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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
ept. 18, 1801.  39Dexter, b. Oct. 2, 1800; m. Margaret P. Troufatter.  40Elisa E., b. Aug. 17, 1804; d. Nov. 15, 1804. 13-23Samuel Reeves m. Abigail Parris, and lived in Hope, Me. He had--  23-41Clarissa, b. Apr. 22, 1786; m. Job Morse.  42Sylvester, b. Oct. 18, 1789.  43Sarah, b. May 30, 1795.  44Elisa, b. Feb. 6, 1800.  45Elmira, b. Aug. 10, 1804. 17-27Nathaniel Reeves m. Milicent Rice, and lived in Wayland. He had--  27-46Emmeline A., b. June 10, 1810; m. James S. Draper.  47Carob. Oct. 20, 1835. 22-39Dexter Reeves m. Margaret P. Troufatter, and lives in Boston. Child:--  39-71Dexter, b. Aug., 1834. 23-42SYLVESTER Reeves m. Milicent, widow of Nathaniel Reeves, jun., and has--  42-72Nathaniel, b. July 22, 1820.  73Sylvester, b. May 30, 1823.  1Richardson, John, and Abigail, his wife, had--  1-2Joshua, b. Sept. 22, 1714.  3Abigail, b. July 23, 1716.  4Susanna, b. May 2, 1718.  5John, b. May 29, 1721.  6James, b. June 15, 1725.  7Joseph, b. Aug.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
racens along the northern coast of Africa, and was carried by them into Spain. The caliphate of Cordova was established by Abderahman, A. D. 755, and the university at that place was founded A. D. 968. At this distinguished seat of learning was educated the famous Gerbert of Auvergne. This enlightened ecclesiastic was successively a schoolmaster at Rheims (where he introduced the abacus, the Arabic numerals, the clock, the organ, and the globe), archbishop of Ravenna, and, eventually, Pope Sylvester II., to which position he was elevated by the decree of the Emperor Otho III. Patron and prelate died of poison shortly after, about A. D. 1002. Gerbert was probably the first to use in a Christian school the nine digits and a cipher, which proved, as William of Malmesbury said, a great blessing to the sweating calculators. A translation of Ptolemy, published in Spain in 1136, used the Hindoo notation. The Hindoo numerals were introduced into England about A. D. 1253. The acco
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
ischarge of water lightened the other arm, and the place of the weights marked the lapse of time. Where the period of the clepsydra terminated, and that of weight-driven clocks commenced, cannot now be determined, but it is certain that the clocks of the Spanish Saracens were driven by weights. The renowned Gerbert studied philosophy and common-sense at the Saracenic University of Cordova, became successively a schoolmaster at Rheims (where he had a clock), Archbishop of Ravenna, and Pope Sylvester II., to which latter dignity he was advanced by the Emperor Otho III.; and they died by poison, both of them. To follow up the recital: — A. D. 1288, a clock was placed in the old palace yard, London, and remained till the reign of Queen Elizabeth. A. D. 1292, a clock was placed in Canterbury Cathedral. A. D. 1300, Dante refers to a clock which struck the hours. Chaucer refers to the horologe. No certain mention is made, up to this time, of the means of regulating the spe
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), G. (search)
, and is a necessary incident of a terrestrial globe. The celestial globe of Billarus was taken away from Sinope by Lucullus (Strabo). The same writer mentions the sphere of Crates; Cicero that of Archimedes. Perhaps this was a planetarium. The planisphere of Dendera in Egypt is a circular diagram of the zodiacal signs, and the most ancient and interesting of all representations of celestial scenery. Gerbert, who studied astronomy among the Saracens in Spain, and was afterwards Pope Sylvester II., A. D. 1000, used in his school at Rheims a terrestrial globe brought from Cordova. While Rome was asserting, in all its absurdity, the flatness of the earth, the Spanish Moors were teaching geography in their common schools from globes. In Africa there was preserved, with almost religious reverence, in the library at Cairo, one of brass, reputed to have belonged to the great astronomer Ptolemy (about A. D. 130). Al Idrisi made one of silver for Roger II. of Sicily (A. D. 1131),
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), H. (search)
d air between the stove and its casing is admitted into the room through one or more apertures e. This is also known as the Belpre stove, as the cotton-factories of the inventor in that town were warmed by it in 1792. D is a stove erected by Sylvester for the Derby infirmary, on this principle. c c are the openings leading from the exterior of the building and supplying fresh air. The cockle a is cubical in form, and has a groined arch dome. It is made of iron plates riveted together. Theper air-chamber e e through the numerous pipes or openings of the upper division, by which circuit its velocity will be sufficiently retarded to obtain the necessary elevation of temperature from the heated cockle. In the plan submitted by Sylvester, 1835, for warming and ventilating the Houses of Parliament (E, Fig. 2474), the fresh air was to be admitted through an underground channel a b to a cockle c beneath the floor of the building. It is thus heated about 15° in winter or cooled a
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
