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ALFRED LANDON, an American engineer; born in Paris, France, March 25, 1830; studied at the University of Virginia; was graduated at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris, in 1854; was assistant engineer on the completion of the National Capitol, Washington; engineer in the construction of the aqueduct in Washington; and was in charge of the United States survey for improving the Potomac river. During the Civil War he was colonel of engineers in the Confederate army. After the war he was at different times an engineer on several railroads; and general manager and superintendent of many engineering works; also chief engineer of the Cape Cod Canal. He died in 1903.
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Rives (AMELIE an American novelist)
AMELIE, an American novelist, born in Richmond, Va., Aug. 23, 1863. At an early age she contributed short stories to magazines and newspapers. A series of stories composed her first book, "A Brother to Dragons." "The Quick or the Dead," a unique type of fiction first published serially in "Lippincott's Magazine," in 1890, was her first success. It was aft afterward published in book form. "According to St. John" first appeared in the "Cosmopolitan" magazine, and then in book form, in 1891. Other books by this author are "Virginia of Virginia," and "Athelwold." She became the wife of John A. Chanler in 1888. They were divorced on account of incompatibility. In 1896 she married the son of a Russian Prince, Pierre Troubetskoi, an artist. She also wrote, "Herod and Mariamne," "Witness of the Sun," "Barbara Dering," "Tanis," etc., and several plays, including "The Prince and the Pauper," based on Mark Twain's romance (1920).
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Rives (II)
GEORGE LOCKHART, an American lawyer and historical writer, born in New York City in 1849. He graduated from Columbia University in 1868 and studied law at that university and at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1874 he was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City for many years. From 1896 to 1902 he was a member of the Rapid Transit Railroad Commission, and was corporation counsel from 1902 to 1904. From 1887 to 1889 he served as Assistant Secretary of State of the United States. He was a student of the relations between the United States and Mexico, and published in 1913 "The United States and Mexico, 1821-1848." He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was president of the Board of Trustees of the New York Public Library. He died in 1917.
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Rivet
a short bolt with a flat or rose head, employed for uniting two plates or thin pieces of material. The stub end is swaged to prevent its withdrawal. When used for joining pieces of leather, as in making belting, an annular disk, termed a burr, is placed over this end previous to swaging, in order to give a greater bearing. Rivets are cut from round metal rods and formed by special machinery. In riveting iron plates together, as in boilers, tanks, etc., the rivet is made red-hot, and while a sledge is held against the head, the end is swaged down by striking directly with a riveting hammer, or a species of die called a snaphead is interposed. Riveting machines are stationary and portamary ble. The first does heavy work by presswo ure of steam and hydraulic power; the portable by steam or compressed air, producing blows like a hammer. They drive and head hot rivets in boiler work and structures better and more rapidly than hand work.
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Riveting Stake
A steel block, pierced with a number of different sized holes. See Staking Tool. ROBIN, ROBERT. A celebrated French watch and clock maker. He built many large turret clocks for the public buildings of France. Born in 1742 and died in 1799.
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Rivoli
a town of northern Italy, 8 miles W. of Turin, with two royal castles and some industry. Another town, known by the name of Rivoli Veronese, 12 tniles N. W. of Verona, was where Napoleon won on Jan. 14 and 15, 1797, one of his most decisive victories over the Austrians.
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Roanne
France, a town in the department of the Loire, important as a railroad junction, situated on the left bank of the Loire, 42 miles N. W. of Lyons. In connection with the railroads large machine shops and engineering works are located here. Other important industries are copper and iron foundries, dye works, and textile mills. Pop. about 37,000.
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Roanoke
a river of the United States, in Virginia and North Carolina. It flows chiefly S. E., and after a course of about 450 miles falls into Albemarle sound. It is tidal for 75 miles and is navigable for double that distance for small vessels.
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Roanoke
a city in Roanoke co., Va.; on the Roanoke river, and on the Norfolk and Western and Virginian railroads; 56 miles W. of Lynchburg. It is in a section rich in iron mining and farming interests. Here are a higb school, the Virginia College (women), improved sewer system, waterworks, street railroad and electric light plants, tels, and daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. It has large machine shops, rolling mills, bottle works, tobacco factories, locomotive and car works, iron and steel works, canning factories, spoke factories, saw and planing mills, coffee and spice mills, and many smaller industries. Pow. (1910) 34,874; (1920) 50,842.
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Roanoke College
an educational institution in Salem, Va.; founded in 1853, under the aus auspices of the Lutheran Church; reported at the close of : 1919 Professors and instructors, 19; students , 220; president, J. A. Morehead, D.D.
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Roaring
in horses, a disease of the and nerves muscles of the larynx which causes an obstruction to the passage of , air giving rise, when the horse is briskly exercised, to the peculiar sound from which the disease derives its name. The cause of the disease is in most cases attributed to fatty degeneration and atrophy of the laryngeal nerve, which brings about an atrophy of the muscles of the larynx on the side affected, and thus causes the arytenoid cartilage to obstruct the passage. The disease generally affects the left side, and is not, as a rule, amenable to treatment. Cases have been cured by excision of a portion of the affected arytenoid cartilage.
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