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  • ABACUShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mathematics/arithmetic/ABACUS

    ABACUS, among the Antients, was a kind of Cupboard, or Buffet. See BUFFET. In this Sense Livy, describing the Luxury into which the Romans degenerated after the Conquest of Asia, says, They had their Abaci, Beds, &c. plated over with Gold. Dec. IV. Lib....

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

  • ERAhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ERA

    ERA, in Matters of Chronology, signifies the same with Epoch; that is, any Point of Time, determined at Pleasure, whence to begin the Computation of the Years elapsed since. See Epoch. The generality of Writers agree, that the Era was originally used in...

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

  • ATOMhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/philosophy/ATOM

    ATOM, ἄτομος, in Philosophy, a Corpuscle; or a Part or Particle of Matter so minute as to be indivisible. See CORPUSCLE. The Word is Greek, ἄτομος; formed of the privative ἀ, and τέμνω, I cut, I divide. Atoms are properly the minima naturae, the last or...

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

  • 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

  • ARMShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARMS

    ARMS, Arma,all Kinds of Weapons, whether for Defense or Offence. See WEAPON, DEFENSE, etc. The Arms of Offense, are the Sword, Pistol, Musket, Bayonet, Pike, etc. See SWORD, GUN, etc. Arms of Defense. See under Armor. Fire-Arms. See FIRE-ARMS. The...

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

  • ALLEYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/biotechnology/gardening/ALLEY

    ALLEY, in Gardening, a straight parallel Walk, bordered or bounded on each hand with Trees, Shrubs, or the like. See GARDEN, WALK, ESPALIER, etc. Alleys are usually laid either with Grass or Gravel. See GRASS-WALK, and GRAVEL-WALK. An Alley is...

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

  • AGEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AGE

    AGE, the natural duration of anything; and particularly of the life of man. See DURATION, and LIFE. The ordinary age of mankind has been occasionally varied, in such manner as to afford a fine instance of the wisdom of Providence. See the article...

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

  • ACMEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACME

    ACME, the height or top of anything. The word is Greek, "ἀκμή" (akmē), point, tip; of "ἀκμάζω" (akmazō), I flourish. Acme is more especially used to denote the height of a distemper; which is divided into four periods by some institution writers: 1)...

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

  • ACIDhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACID

    ACID, Acidum, anything which affects the Tongue with a Sense of Sharpness, and Sourness. See TASTE.Acids are usually divided into manifest and dubious.The Manifest Acids are those above defined, which impress the Idea sensibly. — Such are Vinegar, and...

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

  • ABBOThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/religion/theology/ABBOT

    ABBOT or ABBAT, the Chief, or Superior of an Abbey, of the Male Kind. See ABBEY, and ABBESS. The Name Abbot is originally Hebrew, where it signifies Father. The Jews call Father in their Language Ab ; whence the Chaldees and Syrians form'd Abba ; and...

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

  • ACHILLEIShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACHILLEIS

    ACHILLEIS, or Achilleid, a celebrated Poem of Statius, wherein he proposed to deliver the whole Life and Actions of that Hero. See POEM. It only takes in his Infancy, the Poet being prevented from proceeding, by Death. The Achilleid is of the Heroic or...

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

  • ANTECEDENThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANTECEDENT

    ANTECEDENT, in the Schools, something that precedes, or goes before another, in respect of time; from the Latin Preposition ante, before, and cedens of cedere, to go. In this Sense the Word stands opposed to Subsequent. An Antecedent Decree, is a Decree...

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

  • ALLEGATIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALLEGATION

    ALLEGATION, the Citation, or Quotation of an Authority, Book, Passage, &c. to make good any Point, or Assertion. See QUOTATION, CITATION, AUTHORITY, &c.

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

  • APOCALYPSEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APOCALYPSE

    APOCALYPSE, Apocalypsis, q.d. Revelation; the Name of the last Book in the Canon of Scripture. See CANON and BIBLE. The Apocalypse contains Discoveries, or Revelations relating to many important Mysteries of Christian Faith; made to the Apostle St....

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

  • ANTIPODEShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/geography/ANTIPODES

    ANTIPODES, or Antoecians, in Geography, a relative Term, understood of such Inhabitants of the Earth as live diametrically opposite to one another. See EARTH. The Antipodes are those who live in Parallels of Latitude equally distant from the Equator,...

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

  • ANALYTICShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANALYTICS

    ANALYTICS, Analytica, the Doctrine, and Use of Analyses. See ANALYSIS. The great Advantage of the present Mathematics above the ancient, is chiefly in Point of Analytics. The Authors on the ancient Analytics, are enumerated by Pappus, in the Preface to...

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

  • ARMINIANShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARMINIANS

    ARMINIANS, a religious Sect or Party, which arose in Holland, by a Separation from the Calvinists. See ARMINIANISM. The Arminians are sometimes also called Remonstrants;by reason of a Remonstrance which they presented to the States General in 1611,...

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

  • AREOPAGUShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/chronology/AREOPAGUS

    AREOPAGUS, in Antiquity, a celebrated tribunal ofthe Athenians. Some imagine the Areopagus the proper name of acourt of justice, situated on a hill, in Athens; and that inthis court the senate of that illustrious city assembled. Others say that...

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

  • ASTROLOGYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASTROLOGY

    ASTROLOGY, Astrologia, the Art of foretelling future Events, from the Aspects, Positions, and Influences of the Heavenly Bodies. See ASPECT, INFLUENCE, etc. The Word is compounded of the Greek ἄστρον, Star, and λόγος, Discourse; whence, in the literal...

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

  • ASTROLABEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASTROLABE

    ASTROLABE, Astrolabium, was originally used for a System or Assemblage of the several Circles of the Sphere, in their proper Order and Situation with respect to each other. See CIRCLE and SPHERE. The ancient Astrolabes were the same with our Armillary...

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