Cetoc1s
Ce'toc1s, De 3iontfort's Generic Name For Those Belemnites Which Are Plicate(' At The Summits. Cetosi'adie (3pleay), A Family Of Coloopterons Insects Of The Section Mditophili (latreille). The Species Belonging To This Family Have The Sternum More Or Less Prolonged Into An Obtuse Point, Between The Second Pair Of Legs; The ...
Cevadilla Cebadilla
Cebadi'lla, Cevadilla, Or Sabadilla, Tho Spanish-mexi Can Name For A Species Of Ferafrunt, The Seeds Of Which Are An Article Of Considerable Importance In Consequence Of Their Having Been Found To Contain A Considerable Quantity Of Verstria. Much Interest Has Been Excited About This Drug, From The Obscurity That Is ...
Ch Eke
Ch Eke, Sill Joiin, A Learned Writer Of The 16th Century, Descended From An Ancient Family In The Isle Of Wight, Was Born At Cambridge, Julie 16, 1514. Lie Was Admitted Into St. John's College, Cambridge, In 1531. Where His Early Studies Were Chiefly Directed To The Latin And Greek ...
Ch2etodon
Ch2e'todon (xalrs, Hair, And Oboes, A Tooth), A Genus Of Fishes Of The Section Acanthopterygii And Family Squammipennes. It Has The Following Characters :—body Compressed; Mouth Small, Fur Nished With Several Closely-set Rows Of Long Slender Bristle-like Teeth. The Scales (which Are Usually Confined To The Body) In This Genus ...
Chabazite
Chabazite, A Mineral Belonging To The Large Class Of Alumina/e. It Always Occurs In The Form Of Attached Crystals ; Never Massive Or Fibrous. The Primary Form Of The Crystal Is A Rhomboid. The Colour Is White, Also Yellowish And Red. The Lustre Is Vitreous, And It Is Transparent To ...
Chaffinch
Chaffinch, The English Name For A Well-known Species Of Fringilla : Intca Of Aristotle And The Greeks ; Fringilla And Frignia Of Gres= And Others; Franguello, Frangueglio, Fringuello, And Spincione, Of The Italians; Pinson, Pinson, Grinson, And Quinson, Of The French; Fink, Or Buch-fink (beech-finch), Edel-fink, Gcmcine Fink, Schild-vink, Of ...
Chalcides
Cha'lcides, Daudin'e Name For A Family Of Lizards, Which, Like The Seps-lizards, Are Very Long And Serpent-like ; Hut Whose Scales, Instead Of Being Imbricated Or Disposed Like Tiles, Are Rectangular, And Form, Like Those Of The Tail In The Ordinary Transverse Linde Which Do Not Intrench Upon Each Other. ...
Chalk Formation
Chalk Formation And Cretaceous Group, In Geology, Consist Of The Upper Strata Of The Secondary Series Immediately Below The Tertiary. Aeries And Superineumbent On The Wealden, Or Where That Is Wanting, On The Oolitic System. This Group Is Common To Europe, And Also To At Least A Part Of Asia. ...
Chalybieus
Chalybieus, A Genus Of Birds, Separated By Envier From The Cassicans Of Buffon ; Barita Of Cuvier. The Bill Has The Same Form Rs That Of The Cassicans, But It Is A Little Larger At The Base Than That Organ Is In The Last-named Genus, And The Nostrils Are Pierced ...
Chameleon Tribe Chameleons
Chameleons, Chameleon-tribe, Ciiam/eleonidx, The Name For A Well-defined Family Of Saurians (lizard-like Reptiles), Whose Differential And Essential Characters May Be Summed Up As Existing In The Form Of Their Feet, Tiro Toes Of Which Are Joined Or Bound Up Together In Two Packet, Or Bundles Opposed To Each Other—in Their ...
Change Of Seasons
Seasons, Change Of. The Phenomena Of The Seasons May Be Divided Into Those Which Always Recur Every Year And Those Which Are Different In Different Years. We Have In Every Year The Same Succes Sion Of Longer And Shorter Days, With A Summer And Winter ; While The Summer Of ...
