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Slieve Bloom
Slieve Bloom , mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (528 m) at Arderin, is the source of the Barrow River. ... Read more
Bharatpur
Bharatpur , city (1991 pop. 156,880), Rajasthan state, N central India. It is a district administrative center and agricultural market. The city is noted for products fashioned from ivory and sandalwood. Important industries include railway workshops, metalworks, automobile factories, and oil mills.... Read more
George Byng Torrington, Viscount
George Byng Torrington, Viscount , 1663-1733, British admiral. Early in his career he helped win the support of the navy for William of Orange in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. After thwarting attempted Jacobite invasions in 1708 and 1715 and defeating a Spanish fleet in the Strait of Messina in 1... Read more
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull 1674-1741, English agriculturist and inventor. He studied methods of agriculture in England, France, and Italy and influenced British agriculture through his writings, which include The Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (1733). Tull advocated the use of manures, pulverizing the soil, planting wi... Read more
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
Caspar Friedrich Wolff , 1733-94, German biologist, a founder of observational embryology. In his Theoria generationis (1759) he reintroduced the theory of epigenesis to replace the then current theory of preformation, directing attention to the evidence of comparative development in plants and an... Read more
Johann Conrad Beissel
Johann Conrad Beissel , 1690-1768, founder of the Seventh-Day Baptist community at Ephrata, Pa. Emigrating (1720) from Germany, he settled first with the German Baptists, or Dunkards, in Germantown, Pa. He soon moved to the Conestoga Valley, where he preached to the German settlers. Beissel publishe... Read more
James Clinton
James Clinton 1733-1812, American Revolutionary general, b. Orange co., N.Y.; brother of George Clinton and father of De Witt Clinton. He served in the French and Indian Wars and early in the Revolution took part in the disastrous Quebec campaign. His most noted exploit was his heroic but futile ... Read more
Ebenezer Erskine
Ebenezer Erskine , 1680-1754, founder of the Secession Church in Scotland, minister of Portmoak, Kinross-shire (1703) and of Stirling (1731). He upheld the right of the people to make their own choice of pastors, for which he was censured, suspended, and deposed (1733). With three other ministers he... Read more
John Glas
John Glas , 1695-1773, Scottish minister, founder of an independent Presbyterian sect whose members were often called Glasites or Glassites. He believed that national churches and civil interference in religious matters are not authorized in the Scriptures. These views found expression in his Testi... Read more
Stephen Hales
Stephen Hales 1677-1761, English physiologist and clergyman. From 1709 he was perpetual curate of Teddington. His experimental studies in animal and plant physiology contributed greatly to the progress of science. In his investigations of circulation he made the first measurements of blood pressure... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "1733"

Polish Succession, War of the (1733–1738)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World POLISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE (1733 – 1738) POLISH SUCCESSION, WAR OF THE (1733 – 1738). In February 1733 Augustus II (1670 – 1733; ruled 1697 – 1704, 1709 – 1733), elector of Saxony...
Wieland, Christoph Martin (1733–1813)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World WIELAND, CHRISTOPH MARTIN (1733 – 1813) WIELAND, CHRISTOPH MARTIN (1733 – 1813), German writer, publisher...near the imperial city of Biberach on 5 September 1733. At the age of thirteen, after attending the local...
Molasses Act of 1733
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History MOLASSES ACT OF 1733 In an ongoing effort to control commerce...British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733. It imposed heavy duties on any molasses...Sugar Act to replace the Molasses Act of 1733. The legislation cut by half the per...
Priestley, Joseph (1733–1804)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH (1733 – 1804) PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH (1733 – 1804), English cleric, chemist, historian, theologian, philosopher, and social and political critic. Joseph Priestley, the eldest son of a maker and dresser...
Mesmer, Franz Anton (1733-1815)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Mesmer, Franz Anton (1733-1815) Famous Austrian doctor and originator of the technique that...forerunner of hypnotism. He was born at Weil, near Constance, May 23, 1733. In 1766 he took a degree in medicine at Vienna, the subject of his...
