Volume 1

A supplement to Allibone's Critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors : containing over thirty-seven thousand articles (authors), and enumerating over ninety-three thousand titles / by John Foster Kirk.

John Foster Kirk

Date:: 1891

Credit: A supplement to Allibone's Critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors : containing over thirty-seven thousand articles (authors), and enumerating over ninety-three thousand titles / by John Foster Kirk. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$in, as he styles it,' tilling virgin soil,' even though we may be \inable to acquiesce implicitly in all the ' conceptual estimates' to whicli he lays claim.—Sat. Rev., Ivi. 341. Abel, Charles D., C.E. 1. Rudimentary and Elementary Principles of the Construction and Working of Machinery. Te.xt'and Plates. Lon., 1860, 12mo and 4to. 2. The Action of the Patent Laws in Promoting Invention, Lon., 1854, 8vo. Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus, C.B., D.C.L., b. 1827, in London, Associate Member of the Ordnance Committee, Chemist to the War Department, and Chemi- cal Referee to the British Government. He has been President of the Institute of Chemistry and of various scientific societies, and was knighted in 1883. 1. The Modern History of Gunpowder, (Science Lectures,) Lon., 1866, 8vo. 2. Gun Cotton, (Science Lectures,) 1866, 8vo. 3. On Recent Investigations and Applications of Explosive Agents: a Lecture, Edin., 1871, 8vo. 4. Researches in E.xplosives, 1875. 5. Electricity applied to E.xplosive Purposes, 1884. With Bloxam, Col. Charles Loudon, Hand-Book of Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Technical, 1854, 8vo ; 2d ed., 1858. Abel, G. Gordon, and other Poems, Lon., 1885, p. 8vo. Abel, John, Barrister-at-Law. (Ed.) Memorials of Queen Eleanor, illustrated by Photography; with a Short Account of their History and Present Condition, Lon., 1864, folio. Ahell, Mrs. Lucia Elizabeth. Recollections of the Emperor Napoleon during the First Three Years of his Captivity on the Island of St. Helena, Lon., 1844, 12mo; 3d ed., revised and added to by Mrs. C. Johns- tone. 1873, 8vo. Abercrombie, John, M.D., F.R.O.P., Senior Assistant Physician to, and late Lecturer on Forensic Medicine at. Charing Cross Hospital, London. The Student's Guide to Medical Jurisprudence, Lon., 1885, fp. 8vo. Abercrombie, Robert, M.R.C.S.E. and L.S.A. 1. A General Treatise on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Lungs and Heart, the Nature, New Treatment, and Pathological Signs of Consumption, Diseases of the Heart, &c., Lon., 1865, 8vo ; 24 eds. to 1880, several of thera with some change in the title. 2. The New Self Doctor, or Medical Referee, on General Ailments, Con- fidential Cases, &o., Lon., 1878, 8vo ; 5th ed., 1882. Abercroniby, James, Baron Dunfermline, 1776-1858, third son of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, was called to the bar in 1801 ; became M.P. for Midhurst in 1807; was Chief Baron of the E.xchequerof Scotland 1830-32, and afterwards represented Edinburgh, and held office as Master of the Mint, retiring in 1839, when he was created Baron Dunfermline of Dunfermline in the county of Fife. Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Aber- cromby, K.B.. 179.3-1801: a Memoir, Edin., 1861, 8vo. A valuable addition to a soldier's library.—Sat. Rev., xii. 412. The best authority for his [Sir R. Abercromby's] life. —Diet, of Nat. Biog., i. 46. Abercromby, Hon. Ralph, b. 1842, late 60th Rifles, third son of the third and brother of the fourth Baron Abercromby. He is a Fellow of the Meteorologi- cal' Society. 1. Principles of Forecasting by Means of Weather Charts, Lon., 1885. 2. Weather: a Popular E.xposition of the Nature of AVeather Changes from Day to Day, ( International Series,) Lon.. 1887, p. 8vo. A most useful manual.—Acad., xxxiii. 11. The following sentence in the preface tells us briefly the object of the whole book : ' Many books have been written on storms and climates, but none on every-day weather ;' and he claims in the present volume to have opened for those who only know meteorology as a dull branch of statistics 'a new prospect in science and a new vision to the mind.' —Sat. Rev., Ixiv. 641. 3. Seas and Skies in Many Latitudes; or, Wanderings in Search of Weather. Illust. and Maps. Lon., 1888, 8vo. Mr. Abercromby has aimed at giving us a description of clouds and weather in the numerous countries he has visited; and as he is thoroughly ver.sed in the scientific knowledge necessary, possesses just appreciation of the value of details, together with keen observation, and is, moreover, gifted with much power of graphic description, this book is a most valuable addition to travellers' tales of exploration and adventure.