A widely cultivated plant of the nightshade order, and belonging to the genus nicotiana.

Tobacco

A widely cultivated plant of the nightshade order, and belonging to the genus nicotiana.

A class of reptiles belonging to the same order as the turtles, but differing from them mainly in that they frequent the land, marshes, and inland waters, while the turtles live principally in the sea.

Tortoise

A class of reptiles belonging to the same order as the turtles, but differing from them mainly in that…

The common name of animals belonging to the order cetacea, with which are included the porpoise and the dolphin. They are formed somewhat like fishes, and like them live in the sea.

Whale

The common name of animals belonging to the order cetacea, with which are included the porpoise and…

Medium-sized mammals with black-and-white-fur belonging to the family Mephitidae and the order Carnivora.

Common Skunk

Medium-sized mammals with black-and-white-fur belonging to the family Mephitidae and the order Carnivora.

A gazelle is an antelope of the genus Gazella. They are known as fast animals; they are able to reach high speeds for long periods of time.

Gazelles

A gazelle is an antelope of the genus Gazella. They are known as fast animals; they are able to reach…

Freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in the winter.

Horned Grebe

Freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in the winter.

Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squid and nautilus.

Cuttle-fish

Cuttlefish are animals of the order Sepiida, and are marine cephalopods, small relatives of squid and…

A genus of parasitic plants, natural order Concolvulaceae. Dodder.

Cuscuta

A genus of parasitic plants, natural order Concolvulaceae. Dodder.

A fast flying bird of Europe.

European Swift

A fast flying bird of Europe.

This is a diagram showing the rocks of the successive periods of time. They are shown in order from the Archaean, in Northern New York, southwestward to the Coal-formation of Pennsylvania, showing that they succee one another on the map simply because they come to the surface in succession

Archaean Time

This is a diagram showing the rocks of the successive periods of time. They are shown in order from…

A roman patriot; born about 1310. He was of obscure birth; but having received an excellent education, which he improved by a strong will and vigorous understanding, he was sent by his fellow citizens to Clement VI., at Avignon, in order to prevail on that pontiff to return to Rome.

Nicola Rienzi

A roman patriot; born about 1310. He was of obscure birth; but having received an excellent education,…

The popular and generic name of certain insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Homopotera, of many species.

Cicada

The popular and generic name of certain insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Homopotera,…

The arteries of the face and scalp. The muscle tissue of the lips must be supposed to have been cut away, in order to show the course of the coronary arteries.

Facial Arteries

The arteries of the face and scalp. The muscle tissue of the lips must be supposed to have been cut…

A stocky simplified variant of the Doric order that was introducted into the canon of classical architecture by Italian architectural theorists of the 16th century.

Tuscan Order

A stocky simplified variant of the Doric order that was introducted into the canon of classical architecture…

One of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture.

Doric Order

One of the three orders or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or classical architecture.

One of the three orders of classical architecture. It originated in the mid-6th century BC.

Ionic Order

One of the three orders of classical architecture. It originated in the mid-6th century BC.

One of the three orders of classical architecture. It was said to have been invented by an architect, Callimachus, who was inspired by the sight of a votive basket that had been left on the grave of a young girl.

Corinthian Order

One of the three orders of classical architecture. It was said to have been invented by an architect,…

A mised order, combining the volutes of the Ionic order with the leaves of the Corinthian order.

Composite Order

A mised order, combining the volutes of the Ionic order with the leaves of the Corinthian order.

The badge of the Order of Cincinnatus.

Order of Cincinnatus

The badge of the Order of Cincinnatus.

A traveler, specifically one who journeys to some place esteemed sacred, either as a penance or in order to discharge some vow or religious obligation, or to obtain some spritual or miraculous benefit.

Male Pilgrim

A traveler, specifically one who journeys to some place esteemed sacred, either as a penance or in order…

Dry docks are two kinds, the stationary dock and the floating dock. They are used in order to get at that part of the ships which is under water, in order to mend them.

Dry Dock

Dry docks are two kinds, the stationary dock and the floating dock. They are used in order to get at…

The fruit of a small tree belonging to the same natural order as the orange. There are numerous varieties of the lemon, but they may all be reduced to four general types. 1. The common or general lemon. 2. The thin-skinned lemon. 3. The sweet lemon. 4. The citron lemon.

