Or Leghorn
Leghorn, Or Livorno, Anciently Liburni Fiortua, And Liburnum, Is A Flourishing City And Sea-port Town Of Italy, In The Grand Duchy Of Tuscany. It Is Situated In The Me Diterranean, In A Marshy And Unhealthy Country, Opposite To The Small Island Of Malora. The Town, Which Is Well Fortified, Is ...
Or Liranvs Lebanon
Lebanon, Or Liranvs, Is A Celebrated Mountain Of Asia, On The Borders Of Palestine And Syria. It Is Part Of A Group In The Form Of A Horse-shoe, Which Commences A Lit Tle Above Smyrna, About Three Or Four Leagues Horn The Mediterranean, And Extending Southwards Towards Sidon, Takes An ...
Or Manillas Philippine Islands
Philippine Islands, Or Manillas, A Large Group Of Islands, Lying South-east From China, And North Of What Has Been Termed The Eastern Archipelago, Are Situated Between 5° And 20° North Latitude, And 114° And 126° East Longitude. They Are Extremely Numerous, Amount Ing To About Twelve Hundred, Of Which Four ...
Or Marian Islands Ladrones
Ladrones, Or Marian Islands, A Large Archipelago On The Verge Of The Pacific Ocean, Stretching From North To South About 200 Miles, Are Situated Between The 11° And 21° Of North Lat. And Nearly Under The 145th Parallel Of East Long. They Were Originally Discovered By Magellan In 1521, Who ...
Or Mascarenhas Bourbon
Bourbon, Or Mascarenhas, An Island In The Indian Ocean, Lies In S. Lat. 20° 52', And E. Long. 55° 30', About 100 Miles Nv. S. W. Of Mauritius, And 370 East Of Madagascar. When First Discovered By The Portuguese, It Received The Name Of Mascaren Has ; But This Was ...
Or Men Bosjesmans
Bosjesmans, Or -men, The Name Of A Savage People Who Inhabit An Extensive District In The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope. They Are Called Bosjesmans, Or Men Of The Thicket, From Their Lurking Among The Bushes, In Order To Shoot Travellers With Their Poisoned Arrows. The Dutch Colonists, ...
Or Mequinez
Mequinez, Or Mectuinns, The Principal City In The Province Fez, And The Northern Capital Of The Em Pire Of Morocco, Is Situated In 12' North Latitude, And About 5° 30' West Longitude. It Stands In A Beau Tiful Valley, About 60 Miles Eastward Front Salee, Sur Rounded By Gentle Eminences ...
Or Merman Mermaid
Mermaid, Or Merman, A Marine Animal, The Up Per Parts Of Which Arc Supposed To Resemble Those Of The Human Species, And The Lower The Tail Of A Fish. This Animal, Such As It Is Understood To Be, Has Never Come Under The Observation Of Any Intelligent Naturalist, And Has ...
Or Mocha
Mocha, Or Moxua, A Maritime Town Of Arabia Felix, On The Eastern Coast Of The Red Sea, Is Situated In The Midst Of A Barren Plain, About 15 Miles North From The Straits Of Babelmandel, In 13° 16' N. Latitude, And 43° 11' 15" E. Longitude. It Is Placed Between ...
Or Mog A Dore
Mog A Dore, Or Mocono A, A Maritime Town Of The Empire Of Morocco, Is Situated In 29° 50' Of North Lati Tude, And 9° 36' Of West Longitude, About 48 Miles South Of The River Tensift. It Was Founded In The Year 1760 By The Emperor Mohammed-ben-abdallah-ben-lsmael, And Received ...
Or Moluccas
Moluccas, Or Srreu Islaxos, Comprehends, In The Most Extensive Sense Of The Term, All The Islands Be Tween Celebes And New Guinea, Situated To The East Of The Molucca Passage, In Longitude 126°, Particularly Those Of Gdolo; But, In A Mole Limited Sense, It Is Usually Restricted To The Dutch ...
Or Morocco
Morocco, Or Manoeco, Frequently Called West Barbary, Is Bounded On The North By The Mediterranean Sea ; On The West By The Atlantic Ocean ; On The South By The Sahara, Or The Great Desert ; And On The Cast By Tremecen, Sigelmessa, And Biledulgerid, Or (according To Modern And ...
