Miles Broad, But Its Average Breadth Is Only About Four And A Half Miles. ...
Jurasus Jura
Jura, Jurasus, Or, In The Celtic, Jou Rag, Which Sig Nifies The Government Or God, Or Jupiter," Is A Chain Of Mountains On The South West Of Switzerland, Which Stretches From Mont Vouache, In Savoy, To The Canton Of Schaff Hausen. Its Direction Is Nearly South South-west And North North ...
Juratores Jury
Jury, Juratores, Or Jurat!, (from Jurare, I To Swear,) A Certain Number Of Men Who Are Sworn To Inquire Into And Try Such Matters Of Fact As May Be Referred To Them, And To Declare The Truth Upon Such Evidence As Shall Appear Before Them. They Are Sometimes Called The ...
Justices Of
Justices Of Tlie Peace Are Persons Appointed By The King's Special Commission, Under The Great Seal, To Keep The Peace Within Certain Limits. The Nature And Extent Of The Office, Powers, And Duties Of A Justice Of The Peace Are Determined By The Commis Sion, And By Several Statutes Which ...
Jutland
Jutland,* One Of The Most Considerahle Provinces Of Denmark, Is Situated Between 55° 24' And 57° 40' Of North Latitude, And Between 12° 40' And 10° 20' Of Cast Longitude From Greenwich. It Is A Large Peninsula, Surrounded On All Sides By The Sea, Except On The South, Where It ...
Kamtschatka
Kamtschatka, A Large Peninsula In The South-east Ern Extremity Of Siberia, Is Situated Between 153° And East Long. From Greenwich, And Extends From To 62° Of North Latitude. It Is Bounded On The West By The Sea Of Okotsk, Or Kamtschatka ; On The East And South By The Pacific ...
Keill
Keill, Jonx, A Celebrated Mathematician And Natural Philosopher, Was Born At Edinburgh In The Year 1671, And Studied In That University Under The Celebrated Dr. Grego Ry. In 1694, He Entered Baliol College, Oxford, Where He Acquired Considerable Reputation, By Reading Private Lec Tures On Experimental Philosophy. He Succeeded Dr. ...
Kelp
Kelp Is The Produce Of The Burning Of Certain Fuel, As Particularly Specified Under That Article, And Rendered Use Ful In The Arts, By The Quantity Of Soda And Of Neutral Salts Which It Contains, Being In The Form Of Greenish Or Blueish Masses Approaching To Black. It Has Become ...
Kelso
Kelso, A Market Town Of Scotland, In The County Of Roxburgh, Is Situated On The North Bank Of The Tweed, At Its Confluence With The Tiviot. In Ancient Writings It Is Called Falco, And Sometimes Kelkow, &c. But Its Etymolo Gy Is Quite Uncertain. Kelso Extends About Half A Mile ...
Kent
Kent Is A Maritime County Of England, Forming The South-east Angle Of That Kingdom. It Is Bounded On The North By The Thames And The German Ocean ; On The Cast, And Part Of Its South Side, By The Straits Of Dover And The British Channel ; On The Remaider ...
Kentdale Kendale
Kendale, Kentdale, Or Kir1:131' 1 X Kendal, Is A ! Market Town Of England, In The County Of Westmoreland. It Stands In An Agreeable Valley On The West Side Of The River Kent, Which Is Crossed By Three Bridges. The Town Consists Of One Spacious And Well Built Street, Having ...
Kentucky
Kentucky, One Of The United States Of North Ame Rica, Derives Its Name From The River Kentucky, By Which It Is Traversed, And Lies Between 36° 30', And 39° 7' North Lat., And Between 82° 50' And 89° 20' West Long. It Is About 300 Miles Long. From North To ...
Kepler
Kepler, Jonx, A Celebrated Astronomer, Was Born At \viel, In The Duchy Of Wirtemberg, On The 27th Dec. 1571, And Was The Son Of Henry Kepler, A Respectable Officer In The Army, Whom Misfortunes Had Reduced To Indigent Cir Cumstances. Notwithstanding This Reverse Of Fortune, He Was Desirous To Give ...
Kerman
Kerman, Anciently Caramania, (but Not The Carama Nia Of Asiatic Turkey,) Is A Province Of The Kingdom Of Per Sia. It Is Bounded On The East By The Provinces Of Seistan And Mekran ; On The North By Seistan And Khorassan; On The West By Fars, Lar, And Irak ; ...
