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	Balfour Stewart - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BALFOUR STEWART (1828-1887), Scottish physicist, was born in Edinburgh on the 1st of November 1828, and was educated at the university of that city.
		The son of a tea merchant, he was for some time engaged in business in Leith and in Australia, but, returning to his studies of physics at Edinburgh, he became assistant to J. Forbes in 1856.
		A nephew of Mrs Stewart in 1887 sued to break the will on the ground that Hilton had unduly influenced her; the case was compromised out of court in 1890 and Mrs Stewart's relatives received more of her estate than they would have got under the terms of the testament.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Balfour_Stewart (364 words)

	Balfour
		William, the eldest, was the ancestor of the Balfours of Balfour.
		James Balfour, son of Sir John Balfour of Balgarvy, in 1451 obtained from King James the Second the lands of Denmylne, in the parish of Abdie, and county of Fife, originally belonging to the earls of Fife, and which fell to the crown at the forfeiture of Murdoch duke of Albany.
		BALFOUR, SIR JAMES, of Pittendriech, an eminent lawyer of the sixteenth century, was a son of Sir Michael Balfour of Mountquhanny in the parish of Kilmany, Fife.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/nation/balfour.htm (7782 words)

	Orkneyjar - Noltland Castle, Westray
		Balfour was up to his neck in the political intrigues common during the time of his sister-in-law, Mary Queen of Scots, and as a result had made some powerful enemies.
		In 1546 Balfour, along with two of his brothers, was implicated in the murder of Cardinal Beaton.
		Balfour's chaplain and partner in crime, John Knox, later described the three brothers as "men without God" who had "neither fear of God nor love of virtue further than their present commodity persuaded them".
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/noltlandcastle.htm (768 words)

	Charles Stewart - LoveToKnow 1911
		CHARLES STEWART (1778-1869), American naval officer, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 28th of July 1778, of poor Irish parents.
		At the age of thirteen he shipped as cabin boy on a merchant vessel, and soon commanded a ship in the India trade.
		His daughter, Delia Tudor, married, in 1834, John Henry Parnell, and became the mother of the Irish leader, Charles Stewart Parnell.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Charles_Stewart (232 words)

	Nisbet Balfour of Dunbog
		Nisbet Balfour was born on 20 January (OS) 1744, at Dunbog in Fife (then sometimes spelled 'Denboig'), the third son of Henry Balfour of Dunbog (1708-64) and his wife Katherine Porterfield (1721-before 1791).
		Nisbet's grandfather, Major Henry Balfour of Dunbog, formerly of the Scots Greys, was the third son of John, third Lord Balfour of Burleigh.
		Balfour younger of Dunbog Commonly Calld Captain had a son was begotten in fornication with Ann Henderson called Henry.
	www.silverwhistle.co.uk /lobsters/balfour.html (754 words)

	Balfour Stewart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Balfour Stewart (November 1, 1828 - December 19, 1887), Scottish physicist, was born in Edinburgh, and was educated at the University of Edinburgh.
		The son of a tea merchant, he was for some time engaged in business in Leith and in Australia, but, returning to his studies of physics at Edinburgh, he became assistant to JD Forbes in 1856.
		Radiant heat first claimed his attention, and by 1858 he had completed his first investigations into the subject.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Balfour_Stewart (353 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: Great Scots of Note
		The start of ionospheric science owes a great deal to Scots physicist Balfour Stewart who proposed that the variable part of the Earth's magnetic field could be ascribed to electric currents flowing in the upper atmosphere, later identified as the ionosphere.
		A mathematician, Stewart took a scientific approach to philosophical problems, believing with Reid and his colleagues that philosophy should be a scientific discipline free from metaphysical speculations that would distract it.
		Stewart believed that workers should not be denied an education and through his powers of persuasion, the highly privileged and "ivory-tower" University of Cambridge, England, began offering extension courses as early as 1873.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/scotland/greatscots/s2.html (2984 words)

	Masterpiece Theatre \| Kidnapped \| Production Notes
		He was immediately attracted by the pivotal role of Ebenezer Balfour, the embittered uncle whose betrayal of Davie Balfour is the catalyst for the boy's adventures.
		The pragmatic Stewart is a contrast to the glamour of Alan Breck's eternal rebel and opens Davie Balfour's eyes to the reality of Highland life under English oppression.
		Stewart's belief that his people can live in peace under the English regime is shattered when he is arrested and sentenced to death -- unless Alan Breck gives himself up.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/kidnapped/notes.html (2729 words)

	Overview of Balfour Stewart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Born in Edinburgh, the son of a tea merchant, Stewart studied at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh.
		Stewart is noted for his seminal work on radiant heat and also for understanding the contribution of electric currents in the ionosphere to the earth's magnetic field.
		Stewart published The Unseen Universe jointly with another physicist Peter Guthrie Tait (1831 - 1901), a work which argued that science was not incompatible with religious doctrines.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst454.html (143 words)

