Barus
CARL, an American physicist, born in Cincinnati in 1856. He was educated at Columbia University and in Germany, and he took post-graduate courses at Brown and Clark universities. He served in various departments of the United States Government as physicist and became, in 1895, professor of physics at Brown University. From 1903 he was dean of the graduate department of that university. He was awarded the Rumford Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for researches in heat. He was a member of many important commissions on chemical subjects, and was a member also of many scientific societies. His writings include "Compressibility of Liquids" (1892); "Condensation of Atmospheric Moisture" (1895); "Diffusion of Gases through Liquids" (1913).
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Barye
ANTOINE LOUIS, a French sculptor, born in Paris, Sept. 24, 1795. He studied engraving with Fourrier and a goldsmith named Beinnais; in 1812, was a topographical engineer; in 1816 studied drawing with the painter Gros, and sculpture with Basio; and, in 1819, took the second prize for a "Milo di Crotona," which was awarded him at the Concours of the Beaux Arts. From 1823 till 1831 he worked under Fauconnier, jeweler to the Duchesse d'Angoulême. In 1831 he exhibited the celebrated "Tiger "Tis Devouring a Crocodile." He was an officer of the Legion of Honor, a member of the Institute, and a professor at the Jardin des Plantes. He died in Paris, June 25, 1875.
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Bascule Escapement
A form of chronometer escapement in which the detent is mounted on a pivoted axis. It is also known as the pivoted detent escapement to distinguish it from the spring detent.
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Base
in chemistry, a compound formed by a metal and oxygen; also, sometimes, hydrogen. Certain other elements combined with oxygen and hydrogen, or with hydrogen alone, form acids. An acid and a base unite to form water and a salt. Thus sodium combines with oxygen and hydrogen to form a base known as sodium hydroxide; chlorine unites with hydrogen to form an acid known as hydrochloric acid. Both the base and the acid named are liquids. They may be combined to form common water and the white powder known as common salt. Acids are sour; bases are bitter, slimy to the touch, and corrosive; salts are soapy or salty to the taste. The chief base-forming metals are: aluminum, calcium, gold, iron, magnesium, mercury, platinum, potassium, silver, sodium, tin, and zinc. A base changes red litmus to blue. See Litmus ; Acid ; Salt ; Alkali
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Basedow, Johann Bernhard
Johann Bernhard (1723-1790), a German author and educator. He was born at Hamburg. He died at Magdeburg. Basedow was educated in the gymnasium of his native town. He studied theology at Leipsic, but took up the work of tutoring young men. In 1767 he published a work, the name of which may be given to show the length to which Germans of that day carried titles,--An Address to the Friends of Humanity, and to Persons in Power, on Schools, on Education, and its Influence on Public Happiness, with the Plan of an Elementary Treatise on Human Knowledge. It was Basedow's ambition to establish a model school in which young teachers could be trained to carry his ideas abroad throughout Germany, the education of which he proposed to reform. In 1774 he published Elementary Work, an exposition of his ideas for the education of young children. The central thought was that children should be made to understand by seeing, hearing, feeling, and touching; or, to state the idea otherwise, to study things, and not mere words. A subscription enabled him to set up his model institute at Dessau. Basedow, however, had more temper than tact. He quarreled with his fellow teachers and left them to close up the institution. His institute at Dessau, however, is regarded as having prepared the way for the German system of normal schools.
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Basel
istic confession are a large number of leagues, but the padius at leading ones, attracting the most interest and comprised of the best players in the Basel ( 1531 country, are the National and the American, the so-called Major Leagues. Each
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Basel (BASLE or B LE a Hussites)
BASLE, or BÂLE, a Hussites in canton and city of Switzerland. The cantian nations ton borders on Alsace and Baden, has an to put a area of 163 square miles, and a populaprinces, and tion of about 225,000, nearly all speaking its first German. It is divided into two half-canciliation tons, Basel city (Basel-Stadt) and Basel ing to the country (Basel-Landschaft). The former dinal Legate consists of the city and its precincts, the That body remainder of the canton forming Basel- Pope, and Landschaft, the capital of which is Lieorders to stal. The city of Basel is 43 miles N. of deliberations Bern, and consists of two parts on oppo- Emperor site sides of the Rhine, has an ancient princes, cathedral, founded 1010, containing the continuing tombs of Erasmus and other eminent pertion the sons; a university, founded in 1459, with process an important library, a museum containpear at its ing the valuable public library, pictures, ply with ete. The industries embrace silk ribbons, clared him tanning, paper, aniline dyes, brewing, ter Eugenius etc.; and the advantageous position of at Ferrara Basel, a little below where the Rhine be-
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Basel (Has a circuit of eight cities)
has a circuit of eight cities. At the end Ecumenical of each season the leaders in their revoked by spective leagues play a series of games cessor, with each other for the title of World's Dec. 14, 1431 champions. The record of the World's Cardinal Series games from 1905 to 1920, inclu- Angelo. sive, follow: Year and Winning Club Games Runs 1905-New York Nationals.... 15 4 1906-Chicago Americans.... 4 22 *1907-Detroit Americans. *1907-Chicago Nationals.. 19 4 1908-Chicago Nationals. 24 4 1909-Pittsburgh Nationals.. 4 34 1910-Philadelphia Americans. 35 4 1911-Philadelphia Americans. 27 4 *1912-Boston Americans. 25 4 1913-Philadelphia Americans. 4 23 1914-Boston Nationals... 16 4 1915-Boston Americans. 12 4 1916-Boston Americans... 4 21 1917-Chicago Americans. 4 21 1918-Boston Americans. 4 9 55 1919-Cincinnati Nationals. 35 1920-Cleveland Americans..... 5 21 *Tie game. SUMMARY Won 10 American League. 6 National League.. Total series, 16; total games, 91, not including two were to
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