Lemon

The fruit of a small tree belonging to the same natural order as the orange. There are numerous varieties…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Cube

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Regular Octahedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Rhombic Dodecahedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Regular Tetrahedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

First Right Square Prism

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Second Right Square Prism

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

First Right Square Octahedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Second Right Square Octahedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Hexagonal Prism

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Six-sided Pyramid

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which belongs a number of forms having some property in common. In order to classify these different crystals, the existence of certain lines within the crystal, called axes, is assumed, around which the form can be symmetrically build up. These axes are assumed to intersect in the center of the crystal, and to pass through from one side to the other." — Hallock, 1905

Rhombohedron

"Science has succeeded in classifying the thousands of known crystals in six systems, to each of which…

"A genus of insects, the type of a very numerous family, which forms the order Parasita or Auoplura. The body is flattened, almost transparent; the segments both of the thorax and abdomen very distinct; the mouth is small and tubular, enclosing a sucker; there are no wings; the legs are short, and are terminated by a claw adapted for taking hold of hairs or feathers. The eyes are simple, one or two on each side of the head. All the species are small, and live parasitically, on human beings, terrestrial mammalia, and birds." — Chambers, 1881

Magnified Louse

"A genus of insects, the type of a very numerous family, which forms the order Parasita or Auoplura.…

"A genus of clover-like plants of the natural order Leguminosae, with ternate leaves, differing from the clovers in the generally elongated racemes o flowers, the stamens not adhering to the corolla, and the 1-3 seeded tumid pods. All species have a strong peculiar sweetish smell, which becomes more agreeable when they are dried, and is owing to the presence of Coumarin." — Chambers, 1881

Melilot

"A genus of clover-like plants of the natural order Leguminosae, with ternate leaves, differing from…

"A genus of small parasitical shrubs of the natural order Loranthaceae. This order is exogenous, and contains more than 400 known species, mostly tropical and parasites." — Chambers, 1881

Mistletoe

"A genus of small parasitical shrubs of the natural order Loranthaceae. This order is exogenous, and…

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which has now been introduced into many tropical and subtropical countries. It grows to the height of 15-30 feet, with leaves only at the top." — Chambers, 1881

Papaw Tree

"A South American tree of the natural order Papayaceae of which order about 30 species are known which…

"A genus of plants almost exclusively native to the warm parts of America, and belonging to the natural order Passifloaceae; an order of exogenous plants, of which more than 200 species are known, mostly climbers, having tendrils which spring from the axils of the leaves, herbaceous or half shrubby, natives of tropical and subtropical countries, but rare in Asia and Africa." — Chambers, 1881

Passionflower

"A genus of plants almost exclusively native to the warm parts of America, and belonging to the natural…

"A genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrangeae. This order has a calyx, usually of five sepals more or less cohering at the base; a corolla usually of five sepals more or less cohering at the base; a corolla usually of five perigynous petals, alternate with the sepals, rarely wanting; perigynous stamens; a hypogynous or perigynous disc; an overy, usually of two carpels, cohering more or less by their face, but diverging at the apex." — Chambers, 1881

Saxifrage

"A genus of plants of the natural order Saxifrangeae. This order has a calyx, usually of five sepals…

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Buoy Mooring Block

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Cast-iron Mooring Anchor

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

"A form of dough-making machine in common use. It consists of a trough or box, the lower portion of which is semi-cylindrical, hung on a spindle, with a series of iron crossbars revolving inside. It is made to be worked by either hand or steam-power, and of various sizes, as required by bakers. In this machine the whole of the operations connected with setting the sponge, breaking the sponge, and mixing the dough, are performed. The gearing is arranged to give a fast motion for setting the sponge, and a slow motion towards the close of the dough making, when it is desireable to draw out the mass in order to give it a "skin," or smooth superficial texture." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Kneading Machine

"A form of dough-making machine in common use. It consists of a trough or box, the lower portion of…

"The click barrel-ratchet R is set upon another larger ratchet-wheel, with its teeth pointing the opposite way, and its click rT is set in the clock-frame. That ratchet is connected with the great wheel by a spring ss' pressing against the two pins s in the ratchet and s' in the wheel. When you wind up the weight, the click Tr prevents the ratchet from turning back or to the right; and as the spring ss' is kept by the weight in a state of tension equivalent to the weight itself it will drive the wheel to the left for a short distance, when its end s is held fast, with the same force as if that end was pulled forward by the weight; and as the great wheel has to move very little during the short time the clock is winding, the spring will keep the clock going long enough." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Harrison's Going-Ratchet

"The click barrel-ratchet R is set upon another larger ratchet-wheel, with its teeth pointing the opposite…

"The cross of the Danisn order of the Dannebrog, a white cross surmounting a red one, with the royal crown, the cipher of reigning soverign, and the motto "For God and the King," is a characteristic example of the use of the great Christian symbol in the insignia of the knighthood of the present day." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Dannebrog

"The cross of the Danisn order of the Dannebrog, a white cross surmounting a red one, with the royal…

"The upper edge of the shelf on which the weights slide is graduated into equal divisions, and the weight is provided with a sharp tongue of metal in order that its posistion on the shelf may be accurately determined." —Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Slider of Kelvin Ampere Balance