Charace4e
Chara'ce4e, Charas, The Chasm Tribe, A Curious Group Of Plants Inhabiting Pools And Slow Streams, To Which They Communicate A Nauseous Offensive Odour, Which Is Said To Become A Pestilential Miasma, When, As In The Campagna Of Rome, The Plants Are In Great Numbers. They Are Jointed Leafless Plants, With ...
Charadriadje
Chara'driadje, A Family Of Birds, Placed By Mr. Vigors In The Order Or Waders. The Genus Charadrius, Including The True Plovers, The Dottrel', The Sea-lark, The Sanderling, The Stone Curlew ((edit-nemus), The Long-legged Plover (ilintantopus), And The Spur-winged Plover (charadrius Spinosus), Was Placed By Linnmeus, In His 'systems Nature, Between ...
Chardin
Chardin, Slit John, Was Born At Paris In November 1643. His Father, Who Was A Ituguenot, Or Protestant, Carried On The Business Of A Jeweller In The French Capital, And Brought Up His Son To The Aamo Profeseion. Ac Soon However As Chardin Was Of Ego, In Order To Gratify ...
Charitable And Superstitious Uses
Uses, Charitable And Superstitious. The Term " Charitable Use," As Understood In Law, Is Of Very Extensive Applica Tion, And Includes Dispositions Of Property Which Cannot With Any Pro Priety Be Described As Charitable, But Which Are Ao Called With Reference To The Purposes Enumerated In The Statute 43 C. ...
Charles Albert Demoustieii
Demoustieii, Charles Albert, A French Writer, Born At Villere-cotterete, March 11, 1760. He Was Connected On His Father's /ride With The Family Of Racine. Ho Was Educated At The College Of Lisieux; And For Some Titne Followed The Profession Of Advocate, But Quitted It For Literature. The Work Which Chiefly ...
Charles Alphonse Dufiiesnoy
Dufiiesnoy, Charles Alphonse, Was Born At Paris In 1611. His Father, Who Was An Apothecary, Gave Him A Classical Educa Tion, With A View To Bringing Him Op As A Physician; But He Gave Way To His Strong Inclination For Painting, And He Devoted Himself To The Study Of The ...
Charles Augustin De Coulomb
Coulomb, Charles Augustin De, Was Born At Angoulase In 1736, Studied At Paris, And Entered At An Early Age Into Tho Army. After Serving With Distinction For Three Years In The West Indies, He Returned To Paris, Where He Became Known By A Treatise On The Equi Librium Of Vaults ...
Charles Augustus Hardenberg
Hardenberg, Charles Augustus, Prince Of, Was Born At Esseronds, In Hanover, On The 31st Of May 1750. His Family Was One Of The Most Ancient In That Kingdom, And His Father Held A High Rank In The Army During The Seven Years' War. The First Part Of The Future Statesman's ...
Charles Churchill
Churchill, Charles, Was Born In 1731 In Westminster, Where In St. John's Parish His Father Was Curate. After Passing Through The Usual Course Of Studies In Westminster School He Was Taken By His Father To Oxford To Be Matriculated In That University, But The Levity Of His Behaviour At The ...
Charles Corn Wallis
Corn Wallis, Charles, Second Earl And First Marquis Of Corn Wallis, Was Born December 31, 1733, And Educated At Eton, And St. John E, Cambridge. In 1761, During The Seven Years' War, He Served Abroad Under The Title Of Lord Broome, As Aide-de-camp To The Marquis Of Granby. In 1762 ...
Charles Cotton
Cotton, Charles, Was Born In 1630, At Berosford Hall In Staffordshire, The Eeat Of His Father, Which Was Afterwards His Own Property And The Chief Place Of His Residence. He Was Educated At Cambridge, And Travelled On The Continent, After Which He Married And Lived Principally In The Country. He ...