James II (England) (1733–1701; Ruled 1685–1688)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World JAMES II (ENGLAND) (1733 – 1701; ruled 1685 – 1688) JAMES II (ENGLAND) (1733 – 1701; ruled 1685 – 1688), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. James II was born on 14 October 1633, the second...
Nicolai, Christoph Friedrich (1733-1811)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Nicolai, Christoph Friedrich (1733-1811) German critic, novelist, and bookseller of Berlin, who is of special interest from the occult point of view because...
Girard, Jean-Baptiste (1680-1733)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Girard, Jean-Baptiste (1680-1733) A Jesuit born at D ô le in France. Girard was persecuted by the Jansenists, who accused him of seducing a girl named...
Augustus II the Strong (Saxony and Poland) (1670–1733)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...THE STRONG (SAXONY AND POLAND) (1670 – 1733) AUGUSTUS II THE STRONG (SAXONY AND POLAND) (1670 – 1733), Elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony 1694 – 1733 and King Augustus II of Poland 1697 – 1704...
Mandeville, Bernard (1670–1733)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World MANDEVILLE, BERNARD (1670 – 1733) MANDEVILLE, BERNARD (1670 – 1733), satirical writer and medical doctor. A specialist in nervous disorders, Bernard Mandeville was a Dutchman whose family had included physicians for...

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Maxims from Poor Richard's Almanack (1733, by Benjamin Franklin)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History MAXIMS FROM POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK (1733, by Benjamin Franklin) A compilation of stories, adages, and folksy wisdom published...Poor Richard, 1734: An Almanack and following years. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1733 ff.
Pierre
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Pierre ( fl . Paris, 1733-1760) instrument making. A member...s quadrant and by a proposal made in 1733 by La Condamine, is in Histoire de l...Acad é mie des sciences for 1733 (paris,1735), 446-456, and for...
Rowning, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...an instrumentmaker in London, about 1733 in giving courses of lectures in experimental philosophy. In 1733 he wrote a paper describing a barometer...Transactions of the Royal Society , 38 (1733 – 1734), 39 – 42...
Cassini De Thury, CéSar-François (Cassini III)
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...publique des lettres (January-February 1733), Giovanni Poleni showed that since the...perpendicular (between Paris and Saint-Malo) in 1733, and in 1734 the eastern portion (between...of geodesic operations and as early as 1733 he presented an argument for the importance...
Pearce, Sir Edward Lovett
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Pearce, Sir Edward Lovett ( c. 1699–1733). A relative of Vanbrugh , from whom he appears to have gained...designed the obelisk and grotto at Stillorgan, Co. Dublin ( c. 1733), derived from Bernini 's fountain in the Piazza Navona...
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...under the patronage of Le Riche de la Pouplinière. In 1733, at the age of 50, his first opera, Hippolyte et Aricie...BALLETS: († = opera-ballet): Hippolyte et Aricie (1733, rev. 1742); Les Indes galantes (1735–6...
Polish Succession, War of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Polish Succession, War of the (1733–38) A conflict between Russia and Poland on one side...but was driven out by Russian troops and Augustus III became king (1733–63). There was fighting in Italy between Austria and...
Excise crisis
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Excise crisis, 1733. In 1733 Sir Robert Walpole , George II's first minister, was anxious to conciliate the country gentlemen by reducing the land tax to 1 shilling in the pound. He therefore proposed the substitution of excise duties for...
Creek
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...especially after English colonists established the Georgia colony in 1733. In the 1750s, Savannah exported over sixty thousand skins...Property, Power, and the Transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733 – 1816. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999...
Godin, Louis
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...site, where he viewed various eclipses of 1731, 1732, and 1733 and duly reported the observations to the Academy. The observation...would also apply to the one remaining memoir of this period, the 1733 paper on a means for tracing parallels of latitude. But because...

