V Bulla
V. Bulla. The Animals Of This Genus Differ From The Preceding, In The Absence Of Tentacula, And In The Foot Be Hind Being Furnished With A Membranaccous Appendage. The Body Is Oblong—becoming A Little Narrower In Front. Below, The Foot Is Broad, Thin, And Waved On The Margin, Expanded On ...
Vair
Vair Is The Other Principal Fur In Heraldry. From What Its Name Is Derived Seems Perfectly Uncertain. The Latins Certainly Blazon It, " Arma Variata," &c. Its Pieces Arc Always Argent And Azure, Disposed In The Manner Of Rows Of Little Figures, Resembling Shields Or Bells, So Placed That The ...
Valley Of Inn
Inn, Valley Of, A Valley Of Switzerland, In The Canton Of The Grisons, Bounded On The North-west By The Moun Tainous Chain Of Septimen, Julien, Scaletta, Fluela, Varai Na, And Salvretta ; To The West By The Maloggia ; And To The South-east By The Chain Of Bernina. It Extends ...
Van Ryn Rembrandt
Rembrandt, Van Ryn, A Celebrated Dutch Pain Ter, Was Born At A Village Near Leyden, In The Year 1605. His Veal Name Was Gerretzs; But He Took The Name Of Ryan From A Village On The Rhine, In Which He Resided In Early Life. Rembrandt Received His First Instructions In ...
Van Svinden
S\vinden, Van, J. Ii. A Celebrated Natural Philosopher, Was Born At The Hague, On The 8th June His Father, An Eminent Barrister, In Tended To Bring Up His Son To The Same Profession, And With This View He Watched His Early Education With The Tenderest Care. The Young Van Swin ...
Variation Of The Needle
Variation Of The Needle. In Our Article Magnetism, Wc Referred To This Place For An Account Of The Magnetical Phenomena Of Our Globe, And We Shall Now Endeavour, So Far As Our Narrow Limits Will Permit, To Give An Account Of The Interesting Discoveries Which Have Been Re Cently Made ...
Varnish
Varnish, Is The Name Of A Fluid Substance, Con Sisting Of A Gum Or Resin Dissolved In Some Fluid, And Used By Painters, Re. To Give An Artificial Pol Ish To Their Works. The Most Common Varnishes Are, Amber Varnish, Made With Amber, Drying Oil, And Oil Of Turpentine; Mastich ...
Vashington
\vashington, One Of The Western Counties Of Maryland, Bounded W. By Allegheny County Of The Same State; N.w. By Bedford County Pennsyl Vania; E. By South Mountain, As There Called (blue Ridge), Separating It From Frederick County .lary Land; And By Potomac River, Separating It From Jefferson And Berkeley Counties ...
Vaterford
\vaterford, A Maritime County Of Ireland, In The Province Of Munster, Is Separated By The Suit- From Kilkenny And Tipperary, By The Black Water From Cork On A Part Of Its West Boundary, By The Sea On The South, And On The East By The Harbour Of Waterford, Which Separates ...
Venezuela
Venezuela, Containing The Provinces Of Carabobo And Caracas, With A Superficial Extent Of 43,700 Square Miles, And A Population Of 326,840, Is Perhaps The Most Important Section Of The Republic Of Colombia. Having The Department Of Zulia West, And Cumana East, Fronting On The Caribbean Sea, And Extending Inland To ...
Venice
Venice, A City In The North-east Of Italy, Is Built On From 60 To 138 Small Islands Near The Northern Extremity Of The Adriatic Sea Or Gulf Of Venice. The Town Is Separated From The Main Land By A Marshy Lake Five Italian Miles Broad, And From Three To Six ...
Vermont
Vermont, One Of The North-eastern States Of The United States, Bounded On The East By New Hampshire; On The South By Massachusetts; On The West By A Part Of New York, And Thence By Lake Champlain, And On The North By Lower Ca Nada, Having An Outline Along Connecticut Ri ...
Verona
Verona, A City Of Austrian Italy, And The Capi Tal Of Verona, A Province In The Government Of Venice. It Is Agreeably Situated On Both Sides Of The Adige, Partly On A Slope, And Partly On A Plain, Which Extends Far To The South. The River, Which Divides The Town ...
Versailles
Versailles, A Town Of France, Situated 12 Miles To The S.w. Of Paris, And The Chief Place Of The Department Of The Seine And Oise. From Hav Ing Been So Long The Residence Of The Court, Ver Sailles Is One Of The Most Elegant Towns In France. Its Squares And ...
Vesuvius
Vesuvius, A Volcanic Mountain, Situated In The Kingdom Of Naples, About Six Miles To The Eastward Of The Capital. By The Ancients It Was Called Mons Vesevus, Or Vesbius, And In The Earlier Ages Of An Tiquity, It Was Famed For The Luxuriance Of The Ve Getation With Which Its ...
