Pioneer Glassmaker Dr. Heinrich Geissler Dies at Bonn
Scientific American notes the death of Dr. Heinrich Geissler on January 24, 1814 in Bonn Germany. A master glassblower his skilled hands produced delicate apparatus for research including tubes pumps vaporimeters and thermometers he collaborated with Plucker Isler and Vogeleang on early gas and liquid studies and helped explore vapor and density phenomena using refined vacuum and electrical methods.
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Heinrich Geissler
Nthe
Igelschieb
Germany
Bonn
Plucker
Isler
Vogeleang
Praying Out an Orchard Planting Method Described
A correspondent explains a 19th century orchard planting procedure. It details marking a side lot, laying out rows with stakes, and using a board with bored holes to guide tree placement and staking. The method aims to ensure correct alignment and spacing for trees.
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Jan
Ruyd
Paper making fibers listed by wood and herbaceous plants
A Belgian firm surveys plant sources for paper fiber with percentages for many woods and herbs. It names alder 34.30, bamboo 34.83, birch 88.80, lime tree 38.16, oats 35.08, maize 40.24, barley 86.21, hops 84.83, and others, noting bass richest in fiber and many marsh plants rich in sluggish fiber.
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Ientific American
Paracturers
New Zealand
Opals and Rubies in Lecture at New York Academy of Sciences
A New York Academy of Sciences lecture on gems covers opals noted as unlucky and prone to color change, their flaws from cracks, and care to avoid heat. It discusses rubies as superior yet scarce in America, with one Burmese royal possession valued at 60 million dollars, and explains diamonds as carbon that can burn, with only one over ten carats termed princely.
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Tof. Egleston
New York Academy of Sciences
Burmah
The Story of the Marseillaise Origins and Rise
Rouget de l Isle, a garrison poet and musician, wrote the war song during a Strasbourg night in 1702, at the invitation of Mayor Frederick de Dietrich. The piece, printed by Th. de Dannebach, spread from Strasbourg to Montpellier and Marseilles, finally entering Paris on July 30, 1792 as the Marseillaise.
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M. Frederick de Dietrich
M. Dietrich
Place d’Armes
Th. de Dannebach
Strasbourg
Rouget de l’ Isle
Montpellier
Marseilles
L'Armee du Rhin
Marseillais
Paris
Illustration a Necessity in Moral Language
The author argues illustrations help convey abstract ideas by comparing mental images to physical forms. He cites ancient terms krystallon and the diamondlike ice to show how senses enable understanding, noting only rarely can minds abandon images for pure abstraction. The masses rely on clear, colorful depiction to grasp inner meanings.
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David Swine
Krystallon
Mill
Comte
Dresden Academy enrolls 264 tailoring and dressmaking pupils
The Dresden Academy for the Teaching of Tailoring and Dressmaking admitted 264 pupils this year, with 187 in women's dress cutting, 20 in men's linen cutting, and 95 in arithmetic and bookkeeping. Foreign students include Belgian, Danish, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Swiss, Austrian, and North American nationals.
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Dresden
Belgium
Denmark
Holland
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Austria
North America
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