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Casey vetoes House Bill 1733. (Robert P. Casey, ethics in government bill) (includes text of veto message) (transcript)
PR Newswire; 12/16/1988; 700+ words ; CASEY VETOS HOUSE BILL 1733 HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire...Robert P. Casey today vetoed House Bill 1733. His veto message follows: I hereby...Commonwealth, my disapproval of House Bill 1733, Printer's No. 3950, entitled "AN...
Ny Herrnhut i Nuuk 1733-2003: Mission Station, Raevefarm, Embedsbolig, Museum, Universitet (New Herrnhut in Nuuk 1733-2003: Mission Station, Fox Farm, Official Residence, Museum, University).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Arctic; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; NY HERRNHUT I NUUK 1733-2003: MISSION STATION, RAEVEFARM...MUSEUM, UNIVERSITET (NEW HERRNHUT IN NUUK 1733-2003: MISSION STATION, FOX FARM, OFFICIAL...available in Greenlandic (NUUMMI NOORLIIT 1733-2003). 140 p., b & w and colour...
SEN. BOXER ISSUES STATEMENT ON COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF S. 1733 - CLEAN ENERGY JOBS, AMERICAN POWER ACT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/7/2009; 566 words ; ...regarding the Committee's approval of S. 1733, the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and...Energy Jobs and American Power Act - S. 1733 -- to the floor of the Senate today in...We did it for three reasons. 1. S. 1733 addresses a crucial issue of our time and...
Unanimous applause as Security Council adopts resolution 1733 (2006) in tribute to outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
M2 Presswire; 12/27/2006; 700+ words ; ...applause as Security Council adopts resolution 1733 (2006) in tribute to outgoing Secretary...relations among nations. Adopting resolution 1733 (2006) by acclamation and a unanimous...Resolution The full text of resolution 1733 (2006) reads as follows: "The Security...
Freemasonry in Ulster, 1733-1813; a social and political history of the masonic brotherhood in the north of Ireland.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2007; 523 words ; 9781846820564 Freemasonry in Ulster, 1733-1813; a social and political history of the masonic brotherhood...social history of Irish freemasonry in Ulster, spanning the years 1733, when the Grand Lodge of Ireland granted its first warrant for...
'HEARING ON S. 1733, CLEAN ENERGY JOBS AND AMERICAN POWER ACT'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...whether we understand EPA's 38-page discussion paper on S. 1733 and its current analysis of Waxman-Markey. Rather, the issue...committee lacks a full analysis, with modeling runs, of S. 1733. Having an EPA briefing does nothing to change that. In all...
Oglethorpe and colonial Georgia; a history, 1733-1783.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 459 words ; 0786422335 Oglethorpe and colonial Georgia; a history, 1733-1783. Russell, David Lee. McFarland & Co. 2006 220 pages $45.00 Hardcover F289 In 1733, English aristocrat James Oglethorpe took charge of founding the Colony of Georgia...
UNANIMOUS APPLAUSE AS SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1733 (2006) IN TRIBUTE TO OUTGOING SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/22/2006; 700+ words ; ...development of friendly relations among nations. Adopting resolution 1733 (2006) by acclamation and a unanimous round of applause, the...adjourned at 10:43 a.m. Resolution The full text of resolution 1733 (2006) reads as follows: "The Security Council, "Recognizing...
CB to quote ruble at 28.7799 rubles/$1 and 34.1733 rubles/EUR1 on December 24.
Newspaper article from: Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire; 12/23/2005; 341 words ; CB to quote ruble at 28.7799 rubles/$1 and 34.1733 rubles/EUR1 on December 24 MOSCOW. Dec 23 (Interfax) - The...exchange rate. The Central Bank will quote the euro at 34.1733 rubles/EUR1, 0.17% up from the previous exchange rate...
Occurrence of Sustained Droughts in the Interior Pacific Northwest (A.D. 1733-1980) Inferred from Tree-Ring Data
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...sustained droughts in the interior Pacific Northwest (PNW) from 1733 to 1980 was mapped using 18 western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis...in the interior PNW using tree-ring data over the period 1733-1980. Our primary objective is to demonstrate that drought...