Charles Davenant
D'avenant, Charles, A Writer On Politics, Political Ecouorny, And Finance, Was Born In 1656, Nut Was The Eldest Sou Of Sir William Davenaat, The Poet. He Studied At Balleel College, Oxford, And First Made Himself Kaowu By A Dramatic Piece, Entitled 'circe, A Tragedy,' To Which Dryden Wrote A Prologue ...
Charles Dibdin
Dibdin, Charles, In Whose Person The British Bard May Be Said To Have Been Revived, Was Born In 1745 At Southampton, Near Which Place His Grandfather, A Considerable Merchant, Founded A Village That Bears His Name. When Charles Dibdin Was Born, His Mother Had Reached Her Fiftieth Year, And He ...
Charles Dibdin_2
Dibdin, Charles, In Whose Person The British Bard May Be Said To Have Been Revived, Was Born In ]745 At Southampton, Near Which Place His Grandfather, A Considerable Merchant, Founded A Village That Bears His Name. When Charles Dibdin Was Born, His Mother Had Reached Her Fiftieth Year, And Ho ...
Charles Dufresne Du Canoe
Du Canoe, Charles Dufresne, Seigneur, Was Born At Amieus, December 18, 1610, Iu Jesuits' College Of Which Place He Was Educated. He Studied The Law, But After A Time Gave Himself Up Entirely To History And Philosophy. His First Work Was 'histoire De L'erepire De Constantinople Sous Lee Empereure Francois,' ...
Charles Fleetwood
Fleetwood, Charles, Was Descended From A Private Family Iu Lancashire, From Which Several Distinguished Persona Had Sprung. From A Trooper In The Earl Of Essex's Forces He Rose To Be Colonel Of Infantry, And Was Made Governor Of Bristol. In October 1615, He Was Returned To Parliament For Buckinghamshire, And ...
Charles Fourier
Fourier, Charles, Founder Of The System Of Communism Known As Fourierism, Was Born At Besancon, In Franche-coint4, On The 7th Of April 1772 : He Died At Paris On Tho 10th Of October 1837, In His Sixty-sixth Year. Lie Lived And Died A Bachelor. He Was The Son Of Charles ...
Charles Francis Houbigant
Houbigant, Charles Francis, A Priest Of The Oratory, And An Eminent Biblical Scholar, Was Born At Paris In 1686. He Was Distinguished In Early Life By His Great Attainments, And Lectured Successively On The Belles-lettres At Juilly, On Rhetoric At Marseille, And On Philosophy At Soissona. He Afterwards Removed To ...
Charles Frederick Eichhorn
Eichhorn, Charles Frederick, Son Of The Preceding, Obtained Considerable Celebrity As An Able And Learned Jurisconsulist. He Tr." As Horn At Jena On The 20th Of November 1781 ; And After Passing Through The Usual Course Of Academic And Legal Training, Was Named In 1805 Professor Of German Law At ...
Charles Genevieve Louisaugustl Andre T1mote
Eon De Beaumont, Charles - Genevieve - Louis Augustl'-andre-t1mote D', Generally Known As The Chevalier D'eon, Owes His Celebrity Chiefly To The Doubts Long Entertained Of His Sex. He Was Born Of A Respectable Family At Tonnerre In Burgundy, October 17, 1727, Received A Good Education, Was Called To The ...
Charles Grey
Grey, Charles, Second Earl Grey, Was Born On March 13th 1764 At Fallowden, Near Alnwick, In Northumberland. His Family Was Ennobled In The Reign Of Edward Vi., And, Although The Peerage Became Extinct, The Family Had For Eight Or Nine Generations Been Of Consideration. In 1802 Sir Charles Grey, The ...
Charles Howard
Howard, Charles, Lord Howard Of Effingham, Second Of That Title, Grandson Of Thomas, Second Duke Of Norfolk, Was Born In 1536. After Seeing Much Service By Land And Sea, He Was Appointed In 1585 Lord High Admiral Of England, And In That Capacity Had The Chief Management Of The Preparations ...
