Geometrical Optics
Geometrical Optics. It Is Assumed In This Subject—as The Result Either Of Direct Experiments Or Of Deduction From Physical Optics—that 'rays Of Light' Pass In Straight Lines Through Any Homogeneous Medium That They Are Independent Of Each Other: That When A Ray Meets A Surface Separating Two Trans Parent Material ...
Georg Curistopii 1742 99
Lichtenberg, Georg Curistopii (1742 99). A German Physicist And Satirist, Born At Oberramstadt. Grand Duchy Of Hesse. He Re (wired His First Instruction In Mathematics And Physical Studies From His Father. And After Studying At 0/minu-it Was Appointed Professor In The University Of Giittingen In 1769. At The End Of ...
George 1800 79 Long
Long, George (1800-79). A Distinguished English Classical Scholar. He Was Born At L'oul Ton, In Lancashire. England. And Was Educated At Trinity College, Cambridge. Where He Obtained The Craven Scholarship In 1821. Long Became Chancellor's Medalist In 1822, And Subsequent Ly Fellow Of His College. In 1824 He Accepted The ...
George Christi1n Frederick Leopold
Leopold I., George Christi:1n Frederick (1790-18(i5). King Of The Belgians From 1831 To 1865. He Was The Son Of Francis, Duke Of Coburg, And Was Born December 16. 1790. Ile Received An Excellent Literary And Scientific Cation, And Hail The Reputation Of Being One Of The Most Cultured Princes In ...
George Henry 1817 78lewes
Lewes, George Henry ( 1817-78 ) . An Eng Lish Author. Lle Was Born In London, April Is, 1817; Was Educated At Various Schools, Entered Upon A Commercial Career, Studied Medicine, And Finally Resolved To Devote Himself To Authorship. In His Twenty-first Year He Proceeded To Ger Many. Where He ...
Gospel Of Luke
Luke, Gospel Of. The Third Of The New Tes Tament Gospels. Tt Is Peculiar In The Amount And Arrangement Of Its Material, The Reason For Which Is Given In The Prologue To The Narrative (i. 1-4). In This Prologue It Is Clearly Stated That The Author's Purpose In Writing The ...
Government
Government. The Governmental System Of London Has Been Evolved From Centuries Of Experi Ence As To The Special Needs Of The Metropolis, And Ditkrs Greatly From The Local Government Of Any Other City In The Kingdom. The British Gov Ernment Exercises The Central Control. Parlia Ment Defines The Duties And ...
Government Supervision
Government Supervision. The Chief Activity Of Government In The United States In Respect To Life Insurance Is Supervision And Restraint. The History Of Life Insurance In The United States Has Shown A Marked Tendency To Recklessness In The Matter Of Reserves, And It Is Only The Activity Of The Government ...
Habitat
Habitat. In The Time Preceding The Glacial Epoch, Lions, Indistinguishable By Their Remains, Entombed In The Floors Of Eaves. From Modern Forms, Roamed Over All Southern Europe. Ger Many, France, And The British Isles. They Seem To Have Been Exterminated In The North And West By The Glacial Cold, But ...
Hans 1840 84 Makart
Makart, Hans (1840-84). An Austrian Painter. He Was Born At Salzburg, May 28, 1840. And Went To Vienna In 1858 To Study At The Academy. But, Dissatisfied With The Prevailing Methods, He Returned After A Few Months To His Native City. Through The Munifi Cence Of The Prince-archbishop Von Tarnoczy, ...
Henry 1724 92 Laurens
Lau'rens, Henry (1724-92). An American Patriot Of The Revolutionary Period, Descended From A Family Of Huguenots Who Fled To America After The Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantes. Ile Was Horn In Charleston. S. C.. Engaged In Mer Cantile Pursuits In Charleston And London, And Later Established At Charleston A ...
Henry 1756 1818 Lee
Lee, Henry (1756-1818). An American Sol Dier And Statesman, A Member Of The Famous Lee Family Of Virginia, Born At Lecsylvania, One Of The Family Estates On The Potomac. The Graduated At Princeton In 1774, And Soon After The Out Break Of The Revolutionary War Obtained A Cap Taincy In ...
