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  • ACORUShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACORUS

    ACORUS, a Medicinal Plant, of the Rush or Flag Kind;frequently confounded by the Ancients, and also by the modern Apothecaries, with the Calamus Odoratus. See CALAMUS.There are two Species of Acorus; the Verus, or true, and the false—They are...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ACONITEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACONITE

    ACONITE, Aconitum, a plant famous among the Ancients, both in quality of a Poison and a Remedy. See POISON. The ancient Botanists give the name Aconite to several plants of different kinds. One species they called Lycoctonum, Austerit, Wolfsbane, or...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ARCANUMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARCANUM

    ARCANUM literally signifies a secret; and is therefore very pertinently applied by quacks and impostors in medicine, who conceal their ignorance and fraud under a pretence of secrecy. Hence legions of arcana. There are also standing officinal...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ABECEDARYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/grammar/ABECEDARY

    ABCEDARY, or ABECEDARIAN, some thing Alphabetical, or belonging to the Alphabet. See ALPHABET. Among the Antients, the Term Abecedarius was peculiarly applied to those Compositions wherein the initial Letters of each Strophe, or some times even of each...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Grammar

  • Phonics - Musichttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/phonics

    PHONICS, or the Doctrine of SOUNDS, Voice, &c. Their Modifications in Echo, Resonance, Whispering-Place, Speaking-Trumpet, &c.---- Their Tune, Gravity, Interval, &c. Time, Triple, &c. express'd by Note, Chord, &c. Comparisons thereof, Concord, as...

    • Type: Category

  • Staticshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/statics

    STATICS, or the Doctrine of MOTION ; Its Laws, Velocity, Momentum, &c. Causes, as Gravity, Percussion, Communication, &c. Modifications, as Composition, Acceleration, Retardation, Reflection, Refraction, &c. Kinds, as Ascent, Descent, Central,...

    • Type: Category

  • ERRATAhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php?view=article&id=3:ERRATA&catid=1209640500

    IN the Article Angle, Page 97. Column 1. Line ult. for Centre L, read Centre I. Article Mean Anomaly, line 10. insert Fig. 64. Article Asymptote of a Logarithmic Curve, insert Fig. 33. Centre of Oscilation, line 11. for DEHB, read DFHB. Centripetal...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Introduction

  • AIRhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/AIR

    AIR, Air, in Physics, a thin, fluid, transparent, compressible, and dilatable Body; surrounding the terraqueous Globe to a considerable Height. See EARTH, and TERRAQUEOUS. It's considered by some of the Ancients as an Element; but then, by Element they...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Physics

  • ALLUMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALLUM

    ALLUM, or Alum, Aluimen, a kind of Mineral Salt, of an acid Taste, leaving in the Mouth a Sense of Sweetness accompanied with a considerable Degree of Astringency. See SALT.The ancient Naturalists allow of two sorts of Allum; the one Native, the other...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ALOEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/biotechnology/medicine/ALOES

    ALOES, Aloe, in Medicine and Pharmacy, the inspissated Juice of a ferulaceous Plant of the same Name; much used as a purgative Remedy. See PURGATIVE.The Aloe Plant grows in divers Parts of the East and West Indies; and is also found in some Countries of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Medicine

  • ARACKhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARACK

    ARACK, or Arrack, a spirituous liquor, imported from the East Indies; chiefly used by way of dram, and in Punch. See DRINK, PUNCH, etc. The nature and composition of this celebrated liquor has been much controverted. The name 'rack', Mr. Lockyer assures...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ARCHhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARCH

    ARCH, ARK, Arcus, a part of any curved line; e.g., of a circle, ellipse, or the like. See CURVE. An arc of a circle is a part of the circumference thereof, less than a half, or semicircle—Such is AB (Tab. Geometry, fig. 27) See CIRCLE and CIRCUMFERENCE....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ASHEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASHES

    ASHES, Cinis,the terrene or earthy Part of Wood, and other combustible Bodies, remaining after they are burned or consumed with Fire. See Earth, Burning, Fire, etc. Ashesare properly the Earth, and fixed Salts of the Fuel, which the Fire cannot raise,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ACCENThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACCENT

    ACCENT, Accentus, a certain inflection of voice, or a peculiar tone and manner of pronunciation, contracted from the country or province where a person was bred. See VOICE and PRONUNCIATION. In this sense, we say the Welsh tone or accent, the Northern...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ANNALShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANNALS

    ANNALS, Annales, a historical Account of the Affairs of a State, digested in order of Years; see YEAR. The difference between Annals and History is variously assigned by various Authors—Some say that History is properly a Recital of Things which the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ANGLINGhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANGLING

    ANGLING, the Art of catching Fish by means of a Rod, with Line, Hook and Bait fitted thereto. See FISH and FISHING. There are several prudential Rules observed by thorough Anglers; as, not to wear any white or shining Apparel, but be clothed in a dark...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ALPHABEThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/religion/law/ALPHABET

    ALPHABET, the several Letters of a Language, disposed in their natural or accustomed Order. See LETTER, and LANGUAGE.The Word is formed from the Names of the two first Letters of the Greek Alphabet, Alpha, Beta; which were borrowed from those of the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Law

  • AMOMODUMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AMOMODUM

    AMOMODUM, a Medicinal Fruit, called also Amomum Racemosum, Amomum Verum, and Elaterii Pontum. It resembles the Muscat Grape; and grows, like it, in Clusters; is about the bigness of a Chick-Pea, round, membranous, and divided into three Cells, which...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ANALYTIChttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANALYTIC

    ANALYTIC, Analytical, something that belongs to, or partakes of the Nature of Analysis. See ANALYSIS. Thus, we say, an Analytical Demonstration; Analytical Enquiry; Analytical Table, or Scheme; Analytic Method, etc. See METHOD. The Analytic Method...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • DEFORMITYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/religion/ethics/DEFORMITY

    a displeasing, or painful Idea excited in the Mind on Occasion of some Object, which wants of that Uniformity, that constitutes Beauty. See BEAUTY.'Tis an Inquiry of some Delicacy, and Importance, whether there be any such Thing as absolute Deformity....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Ethics
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