Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 16Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1888 - Great Britain |
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... known spectroscope , Draper showed first that all solids become self - luminous at a temperature of 977 ° F. , and that they then yield a continuous spec- trum ; and that as the temperature of the body rises it emits more refrangible ...
... known spectroscope , Draper showed first that all solids become self - luminous at a temperature of 977 ° F. , and that they then yield a continuous spec- trum ; and that as the temperature of the body rises it emits more refrangible ...
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... known for his poetical powers . In politics he and LL.D. 1691. Having been appointed continued to take a still deeper interest ; he chaplain to the Duke of Ormonde , lord - lieu- was a member of the political club founded tenant of ...
... known for his poetical powers . In politics he and LL.D. 1691. Having been appointed continued to take a still deeper interest ; he chaplain to the Duke of Ormonde , lord - lieu- was a member of the political club founded tenant of ...
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... known throughout the literary world as the engraver of the por- trait of William Shakespeare prefixed to the folio edition of his works published in 1623 , with the well - known lines by Ben Jonson affixed below it . This is considered ...
... known throughout the literary world as the engraver of the por- trait of William Shakespeare prefixed to the folio edition of his works published in 1623 , with the well - known lines by Ben Jonson affixed below it . This is considered ...
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... known . This marriage , deemed discreditable probably from her having been the king's mistress before the death of her first husband , brought the Drum - ceived during her father - in - law's reign pay- monds into royal favour , and ...
... known . This marriage , deemed discreditable probably from her having been the king's mistress before the death of her first husband , brought the Drum - ceived during her father - in - law's reign pay- monds into royal favour , and ...
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... known . He died in Western Australia 27 March 1863 , aged 79. The genus Drum- mondia was created by De Candolle to com- memorate his botanic services , but that genus is now merged in Mitellopsis . Drummondia of Hooker has not been ...
... known . He died in Western Australia 27 March 1863 , aged 79. The genus Drum- mondia was created by De Candolle to com- memorate his botanic services , but that genus is now merged in Mitellopsis . Drummondia of Hooker has not been ...
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Page 63 - But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Page 122 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Page 210 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Page 66 - The Hind and the Panther transversed to the story of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse,' printed in 1687, in 4to, in answer to Dryden's ' Hind and Panther,
Page 12 - Reasons of Faith ; or, the Order of the Christian Argument Developed and Explained. By the Rev. GS DREW, MA Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Fcp. 8vo.
Page 209 - Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.
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Page 194 - Bibliotheca theologica,' NY, 1883 : upon ethics in Fr. Jodl's 'Geschichte der Ethik,' Stuttg., 1882-89: and upon psychology in LN Wilson's 'Bibliography of child-study,' Worcester, Mass., 1898-1901, and especially in 'The index catalogue of the library of the SurgeonGeneral's Office,