Transylvania
Transylvania, A Country In Europe, And Part Of Ancient Dacia, Lies Between 37' 32" And 33' 55" Of North Lat. And 47/ 30" And 40° 26' 34" East Long. And Contains 880 Square Miles,t Includ Ing The Military Cordon. Its Hungarian Appellation Erdely, Or Its Latin Synonyme Transylvania, Inti Mates ...
Trenton
Trenton, City Of, The Capital Of New Jersey, Situated On The Left Bank Of The Delaware River, Of A Mile Above The Head Of Tide Water, Opposite The Lower Falls, And On The North Side Of The Assunpink Creek, Ilunterdon County, 30 Miles From Philadel Phia, And 50 From New ...
Trenton Bridge
Trenton Bridge, Over The Delaware, About 30 Miles Above Philadelphia. See Plate Dx. No. 2, Fig. 2. The First Corner-stone Of This Bridge Was Laid On The 21st Day Of May 1804. The Front Of The Abutment On The Pennsylvania Side Being 65 Feet In Advance From The Bank, It ...
Trieste
Trieste, The Tergeste Of The Romans, A Sea Port Town Of Austria, And Capital Of A District In Illyria, Is Situated At The N.w. Extremity Of The Gulf Of Venice. The Old Town Stands On The Side Of A Hill Crowned With A Castle Which Commands The Whole Of The ...
Trigonometry
Trigonometry, (totovotwrgia From Toeovor A Tri Angle, And My:teo I Measure) In Its Original Sense Signified That Part Of Mathematical Science Which Treated Of The Admcasurement Of Triangles. Angles Were Supposed To Be Either Described Upon A Plane Or Upon The Surface Of A Sphere, And Hence The Science Was ...
Tringa
Tringa, Briss. Tern. Sandpiper. Bill Middle-sized Or Long, Very Slightly Arched, Curved, Or Straight At The Tip, Soft And Flexible Through Its Whole Length, Compressed At The Base, Depressed, Dilated, And Obtuse At The Tip, Both Mandibles Channelled To Near Their Extremities; Nostrils Lateral, Conical, Perforated In The Membrane Which ...
Trinidad
Trinidad, An Island On The East Coast Of South America, Within Ten Or Eleven Miles Of The Conti Nent. It Is Of An Irregular Square Form, About Thirty Leagues Long, And From Two To Ten Leagues Broad. It Is The Largest And Finest Of The Leeward Isl Ands, Abounding With ...
Tripoli
Tripoli, A Seaport Town Of Africa, And Capital Of A Territory Of The Same Name. It Is Situated On The Southern Coast Of The Mediterranean, On Low Ground, Upon A Neck Of Land Projecting Into The Sea, Which Washes The Town On Three Sides. Its High Strong Walls, Flanked With ...
Trochilus
Trochilus, Lin. Scc. Bill Subulate. Filiform, Tubular At The Tip, And Longer Than The Head ; The Upper Mandible Sheathing The Lower ; The Tongue Filiform, Having Its Two Threads Coalescing, And Tubular. The Birds Of This Family Are Of Very Small Dimensions, With A Very Few Exceptions, Inhabit The ...
Trogon
Trogon, Tem. Scc. Curuciji. Bill Much Shorter Than The Head, Furnished With Bristles At The Base, Broader Than Deep, Serrated On The Margins, Curved At The Point ; Nostrils Round, Situated Near The Ori Gin Of The Bill, And Covered By The Bristles ; Tongue Short, Triangular, And Pointed ; ...
Troy
Troy, City, Is The Shire Town Of The County Of Rensselaer, In The State Of New-york. It Is Situate On The East Side Of The Hudson River, At The Termi Nation Of Its Tide And Navigable Waters, One Hundred And Sixty Miles North Of The City Of New York, And ...
Truro
Truro, A Town Of Cornwall, Situated In A Val Ley In The Parishes Of St. Mary, Kenwyn, And St. Clements; It Is Bounded On The South-west And North By Kenwyn And On The East By St. Clements; Its Site Is Between The Kenwyn And Allen, Which Uniting Form A Branch ...
Tula
Tula, A Large Town Of Russia In Europe, Is Situ Ated In A Smooth Valley, At The Conflux Of The Tulpa And Upa. Before Reaching This Town From Moscow, It Presents A Considerable Appearance. A Very Hand Some Church, With White Columns, More Like A No Bleman's Palace Than A ...