Henry Long Fellow
Long-'fellow, Henry Ivanswoirrn ( 1807 82). The Most Popular Of American Poets, He Was Born In Portland. Maine, February 27, 1807, And Was The Second Son Of Stephen Longfellow, A Well-to-do Lawyer Of Portland, And Zilpah Wadsworth. Through His Mother's Family Long Fellow Was Descended From .john Alden And Pris ...
Histology
Histology. The Macroscopic Divisions Of The Liver Which Are Known As Lobes Are Subdivided Microscopically Into Lobules By Extensions Inward Of The Connective Tissue Of Glisson's Capsule. In Some Of The Lower Animals, E.g. The Each Lobule Of The Liver Is Completely Surrounded By This Conneetive Tissue. In Man The ...
Historical Development
Historical Development. In His Paper On Locks And Safes (see Bibliography), Mr. Chubb Traces. In The Following Manner. The Development Of Locks. The Bolt, Or Essential Part Of A Lock, Was Probably Developed From The Bar Or •ross.beam With Which Early Peoples Secured Their Doors. This Bar Was Held In ...
Historical Sketch
Historical Sketch. Geometrical Optics Is Riot Entirely A Modern Science, For The Greeks And Their Disciples The Arabs Were Acquainted With The Law Of Reflection And Its More Immediate Consequences. Aristotle, Archimedes, Hero, And Ptolemy Knew That Light Was Transmitted In Straight Lines; But With The Important Exception Of Aristotle. ...
History
History. Originally Life Insurance Was Not Much More Than An Incident Of Marine Insurance. When The Success Or Failure Of A Voyage Depended Largely On The Personal Qualities Of The Master Of The Ship, The Owners Of Ship And Cargo Would In• Sure Themselves Not Only Against The Perils Of ...
History
History. As Stated In The Article Engraving, The Custom Of Printing Trial Impressions Of Niello Plates May Have Originated The Art Of Engraving Tor Printing Upon Paper. This Origin Must Have Taken Place In The Course Of The Fifteenth Cen Tury, And The Result Of The Newly Invented Proc Ess ...
History_2
History. Maine Attracted The Interest Of Ex Plorers Early In The Sixteenth Century. Giovanni Rla Verrazano Sailed Down The Coast In 1524, Estevan Compz Followed Him In 1525, And Before The Middle Of The Sixteenth Century More Than One Navigator Had Sailed Up The Penobscot River In Search Of Splendid ...
History_3
History. Many References Are Found In Chi Nese History To The Savage Tribes Inhabiting This Region Even As Early As The Eleventh Century B.c. In 712 We Find A Chieftain Named Ta, Whose Tribe Dwelt To The North Of Korea, Receiving From The Chinese Emperor The Title Of Prince Of ...
Iiagendie
Iiagendie, Fbas Tors (1783 1855). An Eminent French Physiologist And Physician, Born At Bordeaux. Through The In Fluence Of His Father, Who Practiced As A Physi Cian In Paris, He Became A Pupil Of Boyer, The Celebrated Anatomist. At The Age Of Twenty, After A Competitive Examination, He Was Appoint ...
In England
In England. The Study Of The Corpus Juris Eivilis And Of The Corpus Juris Canonici Seems To Have Entered The English Universities As Soon As They Were Founded; And, Indeed. There Is A Commonly Received Opinion That The Lombard Jurist Vacarins Taught Civil Law At Oxford In Ii-19. A Date ...
In The United States
In The United States. In Anterica. As Else Where, Legal Education Was Once Obtained Exclu Sively In Lawyers' Offices. Professorships Entitled Professorships Of Law, But Devoted. It Would Seem, To Popular And Not Technical Views Of Law To Undergraduate College Students And To The General Public, Were Founded Rather Curly. ...
Interference And Diffraction
Interference And Diffraction. The Optical Phenomena Whose Discovery Established The Fact That Light Is Due To Wave-motion Are Those Of 'interference' (q.v.) So Called. The Simplest Illus Tration Of These Is Due To Thomas Young And Is Called After Him. Three Opaque Screens Are Ar Ranged In Order; In The ...
International Copyright
International Copyright. The First Country To Take Action In Regard To International Copy Right Was Prussia, Which In 1836 Passed An Act Conceding The Protection Of The Prussian Statute To The Writers Of Every Country Which Should Grant Reciprocity. In 1837 A Copyright Conven Tion W A S Concluded Between ...
