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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
y the Nile is,— When low150,566,392,368 cubic meters. When high705,514,667,440 The Nile at the first cataract, at Assouan, is 300 feet above its level at Cairo (578 miles）, and 365 feet above the Mediterranean (578 † 154 to the Rosetta mouth = 732 miles). The fall from Assouan to Cairo is therefore about 0.54 feet per milCairo is therefore about 0.54 feet per mile; from Cairo to the Damietta mouth, about .31 feet per mile. From Assouan to Damietta mouth, an average of 0.524 feet per mile. The Nile deposit is estimated by Wilkinson, at Elephantine, as equal to nine feet in 1700 years; at Thebes, seven feet in an equal period. According to Herodotus, a rise of the Nile equal to 8 cubiCairo to the Damietta mouth, about .31 feet per mile. From Assouan to Damietta mouth, an average of 0.524 feet per mile. The Nile deposit is estimated by Wilkinson, at Elephantine, as equal to nine feet in 1700 years; at Thebes, seven feet in an equal period. According to Herodotus, a rise of the Nile equal to 8 cubits overflowed all Egypt below Memphis, in the time of Moeris: Now Moeris had not been dead 900 years when I heard this of the priests, yet at the present day, unless the river rise 15 or 16 cubits, it does not overflow the land. —Herodotus, II. 13. See nilometer. The mean annual discharge of the Mississippi is calculated at 1
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), G. (search)
st 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), and Gerbert used one he had brought from Cordova in the school he established at Rheims (about A. D. 975). — Draper. The globe of Gottorp is a concave sphere, 11 feet in diameter, with seats inside for spectators. Its concavity represents the constellations of the heavens, and its exterior is a terrestrial globe. It was construct
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), M. (search)
cially used in the Gothic and double-casement windows. The horizontal bars are transoms. Munnion, monycale, monial. Muller. 2. A style or upright division in wainscoting. Mull—mus′lin. （Fabric.) A thin, soft, transparent muslin. Finest quality. Mul′quf. Perhaps the most ancient device for ventilating, specially constructed for that purpose, is the mulquf, which has been in use in Egypt for at least 3,000 years, and is still to be seen attached to the modern houses of Cairo and other towns. The name is Arabic, and means wind-conductor. It is open in the direction of the prevailing wind, which is conducted down the descending chute and thence disseminated through the house. The illustration is from an ancient drawing in a tomb at Thebes. Wilkinson states that it consists of a strong wooden framework to which planks are nailed, according to the length and breadth desired. If cheaper materials be required, the framework is covered with reeds or mats, plastere