Cyclopædia
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ATHENAEUMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/chronology/ATHENAEUM
in Antiquity, a public Place wherein the Professors of the liberal Arts held their Assemblies, the Rhetoricians declaimed, and the Poets rehearsed their Verses. The Athenea were built in form of Amphitheatres; and were also incompassed with Seats, which...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Chronology
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ALTERATIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/ALTERATION
Physics, the Act of changing the Circumstances and Manner of a thing; its general Nature and Appearance remaining the same.—Or, Alteration is an accidental, and partial Change in a Body; without proceeding so far, as to make the Subject quite unknown,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Physics
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APPEARANCEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/astronomy/APPEARANCES
in Astronomy, etc., are more usually called Phenomena. See PHENOMENA. In Optics, we use the Term Direct Appearance, for the View or Sight of an Object by direct Rays; without either Refraction or Reflection. See DIRECT and RAY. See also OPTICS, VISION,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Astronomy
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ANTIMONIALShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/biotechnology/medicine/ANTIMONIALS
in Medicine, Preparations of Antimony; of Remedies whereof Antimony is the Basis, or principal Ingredient. See ANTIMONY. Antimonials are chiefly of an emetic tendency; though they may be so qualified as to become either Cathartic, or Diaphoretic, or...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Medicine
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ADMINISTRATIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ADMINISTRATION
the government, or direction of affairs; particularly the exercise of distributive justice.See GOVERNMENT and JUSTICE. Indolent princes confide the administration of public affairs to their ministers. See MINISTER. Civil wars are usually raised on...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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PIL A or Pil ehttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/PIL-A-or-Pil-e
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THANE or Twainhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/THANE-or-Twain
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SINOPLE or SENOPLEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/SINOPLE-or-SENOPLE
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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TWELFTH-Day or Tidehttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/TWELFTH-Day-or-Tide
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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SUCKERS or Off-Setshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/SUCKERS-or-Off-Sets
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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TROIA or Trojan Gameshttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/TROIA-or-Trojan-Games
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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Ivory or Velvet BLACKhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/Ivory-or-Velvet-BLACK
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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Theologyhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/religion/theology
THEOLOGY, or the Consideration of GOD: his Nature and Attributes, as Eternity, Ubiquity, &c. His Unity, Trinity, &c. Persons, Hypostasis. &c. Our Duty to him, discover'd by Inspiration, Revelation, Prophecy, &c. by the Mesiah, Evangelisis, Apostles,...
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ALOEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/biotechnology/medicine/ALOES
the East and West Indies; and is also found in some Countries of Europe, as Spain, and particularly the Mountains of Sierra Morena.Its Leaves are green, very thick, hard, and prickly; yielding a kind of Cotton, whereof Laces may be made.Out of the...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Medicine
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ANGELhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANGEL
a spiritual, intelligent Substance; the first in Rank and Dignity among created Beings. See SPIRIT. The Word Angel, is not properly a Denomination of Nature, but of Office; denoting as much as Nuntius, Messenger, a Person employed to carry one’s Orders,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ARBORhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/natural-history/ARBOR
ARBOR, in natural history, botany, etc. See TREE. Arbor in chemistry—Arbor Philosophica, is a name common to several metalline crystallizations; thus called from their ramifications resembling a tree. See CRYSTALLIZATION. Such are the Arbor Dianae,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Natural History
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ASHEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/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, all the...
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AXIOMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AXIOM
ἀξίωμα, a self-evident truth; or a proposition whose truth every person perceives at first sight. See TRUTH and PROPOSITION. Thus, that the whole is greater than a part; that a thing cannot give what itself has not; that a thing cannot be and not be at...
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ALMONDhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALMOND
are reputed cooling, healing, emollient, and nutritive: are much prescribed in Emulsions, and found of good effect in all Disorders from choleric and acrimonious Humours.—The Oil of Sweet Almonds, drawn without Fire, is a safe and useful Remedy in...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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