Isle Of Man
Man, Isle Of. An Island In The Centre Of The Irish Sea, Whence Its Manx Name Fannin Or Man Ain—the Middle—id Miles South Of Burrow ]lead In Wigtownshire, Scotland, And 27 Miles Equi Distant From England And Ireland (map: Eng Land, 11 2). It Is 32 Miles Long, 12 Miles ...
Ivialachi
Ivialachi, (heb., My Messenger). Commonly Regarded As The Name Of The Author Of The Last Book Of The Minor Prophets In The Jewish Canon. Ft Is Probable, However, That Malachi Is Neither A Proper Name Nor An Appella Tive Of The Author Of The Book, But Is Used In Chap. ...
Ivianassek
Ivianas'sek (heb. Jmnashsheh, Of Uncer Tain Etymology). According To Gen. Xli. 51 The Eldest Son Of Joseph And Eponymous Ancestor Of The Tribe Of :manasseh. Manasseh And Ephraim Are Thought By Critics To Represent Two Off Shoots Of A .joseph Clan, The Parent Branch Of Which (see Josern) Apparently Disappeared ...
Iyiaelabharata
Iyiaelabharata, (skt. Nialu1, Great + Bluirota, War Or Story Of The Bharatas). The Great Epic Of India, Nearly Eight Times As Long As The Iliad And Odyssey Com Bined. Native Hindu Tradition Interprets Its Title As Referring Either To The Great War Waged By The Dharatas Or To The Poem ...
J Peter I819 1903
Lesley, .j. Peter ( I 819-1903 ). An Ameri Can Geologist, Born In Philadelphia. He Graduated At The (adversity Of Pennsylvania In 1838, And Then Spent Throe Years Assisting Henry D. Rogers In The First Geological Survey Of Pennsylvania. In 1841 He Entered The Princeton Theological Seminary, And Upon His ...
Jac013 Leisler
Leisler, Jac013 ?-1691) . A Char Acter Prominent In The History Of Colonial New York. He Was Born In Frankfort. Germany. And In 1660 Came To New Amsterdam As A Soldier In The Dutch West India Company's Service. Leisler's Importance In History Is Due To The Part He Played In ...
Jacob De Coster Vax
Maerlant, Jacob De Coster Vax (c.1235-c.1291). A Flemish Poet, Called, Not Un Justly, The Father Of Dutch Literature, For In Him Are Combined Its Learning, Its Practical Sense, Its Didactic Zeal, And Its Aversion To Chivalrous Ideals. He Was Born Near Bruges And Died At Damme, Near Bruges. At First ...
James 1736 96 Macpherson
Macpherson, James (1736-96 ) . 'transla Tor' Of The Ossianic Poems, Born At Ruthven, Inverness-shire, Scotland, October 27, 1736. After Finishing His Studies At King's College, Aberdeen, He Became A Schoolmaster In His Native Village, Published A Poem Entitled The Highlander In 1758, And In The Following Year, Having Met ...
James 1751 1836 Madison
Madison, James (1751-1836). An Eminent American Statesman, Fourth President Of The States. He Was Born At Port Conway. Va.. March 16, 1751; Entered Princeton College In 1769, And After His Graduation In 1771 Undertook The Study Of Law. While Only Twenty-three He Served On The Committee Of Safety Of His ...
James 1815 97 Legge
Legge, James (1815-97). A Scottish Mis Sionary And Sinologist: Horn At Huntley, Aber Deenshire. Ile Was Educated At The Aberdeen Grammar School And Aberdeen University. Where He Graduated In 1835. And Proceeded To London, Entering Itighbury Theological School. Having Been Ordained, He Was Sent. In 1839 By The Lon Don ...
James Booth 1s52s4
Lockwood, .james Booth ( 1s52 -s4 ) An American Arctic Explorer, Born At Annapolis. Md., Where His Father, Gen. H. H. Lockwood (q.v.) , Was A Professor In The United States Naval Academy. He Was Educated At Bethle Hem, Pa.. And At Saint John's College, Annapolis, Was A Surveyor For ...
James Harris Malmesbury
Malmesbury, James Harris, First Earl Of (1746-1820). An English Diplomat, Educated At Nvinchester, Oxford, And Leyden. At The Age Of Twenty-one, Through The Influence Of Lord ,lielburnc, He Was Appointed Secretary Of The Embassy At 'madrid. Pis Skillful Diplomacy There As Charai: D'affaires At The Time Of The Dispute Be ...