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Medicine. Tilts Useful Branch Of General Knowledge, In For Mer Years, And Even Now By The Vulgar, Called Far Riery, Has Of Late Received The More Appropriate And Deserving Title Of Veterinary Art. In A Medical Point Of View, It May Be Regarded As Naturally Allied To The Science ...
Veymouth
\veymouth, A Seaport And Burgh Town Of England, In Dorsetshire, Long Celebrated As A Fash Ionable Watering Place, Is Situated Near The Mouth Of The Little River `vey, And Communicates, By Means Of A Handsome Stone Bridge, With Melcombe Regis. The Streets Are Chiefly Built On The Sea Shore. The ...
Vhite River
\vhite River, A Large Stream Of The State Of Missouri And Territory Of Arkansas, Formed By The Confluence Of Two Streams, White River Proper, And Black River. The Following Description Is Founded On The Delineation On Tanner's Map U. S. White River Proper Rises In Washington County, Arkan Sas, About ...
Vi Dorid1um
Vi. Dorid1um. In The Animals Of This Genus, There Is No Dorsal Plate Or Shell, Although There Is A Cavity With A Spiral Turn In The Cloak. The Branchim And Ac Companying Organs Are Nearer The Posterior Extremity Than The Species Of The Preceding Genera. The Digestive System Is More ...
Vi Scyllea
Vi. Scyllea. The Distinguishing Characters Of This Genus Depend On The Two Tentacula, The Mouth Being Furnished With Jaws, And The Back With Membranaceous Expansions, Bearing On Their Upper Surface The Branchial The Foot Is Very Narrow, Forming A Groove On The Un Der Surface. The Body Is Ovate, And ...
Vicenza
Vicenza, A City Of Austrian Italy. And Capital Of The Vicentin, Is Agreeable Situated Between Two Mountains, At The Junction Of Two Rivers, One Of Which, The Bacchiglione, Crossed By Bridges, (the Most Interesting Of Which Is The Bridge Della Barche) Flows Through The Town. It Is About Four Italian ...
Vienna
Vienna, The Capital Of The Austrian Empire, Is Situated In The Circle Of Austria, On The Right Bank Of The Danube. It Is Denominated \vienne In Ger Man, From A Small Stream Of That Name, Which, Running Through It, Falls Into The Danube. This Lat Ter River, Though Rapid In ...
Vincenzo Scamozzi
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Born 1552, Died 1616. At Venice, The Deposit Of The Doge Niccolo Da Ponte, In The Church Sa. Maria Della Carita Museum To The Library Of St Mark. Continuation Of The Procuratie Nuove In The Piazza Of St Mark. The Palace Cornaro, On The Great Canal, Inclu Ding ...
Vinegar
Vinegar Is The Name Of An Acid Liquor Pre Pared From Wine, Cider, Beer, And Other Liquors, And More Recently From The Distillation Of Wood. What Ever Be The Materials From Which Common Vinegar Is To Be Made, It Is Only Necessary To Admit Air Into The Vessel In Which ...
Virginia
Virginia, One Of The States Of The United States, Bounded On The S. By North Carolina; S.w. By Tennessee; W. By Kentucky; N.w. By The State Of Ohio; N. By Pennsylvania And Maryland; N.e. By Another Section Of Maryland, And E. By The Atlantic Ocean; Having Outlines: Miles. Along N. ...
Vitrified Forts
Vitrified Forts. In Our Article Forts, Rarified, Giving An Account Of These Singular Re ' Mains, We Promised To State In This Part Of Our Work, Whether Any Thing New Had Been Discovered, Throwing Additional Light On The Subject Equally In Teresting And Obscure. We Were Surprised By What Has ...
Vitrified Forts
Forts, Vitrified. The Appellation, Vitrrfied Forts, Has Been Given To Certain Melted Or Vitrified Masses Of Stone, Which Were Discovered On The Tops Of Some Hills In The North Of Scotland, About The Year 1773 Or 1774, By Mr Williams, A Mineral Surveyor, Who Published An Account Of Them In ...
Vitt
Vitt For, By Article 6, The Multiples Will Be Propor Tionals, And, Therefore, The Assertion Is True, By Arti Cle 5. The Same Things Heing Allowed As Above, It Evidently Follows, That If The Multiple Of The Third Be Greater Than The Multiple Of The Fourth, The Multiple Of The ...
Vorcestershire
\vorcestershire, An Inland County Of Eng Land, Is Bounded On The South By Gloucestershire, On The East By Warwickshire, On The West By Staf Fordshire, On The North-west By Shropshire, And On The Southwest By Herfordshire, Which Separate It From Wales. It Is About 30 Miles Long And 25 Broad, ...
