See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

SCOTT See also:

• RUSSELL (FAMILY)
• RUSSELL, ISRAEL COOK (1852- )
• RUSSELL, JOHN (1745-1806)
• RUSSELL, JOHN (d. 1494)
• RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL (1792-1878)
• JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL (1808–1882)
• RUSSELL, LORD WILLIAM (1639–1683)
• RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM HOWARD
• RUSSELL, THOMAS (1762-1788)
• RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLARK (1844– )

RUSSELL (1808–1882)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British engineer, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 18o8 near See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow, a " son of the See also:

• MANSE (Med. Lat. manse, manses or mansum, from manere, to dwell, remain)

manse," and was at first destined for the See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry . But this intention on his See also:

• FATHER

father's See also:

• PART

part was changed in consequence of the boy's See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early leanings towards See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical See also:

• SCIENCE (Lat. scientia, from scire; to learn, know)

science . He attended in See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession the See also:

• UNIVERSITIES

universities of St See also:

• ANDREWS, JAMES PETTIT (c. 1737–1797)
• ANDREWS, THOMAS (1813–1885)

Andrews, See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh and Glasgow,—taking his degree in the last-named at the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of sixteen . After spending a couple of years in workshops, he settled in Edinburgh as a lecturer on science, and soon attracted large classes . In 1832–33 he was engaged to give the natural See also:

• PHILOSOPHY (Gr. gthos, fond of, and vo4 (a, wisdom)

philosophy course at the university, the See also:

• CHAIR (in. Mid. Eng. chcere, through O. Fr. chaire or chaiere, from Lat. cathedra, later caledra, Gr. xaOi3pa, seat, cf. "cathedral"; the modern Fr. form chaise, a chair, has been adopted in English with a particular meaning as a form of carriage; chaire

chair having become vacant by the See also:

• DEATH

death of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• LESLIE
• LESLIE, CHARLES (1650-1722)
• LESLIE, CHARLES ROBERT (1794–1859)
• LESLIE, FRED [FREDERICK HOBSON] (1855–1892)
• LESLIE, SIR JOHN (1766-1832)
• LESLIE, THOMAS EDWARD CLIFFE (1827-1882)

Leslie . In the following See also:

• YEAR

year he began his remarkable See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of observations on waves . Having been consulted as to the possibility of utilizing See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam-See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation on the Edinburgh & Glasgow See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal, he replied that the question could not be answered without experiments, which he was willing to undertake if a portion of the canal were placed at his disposal . The results of this inquiry are to be found in the Trans . See also:

• ROY, WILLIAM (1726-1790)

Roy . See also:

• SOC

Soc . Ed . (vol. xiv.), and in the British Association Reports (seventh See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting) .

The existence of the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• WAVE

wave, or wave of See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation, with many of its most important features, was here first recognized, and it was clearly pointed out why there is a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• RATE

rate, depending on the See also:

• DEPTH

depth of the See also:

• WATER

water, at which a canal-See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat can be towed at the least See also:

• EXPENDITURE

expenditure of effort by the See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse . The elementary mathematical theory of the long wave was soon supplied by commentators on See also:

• SCOTT, ALEXANDER (fl. 1550)
• SCOTT, DAVID (18o6-1849)
• SCOTT, MICHAEL (1789-1835)
• SCOTT, ROBERT (1811-1887)
• SCOTT, SIR GEORGE GILBERT (1811-1878)
• SCOTT, SIR WALTER, BART
• SCOTT, WILLIAM BELL (1811-1890)
• SCOTT, WINFIELD (1786-1866)

Scott See also:

• RUSSELL (FAMILY)
• RUSSELL, ISRAEL COOK (1852- )
• RUSSELL, JOHN (1745-1806)
• RUSSELL, JOHN (d. 1494)
• RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL (1792-1878)
• RUSSELL, JOHN SCOTT (1808–1882)
• RUSSELL, LORD WILLIAM (1639–1683)
• RUSSELL, SIR WILLIAM HOWARD
• RUSSELL, THOMAS (1762-1788)
• RUSSELL, WILLIAM CLARK (1844– )

Russell's See also:

• WORK

work, and a more See also:

• COMPLETE

complete investigation was subsequently given by Sir G . G . See also:

• STOKES, SIR G
• STOKES, SIR GEORGE GABRIEL, BART
• STOKES, WHITLEY (1830-1909)

Stokes . Russell indulged in many extraordinary and groundless speculations, some of which were published in a See also:

• POSTHUMOUS

posthumous See also:

• VOLUME

volume, The Wave of Translation (1885) . His observations led him to propose and experiment on a new See also:

• SYSTEM

system of shaping vessels, known as the wave system, which culminated in :the See also:

• BUILDING

building of the " See also:

• GREAT

Great Eastern." His activity and ingenuity were also displayed in many other See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields,—steam-coaches for roads, improvements in boilers and in marine engines, the immense See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron See also:

• DOME (Lat domus, house; Ital. duomo, cathedral)

dome of the See also:

• VIENNA (Ger. Wien; Lat. Vindobona)
• VIENNA, CONGRESS OF (1814-1815)

Vienna See also:

• EXHIBITION

Exhibition, cellular See also:

• DOUBLE
• DOUBLE (from the Mid. Eng. duble, the form which gives the present pronunciation, through the Old Er. duble, from Lat. duplus, twice as much)

double bottoms for iron See also:

• SHIPS

ships, &c . With Mr See also:

• STAFFORD
• STAFFORD, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Stafford See also:

• NORTHCOTE, JAMES (1746-1831)

Northcote (afterwards See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• IDDESLEIGH, STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE, 1ST

Iddesleigh), he was See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint-secretary of the Great Exhibition of 1851; and he was one of the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief founders of the Institution of See also:

• NAVAL

Naval Architects . He died at See also:

• VENTNOR

Ventnor on the 8th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1882 .