James Longstreet
Longstreet, James A Dis Tinguished Confederate General In The American Civil War. He Was Born In Edgefield, S. C., Re Moved To Alabama With His Parents In 1831, Graduated At The United States Acad Emy In 1842, And Was Afterwards Stationed At Various Places On The Western Frontier. In The ...
James Russell 1819 91lowell
Lowell, James Russell ( 1819-91 ). A Distinguished American Poet, Essayist, And Diplo Mat. He Was Horn At Cambridge. Mass.. Feb Ruary 22. 1819, And Died There August 12, 1891. The Family Had Long Been Eminent In And About Boston. Where His Father, The Rev. Charles Lowell, Was Minister Of ...
Jean Francois 1760
Le Sueur, Jean Francois ( 1 760 1337). A French Composer, Horn At Near Abbeville. As A Child He Was Chorister At Abbe Ville, And When Fourteen Was Sent To College At Amiens. In 1779 He Left There To Become Music Master At The Seez Cathedral, And A Little Later ...
John 1602 75 Lightfoot
Light'foot, John (1602-75). One Of The Earlier Hebrew Scholars Of England. He Was Born At Stoke-upon-trent, In Staffordshire, March 29, 1602. He Studied At Christ's Col Lege, Cambridge, And After Entering Into Orders, Became Chaplain To Sir Rowland Cotton In Lon Don, Who, Being Himself A Good Hebrew Scholar, Inspired ...
John 1671 1739 Law
Law, John (1671-1739). A Celebrated Finan Cier And Speculator, Born At Edinburgh. April 21, 1671. 1iis Father Was A Goldsmith And Banker, And Proprietor Of The Large Estate Of Lauriston, Near Edinburgh. Law Early Showed A Most Re Markable Talent For Mathematics, And After The Death Of His Father He ...
John 1773 1835 Macculloch
Macculloch, John ( 1773-1835). An Eminent English Geologist, Born In Guernsey, Of A Scottish Family. Ile Studied Medicine In Edin Burgh, And Was Appointed Assistant Surgeon To An Artillery Regiment. He Became Chemist To The Board Of Ordnance In 1803. And For Some Time Practiced Medicine. In 1811. Employed By ...
John Alexander Logan
Logan, John Alexander ( Is26-s:6 . An American Soldier And Political Leader. Born In Jackson County. 111., F. Bruary 11, 1s26. 11. At Tended Shiloh College For A Time And Itod 'i Limited Education. At The Outhre•,k Of The W•ir With Mexico He Enlisted As A Private. 1,, Ean Quartermaster ...
John Banriiead 1s10 71 Magruder
Magru'der, John Banriiead (1s10-71 ) An American Soldier, Horn At Winchester, Va. He Graduated At West Point In 1s30. And Was Assigned To The Seventh Infantry, But Was Trans Ferred The Next Year To The Artillery. Ile Served At Various Eastern Garrisons, Became First Lieu Tenant In 1s3g, Took Part ...
John Lton 1s
Mack'ie, John Lton ( 1 S 1 3-94). An American Author, Born In Wareham, Mass. He Graduated At Brown University In 1832, And Was Tutor There In 18:35-38. He Contributed To Reviews, And Published Life Of Godfrey William Von Leibnitz (1845) Life Of 8cknmyl, The Cir Cassian Chief (18561: And ...
Joseph De Maistre
Maistre, Joseph De, Count (1754 1821 I. A French Philosopher And Political Writ Er, And Statesman In The Service Of Sardinia, Horn In Chambc••y Of A Noble French Family That Had Settled In Savoy When It Belonged To The Sardin Ian Kingdom. Driven From His Native Country By The Invasion ...
Jules Bernabb Luys
Luys, Jules; Bernabb 152q-95). A French Alienist, Horn In Paris. And Educated There. In 1hfi2 He Became Physician To The Hospitals. And A Year Later Physician To The Hos Pital And The Ivry Asylum. Ile Became A Mem Ber Of The Academy Of :medicine In L5 Ile Wrote : Des ...
Justus Lipsius
Lip'sius, Justus. The Latinized Form Of Joest Lips (1547-1606), A Celebrated Philologian And Humanist, Born At Overyssche In Brabant. After Studying At The Jesuit College In Cologne He Went To The University Of Louvain, Where He Pursued The Study Of Law And The Liberal Arts. In 1567 He Published A ...
