Kincardineshire
OR THE MEARNS, a northern county of Scotland, bounded on the N. by the river Dee and Aberdeenshire, by Forfarshire on the W. and S., and the North Sea on the E. The principal rivers are Bervie Water, flowing south-eastward to the North Sea; the Water of Feugh; the Dye; Luther Water; and the Cowie. The county belonged to the old Celtic French measure of length or distance, kingdom of Scotland; area, 244,000 acres, of which 121,000 are in cultivation. In the W. and N. W. the Grampians traverse the county. The principal towns are Stonehaven, which is the capital; Laurencekirk and Inverbervie. Pop. about 45,000.
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Kinchok
one of the two chief divinities of Tibet.
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Kinderscout Grit
a name given to the coarse grits and flagstones which occur toward the base of the Millstone Grit of England. The rock forms the tableland of Kinderscout in the Peak country. The grit is quarried at Eyam Moore, Derwent Edge, and other places, and is used for engine beds, foundations, and reservoir work.
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Kinematics
the science of pure motion, admitting conceptions of time and velocity, but excluding the conception of force. From the kinematics of a point, all the properties of a curve may be deduced.
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Kinetic Motor
a vehicle impelled by means of stored energy. It is really a "stored-steam" system. KINETICS which treats of forces imparting motion , a branch of dynamics to or influencing motion already imparted to bodies.
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Kineto-Phonograph
an apparatus combining the principles of the kinetograph, the vitascope, and the phonograph, invented by by Thomas A. Edison.
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Kinetograph
an apparatus for taking pictures of moving objects in their changing positions. It was invented by Edison, a forerunner of the present motion picture machines.
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Kinetoscope
an instrument invented by Perigal, for illustrating the result of the combination of circular of movements of different radii in the production of curves; called also kinescope. Also an apparatus invented by Thomas A. Edison for exhibiting the pictures the taken by the kinetograph.
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King Cole
a legendary King of Britain, who lived in the 3d century.
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King Cotton
a popular personification of the cotton plant in the United States.
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King George's Sound
an inlet 5 miles N. and S., and 5 miles broad, at the S. W. angle of western Australia; is an excellent roadstead, and contains two landlocked recesses, Princess Royal and Oyster Harbors. Albany, on Princess Royal Harbor, is a port of call for mail steamers.
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King George's War
a war bebetween Great Britain and its American colonies, against France and its Indian allies, so named from King George II. Its principal event was the capture of Louisburg, on Cape Breton Island, the strongest and most important French fortress in America except Quebec. The war began in 1743 and was ended in 1748 by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
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King of the Herrings
the popular name of the Chimæra monstrosa, or Arctic chimæra, a fish also known in certain localities by the name of "seacat."
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King Philip's War
a conflict between the New England colonists and the confederated Indian tr tribes, the Narragansetts, the Wampanoags, and the Nipmucks, carried on in 1675-1676. The Indians were led by Philip, a chief, who was killed at Mount Hope, R. I. Of the 90 towns of the colonists, 12 were utterly destroyed, while more than 40 others suffered from fire and pillage. More than 1,000 men were killed and many women and children. The Indians were annihilated.
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King Robert of Sicily
(English romance of the fourteenth century, author unknown). It has never been printed. It tells how King Robert of Sicily was beguiled by pride into sneering at a priest who read mass. To punish him, an angel was sent down by God, and he, assuming Robert's shape, transformed the King into the likeness of his own fool: he is sent out to lie with the dogs. He was at length allowed to resume his proper shape after a long and ignominious penance. See poem on the subject by Longfellow.
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King William's War
war a waged by Great Britain and its colonies in America against France and its Indian allies, in 1689-1697. 7.
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Kingcrab
the English name of the crabs belonging to the genus Limulus. They have their body commencing in front with a broad crescent-shaped carapace, with its convexity forward, the whole terminated posteriorly by a long spine-like tail. The kingcrabs are the only representatives of the order and subdivision of Crustacea called Xypho- They are found in the seas and sura. islands of both the Asiatic and American shores of the Pacific Ocean.
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Kingdom
the designation of the highest and most comprehensive of the divisions into which natural objects are arranged. They are three in number, the Animal, the Vegetable, and the Mineral kingdoms.
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Kingdom of Heaven
or KING- DOM OF GOD. See HEAVEN.
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Kingfish
a beautiful member of the mackerel family. The back and sides are of a rich green, with purple and gold reflections; the under parts yellowish-green, the fins vermilion. Called also the opah.
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Kinglake
ALEXANDER WIL- LIAM, an English historian; born in Taunton, Somerset, England, Aug. 5, 1809. Having accompanied the English army to the Crimea in 1854, he wrote his masterpiece, "The Invasion of the Crimea, its Origin and an Account of its Progress" (8 vols., 1863-1887). It is the standard work on the subject, though perhaps it is slightly diffuse, and partial to his friend, Lord Raglan. Before the Crimean War he also wrote "Eöthen." He died in London, Jan. 2, 1891.
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Kingpost
or KINGPIECE, the middle post of a roof, standing in the tie beam and reaching up to the ridge; it is often formed into an octagonal column with capital and base, and small struts or bases, which are slightly curved, spreading from it above the capital to some other timbers. Also known as crown post, or joggle post. a large part
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Kingsley, Charles
kingz'li, Charles (1819-1875), an English clergyman and writer. He was born near Dartmouth, Devonshire. He was educated at Cambridge for the church. In 1844 he became rector of Eversley, which living he held until his death. He occupied a chair of history at Cambridge for some years. In 1873 he was appointed Canon of Westminster. He took an active interest in social conditions, especially in bettering the material position of the working people. Alton Locke and Yeast, a Problem deal with the Chartist movement and labor problems. Hypatia is a tale of old Alexandria. Westward Ho is a stirring story of Sir Walter Raleigh's day. Hereward the Wake is the favorite of boys. The Water Babies is a scientific fairy tale. QUOTATIONS. Men must work and women must weep. Do noble things, not dream them. The sunshine follows the rain. SAID OF KINGSLEY. One of the good influences of the age.--Mill. Kingsley had a true interest in things as they are and ought to be.--Henley.
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