—Spectator, Ixii. 235. Aberdare, Lord. See Bruub. Aberigh-Mackay. See Mackay. Abert, Silvanus Thayer, b. 1828, in Philadel- phia, was educated at Princeton University, served in the civil war, and has since been engaged as civil engi- neer in numerous government surveys. Besides official reports, he has published Notes, Historical and Statis- tical, upon the Projected Route for an Interoceanic Ship Canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Cincin- nati, 1872. Abington, S. J. The Great West: The Ques- tion of Emigration, <fcc., Liverpool, 1871, 8vo. Ablett, William H., of Eastwick, Herts. 1. The Stcpping-Stones to Success: a Few Every-Day Hints addressed to the Youths and Young Men of the Drapery Trade, Lon., 1854, 12mo. 2. The Road to Riches; or, Plain Directions for Securing Wealth. By Telba. Lon., 1857, 12mo. 3. Fingerpost to Success ; Advice to Youths about to enter on a Commercial Career, Manchester, 1867, 12mo. 4. Reminiscences of an Old Draper, 1867, p. 8vo. 5. Arboriculture for Amateurs, Lon., 1880, cr. 8vo. 6. English Trees and Tree-Planting, Lon., 1880, 8vo. 7. Stock-Keeping for Amateurs, 1880, 8vo. And see Ro- land, Arthur, infra. Abney, A. H. Life and Adventures of J. D. Laf- ferty, N. York, 1875, 12mo. Abney, William de Wivesleslie, F.R.S., b. 1843, at Derby, Eng., and educated at the Royal Mili- tary Academy, Woolwich; captain in the Royal Engi- neers 1873 ; became instructor in chemistry to the Royal Engineers, Chatham, and afterwards inspector for science in the science and art department. He was one of the scientific observers of the transit of Venus in 1874. He has contributed a large number of papers to the PhiIoso])hical Magazine and the Philosophical Trans- actions of the Royal Society, some of which have been republished. 1. Instructions in Photography, Lon., 1874, 12mo; 5th ed., 1882. 2. Photography. Illust. (South Kensington Lect.) Lon., 1876, 12mo. 3. Thebes and its Five Greater Temples. Illust. Lon., 1876, 4to. 4. Photography, (Text-Books of Science,) Lon., 1878, 12rao. 5. Emulsion Processes in Photography, Lon., 1878, 12mo. 6. Practical Working of Gelatine Emulsion Pro- cess, Lon., 1880,12mo. 7. (Trans.) Chemical Effect of the Spectrum. By J. M. Eder. Lon., 1883, 12mo. 8. Nega- tive Making: on Gelatine Plates, Lon., 1887, 12mo. 9. Colour Photometry, Bakerian Lecture, (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Societ}',) Lon., 1887, 4to. 10. Solar Spectrum, (Phil. Trans.,) Lon., 1887, 4to. 11. Transmission of Sunlight through the Earth's Atmos- phere, (Phil. Trans.,) Lon., 1883, 4to. 12. (Ed.) The Spectrum Analysis in its Application to Terrestrial Sub- stances and the Physical Constitution of the Heavenly Bodies. By Dr. H. Schellen. AVith Notes. Lon., 1885, 8vo. With Festi.vg, , Atomic Grouping of Mole- cules, (Phil. Trans.,) Lon., 1882, 4to. With Schuster, , The Total Soliir Eclipse of May 17, 1882, (Phil. Trans.,) Lon., 1884, 4to. Abrahall, Bennet Hoskyns-. Reform of the Laws relating to Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Lon., 1861, 8vo. Abrahall, Chandos Hoskyns-. 1. Arctic En- terprise: a Poem, Lon., 1S56, p. 8vo. 2. Learn and Teach : a Poem, 1859, 12mo. 3. The Career of Franklin : an Ode; with other Poems, 1860, 12mo. 4. Rinaldo : a Dramatic Poem, 1863, 8vo. Abrahall, Rev. John Hoskyns-, M.A., gradu- ated at Balliol College, Oxford, 1850; Fellow of Lincoln College 1853-57 ; ordained 1854; jjrincipal of Trinity College School, Toronto, 1857-59 ; Vicar of Combe Longa, Oxford, since 1861. 1. The Body of Christ: a Lecture, Oxford, 1861, 8vo. 2. Verselets, Latin and English, Lon., 1863, 12mo. 3. Western Woods and Waters : Poems and'Illustrative Notes, Lon., 1864, 12mo. (A description of a tour round the great American lakes, in the metre of Hiawatha.) Abraham, Rt. Rev. Charles John, D.D., b. 1815, at Farnborough, Hants ; educated at Eton and at Cambridge, where he graduated 1837 and was elected Fellow of King's College; ordained 1838; Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, 1858-70 ; Rector of Tutenhill 1875-76, and since then Canon Residentiary of Lich- field. 1. Selection of Prayers with Psalms, for Families, Lon., 1844, 12mo. 2. The Unity of History; or, Out- lines of Lectures on Ancient and Modern History con- sidered on Church Principles, Eton, 1845, 8vo. 3. Festi- val and Lenten Lectures, Oxford, 1849, 8vo. 4. Lessons on the Church Catechism, Lon., 1849, 12mo. 5. Latin Accidence, Lon., 1857, 12mo. 6. Readings, Meditations, &c., on the Communion, Lon., 1858, 12mo. Also, single sermons. Abraham, Henry Augustus. Newer York. By a Lunarian. N. York, 1876.$