Karl Friedrich 1808 80 Lessing
Lessing, Karl Friedrich (1808-80). A German Historical And Landscape Painter, Grand Nephew Of Gutthold Ephraim Lessing. He Was Born Near Breslau, February 15. 1808. And Was A Pupil Of The Berlin Academy. He First Devoted Himself To Landscape. And In 1826 Obtained A Prize With His "cemetery In Ruins." Ile ...
Kinds Of Law Classification
Kinds Of Law: Classification. All Law May He Divided Into Two Classes; Substantive Law And Adjective Or Remedial I.1w. Substantive Law De Lines The Normal Relations Of Social Life; Adjective Or Remedial Law Defines And Deals With Abnormal Conditions. With Violations Of The Legal Order. Substantive Law Is Divided And ...
Ladies Of The Maccabees
Maccabees, Ladies Of The. A Fraternal Society Founded As A Social Organization In March, 1886, And Made A Beneficiary Society In May, 1890. The Central Or Governing Body Is Known As The Great Hive, And There Are 853 Subordinate Bodies. The Total Disbursements On Account Of Benefits From 1890 To ...
Lake Of Lucerne
Lucerne, Lake Of (ger. Ricricaidshiticr Sec, 'lake Of The Four Forest A Beautiful Lake Of Switzerland, And One Of The Most Famous Lakes In Europe. It Is Situated In The North-central )(art Of The Country, Bordering On The Cantons Of Schwyz, Uri, Unterwalden, And Lucerne (map: Switzerland, C Il Has ...
Lassa Lhasa
Lhasa, Lassa, Or H'lasa (tibetan Lh(4-tid `god's Place Or House;' In Chinese, 'buddha Land'). The Capital Of Tibet, And The Chief Seat Of The Lamaistic Hierarchy; Situated On The Right Or North Hank Of The Icyi•ch'u, A Left Bank Tributary Of The Yaru•tsang-pu Or 13ralima Para. In An Elevated Plain ...
Latona
Lato'na (lat., From Gk. An76, Leto). In Grecian Mythology, The Mother Of Apollo And Artemis By Zeus. The Oldest Version Of The Legend Is In The Homeric Hymn To Apollo. All Lands Refuse To Receive The Goddess In Her Need. Except. Delos. And The Island Yields Only When Leto Swears ...
Latrobe
Latrobe, Jonx Hazleiiurst ( 1803-91 ) , Son Of Benjamin 11. Latrobe (1764-1820), Born In Philadelphia. He Became A Cadet In The United States Military Academy At West Point, And Subsequently Studied Law With Robert G. Harper, Of Baltimore, And Was Called To The Bar In 1825, His Services As ...
Laube
Laube, Lou'be, Flifmucti (1806-s4). A Ger Man Novelist And Dramatic Author. He Was Born At Sprottan In Silesia, And, After Studying The Ology At Halle And Breslau, Made His Home At Leipzig.. Ile Aroused The Hostility Of The Govern Ment By His Participation In The Liberal Move Ment Of The ...
Lauderdale
Lauderdale, Roux Marmaxn, Duke Of (16)6-82). A Scotch Statesman. The Grandson Of John, First Lord Thirlestane, Brother Of The Famous Secretary Lethington, And Son Of John, First Earl Of Lauderdale, And Of Isabel. Daughter Of Alexamler Seaton, Earl Of Dunfermline And Chancellor Of Scotland. Ile Was Born At The Ancient ...
Laudonniere
Laudonniere, 1l'fidynyite, Renk De ( ? E.1586). A French Navigator Of The Sixteenth Century. In 1562 He Was With Ribant (q.v.) When The Latter Made His Unsuccessful At Tempt To Establish A Huguenot Colony At Port Royal In South Carolina, And Two Years Later Was Dispatched At The Head Of ...
Lauenburg
Lauenburg. A Town In The Province Of Pomerania, Prussia, Situated On The Leba, 38 Miles West-northwest Of Danzig (map: Prussia, G 1). There Are Manufactures Of Woolen And Linen Cloth, And Of White And Common Leather, Matches, Machinery, And Spirits. Population, In 1900, 10,436. Laugte, Francois (1823 96). A French ...
