Trigonometry
[trigonometry.] Tan (6- A + B) ,tan C = Sin I C Cos (a + B) Since 2s - A - B = C. Hence The First Of (5) Easily Follows, And The Second In A Similar Manner. The Formula (6) Is Not Easily Remembered, Except By The Following : ...
Trinidad
Trinidad, Ono Of The British West India Islands, Is Situated On The North-east Coast Of Colombia, From Which It Is Separated By The Gulf Of Perla, And Extends Between 10° 5' And 50' N. Lat., 61' And 62° W. Long. The Serpent's Mouth, A Paaaage 7 Miles Wide, Separates It ...
Tripoli
Tripoli, A Country In Northern Africa, Which Extends Along The Southern Shores Of The Mediterranean, From 11° To 25° E. Long. In , This Direction Alone The Boundary-line Of The Country Is Tolerably Well Determined ; On All Other Sides It Is Surrounded By Countries Which Form Portions Of The ...
Troubadours
Troubadours, The Name Given To Those Poets In The Romance Language, Or Langue D'oe, Who Lived In Southern France, Eastern Spain, And Northern Italy, During The 12th And 13th Centuries. [itearssez Lases:arra.] The Name Is A French Form, From The Pro Vençal " Trobador," A Derivative Of The Verb " ...
Troy
Troy, The Name Both Of The Country In Which The City Of Troy Was Situated And Of The City Itself The Country Of Troy, More Com Monly Called Trees, Formed The North-western Part Of Mysia In Asia Minor. It Was Bounded W. And N.w. By The Segeati Sea And The ...
Troy Weight
Troy Weight. Neither The Etymology Nor The Time Of Intro Duction Of This Denomination Is Well Known. Tho Received Opinion Is That It Took Its Name From A Weight Used At The Fair Of Troyes : This Is Likely Enough, Since We Find More Than One Large Town The Weights ...
Troyer
Troyer (from The French Word Trourer, Find "), The Name Of An Action Invented For The Purpose Of Ascertaining The Right, As Between The Plaintiff And Defendant, To The Personal Chattels Which Are The Subject Of It. This Action Is Maintainable By One Who Has Either An Absolute Or Special ...
Troyes
Troyes, A City Iu France, Capital Of The Department Of Aube, Is Situated In The Middle Of A Vast And Fertile'plain On The Left Bank Of The Seine, 112 Miles By Railway S.e. From Paris, In Lat., 4° 5' K Long., At An Elevation Of 861 Feet Above The Level ...
Truck System Truck Act
Truck System. Truck Act. Truck, Which Means Exchange Or Barter, Has Come To Bo Appropriated To Signify The Payment Of Wages Of Labour In Goods, And Not In Money. By The Truck System Is Meant This Mode Of Paying Together With The Mass Of Its Tendencies And Results. The Truck ...
Truro
Truro, Cornwall, A Municipal And Parliamentary Borough, A Market-town, And The Seat Of A Poor-law Union, Is Situated At The Head Of Truro Creek, In 50° ]6' N. Lat., 5° 2' W. Long., Distant 21 Miles S.w. From Bodmin, And 255 Miles W.s.w. From London By Road. The Population Of ...
Trussing
' Trussing. The Principle Of Trussing, As Applied To The Timber Framework Of Roofs, Is Explained Under Roof. It Remains To Notice Some Of The Methods In Which That Principle Is Applied To The Support Or Strengthening Of Beams Or Girders, Which May, By Their Judicious Application, Be Made Available ...
Trust And Trustee
Trust And Trustee. A Trust, Which Is In Fact Only A New Name Given To A Use, Is Well Defined By Lord Coke In The Words Employed By Him For The Definition Of The Latter Term, Namely " A Confidence Reposed In Some Other, Not Issuing Out Of The Land, ...
