1 62 NOTES. 



XXXIX. LE DlAMANT ARTIFICIEL. 



1. pierre philosophale : philosopher's stone. 



2. grand ceuvre : alchemy, philosopher's stone. 



3. Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-1794), one of the founders of 

 modern chemistry, was born in Paris, August 26, 1743. 



4. a pali sur : has grown pale over. 



5. Cap : the Cape of Good Hope, a colony of Great Britain, form- 

 ing the southermost part of Africa. Area, 181,592 square miles. 



6. Canon Diablo, in Arizona, 35 N. lat. and 111 W. long. 



7. Arts et Metiers (Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers), in Paris, 

 founded in 1060 by Henry I. It contains rich collections of models of 

 inventions and specimens of all kinds of instruments and machines. 

 Although the original purpose of the institution was merely the estab- 

 lishment of a collection, it was soon found that some direct instruction 

 was also necessary in order to render the exhibition of practical utility 

 to workmen and artisans of all kinds. Courses of public lectures, em- 

 bracing all the various branches of industrial activity, have accordingly 

 been instituted. 



8. aur6oler : to shed lustre upon. 



9. brasseur d'affaires : schemer. 



XLII. LES CONSTRUCTIONS URBAINES (CITY BUILDINGS) AUX 

 ETATS-UNIS. 



1. place*e en retrait : setback. 



2. balcons a claire-voie : balconies with floor-openings. 



3. a titre d'essai : as an experiment. 



4. phalanstere, or common building in which 1600 persons were to 

 live according to Fran9ois Charles Marie Fourier's (1772-1837) scheme, 

 one of the most celebrated social writers. Society, according to his 

 plan, is to be divided into departments (French, phalanges), each 

 department numbering about 1600 persons. 



5. il est entre" : there has been used. 



6. qui lui fait pendant : which forms a counterpart to it. 



7. vue d'ensemble : general (comprehensive) view. 



8. en retrait les unes sur les autres : each one set back from the 

 edge of the other. 



9. du tout au tout : entirely. 



10. constructions civiles : town buildings, works of civil engineering. 



11. accuse: acknowledges. 