Laughter As
Laughter (as. Hlruhtor, From Jrrhhan, Icel. Oa Ja.(;oth. Hlethjan, 011(;. Hlahhon, Ger. Lachen, To Laugh; Probably Imitative In Origin). A Form Of Expression (q.v.) Of The Pleasurable Emotions. In The Smile, Which Is Probably Genetically A Feeble Of The Laugh, The Eorners Of The Mouth Are Drawn Up Ward And ...
Launch Of
Launch (of. Lanchicr, Lancier, Fr. La Nehcr, It. Lanciare, To Hurl As A Lance, From Lat. Lancea, Lance). The Largest Boat Carried By A Man-of War; There Are Both Steam Launches And Sailing Launches. Large Launches, 40 To 00 Feet Long. Are Carried By Battle-ships And Large Armored Cruisers. They ...
Laundry Machinery
Laundry Machinery (from Me. La U N• Laundcrc, Kinder. Wa Sherwoma N, From Oe Larandicr, Washerman, From Lat. Lora Dims, Gerundive Of La•are, To Wash). The Cal Appliances Used In Steam Laundries Include The Wheeled Truck For Carrying The Clothes From One Machine Or Appliance To Another, The Washing Machine. ...
Laureate
Laureate (lat. Luureat Us, From Laurea, Laurel-tree. From Laurus, Laurel), Poet. A Title Received From The English Crown By Letters Pat Ent. There Is No Installation Ceremony, But The Newly Appointed Laureate Is Expected To Attend A Levee In Court Dress. It Was Formerly His Duty To Compose An Ode ...
Laurel
Laurel (from Of., Fr. Mari( R, Proc., Sp. Laurel. From Lat. Luurus, Laurel), Laurus. A Ge Nus Of Lanni('ea', W1111•11, As Now Restricted. Con Tains Only A Few Species, The Principal Ones Being Noble Laurel. Victor's Laurel (laughs Nobiiis). And Sweet Hay Ea Hari( Nsis ), Natives Of Asia .minor. ...
Laurens
Laurens,. Livrtin', Jean Paul A French Historical Painter, Born At Fourquevaux (haute-garonne). He Was A Pupil Of The Ecole Des Beaux-arts At Toulouse, And Then In Paris Of Cogniet And Bida. His Compositions, Depicting For The Most Part Tragic And Often Gruesome Epi Sodes. Are Intensely Dramatic In Style And ...
Lausanne
Lausanne, Lo'zfin' (lat. Lausonium). Capital Of The Swiss Canton Of Vaud. Situated About One Mile North Of Lake Geneva, And Nearly 500 Feet Above The Level Of The Lake (map: Switz Erland, A 2). It Lies Largely On The Lower Slopes Of Mont Jorat. And Consists Of Several Quarter: On ...
Lavoisier
Lavoisier, Ax•roixr. (1743-94). The Founder Of Modern Chemistry. Lie Was Horn In Paris. And Was Educated At The ('ollage Al•za•in. Ile Showed Great Aptitude For The Mathematical And Physical Sciences. Studying Mathematics Under Abb.. La Ea Ill', Botany Under Dussieu. And Chemistry Her Bonelle. Ile Then Traveled Through France With ...
Law
Law. A Term Of Science And Philosophy, There Used In A Metaphorical Sense. The Primary Meaning Of The Word Law' Is Written Enactment Or Rule Of Action Laid Down By Authority. Such Law, When Enforced By Authority, Secures A Cer Tain Uniformity Of Action. The Observed Uni Formity Of Action ...
Law Ar
Law (ar Laqu, From Hogan. Cloth., Oho. Ligan, Ger. Liegen. To Lie: Connected With ()church Slay. Icz/uni, To Lie. Lat. Lectus. Couch. Gk. X6xos, Lochos, Lair). Conception. The Social Life Of Men, Like The Life Of The Individual, Is Largely Shaped And Governed By What We Call Nature. In This ...
Law Merchant
Law Merchant. Originally, The Body Of Rules Governing The Various Communities Of Mer Chants Throughout Europe, And Administered By Piepowder Courts (q.v.), Staple Courts, And Merchants' Courts (q.v.). The Procedure Of The Law Merchant As Well As The Substantive Rule, Differed Widely From Those Of The Early Common Law. Its ...