Tuam
Tuam, Galway County. Ireland, A Market-town And City, And The Seat Of A Poor-law Union, Ie Situated On The Harrow, R: Branch Of The River Clare, In 53' 32' N. Lat., 8° 50' W. Distant 20 Miles Ti.n.e. By Road From Galway, And 125 Miles W. Dublin. It Is Governed ...
Tube Drawing
Tube-drawing. There Are Certain Peculiarities In The Fabrica Tion Of Metal Tubes Which Place Them In A Separate Rank From Other Manufactures In Metal Some Varieties Of Lead-pipe Are Produced By Casting A Thick Cylinder, Of Which The Internal Bore Corresponds With The Intended Bore Of The Pipe, And Then ...
Tubingen
Tubingen, A Walled City Of Wurtemberg, In The Circle Of Schwarz Wald, Is Situated In 48° 32' N. Lat, 9° 4' E. Long., On The Neckar, Over Which There Is A Stone Bridge, At Its Confluence With The Ammer, About 20 Miles S. From Stuttgardt. The Town Is Irregularly Built ...
Tubular Beams
Tubular Beams. In Addition To What Has Been Said On The Subject Of The Resistance Of Hollow Girders, [under Otitnrsis Assn Iirsisrance], It May Be Desirable To State That The Investigations By Lir. Tait Of The Experiments Made By Mr. Fairbairu Have Led To The Recognition Of The Following Laws ...
Tucuman
Tucuman, One Of The Provinces Of The Argentine Confederation, South America, Lies Between 25° 30' And 30' S. Lat., 62° And 66° 30' W. Long. It Is Bounded S. By The Province Of Santiago Del Estero ; E. By The Desert Indian Country Called El Gran Chaco ; N. By ...
Tula
Tula, A Government Of European Russia, Is Situated Between 52° 53' And 56' N. Lat., 35° 54' And 33' 50' E. Long. It Is Bounded N. By Moscow, E. By Riasan And Tambow, S. By Orel, And W. By Kaluga. The Area Ie 11,744 Square Miles, And The Population 1,227,000. ...
Tulip
Tulip. Of All The Plant' Which Have Obtained Attention On Account Of The Beauty Of Their Flowers, Perhaps Tulips Have Had The Most. In Estimating The Excellence Of A Particular Flower, The Florist Is Not So Much Guided By Its Beauty Of Form And Colouring As By Its Rarity ; ...
Tullamore
Tullamore, Ireland, The Chief Town Of King's County, A Market Town, And The Seat Of • Poor-law Union, Is Situated On The Grand Canal, In 53° 17' N. Lat., 7' 26' W. Long., Distaut 59 Miles W. By S. From Dublin By Road. The Population In 1851 Was 4630, Besides ...
Tumour
Tumour. It Is Not Possible To Define Exactly The Diseases Which Are Commonly Classed Under The Name Of Tumours, And Any Definition In Which The Character Of Swelling (which Is The True Meaning Of Tumour) Is Included Is Unnatural ; For There Are Several Diseases Which Agree In The Most ...
Tungsten W
Tungsten (w). We/frustum. This Clement Was Discovered By Scheele In 1781, But Was Not Isolated Till Some Few Years Later. The Name Indicates" Heavy Stone," In Allusion To The High Specific Gravity Of Its Swedish Ore. The Chief, If Not The Only Form In Which Tungsten Occurs In Nature, Is ...
Tuning Fork
Tuning-fork. A Steel Instrument With Two Prongs Springing Out Of A Handle, And So Adjusted As To Length That When Struck A Certain Fixed Note Is Produced, By Which The Pitch Of The Voice Or Of Musical Instruments Is Regulated. In England The Tuning-fork Is Made With Parallel Prongs, And ...
Tunis
Tunis, One Of The Barbary States, Situated In The Central Part Of Tho Northern Coast Of Africa, And Forming A Province Of The Turkish Empire, Is Bounded N. And E. By The Mediterranean, W. By Freuch Africa, And S. By The Beled-el-jerid. Its Greatest Length From North To South Is ...
