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The crown encyclopedia and gazetteer, 1903
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1sides" and the ironclad portion of Porter's fleet. Radford was promoted to rear-admiral in July, 1866, and was retired on March 1, 1870. He died in Washington, D. C., Jan. 8, 1890.
3Radiant, in botany, diverging from a common center, like rays. In heraldry an epithet applied to any ordinary or charge, when it is represented edged with rays or beams; rayonnant; reyonnee. In astronomy, the point in the heavens from which a star shower seems to proceed. In geometry, a straight line proceeding from a given point or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. In optics, the luminous body or point from which rays of light falling on a lens or mirror diverge.
5Radiation, in physics, the transmission of heat, light, or actinic power (hence known as forms of "radiant energy") from one body to another without raising the temperature of the intervening medium. It takes place in all directions around a body. In a homogeneous medium it takes place in straight lines.
7Radical, in chemistry, a group of elements common to a more or less numerous series of allied compounds, and unaffected by the processes whereby these compounds are transformed one into another.
9Radical, a political term, applied in the past to Republican extremists. It is applied in England to extreme members of the Liberal party.
11Radiograph, a picture of an object or objects obtained by means of the Roentgen rays instead of light rays; called also skiagraph.
13Radiometer, an instrument that is used for taking the altitudes of the celestial bodies. Also an instrument invented by Crookes for measuring the mechanical effect of radiant energy.
15Radish, the garden radish. It was cultivated in ancient times in India, whence it found its way to Europe and the United States.
17Radium, a recently discovered element with marvelous properties. By the light emitted from it photographs can be taken as with the Roentgen rays, and the photographs show the bones in the hand, or the coins in a pocketbook.
19The astonishing feature of radium is that in spite of its enormous activity, which is in the form of minute corpuscles thrown off at the speed of 120,000 miles a second, it does not appreciably diminish in substance. This suggests the possibility that, at last, the long-sought agent which will give light without heat, or combustion, has been found. The discoverers say, however, that radium is extremely rare. It takes enormous quantities of pitchblende to yield a minute quantity of radium. At present, a piece of radium a seventieth part of a grain in weight, costs two dollars; so that a pound, if it could be had, would be worth nearly a million dollars.
21Radius, in anatomy, the outer of the two bones of the forearm. In botany, and plural form, the peduncles supporting the partial umbels in an umbellifer. In fortification, a line drawn from the center of the polygon to the end of the outer side. In geometry, the distance from the center of a circle to any point of the circumference.
23Radix, in algebra, the root of a finite expression from which a series is derived. In anatomy, the root or portion of anything inserted into another, as the root of a tooth. In botany, the root of any plant. In philology, a primitive word from which other words spring; a root, a radical.
25Raff, Joachim, a German composer; born in Lachen, on Lake Zurich, May 27, 1822. From 1850 to 1856 he lived near Liszt in Weimar, then taught music at Wiesbaden till 1877; and from that year till his death, June 24, 1882, he was director of the musical conservatory at Frankfurt-on-Main. He published more than 200 musical productions, including symphonies, overtures, concertos for violin, 'cello, and piano, operas, quartettes, a great variety of pieces for piano and violin, and for piano alone.
27Raffle, formerly a game of dice; one with three dice in which he who threw all alike won the stakes. Now a chance or lottery in which some article is put up by the owner to be drawn or thrown for by several persons who subscribe a small sum each, he who draws or throws the winning
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