	STEWART, STUART - Online Information article about STEWART, STUART
		Ireland; and (7) Sir Robert of Daldowie, ancestor of the Stewarts of Allanton and of Coltness.
		Joanna, widow of 'King James I. From Murdoch, duke of Albany, were descended the Stewarts of Ardvoirlich and other families of the name in Perthshire, and alsothe Stuarts of.
		Present Earl of Galloway, was the Second Son of Sir Alexander Stewart of Darnley (18o1); Riddell, Stewartiana (1843) ; \\%.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /STE_SUS/STEWART_STUART.html (2556 words)

	Balfour Moss LLP - Barristers & Solicitors
		Articling students at Balfour Moss LLP can expect to receive a well-rounded set of articles together with meaningful feedback during the articling period.
		Details about Balfour Moss LLP and our articling program are set out in the annual articling forum survey.
		Balfour Moss LLP holds a number of social events throughout the year, both formal and informal, including barbeques, wine and cheese socials, a children's Christmas party, and a formal Christmas party.
	www.balfourmoss.com /employment.html (480 words)

	stewart Coat of Arms, Family Crest
		The stewart surname was born by a line who became the royal familly of Scotland, and later, of all of Britain.
		The surname stewart was an occupational name for a steward, the official in charge of a noble household and its treasury.
		The line of Stewart monarchs of Scotland began in 1371, descending from the union of Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce and Walter, the 6th High Steward of Scotland.
	www.houseofnames.com /coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=stewart (1268 words)

	USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		S Stewart doubled to left, D Mohr to third, S Stewart to third on advancing on throw, D Mohr and S Stewart scored on error by catcher B Molina.
		Stewart never stopped running and slid home with the winning run, beating a weak throw to the plate.
		Anaheim jumped on Balfour early, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the second on Chone Figgins' RBI single.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/scores103/103246/20030903AL---MINNESOTA-0.htm (1176 words)

	Robert Louis Stevenson - David Balfour (1893)
		Stevenson was living at Vailima, in Samoa, when he resumed, in 1892, after an interval of six years, the account of David Balfour's adventures and experiences, and the work was first published in Atalanta, from January to May, 1893, inclusive, with the title of David Balfour.
		The scene of the first part of the work is mainly in Edinburgh and the vicinity of North Berwick and the Bass Rock, much attention being paid to the local detail with which the novelist was thoroughly familiar, while the action of the second part occurs in Holland.
		His conduct will be observed and his discretion re-warded." This was the first, the other in a lady's hand, said: "Maister Dauvit Balfour is informed a friend was speiring for him, and her eyes were of the grey," by which I knew the writer must be Miss Grant and the friend Catriona.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles34/authors-7.shtml (2919 words)

	Grant Balfour : Rotoworld.com - Grant Balfour Biography from Rotoworld.com
		Balfour has missed two straight seasons -- he underwent Tommy John surgery a month into 2005 -- so he has to be considered a long shot at this point.
		Balfour, who touched 94 mph on the radar gun, walked two and gave up two runs in the outing which was limited to 20 pitches.
		If Balfour is pain-free after the two sessions he will leave for a minor league rehab stint later this week.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=3306 (618 words)

	PARNELL, CHARLES STEWA... - Online Information article about PARNELL, CHARLES STEWA...
		Charles Stewart Parnell was, as it were, dedicated to the Irish See also:
		Balfour he made informal overtures to Lord Salisbury proffering his own support in See also:
		Mr Balfour became chief secretary, and early in the session of 1887 the new measure was introduced and carried.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /PAI_PAS/PARNELL_CHARLES_STEWART_1846_18.html (6065 words)

	Either/Or: Spiritualism
		However, Tait and Stewart left it to no one's imagination that they were not spiritualists even if they did qualify their opposition to spiritualism.
		Tait and Stewart disavowed the physical manifestations sought by the spiritualists, but adopted the same fundamental basis as spiritualism with a unity of the material and spiritual worlds.
		Whereas Tait and Stewart tried to connect their unseen universe to this world, Drummond, as a theologian, was trying to connect this world to the unseen universe.
	members.aol.com /jebco1st/Paraphysics/spirit2.htm (5270 words)

	scottish estate agent, solicitor: law firm, scotland uk — Stewart, Balfour, Sutherland
		Stewart Balfour and Sutherland are a long-established legal practice with offices in C
		Stewart Balfour and Sutherland also have many years’ experience as a Scottish law firm, with
		Stewart Balfour and Sutherland — Scottish estate agents and solicitors based in Campbeltown
	www.sbslaw.co.uk (150 words)

	Balfour - The Location of The Balfour Declaration has changed. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/balfour.htm. ...
		Balfour Kilpatrick is one of the largest UK service organisations of its kind, having extensive.
		The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was the first significant declaration by a world power in favour of a Jewish "national home" in what was known as Palestine.
		Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Services is a leading highways term maintenance and asset management provider in the UK highways and rail sector operating.
	www.dynamicpagerank.com /balfour-19364.html (1919 words)

