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1 the elder of
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2 the elder of
старший изБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > the elder of
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3 the elder
پيشينيان،بزرگان -
4 the elder Jones/Jones the elder
the elder Jones/Jones the elderde oude Jones, Jones senior -
5 The elder hand
• The elder [eldest] hand Игрок, который ходит первым в карточной игре на двоихDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > The elder hand
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6 the elder son is the support of the family
Макаров: старший сын - опора семьиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the elder son is the support of the family
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7 the younger should obey the elder
Общая лексика: младшие должны слушаться старшихУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the younger should obey the elder
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8 the elder brother
Общая лексика: старший брат (из двух) -
9 the elder hand
Карточный термин: игрок, ходящий первым -
10 the elder brother
האח המבוגר יותר, האח הבכיר יותר* * *◙ רתוי ריכבה חאה,רתוי רגובמה חאה◄ -
11 the elder brother
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12 Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. c. 23 AD Como, Italyd. 25 August 79 AD near Pompeii, Italy[br]Roman encyclopedic writer on the natural world.[br]Pliny was well educated in Rome, and for ten years or so followed a military career with which he was able to combine literary work, writing especially on historical subjects. He completed his duties c. 57 AD and concentrated on writing until he resumed his official career in 69 AD with administrative duties. During this last phase he began work on his only extant work, the thirty-seven "books" of his Historia Naturalis (Natural History), each dealing with a broad subject such as astronomy, geography, mineralogy, etc. His last post was the command of the fleet based at Misenum, which came to an end when he sailed too near Vesuvius during the eruption that engulfed Pompeii and he was overcome by the fumes.Pliny developed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans made few original contributions to scientific thought and observation, but some made careful compilations of the learning and observations of Greek scholars. The most notable and influential of these was the Historia Naturalis. To the ideas about the natural world gleaned from earlier Greek authors, he added information about natural history, mineral resources, crafts and some technological processes, such as the extraction of metals from their ores, reported to him from the corners of the Empire. He added a few observations of his own, noted during travels on his official duties. Not all the reports were reliable, and the work often presents a tangled web of fact and fable. Gibbon described it as an immense register in which the author has "deposited the discoveries, the arts, and the errors of mankind". Pliny was indefatigable in his relentless note-taking, even dictating to his secretary while dining.During the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages in Western Europe, Pliny's Historia Naturalis was the largest known collection of facts about the natural world and was drawn upon freely by a succession of later writers. Its influence survived the influx into Western Europe, from the twelfth century, of translations of the works of Greek and Arab scholars. After the invention of printing in the middle of the fifteenth century, Pliny was the first work on a scientific subject to be printed, in 1469. Many editions followed and it may still be consulted with profit for its insights into technical knowledge and practice in the ancient world.[br]BibliographyThe standard Latin text with English translation is that edited by H.Rackham et al.(1942– 63, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann, 10 vols). The French version is by A.Further ReadingThe editions mentioned above include useful biographical and other details. For special aspects of Pliny, see K.C.Bailey, 1929–32, The Elder Pliny's Chapters on Chemical Subjects, London, 2 vols.LRDBiographical history of technology > Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
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13 Chamberlen (the Elder), Peter
SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology[br]b. c. 1601 London, Englandd. 22 December 1683 Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England[br]English obstetrician who was a member of a family of obstetricians of the same name who made use of a secret design of obstetric forceps (probably designed by him).[br]Of Huguenot stock, his ancestor William having probably come to England in 1569, he was admitted to Cambridge University in 1615 at the age of 14. He graduated Doctor of Medicine in Padua in 1619, having also spent some time at Heidelberg. In 1628 he was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians, though with some reservations on account of his dress and conduct; these appear to have had some foundation for he was dismissed from the fellowship for repeated contumacy in 1659. Nonetheless, he was appointed Physician in Ordinary to Charles I in 1660. There are grounds for suspecting that in later years he developed some signs of insanity.Chamberlen was engaged extensively in the practice of midwifery, and his reputation and that of the other members of the family, several of whom were also called Peter, was enhanced by their possession of their own pattern of obstetric forceps, hitherto unknown and kept carefully guarded as a family secret. The original instruments were discovered hidden at the family home in Essex in 1815 and have been preserved by the Royal Society of Medicine. Chamberlen appears to have threatened the physicians' obstetric monopoly by attempting to organize mid-wives into a corporate company, to be headed by himself, a move which was successfully opposed by the College of Physicians.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsPhysician in Ordinary to King Charles I, King Charles II, King James II, Queen Mary and Queen Anne.Bibliography1662, The Accomplished Midwife. The Sober Mans Vindication, discovering the true cause and manner how Dr. Chamberlen came to be reported mad, London.Further ReadingMariceau, 1668, Des Malades des femmes grosses et accouchées, Paris. J.H.Aveling, 1883, The Chamberlens and the Midwifery Forceps, London.MGBiographical history of technology > Chamberlen (the Elder), Peter
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14 Balarama (In Hindu mythology, the elder half-brother of Krishna, with whom he shared many adventures; sometimes considered one of the 10 incarnations of the god Vishnu)
Религия: БаларамаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Balarama (In Hindu mythology, the elder half-brother of Krishna, with whom he shared many adventures; sometimes considered one of the 10 incarnations of the god Vishnu)
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15 Hasan (In full Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, the elder son of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah)
Религия: ХасанУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Hasan (In full Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, the elder son of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah)
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16 baladevas (In the Jain mythology and cosmology, counterparts of Balarama, the elder half-brother of Krishna)
Религия: баладэвыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > baladevas (In the Jain mythology and cosmology, counterparts of Balarama, the elder half-brother of Krishna)
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17 which Miss Smith do you mean, the younger or the elder one?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > which Miss Smith do you mean, the younger or the elder one?
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18 Melania the Elder
Христианство: Мелания Старшая (христианская святая) -
19 Pliny the Elder
Общая лексика: Плиний старший -
20 both brothers are talented, but the elder is more so
Общая лексика: оба брата талантливы, но старший особенноУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > both brothers are talented, but the elder is more so
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