Or Mosambique
Mosambique, Or Mozambteo, An Island On The East Coast Of Atrica, And The Capital Of The Portuguese Settlements In That Quarter. This Island, Which Resem Bles A Crescent, With The Hollow Part Towards The Sea, Measures About Two Miles And A Half In Length, And A Quarter Of A Mile ...
Or Nax1a
Nax1a, Or Nitacos, The Strongyle Of The Ancients, Is An Island Of European Turkey, And Forrning The Largest Of Those Called The Cyclades, In The Grecian Archipelago. This Island Is Covered With High Mountains, Whose Base Is Schistose Or Granitic. White Marble, And A Hard Cal Careous Stone, Are Superincumbent ...
Or Nealing Annealing
Annealing, Or Nealing, A Process By Which Glass Is Rendered Less Frangible ; And Metals, Which Have Become Brittle, Either In Consequence Of Fusion Or Long-c.ontinued Hammering, Are Again Rendered Malle Able. When A Glass Vessel Is Allowed To Cool Immedi Ately After Being Made, It Will Often Sustain The ...
Or Neper Napier
Napier, Or Neper, John, Baron Of Merchistoun, The Celebrated Inventor Of The Logarithms, Was The Eld Est Son Of Sir Archibald Napier Of Aierchistottn, Alaster Of The Mint In Scotland, And Was Born At Merchistoun In The Year 1550. Having Given Early Indications Of In Dustry And Talents, His Education ...
Or Neufchatel Neuchatel
Neuchatel, Or Neufchatel, Anciently Areoco Mum, Or Xovum Castrum, Is *own Of Switzerland, Situat Ed On The Western Side Of A Lake Of The Same Name, And The Capital Of The Principality Of Neuchatel, Belonging To The King Of Prussia. The Town Stands On The Decli Vity Of A Hill ...
Or New Spain Mexico
Mexico, Or New Spain, Is One Of The Nine Great Governments Into Which The Spanish Possessions In America Are Divided ; And Is By Far The Most Important Of Them All, Both On Account Of Its Territorial Wealth And Its Favourable Position For Commercial Communications. Its Indian Name, Mexico, Signifies, ...
Or Nitrogen Azote
Azote, Or Nitrogen, The Phlogisticated Air Of Priestley, Was Discovered By Dr Rutherford In 1772. It Constitutes 4-5ths Of Atmospherical Air, The Other 5th Being Oxygen. See Chemistry. (j) Or Bel, A Word Of Hebrew Origin, De Noting Ruler, Was The Mune By Which Several Of The Eastern Nations Worshipped ...
Or Nubia
Nubia, Or Nouba, In The More Extensive Application Of The Name, Comprehends All The Countries, Which Are Included Between 1 Ph And 24th Degrees Or North Lati Tude ; Which Are Bounded By Egypt On The North, By The Arabian Gulf On The East, By Ab)ssinin On The South, And ...
Or Odometer
Odometer, Or Wavwiser, From Tz,'.s.n, A Road, And Frcetceiy, To Measure, Is An Instrument For Measuring The Length Of Road Traveller] By A Wheel Carriage, From The Number Of Rotations Performed By The Wheel In A Given Time. The Construction Of Such An Instrument Presents No Difficulties, The Only Point ...
Or Opercliati Musci Folios
Musci Folios', Or Opercli.ati. The Musci Foliosi, Or Operculati, Have The Herb Always Divided Into Stems, Roots, And Leaves, And The Fruit Cover Ed With A Calyptra, And Raised On A Seta, Or Fruitstalk, Except In The Two Genera Andraea And Sphagnum, In Svhich It Is Sessile. The Capsule Is ...
Or Orcades Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands, Or Orcades, Are A Group Of Small Islands In The Ocean Which Washes The Northern Extre Mity Of Scotland, Included Between The Parallels 58° 44', And 59° 25' N. Lat. And Within The Meridians 0° 19' E. And 0° 17' V.r. Long. From Greenwich. They Are Irre Gularly ...
