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See Uranus.

Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.

Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force. Sir J. Herschel.

coustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very considerable branch of physics. Sir J. Herschel.

Additive. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.

To align. [R.] Herschel.

Amasthenic. Sir J. Herschel.

wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the northern node. Herschel. -- Ascending series. (Math.) (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity. (b) A series in which each term is greater than the preceding. -- Ascending signs, signs east of the meridian.…

re to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More. The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel.

Sir W. Scott. I augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with. J. F. W. Herschel.

2process, invented by Sir J.Herschel.

tration. Concentration of the lunar beams. Boyle. Intense concetration of thought. Sir J. Herschel.

ely named and delineated to cause as much confusion and inconvenience as possible. Sir J. Herschel.

condition; structure; texture; conformation. The physical constitution of the sun. Sir J. Herschel.

n which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three. Sir J. Herschel.

See Fluorescence. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.

ying their combinations, and noticing what effects take place; this is experiment. Sir J. Herschel.

Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, festoons. Sir J. Herschel.

the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. Herschel. -- Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle.

The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel.