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gening has been attempted. This should have been from« sout h to the north, and on a level with the ground, orj y a f ew feet above it, as all the remains of similar build-have been found to have their entrances in that direction.. cording to the measurements made by Dr. Oteyza, a youngsavant in 1803, the base of the larger pyramid isieet long, and its elevation 180 feet perpendicular;q-7' Bullock thinks its height to be nearly half the base.it ® other pyramid, that of the moon, is 36 feet lower, andWitR 6 muc * 1 smaller. They are constructed of clay mixed11 8ma ^ stones, covered with a thick facing of porousover which was a coating of cement. There®to ° Ur sta ? es subdivided into smaller steps; a stair of hewnUj n ® formerly led to their summits. Early travellers allhi, 011 the prevailing tradition, that their interior was
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Around them in the plain, there are several hundred
t 0 r ler ones, in general about 30 feet high; which, accordinghow trat f' t * on i were dedicated to the stars. It is probable,i ever > that the whole plain was a vast burial-place, itsSn 6< -’ name was Micaotl, the road of the dead ; which thei s f a n ' ar ds, borrowing a word from the language of thear e nC * °f Cuba , have rendered Llano de los Cues. Theya,. Su Pposed to be the most ancient of all the Mexican foments.”
CANINE , or Mezzanine, a word borrowed from theh e j , ans > who call mezzanini those little windows, less inCtitr 11 t * lan breadth, which serve to illuminate an attic, ortQ e< j- 8o ' e - It is used by some architects, to signify an inter-8t 0( ,' ate apartment, frequently introduced into the principalSarr ie r hen t ^ ie rooras are not required to be of thethe n . \ght; so that where mezanines are introduced,ln °>pal story is divided into two heights, in order toV* * tore - rooms, or lodging - rooms for servants. SeeMp ENT -
« e ^ZO-RELIEV0, a piece of sculpture in half relief.as-r elief .
Hio. ^BLE-POST, in a roof, the same as King-Post ;kr 1 See "
- QUARTERS OF COLUMNS. When theIliad- r horizontal section of a column is divided into four®tigj e ats > by lines not at right angles to the front, but at anthe ^5 degrees therewith, the four quarters are called
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e re | '* (from the Latin, mille , a thousand) a long measure,di y the English, Italians , and some other nations, expressIn tE ° Ce between places. See Measure.the w sense m ^ e > 3 used to the same purpose with league,6)ct ®nt • renc h ail d other nations. The mile is of — : —tiil e J n different countries.
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The geographical, or Italiana thousand geometrical paces, mille passus,T| le term mile is derived.
**> v, ! n §Iish mile consists of eight furlongs, each furlong'6o 7° ® s > a nd each pole of 164 feet
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9 t° t | lo Ile meridian in England, north latitude 52, accord-
j'? Measurement of Colonel Mudge, is 121,640 yards,r'tt of c Miles. A geographical, or sea-mile, is the 60thNk e „ s ? c h a degree, L. 2,027i yards
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A degree of the meridian, in north lati-
lp ;| ' j:i siroi). il, 7 s = 69.092 English miles,v^ea, 0 p tlas made a curious reduction of the miles, or"lit are 116 8evera l countries in Europe into Roman feet,l ke ^ 0ji ®T J al to the Rhinland feet generally used through-
The mile of Italy. 50,000
“ of England . 5,454
“ of Muscovy. 3,750
“ of Poland. 19,850
“ of Germany , the small . 20,000
“ “ the middle. 22,500
“ “ the largest. 25,000
“ of France. 15,750
“ of Burgundy . 18,000
“ of Flanders . 20,000 |
A Table of the Length of Miles , Leagues, &c. ancient and
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Eng. Yards.
Ancient Roman mile . 1610.348
Olympic stadium = £th of an ancient Roman mile 201.2935
Stadium = r l ff th of an ancient Roman mile . 161.0348
Stadium = 1100th part of a degree. 111.2
Jewishrisin, of which 7^ = an ancientRoman mile 214.713
Gallic leuca = 1^ ancient Roman mile . 2415.522
German vast, or common league in France =z 2
Gallic leuca. 4831.044
Persian parasanga = 2 Gallic leagues . 4831.044
Egyptian schoenos = 4 ancient Roman miles. 6441.392
German league, or that of Scandinavia = 2 rasts 9662.088The mile, or league of Germany = 200 Rhenish
yards . 8239.846
Great Arabian mile, used in Palestine in the time
of the Crusades , rated at 1^ ancient Roman mile 2415.713
Modern Roman mile . 1628.466
Modern Greek mile of 7 Olympic stadia . 1409.0545
Modern French league = 2,500 toises . 5328.75
Mile of Turkey, and the common werst of Russia ,
supposing it seven Olympic stadia. 1409.0545
MILITARY ARCHITECTURE, denotes the art offortification. See Architecture.
MILLSTONE-GRIT, a coarse-grained quartzy sandstone.It is found between the mountain-limestone and the super-incumbent coal formations.
MILK-HOUSE, or ROOM, an apartment for keepingmilk sweet and good ; this apartment ought to be as cool aspossible, and on no account exposed to the rays of the sun ;consequently a northern situation, when it can be obtained,will be the most eligible for this purpose. See Dairy.
MINARET, or Minneret, a Turkish steeple with abalcony, from which a person calls the people to prayers ;no bells being permitted in Turkey.
MINION, an iron ore, useful in the composition of mortar:when mixed with a proper quantity of lime, it makes anexcellent water-cement. See Cement and Mortar.
MINOTAUR, or Minotaurus , a fabulous monster muchtalked of by the poets ^ feigned to be half a man and halfa bull.
MINSTER, the church belonging to a monastery.
MINSTREL GALLERY, a gallery in old halls, in whichthe minstrels sat during the feast. There is a gallery so termednear the centre of the choir of Exeter cathedral .