Saturday, July 25, 2015
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FLUORSPAR/FLUORITE/CALCIUM FLUORIDE- the 'blue john' of derbyshire-cann/kann of cornish miners. crystals. blah.
FLUORSPAR/FLUORITE/CALCIUM FLUORIDE- the 'blue john' of derbyshire-cann/kann of cornish miners. crystals. blah.
FLUSHING(dutch vlissingena)- fortified seaport of zealand, holland. fl was one of the "cautionary towns" delivered up to queen elizabeth in 1585 in security for the money + soldiers sent by her to assist the dutch under sir sidney. captured by the french in 1795, + in 1809 bombarded by the english under lord chatham, + did not surrender til the town hall, 2 churches, + 100 homes destroyed. fortifications since then strengthened.
Friday, July 24, 2015
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
FLUGEL, GUSTAV LEBRECHT(18002-1870)- german orientalist. b bautzen. blah devoted to oriental languages. in 1832 prof at meissen, but ill health compelled him to resign in 1850. 1851, vienna employed in cataloguing the oriental manuscripts of the court library. his chief works an edition of the koran + more.
FLUGEL, JOHANN GOTTFRIED(1788- 1855)- german lexicophrapher, originally a merchant's clerk, emigrated to america in 1810. made study of thew english language + returning to germany in 1824, appt prof of english at leipsic. in 1838 became american consul + representative + correspondent of many scientific + literary institutions of america.
FLUORINE-chemistry! NO WANT!
FLUGEL, GUSTAV LEBRECHT(18002-1870)- german orientalist. b bautzen. blah devoted to oriental languages. in 1832 prof at meissen, but ill health compelled him to resign in 1850. 1851, vienna employed in cataloguing the oriental manuscripts of the court library. his chief works an edition of the koran + more.
FLUGEL, JOHANN GOTTFRIED(1788- 1855)- german lexicophrapher, originally a merchant's clerk, emigrated to america in 1810. made study of thew english language + returning to germany in 1824, appt prof of english at leipsic. in 1838 became american consul + representative + correspondent of many scientific + literary institutions of america.
FLUORINE-chemistry! NO WANT!