E P O
314
E Q U
Table of the Epocha of the Hegira connected with the Chris-tian Airu from A. D. 1810 to A. D. 1923, concluded.
Corresponding Yearof the Hegira .
Corresponding Yearof the Hegira.
*1864
-j-12Sl June 4
1894
1312 July 3
18G5
12$2 May 25
1895
1313 June 22
186G
1283 May 14
*1896
[1314 June 10
1807
f 12S4 May 3
1S97
1315 May 31
*18(38
1285 April 22
1898
[1316 May 20
1869
[•1286 April 11
1899
1317 May 10
1870
1287 April 1
1900
1318 April 29
1871
1288 March 21
1901
[1319 April 17
*1872
[1289 March 9
1902
1320 April 7
1S73
1290 February 27
1903
1321 March 27
1S74
1291 February 16
*1904
[1322 March 15
1875
[ 1292 February 5
1905
1323 March 5
*1876
1293 January 25
1906
1324 February 22
1877
1294 January 14
1907
[1325 February 11
1878
j-1295 January 3
* 190S
1326 February 1
1878
1396 December 24,
1909
[1327 January 20
1879
[1297 December 13
1910
1328 January 10
*1880
1298 December 2 !
1910
1329 December 30
1881
1299 November 21,
191 >
[1330 December 19
1882
[1300 November 10’
*1912
1331 December 8
IS S3
1301 October 31
1913
1332 November 27
*1884
1302 October 19 ■
1914
[1333 November 16
18S5
[1303 October 8 i
1915
1334 November6
1880
1304 September 28,
*1916
[1335 October 2 >
1887
[1305 September 17:
1917
1336 October 15
*1888
1306 September 6 1
1918
1337 October 4
18S9
1307 August 26 :
1919
[1338 September 23
1890
[1308 August 15 1
*1920
1339 September 12
isyi
1309 August 5 j
1921
1340 September i
*1892
1310 July 24 |
1922
[1341 August 21
1893
-[1311 July 13 1
1923
1342 August 11
Epocha, Persian , or Yezdejerd, is the year of the Julianperiod .5345, answering to the year (332. To reduce the years ofone epocha to those of another, observe the following rule; addthe given year of an epocha to the year of the Julian period cor-responding with its rise, and that will give the year of the period.For example, if to 1810, the present year of the Christian epocha,we add 4713, the year of the Julian period corresponding with itsrise, the sum, (1523, will be the present year cf the Julian period;now ii we subtract from tne year thus found, the year of the Ju-lian period corresponding with the rise of any epocha, the remain-der shews the hue method of making a just connection betwixtthat epocha and the known year of Christ . Again, if we want tofind the year of the Julian period corresponding to a given yearbefore Christ , we subtract the given year from 4714, and the re-mainder is the year required, oiee Chronology and /Era.
ERODE, [trai'S',] in lyric poetry, the third or last part of theode; the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, andepode. 4 he epode was sung by the priests, standing still beforethe altar, after all the turns and returns of the strophe and anti-strophe, and was not confined to any precise number or kind ofverses. The ep ide is now a general name for all kinds of littleverses that follow one or more great ones, of what kind soeverthey be; and, in this sense, a pentameter is an epode after anhexameter. And as every little verse, which being put after an-other, closes the period, is called epode, hence the sixth book ofHorace ’s odes is entitled “ Liber Kpodon, Hook of Epodvs be-cause the verses are all alternately long and short, ami the shortones generally, though not always, close the sense of the longone.
EPOS'A, in mythology, a.goddess mentioned in some ancientinscriptions. Keysler supposes, (hat her name was deiived frommitt;, a horse, and that she was worshiped as the protectress ofthese animals.
fable, which makes the subject of an epic poem. The word is de-rived from the Greek tra©', verse, and tvoitw, to make.
EPSOM, a town of Surrey, about lb miles S. W. of London ,long famous for its mineral waters. These were discovered in1(318 ; and arc not yet impaired in virtue. The salt made fromthem is famous all over Europe , for gently cleansing and coolingthe body. The hall, galleries, and other public apartments, arenow run to decay; and there remains only one house on the spot,which is inhabited by a countryman and his wife, who carry thewaters in bottles to the adjacent places, and supply the demands ofdealers in London . On the neighbouring down are annuallyhorse-races; but tiie inns, shops, and bowling-greens, are not somuch frequented as formerly. The market is cm Friday ; thefair, July 25. Epsom has so many fields, meadows, orchards,gardens, &c. that a stranger would be at a loss to know whe-ther it were a town built in a wood, or a wood surrounded by atown.
Epsom Salt , was formerly obtained by boiling down the mi-neral water found in the vicinity of Epsom . It is at present pre-pared from sea-water, which after being boiled down, deposits anuncrystallized brine, that consists chiefly of mur’iated magnesia,and is sold in the shops, under tire name of bitter purging salt.—It is of considerable service in colics, scurvy, rheumatism, andother chronical complaints.
Epsom Water is easily imitated by art ; i. c. by only dissolv-ing half an ounce of Epsom salt in a quart of-pure water, madesomewhat brisk by a few drops of spirit of vitriol and oil of tartar,so as to let the alkali prevail.
EPULARES, in antiquity, persons who were admitted to thesacred cpttlte or'entertainments, it being unlawful for any to bepresent at them who were not pure and chaste.
IiPULO, in antiquity, a minister cf sacrifice among the Ro-mans. The pontiiices, not being able to attend all the sacriliccsperformed at Rome to so many gods as were adored by that peo-ple, appointed three ministers, whom they called epulones, be-cause they conferred on them the care and management of theepula, feasts in the solemn games and festivals.
EPULL’M, in antiquity, a holy feast prepared for the gods intimes of public danger. The feast was sumptuous, and tire godswere formally invited and attended ; for the statues were broughton rich beds furnished with soft pillows, called pulvinaria: thusaccommodated, their godships were placed on their couches at themost honourable part.
Erui.UM also means any solemn feast, e. g.
Epui.um Fekale, a funeral entertainment.
EPWORTH, a town of England, in the isle of Axholm, Lin-colnshire, 11 miles N. of Gainsborough .
EQUABLE, an appellation given to such motions as alwayscontinue the same in degree of velocity, without being either ac-celerated or retarded. When two or more bodies are uniformlyaccelerated or retarded, with the same increase or diminution ofvelocity in each, they are said to be equably accelerated or re-tarded.
EQUAL, a term of relation between two or more things of thesame magnitude, quantity, or quality.
EQUALITY, that agreement between two or more things,whereby they are denominated equal. The equality of two quali-ties, in algebra, is denoted by two parallel lines placed betweenthem : thus, 4-|- 2 = G, that is, 4 added to 2, is equal to G.
Equality, in a political sense, is a term much used, thoughnot generally understood. All men are or ought to he upon anequality with regard to their rights. Their right to have tluirpersons and their property (whether it be great or small) protect-ed by the government under which they live, cannot be disputed.Neither can the right to do any thing that is not injurious to an-other, which is the only true definition of liberty, be called inquestion, let the party exercising it be ever so poor. But it is adangerous error to suppose, that an equality of property is meantby the term ; for that is to suppose, what is not true, that all menare equal in merit and in abilities. In fact, if the Almighty wereby one act of his power, to make an equal and universal divisionot all the property and productions of this world among the wholehuman race, one week would not elapse before very considerableinequalities of property would arise irom the indolence and extra-vagance of some, the avarice of others, and the virtuous industryand oceononiy of others.