Artesian Well in Paris IN theAthenœum of October 26, 1839, it is stated that: “At a late sitting of the Academy of Sciences M. Arago stated that he had that morning been making some ...

Propagation of Heat in Liquids ON September 14, 1839, the Athenœum said: “The experiment of M. Despretz concerning the propagation of heat in liquids has been attended with the most ...

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Monier Williams writes to the London Athenoeum as follows: "A remarkable demonstration has recently taken place at Bombay. A number of educated natives in high position have been seized by a kind ...

The Irish famine of 1848. The rise of Fenianism. Gladstone and Home Rule defeated. Parnell and defeat. The Great War and delay. Then, result of all: the Irish Free State, and the Irish Free State ...

ALL manner of things may be learned from old diaries — not only matters of definite record, but odds and ends of miscellaneous lore. A single instance, possibly not at all surprising to others ...

A popular macabre story that is frequently shared around the Halloween holiday involves Mary Shelley, the author of gothic novels such as "Frankenstein," her late husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, a ...