Tunnel
Tunnel, In Civil Engineering, An Arched Passage Formed Under. Ground To Conduct A Canal Or Road On A Lower Level Than The Natural Surface. The Derivation Of This Word, Which, In The Sense Above Given, Is Unnoticed By Most Lexicographers, Is Rather Uncertain. Richardson Places It Among The Derivatives Of ...
Tuomais
Tuomais Gronnu.s. The Second Son Of George Grenville, Wee Born In 1753, And Died In 18'11. Lie Left His Valuable Library To The British 3imenin, Of Whieh It Now Forms • Separate Portion. Gliesiiam, Sir Thomas, Was Descended Of An Ancient Family Of Norfolk. His Father, Richard Gresham, • Younger ...
Turbine
Turbine. A Turbine Is A Water Wheel Fixed Upon A Vertical Revol Ving Axis, Receiving And Discharging Water In Various Directions Round Its Surface. This Description Of Prime Mover Consists Of A Drum, Bearing A Number Of Suitably Formed Vanes, Curved In Such A Manner As To Allow The Water ...
Turf
Turf, The Sod Which Covers The Surface Of Pastures, And Is Of A Portion Of The Soil With The Roots Of Natural Grasses Or Other Plants ; Which Gives The Whole A Consistence, And Allows Of Its Being Raised In Slices By The Plough, Or The Paring Tool Made For ...
Turkish Chronology
Turkish Chronology. The Turks, Like All The Other 310 Hannuedans, Have Adopted The Tern Of The Llijra, Which Begins With The 16th Of July, A.d. 622. [..ena.] The Year Of The Hijra Contains 12 Months Of Alternately 30 And 29 Days, Or, More Exactly, 354 Days 8 Hours, And 49 ...
Turkish Languages And Literature
Turkish Languages And Literature. The Turkish Languages Form A Particular Family, Which Differs From The Arabic, The Persian, The Mongol, And The Chinese. The Principal Turkish Lan Guages Are The Following : 1. Uighur. This Language Is Considered The Most Ancient Of All The Turkish Dialects, And Is Still Spoken ...
Turning
Turning Is The Art Of Giving Circular Forms To Articles Of Wood, Ivory, Metal, And Other Materials. Tho Kinds Of Wood Mostly Used For Common Toys Are Alder, Beech, Birch, And Willow; For The Best Ton Bridge Ware, Holly, Chesnut, Sycamore, Apple, Pear, And Plum ; For Hard General Turnery—beech, ...
Turnips
Turnips. Brassie-a Raga. This Well-known Plant Is Cultivated For Its Bulbous Roots Both In The Garden And The Field. Aa A Culinary Root It Has Been Prized From The Earliest Times, And Many Varieties Have Been Cultivated For The Table ; But It Is Those Of A Larger Kind, Cultivated ...
Turnpike Trusts
Turnpike Trusts. Turnpike-roads Are A Peculiar Species Of Highways Placed By The Authority Of Acts Of Parliament Under The Management Of Trustees Or Commissioners, Who Are Invested With Cer Tain Powers For The Construction, Management, And Repair Of Such Roads. Besides The Various Local Acts, There Are Several Acts Of ...
Turpentines
Turpentines, Medical Uses Of Common Turpentine, Or Reeina Liquids (terebinthina Rulgaris), As The Natural Combination Is Termed, Yields Two Distinct Articles To The 3lateria Medics, Namely,—l. Oleum Terebinthinte, Obtained By The Distillation Of The Liquid Resin ; 2. Resins, Or Simply Resin Or Rosin, Which Is Resin With A Little ...
Tuscany
Tuscany (toscana), A Grand-duchy Of Central Italy, Situated Between The Main Ridge Of The Apennines And The Mediterranean. It Is Bounded W. By The Sea And Tho Sardinian Territories, N. By The Duchies Of Parma And Modena, And By The States Of The Church, And E. And S. By The ...