"The upper edge of the shelf on which the weights slide is graduated into equal divisions, and the weight…

"Erica cinerea. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or heather, but now applied to all species of Erica, an extensive genus of monopetalous plants, belonging to the order Ericaceae. The heaths are evergreen shrubs, with small narrow leaves, in whorls usually set rather thickly on the shoots; the persistent flowers have 4 sepals, and a 4-cleft campanulate or tubular corolla, in many species more or less ventricose or inflated." — Encyclopediia Britannica, 1893

Heath

"Erica cinerea. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or heather,…

"Calluna Vulgaris. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or heather, but now applied to all species of Erica, an extensive genus of monopetalous plants, belonging to the order Ericaceae. The heaths are evergreen shrubs, with small narrow leaves, in whorls usually set rather thickly on the shoots; the persistent flowers have 4 sepals, and a 4-cleft campanulate or tubular corolla, in many species more or less ventricose or inflated." — Encyclopediia Britannica, 1893

Heath

"Calluna Vulgaris. The English form of a name given in most Teutonic dialects to the common ling or…

"Sylvester's furnace doors or doors of similar form are preferable to the ordinary hinged doors, because they can be opened to any extent, and are less liable to get out of order." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Furnace Doors

"Sylvester's furnace doors or doors of similar form are preferable to the ordinary hinged doors, because…

"A centrifugal pump differing from an ordinary centrifugal pumps in one feature only. The water rises through a suction pipe S, which divides so as to enter the pump wheel at the center on each side. The pump disk or wheel is very similar to a turbine wheel. it is keyed on a shaft driven by a belt on a fast and loose pulley arrangement at P. The water rotating in the pump disk presses outwards, and if the speed is sufficient a continuous flow is maintained through the pump and into the discharge pipe D. The special feature in this pump is that the water, discharged by the pump disk with a whirling velocity of not inconsiderable magnitude, is allowed to continue rotation in a chamber somewhat larger than the pump. The use of this whirlpool chamber was first suggested by Professor James Thomson." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Centrifugal Pump

"A centrifugal pump differing from an ordinary centrifugal pumps in one feature only. The water rises…

"In the sub-order Rhizostomae the edges of the oral opening use together at an early age and leave several sucker-like secondary mouths, which were formerly mistaken for independent persons." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Rhizostomae

"In the sub-order Rhizostomae the edges of the oral opening use together at an early age and leave several…

"In the sub-order Rhizostomae the edges of the oral opening use together at an early age and leave several sucker-like secondary mouths, which were formerly mistaken for independent persons." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Chrysaora

"In the sub-order Rhizostomae the edges of the oral opening use together at an early age and leave several…

"A genus of plants of the natural order rosacae, sub-order Potentilleae. The calyx is five-cleft, without bracts; the hardened tube at length invests two carpels, and is covered with hooked bristles" — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Agrimony

"A genus of plants of the natural order rosacae, sub-order Potentilleae. The calyx is five-cleft, without…

"One of the religious orders of Spanish knighthood, was founded as a military fraternity for the defense of Estremadura against the Moors. In 1197, Pope Celestine III. raised it to the rank of a religious order of knighthood; bestowed great privileges on it, and charged it with the defense of the Christian faith." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcantara

"One of the religious orders of Spanish knighthood, was founded as a military fraternity for the defense…

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order Asteroida, and consisting of a polype-mass with starlike pores and protrusive polypes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcyonium

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order…

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order Asteroida, and consisting of a polype-mass with starlike pores and protrusive polypes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcyonium

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order…

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order Asteroida, and consisting of a polype-mass with starlike pores and protrusive polypes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcyonium Digitatum

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order…

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order Asteroida, and consisting of a polype-mass with starlike pores and protrusive polypes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcyonium Digitatum

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order…

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order Asteroida, and consisting of a polype-mass with starlike pores and protrusive polypes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Alcyonium Digitatum

"A genus of Zoophytes, the type of family called Alcyonide, belonging to the class anthozoa, and order…

"A genus of the natural orer Rosaceae, sub-order Amygdaleae or Drupaceae, consisting of trees or shrubs, distinguished by the coarsely furrowed and wrinkled shell of the drupe, and by the young leaves being conduplicate, or having their sides folded together." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Almond Tree

"A genus of the natural orer Rosaceae, sub-order Amygdaleae or Drupaceae, consisting of trees or shrubs,…

"A genus of plants of the natural order Amaranthaceae. This order contains nearly 300 known species, natives of tropical and temperate countries, but chiefly abounding within the tropics. They are herbs or shrubs, with simple exstipulate leaves, and flowers in heads or spikes." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Amaranth

"A genus of plants of the natural order Amaranthaceae. This order contains nearly 300 known species,…