Tunicata
Tunicata. This Class Was First Instituted By Lamarck In The Year 1816, And Has Now Been Generally Adopted By Naturalists. It Includes The Acephales Sans Coquilles" Of The System Of M. Cuvier, And Embraces Several Of The Zoophytes As Well As Mollusca Of The System Of Linnxus. The Animals Or ...
Tunis
Tunis, A Large City In Northern Africa, And Capital Of A Territory Of The Same Name, Is Situated At The Bottom Of A Bay About Ten Miles South-west Of Ancient Carthage, And Is About Three Miles In Circumference. It Stands On A Plain Encircled By Considerable Heights On All Sides ...
Tunnel
Tunnel, A Name Given To A Subterraneous Arch-way Driven Through A Hill Or Beneath A River, For The Purpose Of Making A Canal Or A Road, Or A Subterraneous Bridge. In Our Article Navtoximax, We Have Already Given An Account Of Some Of The Most Celebrated Tunnels Cut For The ...
Turdus
Turdus, Lin. &c. Thrush. Bill Middle-sized, Sharp-edged; Tip Compressed And Re Curved ; Tipper Mandible Notched Near The Point, Detached Hairs At The Opening Of The Mandibles ; Nostrils Basal, Ovoid, Lateral, Half Concealed By A Naked Membrane; Tarsus Longer Than The Middle Toe, To Which Last The Outer Is ...
Turin
Turin, A Large City Of Italy, And Capital Of The Kingdom Of Sardinia. It Is Situated On A Fine Plain On The Western Banks Of The L'o, At The Conflux Of That River With The Grand Doria, And About Seven Miles From The Foot Of The Cottian Alps. The Ap ...
Turkey
Turkey, An Extensive Empire Which Comprehends Some Of The Richest Portions Of Asia, Africa, And Europe, Extends Nearby 35° From East To West, And Above 20° From North To South, And Embraces Within Its Limits Various Separate States, Having Each Its Own Political And Natural Boundaries, And Differing From Each ...
Tursheez
Tursheez, And The Western Division Of Kerman, Includ Ing The Capital Of That Province. As An Account Of Some Of These Provinces Has Already Appeared In This Work, A Re Ference Will Be Sufficient ; And Our Attention Will Be Con Fined To Those Which Have Not Yet Been Described. ...
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, County Of Alabama, Hounded W. By Pickens, N.w. By Lafayette, N.e. By Jeffer Son, E. And S.e. By Bibb, S. By Perry, And S.w. By Greene. Greatest Length From East To West, 54 Miles, And The Area Being About 1400 Square Miles, The Mean Breadth Must Be 26 Nearly. ...
Tuscany
Tuscany. The Grand Dutchy Of Tuscany, The Ancient Etruria, Tuscia Or Thuscia,* Is Bounded On The West By The Mediterranean; On The North By The Dutchies Of Lucca And Modena; And On The East And South By The States Of The Church. It Is Of An Oblong Shape; Its Superficial ...
Tver
Tver, A Town Of Russia, And Capital Of A Go Vernment Of The Same Name. It Is Situated On The Great Road From Moscow To St. Petersburg. At The Conflux Of Three Rivers, The Tvertza, The \volga, And The Tmaka, Which Are Crossed By Three Bridges, And Divide The Town ...
Twalogh Carolan
Carolan, Twalogh, A Celebrated Poet And Musi Cal Composer, Justly Stiled The Irish Handel, Was Born In The Year 1670, In The Village Of Nabber, In The County Of Westmeath, On The Lands Of Carolan's Town, Which For Merly Belonged To His Ancestors. It Is Greatly To Be Re Gretted, ...
Tycho Brahe
Brahe, Tycho, A Celebrated Astronomer, Was Born On The 14th December, 1546, At Knudstrop, A Small Lordship, Near Helsingborg, In Schonen, And Was Descended From A Noble Swedish Family That Had For Some Time Been Settled In Denmark. Blessed, Or Burdened, Perhaps, With A Large Family, His Lather, Otto Brahe, ...