Kerry
Kerry Is The Name Of A Maritimc County Of Ireland, In The Province Of Munster. It Is Situated On The South-west Coast, And Is Bounded On The North By The Shannon, By Which It Is Separated From The County Of Clare ; On The East, By The Counties Of Limerick ...
Khorassan
Khorassan. See Vol. Xi. P. 613. The Principal Cities Of The Persian Division Of This Pro Vince Are, Meshed, Nishapore, And Tursheez. Meshed, The Capital, Stands In A Rich And Well Watered Plain, And Is Surrounded With A Strong Wall. Although Nearly One Half Of It Is In Ruins, It ...
Kildare
Kildare, Anciently Chili-dair, Or The Wood Of Oaks, Is An Inland County Of Ireland, In The Province Of Leinster. It Is Bounded On The North By Meath ; On The East By Dublin, And Wicklow ; On The South By Carlow ; And On The West By King's County And ...
Kilkenny
Kilkenny Is An Inland County Of Ireland, In The Pro Vince Of Leinster. It Is Bounded On The South By The-river Suire ; On The East By The Barrow ; And Is Intersected By The Nore, Which Flows Through Its Centre. Its Greatest Length, From North To South, From Ow ...
Kilkenny_2
Kilkenny Is A City Of Ireland, And The Capital Of The County Of Kilkenny. It Is Delightfully Situated On The Ri Ver Nare, Over Hich There Are Two Handsome Stone Bridg Es ; And With The Borough Of St. Canute, Or The Irish Town, It Nuns A Large Town, Which ...
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock Is A Large And Flourishing Town Of Scot Land, In The Northern District Of Ayrshire, 22 Miles From Glasgow, And 12 From Ayr. It Extends About A Mile And A Half Along The Banks Of A Small River Of The Same Name, Which Flows Into The Irvine At The ...
Kings Bench
King's Bench, Court Of, (bancus Regius,) Is The Supreme Court Of Common Law In England. It Is Called The King's Bench, Because The King Used To Sit There In Person, And Is Still Supposed To Do So. This Court Consists Chief Justice, And Three Puiane Justices ; Who Arc, By ...
Kings County
King's County Is An Inland County Of Ireland, In The Province Of Leinster. It Is Hounded On The North By West Meath And Meath ; On The East By Kildare And Queen's County ; On The South And South-west By Tipperary ; And On The West By Part Of Galway ...
Kingston
Kingston, A Sea-port Town, And The Principal Seat Of Commerce In The Island Of Jamaica, Is Situated On The South Side Of The Island, In N. Lat. And On The North Side Of A Bay Or Inlet Of The Sea, Formed By The Low Neck Of Land, At The Point ...
Kinross Shire
Kinross-shire, One Of The Inland Counties Of Scot Land, Is Bounded On The North And West By The County Of Perth, And On The South And East By Fifeshire. It Is Situ Ated Between 56° 9', And 56° 18' Of North Lat. And Between A And 21' Of Long. West ...
Kinsale
Kinsale, Which Has Been Called The Plymouth Of Ire Land, Is A Seaport Town In The County Of Cork. The Town Is Situated At The Mouth Of The River Bandon, And Is Built Undt R Compass-hill. It Is About A Mile In Extent. The Chief Street Runs Round Compass-hill, And ...
Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, (stewartry Of.) The Stewartry Of Forming The Eastern Division Of The An Cient Province Of Galloway, Is Hounded On The East, North, And West, By The Counties Of Dumfries, Ayr, And Wigton ; And On The South, By The Irish Sea And The Solway Frith. It Is Divided Into ...
Kishiiia
Kishiiia, Kish:41sn, Or More Properly Jezira Or The Long Islanu, Is All Island Of I Ersia, And The Largest In The Persian Gulf. It Is The Oaracta Of The Greeks. It Stretches For About Sixty Miles Pat Alio To The Persian Coast; But Its Breadth Eu Where Exceeds Twelve Miles. ...
Kitceen Garden 271
Kitceen Garden. 271. Tne Order In Which Culinary Plants Are Arranged, Or Treated Of, Is Not A Matter Of Much Importance. They May Be Divided Into The Cabbage Tribe ; Leguminous Plants; Esculent Roots, Either Tuberous Or Fusiform ; The Alliaceous Tribe; Spinach Plants ; Boiling Salads, Including Those Plants, ...