The illustrated Chambers's Encyclopaedia: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and index

Patrick, David

Bibliographic data

Multivolume work

Persistent identifier:: 1663813779

Title:: XXII ISPRS Congress 2012

Sub title:: Melbourne, Australia, 25 August-1 September 2012

Year of publication:: 2013

Place of publication:: Red Hook, NY

Publisher of the original:: Curran Associates, Inc.

Identifier (digital):: 1663813779

Language:: English

Additional Notes:: Kongress-Thema: Imaging a sustainable future

Corporations:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Adapter:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Founder of work:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Other corporate:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Document type:: Multivolume work

Volume

Persistent identifier:: 1663821976

Title:: Technical Commission VII

Scope:: 546 Seiten

Year of publication:: 2013

Place of publication:: Red Hook, NY

Publisher of the original:: Curran Associates, Inc.

Identifier (digital):: 1663821976

Illustration:: Illustrationen, Diagramme

Signature of the source:: ZS 312(39,B7)

Language:: English

Additional Notes:: Erscheinungsdatum des Originals ist ermittelt.; Literaturangaben

Usage licence:: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Corporations:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Adapter:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Founder of work:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Other corporate:: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Congress, 22., 2012, Melbourne; International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Publisher of the digital copy:: Technische Informationsbibliothek Hannover

Place of publication of the digital copy:: Hannover

Year of publication of the original:: 2019

Document type:: Volume

Collection:: Earth sciences

Title:: TABLE OF CONTENTS

Document type:: Multivolume work

Structure type:: Table of contents

ik the twentieth letter in our alpha- bet, is derived from the Greek letter Zaw, which corresponds in position, name, form, and value to the Semitic letter tau, a name which denoted the ‘sign’ or ‘cross’ used in marking the ownership of cattle. Whether, like most of the other letters, it was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphics is uncertain. If so it must be referred to the hiero- glyphic picture usually called the lasso or noose, but which is probably the picture of a tongue (see ArLPHABET). The oldest Semitic forms are x, which appears in the 9th century B.C. on the Moabite Stone, and T, found about a century earlier in the Baal Lebanon inscription. This earlier form was transmitted to the Greeks un- altered, save that, even in the earliest inseriptions, those from Thera, we have the form T, the vertical stroke not projecting above the horizontal bar. The Romans retained the Greek form of the letter, and it was not till the 12th century A.D. that in the minuscule (t) we have a reversion to the older form. The sound of ¢ is that of the hard dental mute, and is produced by the tip of the tongue being brought into contact with the base of the upper teeth, or, as in érance, with the front of the hard palate. The difference between d and ¢ is that the first is voiced or soft, and the second voiceless or hard. By Grimm’s Law (q.v.) a primitive ¢ becomes 72 in Low German and ¢ in Old High German. Thus the Latin {w and ¢{res become thow and tZree in English, and du and drei in German. A primitive ¢ becomes ¢ in Low German, and z in Old High German. Thus the Latin duo, decem, and dens become two, ten, and tooth in English, and zwei, zehn, and zakn in German. A primitive th (dh) becomes d in Low German, and ¢ in Old High German. Thus the Greek thugatér is daughter in English, and fochter in German. A final n, s, or r often attracts an intrusive %, as in the words tyrant, parchment, cormorant, ancient, pheasant, against, amongst, amidst, be- hest, or thwart. A final ¢ sometimes disappears, as in anvil or petty. A ¢ followed by 7 or ¥ may lapse into the sound of s, as in nation; or if followed by w, sounded as <u, it may become #sh, as in nature. A final ¢ may also become #ck, as in thatch or watch. A t may become d, as has happened with the words proud, bud, diamond, and card ; or d may become %, as in clot, abbot, and partridge. In Latin a ¢ is assimilated before s, as in masse from mitto, and at the end of a word only one s is retained, thus giving wvirtus for virtut-s, sors for sort-s, or compos for compot-s. English, Welsh, Spanish, and Greek are the only languages which possess the difficult aspirated sound of #4. In French loan-words, as ¢4é and théologie, the th is pronounced as ¢, and the same is now the case in German, as in the words thal, thier, and ¢thun (now often spelt tal, tier, tun). Tabard (most probably, like Zppet, ultimately from Lat. tapete, ‘hangings’), a heavy outer coat of rough cloth once worn by poor people; also a loose cleak without sleeves worn by knights over their armour, usually embroidered with their arms —Chaucer’s cofe-armour. The latter use survives in the distinctive coat with short sleeves, worn by heralds and pursuivants, emblazoned with the royal arms. Tabari, a Moslem historian. See ARABIAN LANGUAGE, Vol. 1. p. 365. Tabasheer, a substance sometimes found in the cavities or tubular parts of the stems of bamboos and other large grasses. It consists chiefly of silica with a little lime and vegetable matter, or some- times of silica and potash, in the proportions of about 70 parts of silica and 30 of potash. It appears to be formed by extravasation of the juices of the plant, in consequence of some diseased con- dition of the nodes or joints. It isin high repute among the Hindus as a tonic, and is prepared by imperfect calcination and trituration. The powder is often chewed with betel in order to renovate the constitution. There are several varieties of taba- sheer, one of which, of very rare occurrence, is extremely beautiful, of a delicate azure colour by reflected light, and of a faint yellowish hue by transmitted light, easily crushed between the fingers, and of ‘an aerial and unsubstantial tex- ture, which we look for in vain in any other solid.’ Other varieties are yellowish, white, and much like some varieties of opal. Tabasheer is very porous, and absorbs water and oil very rapidly; effervescence taking place when it is plunged in water. By absorption of oil the opaque varieties become transparent. When the greater part of the oil is expelled by heat the structure of the tabasheer becomes apparent; it is beautifully veined, the veins being sometimes parallel and sometimes curved. The optical properties of taba- sheer are remarkable. Of all known substances it has the lowest refractive power. Tabernacle (Lat. tabernaculum, ‘tent’), the portable tent in which the Ark of the Covenant (q.v.) was conveyed, and as such the sanctuary of Israel. It seems (1 Sam. iii. 3) to have been superseded by a more permanent building at Shiloh before David’s time. See TEMPLE.—In Roman Catholic churches the name is given to the receptacle in which the consecrated elements of the Eucharist are retained. It is commonly a small structure of marble, metal, or wood, placed over the high altar, and appropriated exclusively to the reservation of the Eucharist, no other object whatever being allowed to be kept in it. See Pyx, and the illustration at ALTAR ; and for the Feast of Tabernacles, see FESTIVALS. Tabes Dorsalis. See LocOMOTOR ATAXIA. Tabes Mesenterica, See MESENTERY, and TUBERCLE. Tablature, a method of musical notation, principally employed in the 15th and 16th centuries for the Iute, but also used occasionally for other instruments. In tablature the lines of the stave indicate the strings on the instrument, the upper line representing the first string, the second line the second string, &e. The notes are expressed either by Arabic numerals or small letters, which

Access restriction

Copyright

fullscreen: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and index (Vol. 10)

Multivolume work

Volume

Table of contents

Table of contents

Cite and reuse

Volume

Section

Image

Image fragment

Citation links

Citation recommendation