Navigation
Navigation, Used In Its Most General Acceptation, Is The Art Of Constructing Ships, As Well As Of Manoeuvring Them At Sea, And Guiding Them, By The Deductions Of Mathematical Science, From One Port To Another. This Art, Of So Much Importance In The Present State Of Society, May Be Regarded ...
Nebuchadnezzar Ii
Nebuchadnezzar Ii., Called Also Labynetus, Occupied Himself, During The First Years Of His Reign, In Enlarging And Embellishing His Capital; And During This Period Occurred Those Events Which Are Related In The Book Of Daniel, Chap. Ii. His Tranquillity Was Interrupted By The Revolt Of Jehoiakim In Jirdea, Who Was ...
Nectarinia
Nectarinia, Illig. Tem. Nectar Sucker. Pill Long, Or As Long As The Head, And More Or Less Curved, Widened And Depressed At The Base, Trigonal, Compressed, And Very Slender At The Point ; Tongue Long, Extensile, Tubular, And Bifid ; Nostrils Near The Base, Lateral, Closed Above By A Large ...
Nehemiah Grew
Grew, Nehemiah, A Celebrated Botanist, Was Born At Coventry, About The Year 1628, And Was The Son Of Dr Obadiah Grew, Vicar Of St Michaels. At The Restoration Of Charles Ii. Being A Non-conformist, He Went Abroad, And Prosecuted His Studies At A Foreign University, Where He Took The Degree ...
Nepaul
Nepaul, An Extensive Independent Sovereignty In India, Comprehends Nearly The Whole Of Northern Hin Dostan. Its Territories, Including The Tributary Pro Vinces, Arc Situated Principally Between The 27th And 32d Degrees Of North Latitude, Stretching In Length From North-east To South-west, About 700 Miles, And 100 At The Average Breadth. ...
Netherlands
Netherlands.) The Same Spirit Of Intolerance Which Raised Such A Flame In The Netherlands, Stirred Up The Moors In Spain To A Similar Resistance. This Industrious People, Since Their Subjection, Hail Lived As Quiet Subjects. But It Bad Been Insinuated To The Court. Of Rome, That Though Nominally Christians, They ...
Neuter
Neuter Verbs Have No Such Regimen As Has Been Now Described. Hence Some Have Assumed This As A Mark Of Distinction Betwixt Them And Active Verbs. It Did Not How Ever Escape Observation, That Some Verbs Which Do Not Go Vern Any Noun Signify Action, And That Therefore The Term ...
Nevers
Nevers, A Town Of France, And Principal Place Of The Department Of The Nievre. The Town Is Situated At The Junction Of The Nievre And The Loire, Both Of Which Are Crossed By Bridges. One Half Of The Fine Stone Bridge Over The Loire Was Carried Away Many Years Ago, ...
New Brunswick
Brunswick, New, One Of The Four British Pro Vinces In North America, Is Bounded On The Southeast By The Bay Of Fundi, On The South By New England, On The North And West By Canada, And On The East By The Gulf Of St Lawrence. The Principal Towns Of This ...
New Granada
Granada, New, A Division Of Spanish America, Lying Between 2° And 8° Of North Latitude ; Is Bounded On The North And East By Caraccas And Cumana, On The West By Popayan, And On The South By Peru. It Extends In Length About 300 Miles, And Nearly As Much In ...
New Grenada
New Grenada, Formerly A Viceroyalty Of Spain In South America, Now Part Of The Republic Of Colum Bia. This Great Country Lies Between The Atlantic Ocean And Caribbean Sea, And Comprises The North West Angle Of South America. It Is Bounded, North By The Caribbean Sea; West By The Isthmus ...
New Hampshire
Hampshire, New, One Of The United States Of Ame Rica, Is Bounded On The North By Lower Canada ; On The East By Maine And The Atlantic ; On The South By Massa. Chusetts ; And West By The Connecticut It Lies Be Tween Lat. 42° 41', And 45° 1 ...
New Haven
New-haven, A City Of The State Of Connecticut, In The County Of New-haven, At N. Lat. 41°. 18'. And 72'. 56'. W. Long. From Greenwich. This City Is Situated On A Fine Bay, Formed By. The Small Rivers Wallingford Or Quinnipiach, And Mill River. The City Is Situated On The ...