Or Orinoco Oroonoko
Oroonoko, Or Orinoco, A Celebrated River Of South America, And One Of The Largest In The World. It Is 1380 Miles In Length, Including The Windings. Its Breadth, At 200 Leagues From The Sea, Is About 2500 Fathoms, And At St. Thomas, The Capital Of Spanish Guiana, It Is 3850 ...
Or Otaheite
Otaheite, Or Twill, An Island In The Pacific Ocean, Lying Between 17' 28', And 17° 53' South Latitude, And Be Tween 149' 10', And 40' West Longitude From Green Wich, Consists Of Two Peninsulas, United By An Isthmus About Three Miles In Breadth. The Greater Of' These Is Circular, And ...
Or Owl Strix
Strix, Or Owl, Of Which Some Of The Principal Characters Are, Bill-hook Cd, Without A Sere; Nostrils Oblong, Covered With Recum Bent Sef Aceous Feathers ; Head, Eyes, And Ears Large, Tongue Bifid, And Exterior Toe Reversible, Or Moveable Backwards. They May Be Conveniently Divided Into The Horned And Hornless ...
Or Palqs Islands Pelew
Pelew, Or Palqs Islands, A Cluster Of Islands In The North Pacific Ocean, Lying Between The Caroline And The South Point Of The Philippine Islands, Extend In The Di Rection Of S. W. To N. E. From 54', To 8° 12', North La Titude, And From 34° 5', To 36° ...
Or Pon Peii
Pon! Peii, Or Ponzteiwn, An Ancient City Of Naples, Is Said To Have Derived Its Name From The Triumphant Pomp In Which Hercules Led His Captives Along The Coast After He Conquered Spain. It %%as Partly Destroyed By An Earth Quake In A. D. 63, And Afterwards Rebuilt ; But ...
Or Pontefract
Pontefract, Or Pomfuet, A Borough And Market Town Of England, In The \vest Riding Of Yorkshire. It Is Agreeably Situated Near The River Aire, Not Far From Its Junction With The Calder, And Consists Of Three Principal Streets, Nearly Parallel, Which Are Intersected By Smaller Ones. The Streets Are Spacious ...
Or Porta Bapt1sta
Porta-bapt1sta, Or A Celebrated Neapolitan Philosopher, Was Born About The Year 1545. Attached To The Study Of Nature From An Early Period Of His Life, He Evinced An Uncommon Zeal For The Advance Ment Of Knowledge. Having Established In His House A Kind Of Academy, Called De Secreti, He Admitted ...
Or Prince Of Waless
Prince Of Wales's Island, Or Pulo Penang, Is An Island Separated From The West Coast Of The Malay Penin Sula By A Strait About Two Miles In Breath. The Island, Which Is Of An Irregular Quadrangular Shape, Is About Five Leagues Long And Seven Or Eight Broad, And Contains About ...
Or Quakers
Quakers, Or Fainwns. The Tenets More Pecu Liarly Held By This Society Were First Promulgated By George Fox, About The Year 1647. Ile, On This Account, Often Suffered Persecution. In The Year 1650 He Was Imprisoned At Derby, And It Was Here That The Name Of Quakers Was First Given ...
Or Raaza Raasay
Raasay, Or Raaza, From Raa, A Roe In Danish, One Of The Western Islands Of Scotland, In The Parish Of Por Tree And County Of Inverness. It Is Situated Between The And The Isle Of Sky, From Which It Is Di Vided By A Channel From One To Three Miles ...
Or Raschid Rosetta
Rosetta, Or Raschid, A Considerable Town Of Egypt, Situated On The Canal Of Rosetta, Anciently The Balbitinum, One Of The Two Great Channels By Which The Nile Delivers Its Waters Into The Mediterranean. Rosetta Was Built About The Year 870 A. D. Even So Late As The 13th Century, It ...
Or Rotterdam Island Anamooka
Anamooka, Or Rotterdam Island, One Of The Friendly Islands In The Pacific Ocean, Or Great South Sea. It Was Discovered By Tasman A. I). 1643, And Is Situated In Lat. 20' 15' South, And Long. 175° 31' West. Anamooka Is 18 Leagues Distant From Tongataboo, Or Amsterdam, And It Resembles ...