Tussilago Farfara
Tussilago Farfara (coltafoot), A Perennial Plant Belonging To The Order Of Compound Plants, Common In Damp, Clayey Fields, Road Aides, And The Banks Of Rivers, The Yellow Flowers Of Which Are Seen In Spring Preceding The Nearly Heart-shaped, Smooth-toothed Leaves, Which, From Their Resemblance To A Young Horse's Hoof, Have ...
Tutor
Tutor. By The Roman Law A Male Under The Age Of Fourteen, And A Female Under The Age Of Twelve, Were Called Impuberea. A Male Who Was Impubes Was Incapable Of Doing Any Legal Act By Which He Might Be Injured; His Property Was Under The Care Of A Tutor, ...
Twelve Tables
Twelve Tables. The Roman Writers Speak Of The Twelve Tables Under Various Names : They Call Them Leges Deceinvimles, Leges Xii. Tabularum, Sometimes Simply Lex, The Law, As Being Pre Eminently The Foundation Of Roman Law ; And By Other Names. After Some Struggle Between The Patricians And The Plebs, ...
Twer
Twer, A Government Of Great Russia, Is Situated Between 56° And 58' 47' N. Lat., 31' 46' And 38' 20' E. Long. It Is Bounded N. By Novogorod, E. By Yaroslav And \vladimir, S. By Moscow And Smolcosk, And W. By Pakow. The Area Is 25,886 Square Miles; The Population ...
Twilight
Twilight, The Name Given To The Light Which Remains After The Sun Has Set, Or Which Is Seen Immediately Before It Rises. The Reason Of This Appearance Is Explained In Sus (col 915), Being The Effect Of The Light Which Is Reflected From The Higher Strata Of The Atmosphere, In ...
Tynemoutil
Tynemoutil Northumberland, A Village, And The Seat Of A Poor Law Union, In The Parish Of Tynemouth, Is Situated Ou The Left Bank Of The River Tyne Near Its Mouth, In 55° 1' N. Lat., I° 25' W. Long., Distant 8 Miles E. By N. From Newcastle, 280 Miles N.n.w. ...
Tyrant
Tyrant. The Words Tyrant And Tyranny Come Respectively Froth The Greek Tyrannos, Tyrannis (7gpavvos, Typavrts), Through The Latin. The Earliest Instance Of The Word Tyrannus Is Perhaps In The Homeric Hymn To Ares (mars). It Is Used By The Earliest Extant Greek Historians, Herodotns And Thucydides, To Signify A Person ...
Tyrol
Tyrol, A Crown Land Of Austria, Lies Between 45' 40' And 47' 44' N. Lat., 9' 32' And 12' 55'f Long. On The West Of Tyrol There Is A Portion Of Austrian Italy And Of Switzerland, From Which It Is Divided By An Uninterrupted Chain Of High Mountains [swerzent.sxn), And ...
Tyrone
Tyrone, An Inland County In The Province Of Ulster, Ireland, Is Bounded N. By The County Of Londonderry, E. By Lough Neagh And The County Of Armagh. S. By The Ceunties Of Monaghan And Fermanagh, W. By The County Of Fermanagh, And N.w. By The County Of Donegal. It Lies ...
Tyrosin
Tyrosin (c„h„no.). A Colourless Crystalline Organic Substance Obtained Along With Lsucnr, By The Action Of Potash Upon Albumen, Fibrin, Casein, Horn, Hair, Feathers, &e. It Also Exists Ready Formed In Oochineal. It Possesses Neither Acid Nor Alkaline Properties. Is At One Extremity Of The Series Of Vowel Sounds, Lying Next ...
Uddewalla
Uddewalla. (swtnese] U'dl Ne, Or Friuli, A Province Of Austrian Italy, Formerly Included In The Venetian Territories, Is Divided Into 21 Districts, Has An Area Of 2519.quere Miles, And A Population Of 429,814. Tho Capital, Situated In An Elevated Plain Near The Foot Of The Carole Alps, And About 20 ...