New Hebrides
Hebrides, New, A Cluster Of Above Twenty Islands In The South Pacific Ocean, Extending About 375 Miles In A Direction From N. W. To S. E. And Situated From 14° 29' To 4' S. Lat. And 166° 41" To 170° 21' E. Longitude. The Appellation Which Is Now Bestowed On ...
New Jersey
Jersey, New, One Of The United States Of America, Situated Between 39° And 41° 24' North Lat. And Be Tween 25' West And 1° 20' East Of The Meridian Of Philadel Phia. It Is Hounded On The North By A Line Running From Hudson's River At 41° Of N. Lat. ...
New Orleans
New-orleans, The Capital, And Chief Town Of The State Of Louisiana, Stands Upon The Left Bank Of The Mis Sissippi River, At N. Lat. 30°. And West, From Washing Ton City, 12°. 05'. New-orleans Is Composed Of The City Properly So Call Ed, And Several Fauxbourgs, (suhurbs,) The Principal Of ...
New Shoreham
Shoreham, New, A Market And Borough Town Of England, In The County Of Sussex, Is Situated On The Coast Of The English Channel, And About A Mile West Of The Harbour On The River Adur. It Consists Chiefly Of One Street Parallel To The River. Which Is Crossed By Long ...
New Siietland
Siietland, New Sotrrn, An Extensive Tract Of Uninhabited Land, Situated To The South Of Cape Horn. It Is Said To Have Been Lirst Discovered By Gherritz, A Dutch Navigator, In 1599, But Some Doubt Exists With Regard To This Fact. It Was Rediscovered In 1819, By Mr. Smith, The Commander ...
New York
York, New, The Chief City Of The State Of New York, And The Most Populous And Commercial Town In The United States. It Is Situate On York Island, At The Confluence Of Hudson And East Rivers, In Lat. 40° 42' 45" N. And 74° 4' W. Long. From Greenwich: Or ...
New Zealand
Zealand, New, A Name Given To Two Islands Of The South Pacific Ocean, Situated Between 22' And 47° 25' South Latitude, And Between 166° And Of East Longitude. The Most Northern Is Called Eaheinomauwe, And The Most Southern Tovy Or Tavai Poenammoa. The First Contains About 26,160 Square Miles, And ...
Newbury
Newbury, A Town Of England, In Berkshire, Is Situated On The River Kennet, Which Runs Through The Town. The Principal Streets, Which Arc Spacious And Well Paved, Have The Shape Of A Y, The Angles Branch Ing Off From The Market-place, And The Foot Of The Letter Being Formed By ...
Newfoundland
Newfoundland, An Island On The East Coast Of America, Opposite The Gulf Of St. Lawrence, Is Separated From The Continent On The North, By The Strait Of Bellisle, About 21 Milcs Wide. It Is Of A Triangular Form, Extend Ing From 46° 45' To 51° 46' North Latitude, And From ...
Nicholas Poussin
Poussin, Nicholas, A Distinguished French Painter, Was Born At Midelle, In Normandy, In The Year 1594. He Acquired The Rudiments Of The Art Under Ferdinand Elle, A Flemish Portrait Painter ; But He Improved Himself Rapidly By Copying Prints After Raphael And Julio Romano, Which Were Lent To Him By ...
Niciiolas Rove
Rove, Niciiolas, An English Poet Of Considerable Eminence, Was Born At Little Berkford, In Bedford Shire, In 1673. Iiaving Received The Rudiments Of His Education At Highgate, He Was Placed As A King's Scho Lar Under The Celebrated Dr. Busby Of Westminster School, Where He Exhibited An Early Talent For ...
Nicobar
Nicobar Islanns Are Situated In The South-east Quarter Of The Bay Of Bengal, Between The 6th And 10th Degrees Of North Latitude, Or Nearly In The 94th Degree Of East Longitude, Stretching North-west From Sumatra To The Most Southerly Of The Andaman Isles. Many Of Them Are Very Small, And ...