Vultur
Vultur. Illtg. Temm• Vulture Bill Thick And Strong, Much More Elevated Than Broad, The Base Covered With A Cere ; The Upper Mandible Straight, Curved Only Towards The Tip : The Under Mandible Straight, Rounded, And Inclined Towards The Tip ; Head Naked, Or Covered With A Very Short Down ...
Wakefield
Wakefield, A Town Of England, In The West. Riding Of Yorkshire, Is Situated On The Side Of An Eminence, Sloping Gently To The Calder. The Town, Which Is Neat, Clean, And Well Built, Consists Of Nine Streets, Three Of Which Are Wide And Commodious, And Many Of The Houses Are ...
Walachia
Walachia, A Province Of European Turkey, Is Separated On The North From Transylvania And Moldavia, By A Range Of Mountains; While On The South The Danube Divides It From Turkey. It Is About 250 Miles Long From East To West, And Its Me Dium Breadth Is About 160 Miles. It ...
Walls
Walls In General:-a Wall Should Be Able To Resist A Given Force, Acting Upon It Either With Uniform Pres Sure Over The Whole Surface, Or Pressing Partially Upon Certain Portions. It Should Be Capable Of Sustaining The Pressure Of Vaults Or Roof Acting Along A Continued Abut Ment; Or Upon ...
Warburton
Warburton, Whaaaai, A Celebrated English Prelate, Was The Son Of An Attorney At Newark, And Was Born December 24, 1698. He Was Articled To An Attorney Of East Markham, In 1714, And He For Some Time Practised His Profession In His Native City. His Fondness For The Church, However, In ...
Warren
Warren, Josxeu, A Major-general In The Ame Rican Army, Was Born In Roxbury, Massachusetts, In 1740, And Was Graduated At Harvard College In 1759. Directing His Attention To Medical Studies, He In A Few Years Became One Of The Most Eminent Physicians In Boston. But He Lived At A Period ...
Warsaw
Warsaw, The Capital Of The Kingdom Of Po Land, Is Agreeably Situated On The Left Bank Of The Vistula, Which Is Here About The Size Of The Thames At London. Including The Suburbs, The Town Is Be Tween Three And Four Miles Long, And Its Breadth Between Two And Three, ...
Warwick
Warwick, A Town Of England, And The Capital Of Warwickshire, Is Sitnated On A Rocky Hill, On The Banks Of The Avon, Which Is Crossed By An Elegant Stone Bridge Of One Arch. The Streets Meet Near The Centre Of The Town, And Are Regular And Well Built. The Principal ...
Warwickshire
Warwickshire, One Of The Inland Counties Of England, Extends About 48 Miles From N. To S., And Is About 32 Miles Broad. Its Area Is 902 The Third Corr..u1ship Of Hadrian, The /eknieh/ Or Rylenild Street, And The Minor Road Of Ridgeway, Which Borders On Warwickshire. The Roman Sta Tions ...
Washington
Washington, Southeastern County Of Maine, Bounded By Passamaquoddy Bay S.e., Atlantic Ocean S., Hancock County In Maine S.w., Penob Scot County N.w., And St Croix River Separating It From The British Province Of New Brunswick E. It Is Difficult To Estimate The True Extent, As The County Stretches Indeffinitely To ...
Washington
Washington, 13i:stilton, Was The Son Of John A. Washington, Esquire, Of Westmoreland County, Virginia, Who Was The Next Eldest Brother Of General Washington. His Father Was A Gentleman Of Strong Mind, And Possessed The Consideration And Confidence Of All Who Knew Him. He Was, With Honour To Himself, A Delegate ...
Washington City
Washington City, The Seat Of The General Government Of The United States, Is Situated In The District Of Columbia, On The Eastern Bank Of Potomac River, Above The Mouth Of The East Branch, At The Head Of Tide Water; It Stands On A Series Of Hills Of Moderate Elevation. N. ...
Washington_2
Washington, Comity Of Vermont, Bounded By Orange County Of The Same State S.e. And S., Addison S.w., Chittenden W. And N.w., N. By Orange, And N.e. And E. By Caledonia. Length From S.w. To N.e. 26 Miles; Mean Breadth 20, And Area 520 Square Miles. Extending In Lat. From 05' ...
Washington_3
Washington, County Of New York, Bounded S. By Iloosack River Separating It From Rcnssalaer County Of The Same State; S.w. By Hudson River Separating It From Saratoga County, \v. By A Line Running A Little W. Of Due N. From The Great Bend Of Hudson At Sandy Hill To Lake ...
Washington_4
Washington, County Of Missouri, Hounded By Madison, S.e., St. Francis County E., Jefferson, N.e., Franklin N., And As Laid Down On Tanner's Map, By Territory Not Laid Out Into Counties On The S. And \v. Length, From S. To N. 40, Mean Width 25, And Area 1000 Square Miles. Extending ...