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Bible Encyclopedias
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Search Results: "shadow-on-the-dial
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Anthe`lia
luminous rings witnessed in alpine and polar regions, seen round the shadow of one's head in a fog or cloud opposite the sun.
luminous rings witnessed in alpine and polar regions, seen round the shadow of one's head in a fog or cloud opposite the sun.
Blake, Robert
The great English admiral and "Sea King," born at Bridgewater; successful as a soldier under the Commonwealth, before he tried seamanship; took first
The great English admiral and "Sea King," born at Bridgewater; successful as a soldier under the Commonwealth, before he tried seamanship; took first
Brocken
or he highest peak (3740 ft.) of the harz mts., cultivated to the summit; famous for a " o called, long an object of superstition, but which is only the beholder's shadow projected through, and magnified by, the mists.
or he highest peak (3740 ft.) of the harz mts., cultivated to the summit; famous for a " o called, long an object of superstition, but which is only the beholder's shadow projected through, and magnified by, the mists.
Burns, Robert
Celebrated Scottish poet, born at Alloway, near Ayr, in 1759, son of an honest, intelligent peasant, who tried farming in a small way, but did not prosper;
Celebrated Scottish poet, born at Alloway, near Ayr, in 1759, son of an honest, intelligent peasant, who tried farming in a small way, but did not prosper;
Byrom, John
poet and stenographer, born near manchester; invented a system of shorthand, now superseded, and which he had the sole right of teaching for 21 years; contributed as "john shadow" to the spectator ; author of the pastoral, "my time, o ye muses, was happily spent"; his poetry satirical and genial (1692-1763).
poet and stenographer, born near manchester; invented a system of shorthand, now superseded, and which he had the sole right of teaching for 21 years; contributed as "john shadow" to the spectator ; author of the pastoral, "my time, o ye muses, was happily spent"; his poetry satirical and genial (1692-1763).
Cazalès
a member of french constituent assembly, a dragoon captain, a fervid, eloquent orator of royalism, who "earned thereby," says carlyle, "the shadow of a name" (1758-1805).
a member of french constituent assembly, a dragoon captain, a fervid, eloquent orator of royalism, who "earned thereby," says carlyle, "the shadow of a name" (1758-1805).
Chamisso, Adalbert von
A German naturalist and littérateur born in France, but educated in Berlin; is famous for his poetical productions, but especially as the author
A German naturalist and littérateur born in France, but educated in Berlin; is famous for his poetical productions, but especially as the author
Dante Alighieri
The great poet of Italy, "the voice of ten silent centuries," born in Florence; was of noble birth; showed early a great passion for learning; learned
The great poet of Italy, "the voice of ten silent centuries," born in Florence; was of noble birth; showed early a great passion for learning; learned
Erebus
a region of utter darkness in the depths of hades, into which no mortal ever penetrated, the proper abode of pluto and his queen with their train of attendants, such as the erinnyes, through which the spirits of the dead must pass on their way to hades; equivalent to the valley of the shadow of death.
a region of utter darkness in the depths of hades, into which no mortal ever penetrated, the proper abode of pluto and his queen with their train of attendants, such as the erinnyes, through which the spirits of the dead must pass on their way to hades; equivalent to the valley of the shadow of death.
Escurial
A huge granite pile, built in the form of a gridiron, 30 m. NW. from Madrid, and deemed at one time the eighth wonder of the world; was built in 1563-1584;
A huge granite pile, built in the form of a gridiron, 30 m. NW. from Madrid, and deemed at one time the eighth wonder of the world; was built in 1563-1584;
Hunt, Holman
Painter, born in London; became a pupil of Rossetti, and "his greatest disciple," and joined the Pre-Raphaelite movement; he began with "worldly subjects,"
Painter, born in London; became a pupil of Rossetti, and "his greatest disciple," and joined the Pre-Raphaelite movement; he began with "worldly subjects,"
La Pérouse
A celebrated French navigator, born near Albi, in Languedoc; after distinguished services in the navy was in 1785 sent with two frigates on a voyage
A celebrated French navigator, born near Albi, in Languedoc; after distinguished services in the navy was in 1785 sent with two frigates on a voyage
Oliphant, Laurence
Religious enthusiast and mystic, born in Perthshire; spent his boyhood in Ceylon, where his father was chief-justice; early conceived a fondness for
Religious enthusiast and mystic, born in Perthshire; spent his boyhood in Ceylon, where his father was chief-justice; early conceived a fondness for
Penumbra
the name given to the partial shadow on the rim of the total shadow of an eclipse, also to the margin of the light and shade of a picture.
the name given to the partial shadow on the rim of the total shadow of an eclipse, also to the margin of the light and shade of a picture.
Röntgen Rays
Described by Dr. Knott as "rays of light that pass with ease through many substances that are optically opaque, but are absorbed by others." "For example,"
Described by Dr. Knott as "rays of light that pass with ease through many substances that are optically opaque, but are absorbed by others." "For example,"
Schlemihl, Peter
the name of a man who in chamisso's tale sold his shadow to the devil, a synonym of one who makes a desperate or silly bargain.
the name of a man who in chamisso's tale sold his shadow to the devil, a synonym of one who makes a desperate or silly bargain.
Venice
A city of Italy, in a province of the same name, at the head of the Adriatic, in a shallow lagoon dotted with some eighty islets, and built on piles
A city of Italy, in a province of the same name, at the head of the Adriatic, in a shallow lagoon dotted with some eighty islets, and built on piles