	Alan Balfour
		Balfour, Alan: Elmore James / traduction et adaptation: Frank Goldwasser et
		Balfour, and Norman Darwen, all in English, in no 119 (1990), p.
		Balfour, Alan: That was the year that was.
	hometown.aol.com /Jukebaby/balfour.htm (667 words)

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		STEWART South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland So: 990512 Mother: Barbara MEAKE Pr: 6902046 Kathrin STEWART (F)...................
		STEWART South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland So: 990512 Pr: 6902046 Charles STEWART (M)...................
		STEWART Westray And Papa Westray, Orkney, So: 990518 Mother: Is. BALFOUR Scotland Pr: 6902322 Mary STEWARD (F)......................
	www.cursiter.com /txt-exe-files/Stewart.txt (7516 words)

	STEWART, BALFOUR (1828... - Online Information article about STEWART, BALFOUR (1828... (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		magnetism, and it was to these that Stewart also mainly devoted himself.
		nephew of Mrs Stewart in 1887 sued to break the will on the ground that Hilton had unduly influenced her; the See also:
		court in 1890 and Mrs Stewart's relatives received more of her estate than they would have.got under the terms of the testament.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org.cob-web.org:8888 /STE_SUS/STEWART_BALFOUR_1828_1887_.html (764 words)

	ISS: Biography of Balfour Stewart
		Professor Balfour Stewart was one of the distinguished physicist members of the Society for Psychical Research.
		Born in Scotland, he worked at the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews on 'natural philosophy', the ancient name for science.
		Professor Stewart was president of the SPR from 1885-7.
	www.survivalafterdeath.org /researchers/stewart.htm (524 words)

	Stewart Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
		We have researched the Stewart family crest in the most recognized sources of coats of arms.
		In the Stewart coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
		We encourage you to study the Stewart genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest.
	www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Stewart/Stewart_family_Crest/Stewart_coat_of_arms/qx/Stewart.htm (656 words)

	SparkNotes: Kidnapped: Character List
		Colin Campbell is plotting to evict all the Jacobite Stewarts from their homes when he is murdered.
		James of the Glens - The leader of the Stewart clan (the clan of Alan Breck).
		He is later himself killed by Alan Breck Stewart in the battle of the Round-House.
	www.sparknotes.com /lit/kidnapped/characters.html (547 words)

	Frontiers - Update
		So he switched to natural philosophy and continued his studies under Professor Balfour Stewart.
		Stewart kept immaculate notes on all the experiments done by students in the teaching laboratory, and the ledgers are preserved in the physics department today.
		Judging from the archived correspondence between Stewart and the manufacturers, Oertling, the instrument had been badly made.
	www.pparc.ac.uk /frontiers/archive/update.asp?id=1U1&style=update (544 words)

	Frequency of the Lowest Electromagnetic Waves
		"The first observation of ULF waves was published by Balfour Stewart in 1861 using magnetographs at Kew Observatory.
		The magnetosphere is a cavity in the solar wind, which is the result of the geomagnetic field (earth's magnetic field) impeding the direct entry of the ionized gas (plasma) of the solar wind into the cavity.
		Micropulsations were first observed and published by Balfour Steward (also spelled Stewart) in 1861.
	hypertextbook.com /facts/2001/ElizabethWong.shtml (536 words)

	Arthur Schuster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He studied mathematics under Thomas Barker and physics under Balfour Stewart, and began research with Henry Roscoe on the spectra of hydrogen and nitrogen.
		He succeeded his teacher Balfour Stewart as professor of physics in 1888.
		In 1875 Stewart's friend and Roscoe's cousin, the economist Jevons, reported, "Mr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Schuster (1016 words)

	Kidnapped (1971) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plot Summary: When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative...
		Michael Caine is Alan Breck, determined that the Stuarts should have retained the throne of England, who befriends young David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas) and sets off on a journey with him to Edinburgh, sharing a variety of adventures along the way.
		It was all working together quite well, I thought, until the very end of the movie, and I thought too much was left hanging with the way it concluded.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0067302 (334 words)

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		It is also fl, which helps the light; for, other circumstances being equal, as shown experimentally by Professor Balfour Stewart, the fler the body the brighter will be its light when incandescent.
		Still, refractory as carbon is, if we closely examined our voltaic arc, or stream of light between the carbon-points, we should find there incandescent carbon-vapour.
		Foucault, Thomson, and Balfour Stewart have all been near the discovery, while, as already stated, it was almost hit by the acute but unpublished conjecture of Stokes.' Mentally, as well as physically, every year of the world's age is the outgrowth and offspring of all preceding years.
	home.att.net /~o.caimi/Lecture_VI.doc (3715 words)

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