Charles Hutton
Hutton, Charles, Was Born At Newcastle-upon-tyne On The 14th Of August 1737. Ho Was Descended From A Family In Westmor Land Which Had The Honour Of Being Oounected By Marriage With That Of Sir Isaac Newton. His Father, Who Was A Superintendent Of Mines Gave His Children Such Education As ...
Charles I
Charles I., King Of England, The Third Son Of James I. And Anne, Daughter Of Frederick Ii., King Of Denmark, Was Born At Dun Fermline, In Fifeshire, North Britain, On The 19th Of November 1600. James's Second Son, Robert, Having Died In Infancy, And His Eldest, Prince Henry, In His ...
Charles Iii
Charles Iii., Le Simple, Was Son Of Louis Ii. Le Begue, Or The Stutterer, By Adelaide, Who Claimed To Be The Second Wife Of That Monarch ; But Her Titlo To Be Regarded As His Wife Depended Upon The Validity Of His First Marriage. In The Reigns Of Louis Iii. ...
Charles Il
Charles Il, Known As Charles Le Gros, Or The Fat, Was The Son Of Louis Le Germanique, And By Consequence Nephew Of Charles Le Chauve. He Was Born About 832, And, Upon The Death Of His Father In 876, Had Inherited A Portion Of His Dominions, Which Was Designated The ...
Charles Il
Charles Il, King Of England, The Second Son Of Charles I., Was Born On The 29th Of May, 1630. His Elder Brother, Named Charles James, Born 18th March 1629, Had Died On The Day Of Hie Birth. On The Breaking Out Of The Civil War, In 1642, The Prince Of ...
Charles Iv
Charles Iv., Le Bel (the Handsome), Third Sou Of Philippe Iv., Le Bel, Succeeded His Brother, Philippe V., Le Long, In 1322. He Had Received In The Lifetime Of His Father The County Of La Marche As An Appanage. He Had In The Commencement Of His Late Brother's Reign Vindicated ...
Charles Ix
Charles Ix. Was The Second Son Of Henri Il, And Succeeded To The Throne On The Death Of His Elder Brother Francis Ii. In 1560, Being Then In His Eleventh Year. The Government During His Minority Was Administered By His Mother Catherine De Medici, While Anthony Of Bourbon, King Of ...
Charles James Fox
Fox, Charles James, Was Born On The 24th Of January 1749. Ile Was The Third Son Of Tho Right Hon. Henry Fox, Who In 1763 Woe Created Lord Ilollaud, End Of Lady Georgiana Carolina, The Eldest Daughter Of Charles, Second Duke Of Richmond. Having Commenced His Education In A Preparatory ...
Charles James Lever
Lever, Charles James, Novelist, Was Born In Dublin, In 1e08, And Educated At Trinity College, Dublin, Where Be Graduated, Subsequently Taking A Degree At Gottingen. As A Physician, Mr. Lever Was Attached To The Legation At Brussels, And Practised Three Years; But Resigned For The More Genial Employment Of The ...
Charles Kemble
Kemble, Charles, Was Born On The 25th Of November 1775, At Brecon (brecknock) In South Wales. His Father Was Roger Kemble, An Actor And Theatrical Manager. He Was Educated At The English Roman Catholic College At Douay, In The French Department Of Nord, Whence He Returned To England In 1792. ...
Charles Lamb
Lamb, Charles, Was Born February 18, 1775, In Crown Office Row, Inner Temple. His Father Was Clerk To Mr. Salt, One Of The Benchers Of The Inner Temple, And Both Master And Servant (the Latter Under The Name Of Lovell) Have Received Honourable Comme Moration In The ' Essays Of ...
Charles M1chel De L Epee
Epee, Charles-m1chel De L'. This Distinguished Friend And Instructor Of The Deaf And Dumb Was Born At Versailles, In November 1712. His Father, A Man Of Talent And Probity, Was The King's Architect Yonug Repde Was Educated For The Church, A Pro Fession For Which His Mild, Cheerful, And Pious ...