arrangement for causing a mathematically perfect parallel motion was invented in France, about ten years ago, by M. Peaucellier, an officer of engineers, but has only recently attracted the attention which its importance seems to demand. Professor Sylvester, who first brought it into notice in England, says: — It will give to the mechanician unlimited command over the means of transforming motion, and is an instrument that amounts to a new vital element of machinery; perhaps the most impCordova, invented the timemeasuring pendulum, and his friend and fellow-philosopher, Gerbert, invented the escapement, as it is believed. Gerbert became, successively, schoolmaster at Rheims (where he had a clock), Archbishop of Ravenna, and Pope Sylvester II. He died by poison in 1002. So did his patron, Otho III., about the same time. An oscillating arm was substituted for the fly, probably in the fourteenth century. The clock of Henry de Wyck, erected in 1364, for Charles V. of Franc
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
In 1816, the fire-grate was inclosed in a hollow metallic globe opening in front of the grate. In 1852, the hearth, cheeks, and faces of the grate were made of polished steel. Several devices for radiating heat were patented in this year. Sylvester's invention for this purpose is described as follows: The hearth is formed of a framework of hollow radiating metallic bars, diverging and fanlike in arrangement, upon the farthest end of which the fuel is supported. The air for combustion pas spun into yarns, tarred, twisted into strands, and finally laid up into rope. These were introduced into the dockyard at Chatham, England, and effected a great improvement in the manufacture of cables and cordage. See also English patents, — Sylvester, 1783; Seymour, 1784; Fothergill, 1793; Balfour, 1793, 1798; Chapman, 1797, 1799, 1807. In the year 1820, machinery was introduced into the United States from England, for working the spun yarn into strands and ropes. Mr. Treadwell introd
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865, Roster of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
—— Rutland, Vt. 9 Dec 63; 29 Sep 65 Boston. Mero, Edward H. 19, —— —— Woodstock, Vt. 30 Nov 63; 20 Aug 65. Mero, Sylvester. 19; —— —— Woodstock, Vt. 5 Jan 64; 20 Aug 65. Rutland, Vt. Merriman, George F. Sergt. 22, sin.; farmer; W. Chestertland Vt. 25 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. Burns, John 21, —— laborer; Bath Co. Ky. 15 Feby 65; 20 Aug 65. $122.66. Burrell, Sylvester 19, sin.; laborer; Lancaster Co, Pa. 19 Mch 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. bush, Henry 26, sin.; seaman; Baltimore. 30 Nov 63; 65. $50. Company F. Adg. Rson, James M. 22, sin.; farmer; Milton. 10 Oct 63; 20 Aug 65. $50. Milton. Archer, Sylvester 20, mar.; farmer; Binghampton, N. Y. 8 Apl 63; 27 Oct 65 Boston. $50. Armstrong, Wesley R. 39, mar.; blacksmith; Hors Post 50, Chicago. Washington, William 18, sin.; farmer; Washington, D. C. 15 Dec 63; 20 Aug 65. $454.66. Webber, Sylvester 21, sin.; farmer; Ripley, O. 12 May 63; deserted 7 Jly 65 Charleston, S. C. $50. Whetburne, Charles
John G. B. Adams, Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment, Chapter 1: the call to arms. (search)
street. The company began to get demoralized. Men were leaving every day, going to other States or to regiments that had been ordered to the front. At last we rebelled, and sent our officers to the Governor with a vote passed by the company, that unless we were ordered into camp at once we would disband. After a few days we were furnished with a large tent for the men, a wall tent for the officers and a supply of rations. Our camp was located on the land of one of our members, Private Sylvester, and was named Camp Sylvester. We were without arms except three guns for guard duty, as our old Winsors had been turned in. Company A was officered as follows: Captain, Moses P. Stanwood; First Lieutenant, J. Warren Brown; Second Lieutenant, Benjamin Wilson; Third Lieutenant, Isaac H. Boyd; Fourth Lieutenant, Jones Frankle. The third and fourth lieutenants were soon discharged, as army regulations only provided for two. Lieutenant Boyd went into the ranks, Lieutenant Frankle was mad
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Roster of the Nineteenth regiment Massachusetts Volunteers (search)
), July 31, ‘63; 22; transf. to 20 M. V. Jan. 14, ‘64; sub. Parks, Virginius, priv., (I), July 20, ‘61; 22; disch. disa. Oct. 12, ‘63; disch. paper. Parshley, Sylvester, priv., (H), Dec. 7, ‘61; 18; disch. as private June 13, ‘62; enlisted Co. I, 13th V. R.C. July 21, ‘64; M. O. Nov. 17, ‘65. Patch, Geo. H., priv., (F), Aug. 2drafted; pris. since June 22, ‘64; died July 25 ‘64, Andersonville, Ga. Roberts, Samuel, Jr., priv., (H), Nov. 30, ‘61; 30; disch. disa. May 28, ‘62. Roberts, Sylvester, priv., (I), Aug. 20, ‘61; 22; disch. disa. June 8, ‘63. Roberston, Thomas, priv., (H), Jan. 4, ‘65; 42; M. O. June 30, ‘65. Robertson. William, priv., (—), Mer, Thos. A., priv., (I), July 26, ‘61; 23; wounded Sept. 17, ‘62; disch. disa. Mar. 19, ‘63 Swenson, John, priv., (B), Dec. 28, ‘64; 25; disch. Aug. 7, ‘65. Sylvester, Samuel, priv., (A), July 26, ‘61; 50; disch. disa. Apr. 20, ‘62. Symonds, Geo. B., priv., (H), Oct, 27, ‘61; 21; re
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