Lawes
Lawes, Jots Ben Et (1814-1900). A Cele Brated English Agricultural Chemist, Born At Rothamsted, Hertfordshire. He Was Educated At Eton, Oxford, And London, Entered Upon The Management Of The Paternal Estate Of Rothamsted In 1834. And Three Years Later Commenced Ex Periments With Plants Grown In Pots Of Soil. He ...
Lawn Tennis
Lawn Tennis. A Modern Game Resem Bling In Some Respects The Ancient Game Of Ten Nis (q.v.), Which In Its Earliest Form Seems To Have Been Played In The Open Air. The New Sport Almost Simultaneously In England And America. Najor Wingfield Reduced It To A Definite Form In England ...
Lawrence
Lawrence. An Important Manufacturing City And One Of The County-seats Of Essex County, Mass., 26 Miles Northwest Of Boston; On Both Sides Of The Merrimac River, And On Several Branches Of The Boston And Maine Railroad (map: Massachusetts. E 2). It Includes The Vil Lages Of Arlington District, Carltonville, And ...
Lawrence_2
Lawrence, Sir Thomas (1769-1s30). An English Portrait Painter. He Was Horn At Bristol, Slay 4, 1769. Llis Father, Who Had Been Edu Cated For The Law, Was An Actor And Afterwards An Inn-keeper. At The Age Of Ten He Portrayed The Notables Of Oxford In Crayon, And When His Father ...
Lawrence_3
Lawrence, Sir Writ.r.tm (17s3-1s67). A Distinguished English .surgeon, Horn At Cirences Ter In Gloucestershire. Ile Was Apprenticed In London In 1800 To Air. Abernethy. By Whom He Was Appointed Demonstrator Of Anatomy At Saint Bartholomew's Ifospital In 1s03. He Was Made Surgeon To The Hospital. And Was Chosen Fellow Of ...
Lawyer
Lawyer. A Generic Term Applicable To All Persons Who Have Made A Special Study Of The Law And Who Arc Entitled To The Privilege Of Advising And Representing Clients. It Includes Advocate (q.v.). Attorney (q.v.), Counselor (q•v.), Barrister (q.v.), Proctor (tv.). Solicitor (q.v.). And Even The Judicial (dulcet'. Who Collectively ...
Laxenburg
Laxenburg, Liix'en-b67re. A Village Of Lower Austria, Nine Miles South Of Vienna. Pop Ulation. In 1890. 1126. It Is Noted For Its Hand Some Imperial Park And Gardens. In Which Are The Old Castle (founded In 1377). The New Castle (begun In 1600). And The Franzenslmrg, In A Medieval Style ...
Layamon
Layamon, Livya-mon (c.1200). The Author Of The Brut, A Metrical Chronicle Of Britain. All That Is Known Of Him Is Told In The Opening Lines Of His Poem. He Was A Priest Dwelling At Ernley On The Severn (arley Regis. In North Wo•cestershire). It Came To His Mind, He Says, ...
Layard
Lay'ard, Sir Austen Henry (1517-94). An English Traveler, Arelneologist, And Diplo Matist. He Was Born In Paris Of English Parents And Spent Several Years Of His Youth With His Father At Florence, In Italy. He Began The Study Of Law, Hut Before Finishing Set Out On A Course Of Eastern ...
Le Clerc
Le Clerc, He Jean, Or Johannes C•ancus ( 1057-1736 ). A Swiss Protestant Scholar. Lle Was Born At Geneva. Where His Father Was Professor Of Greek. From An Early Period He Showed A Particular Aptitude For The Study Of Ancient Languages. He Also Paid Great Attention To Theology. Before He ...
Le Play
Le Play, Le P15, Pitrre Grimarmc Frtn Ntnic (1806-s2). A French Mining Engineer, Economist, And Sociologist. Born At La Riviere Saint Sauveur (calvados). He Studied At The Ecole Polytechnique. Was Appointed To The De Partment Of Mines. Became Director Of The Labo Ratory Of The Ecole Des Mines And Co-editor ...
Lead Ores
Lead Ores. The Principal Ore Of Lead Is Galena (pbs), Which Contains S6.0 Per Cent. Of Metal. The Sulphate (anglesite), The Carbonate (cerusite), And The Phosphate (pyromorphite) Are Occasionally Found In Sntlicient Quantities To Warrant Exploitation: While The Arsenate, Chro Mate, Vanadate, Molybdate, And Oxide Have Little Metallurgical Importance. Galena ...