Charles Marie La Condamine
La Condamine, Charles Marie, Was Born At Paris On The 28th Of January 1701. Upon Leaving College He Entered The Army As A Volunteer, And Forthwith Proceeded To Take Part In The Siege Of Rome, Where His Intrepidity Soon Rendered Him Conspicuous; But On The Restoration Of Peace, Finding The ...
Charles Martel
Charles Marte'l Was A Natural Son Of Pepin D'heristal, Duke Of Austrasia, And Mayor Of The Palace Under The Last Merovingian Kings. After Pepin's Death Charles Was Proclaimed Duke Of Austrasia, A.d. 715. Haviug Defeated The King Chilperic Ii. (719), He Obliged Him To Appoint Him Mayor Of The Palace, ...
Charles Paul De Koch
* Koch, Charles Paul De, The Son Of A Dutch Banker, Guil Lotined During The Reign Of Terror, Was Born At Passy In 1794. Originally Intended For His Father's Business, He Spent Several Years In A Banker's Counting-house In Paris, Where He Began To Write, "he Knew Not Why." His ...
Charles Pineau Duclos
Duclos, Charles-pineau, Was Boru Iu The Year 1701, At Diluent, In Bretagne, Whence He Was Sent To Paris To Prosecute Lis Studies. He Soon Formed A Connection With The Wits Of The Age, And Published A Romance Called Acajon Et Zirphile.".ffiee Work Attained Only Moderato Celebrity; But A Subsequent Romance, ...
Charles Pratt Camden
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl Of, Was A Younger Son Of Sir John Pratt, Who Was Successively A Puisne Judge Of The Court Of King's Bench And Chief Justice Of That Court, In The Reign Of George I. He Was Descended From A Family Of Consideration In Devonshire, Of Which County ...
Charles V
Charles V. Of Germany (don Carlos 1. Of Sprain) Was Born At Ghent In The Year 1500. His Father, The Archduke Philip Of Austria, Was The Son Of The Emperor Maximilian I., And Of Mary, The Daughter Of Charles The Bold, And Heiress Of The House Of Burgundy. His Mother ...
Charles Vi
Charles Vi. Of Germany, Born In 1685, Was The Son Of The Emperor Leopold I. Charles Ii. Of Spain, The Last Offspriug Of The Spanish Branch Of The House Of Austria, Being Childless, Leopold Claimed The Inheritance Of The Crown Of Spain For One Of His Children, As Next Of ...
Charles Vi
Charles Vi., Called Le Bien-sin:id (the Well-beloved), Eon Of The Last-mentioned Prince, Came To The Throne Upon The Death Of His Father In 1380, Being Yet In His Minority. The Guardianship Of The King's Person And The Administration Of His Power Became The Subject Of Dispute Between His Uncles, Louis ...
Charles Viii
Charles Viii., Son Of Louis Xl, Succeeded To The Throne Upon The Death Of His Father In 1489, Being Little More Than Thirteen Years Old. Ilia Father Had Failed To Appoint Any Regency, And The Guardian Ship Of The King And Tho Kingdom Became Consequently An Object Of Ambition To ...
Charles Willia5i Vane Londonderry
Londonderry, Charles Willia5i Vane, Emu Mar Quis Of, K.g., G.c.b., Only Son Of Robert, First Marquis, By His Second Wife, Frances, Daughter Of Lord Chancellor Camden, And Half-brother Of The Second Marquis Above Noticed, Was Born In Dublin May 18,1778. He Was In His Fifteenth Year When He Received His ...
Charles Xii
Charles Xii., Of Sweden, Was Born At Stockholm, In June 1632, At Fifteen Years Of Age, In 1697, He Succeeded His Father, Charles Xi., A Harsh And Despotic Prince, Who Had Abolished The Authority Of The Senate And Rendered Himself Absolute. Charles Was Brought Up In His Father's Principles, And ...