Tynemouth
Tynemouth, A Town Of England, In North Umberland, Situated At The Mouth Of The Tyne, About Nine Miles E.n.e. Of Newcastle. It Consists Of Se Veral Narrow, Irregular, And Dirty Streets; The Prin Cipal One Of Which Runs Along The River And Round The Harbour. The Church Is About A ...
Tyrone
Tyrone, A County Of Ireland In The Province Of Ulster, Is Bounded By Londonderry On The N. By Armagh On The E. By Monaghan And Fermanagh On The S. And By Donegal On The Nv. It Is About 42 Miles Long From N. To S. About 54-1 From E. To ...
Uist
Uist. Under The Name Uist, May Be Compre Hended A Large Portion Of That Range Of The He Brides Going Under The Appellation Of The Long Is Land. It May Be Divided Into North Uist, Benbecu La, And South Uist, Which, With Their Smaller Is Lands, Are All Politically Attached ...
Ulster
Ulster, County Of New York, Bounded S. By Orange; S.w. And W. By Sullivan; N.w . By Dela Ware County; N. By The Catsberg Chain Separating It From Greene; And E. By Hudson River Separating It From Duchess. The Outline Is Rather Irregular, But The Mean Length From North To ...
Union
Union, County Of Pennsylvania, Bounded By Mifflin S. And S.w.; By Centre \v.; By White Deer Mountain Separating It From Lycomiug N.; And By Susquehannah River Separating It From Northumber Land E. The Greatest Length Of This County Is By A Line Nearly From S. To N. Parallel To The ...
United States
United States, An Extensive Country Of North America, Having The Atlantic Ocean To The East, And The Pacific Ocean On The West, The British Territories Or Cabotia On The North, Russian America On The Northwest, The Mexican Provinces On The Southwest, The Gulf Of Mexico South, And The Archipelago Of ...
Univalvia
Univalvia Are ; Some Patella, Argonauta, Arctica, The Favourite Food Of The Balxna Mysticetus; The Helix Cida, Nitida, And Haliotoides ; The Troches Cinerarius, Divart Eatus And Helycinus ; The Tritonium Undatum, Despectum, Antiquum, Glaciale, Lapillus, Fornicatum, Clathratum, Cra Ticulatum, And Ciliatum ; The Two Latter Arc New Species. Of ...
Universal Grammar
Universal Grammar. This Science Unfolds The Principles By Which Man Is Di Rected In The Contrivance Of The Varieties Of Words. Its Utility Is Extended By The Opportunities Which It Gives Of Tracing The Connection Which The Phenomena Of Language, Considered As A Production Of The Human Mind, Have With ...
Upsal
Upsal, One Of The Handsomest Towns Of Sweden, In The Province Of Upland, Is Situated In An Open And Fertile Plain On The Small River Sala, Which Is Diminishing Very Rapidly In Size, Which Divides It Into Two Equal Parts. It Is A Small But Neat Town, And The Streets ...
Upupa
Upupa, Lin. &c. Hoopoe. Bill Very Long, Slightly Arched, Slender, Triangular, Com Pressed ; Nostrils Basal, Lateral, Ovoid, Open, And Sur Mounted With Feathers In Front ; A Crest Of A Double Row Of Long Feathers, Erectable At The Pleasure Of The Bird. U. Plops, Lin. &c. Common Hoopoe Or ...
Uria
Uria, Briss. Tem. Conymnus And Alca, Lin. Gun,- Lemot. Bill Middle-sized, Short, Stout, Straight, Pointed, Com Pressed, Upper Mandible Slightly Incurved Near The Point; Nostrils Basal, Lateral, Concave, .longitudinally Cleft, Half._ Closed By A Broad Membrane, Covered With Feathers, And Pervious; Legs Short, Placed Far Behind ; Tarsi Slender, Fur ...
Ursus
Ursus. Two Species Of Fossil Bears Have Been Discovered, Both Of Them Distinct From The Existing Ones. They Are Dis Tinguished By The Titles Spelxus And Arctoidcuf. The First Is About The Size Of A Horse, And The Second Is Consi Derably Less. They Occur In Limestone Caves In Germany ...
Usually Called Rights Of
Of Tile Rights Arising From Property, Usually Called Rights Of Things. 1. For The Better Understanding The Doctrine Of This Title It May Be Observed, That Though, By The Roman Law, The Person Or Persons Next Of Blood To One Dying Intestate Suc Ceeded To The Right Of His Whole ...