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Iruit trees, with a celebrated abbey, and the villages of Up- 

 per and Lower Zell. — Alfo, a town of Bohemia, in the 

 circle of Chrudim ; 9 miles W.N.W. of Politzka. — Alfo, 

 a town of Auftria ; 5 miles S.W. of Freydadt. — Alfo, a 

 town of Saxony, in the Vogtland, near Pawfa. — Alfo, a 

 town of the Helvetian republic, at the union of the two 

 branches of the Rhine; 6 miles S.AV. of Coirc. — Alfo, a 

 town of Bohemia, in the circle of Bechin ; 6 miles E. of 

 Rofenberg. — Alfo, a town of Bohemia, called " New 

 Reichenau," in the circle of Bechin ; 8 miles E.S.E. of 



Pilgram Alfo, a town of Pruffia, in the province of Ober- 



land ; S miles S.E. of Ofterrod. — Alfo, a town of Pruffia, 

 on the Oli'a ; 22 miles E.N.E. of Culm. 



REICHENBACH, a town of Saxony, in the Vogt- 

 land, containing about 700 houfes, two churches, and a 

 Latin fchool. The inhabitants are chiefly clothiers, and 

 dealers in cloth. Their method of dyeing is held in high 

 eftimation, the mod beautiful fcarlet in the whole eleftorate 

 being made at this place ; 10 miles S.W. of Zvk'ickau. N. 

 lat. jo°3i'. E. long. 12^ 16'. — Alfo, a town of Silefia, in 

 the principality of Schweidnitz, containing two churches 

 and an hofpital. The town has fome confiderable manufac- 

 tures of linen, canvas, and fuftian ; 9 miles N. of Schweid- 

 nitz. N. lat. 50° 35'. E. long. 16° 35'. — Alfo, a town of 

 France, in the department of the Sarre ; 8 miles S. of Lau- 

 tereck. — Alfo, a town of Lufatia ; 4 miles S.W. of Ca- 

 menz. — Alfo, a town of Pruffia, in the province of Ober- 

 land ; 7 miles S.S.W. of Holland. — Alfo, a town of Ger- 

 many, in the county of Henneberg ; 3 miles N. of Smal- 

 kalden. — Alfo, a town of Germany, in the principality of 

 Culmb.ach ; 12 miles E.N.E. of Neuftadt. — Alio, a town 

 of Germany, in the margraviate of Anfpach ; 2 miles N.W. 

 of Schwabach. 



REICHENBERG, a mountain of Swabia; 6 miles 

 N.W. of Huiffingen. — Alfo, a town of Bohemia, in the 

 circle of Boleflaw. Twenty thoufand pieces of cloth are 

 fuppofed to have been made in this town in one year ; 25 

 miles N.N.E. of Jung-Buntzlau. — Alfo, a town of Pruffia, 

 in the province of Ermeland ; 3 miles S.W. of Heilfberg. — 

 Alfo, a town and caftle of Weftphalia, in the county of 

 Catzenelnbogen ; 5 miles E. of St. Goar. 



REICHENBURG, a town of the duchy of Stiria ; 12 

 miles S.S.E. of Cilley. 



REICHENECK, a town of the duchy of Stiria; 

 5 miles E.S.E. of Cilley. 



REICHENFELS, a town with a caftle in Saxony, in 

 the principality of Reuffen ; 8 miles N.W. of Greitz. — 

 Alfo, a town of the duchy of Carinthia ; 24 miles N.E. of 

 Clagenfurt. 



REICHENHALL, a town of Bavaria, on the Sala, 

 with a rich fait fpring, the water of which is partly boiled 

 here, and partly, by means of a large wheel 36 feet in dia- 

 meter, thrown up to the higher parts of a lofty houfe, and 

 thence conveyed by means of leaden pipes to the diftance of 

 12 miles, over mountains, towards Traunftein, and there 

 boiled, ©n account of the convenience of wood, and alfo of 

 exportation. An aqueduft of fquared flints, two miles 

 long and five feet broad, with an arched roof, was formed 

 fome centuries ago, for conveying water to turn the wheels 

 and other engines, and to carry off any fuperfluous fait wa- 

 ter. This aqueduft, after running to a depth of 1 2 fathoms 

 under the town, and from thence under the gardens and 

 fields, at laft difcharges its water in a llrong torrent. The 

 current of the water is fo ftrong, that a boat with torches 

 may fail from one end to the other in a quarter of an hour. 

 In the aqueduft are five apertures in the form of towers, and 

 through feme of thefe a perfon may fpeak from the ram- 



parts of the town with thofc who fail upon the canal j 

 9 miles S.W. of Salzburg. N. lat. 47" 40'. E. long. 

 12° 50'. 



REICHENSTAIN, atownof Aultria; 19 miles N.E. 

 of Steyregg. 



REICHENSTEIN, a town of Silefia, belonging to the 

 principality of Brieg, but infulated in that of Munlterberg; 

 16 miles W. of Neiflc. N. lat. 50° 15'. E. long. i6^ 40'. 

 — Alfo, a town of France, in the department of the Roer ; 

 21 miles S. of Juliers. 



Reichenstein, Unler, a town of Bohemia, in the circle 

 of Prachatitz ; 3 miles W.S.W. of Berg Reichendein. 



REICHENTAL, a town of Aultria; 3 miles E. of 

 Haderfdorf. 



REICHENWALT, or Riecher.s\,alde, a town of 

 Pruffia, in Oberland ; 4 miles N.W. of Liebftat. 



REICHERSDORF, a town of Tranfylvania ; 4 miles 

 E. of Medies. 



REICHMANSHAUSEN, a town of the duchy of 

 Wurzburg ; 10 miles E.N.E. of Schweinfurt. 



REICHNAW, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of 

 Konigingratz ; 17 miles E.S.E. of Konigingratz. — Alfo, a 

 town of Lufatia ; 6 miles W. of Gorlitz. 



REICHNICH, a town of the duchy of Stiria ; 6 miles 

 N.E. of Windifch Gratz. 



REICHOLDSGRUN, a town of Germany, in the 

 principality of Culmbach ; 2 miles S. of Kirch Lamitz. 



REICHSHOFEN, a town of France, in the depart- 

 ment of the Lower Rhine ; 9 miles N. of Haguenau. 



REICHSTHABER, in Commerce. See Ri.x -dollar, 

 REICHTHAL, in Geography, a town of Silefia, in 

 the principality of Bredau ; 32 miles S. of Breflau. N. lat. 

 51° 9'. E. long. 17° 52'. 



REID, Thomas, in Biography, an eminent divine and 

 raoralift, was born at Strachan, in Kincardinediire, of which 

 parifti his father was minider, in the year 17 10. The ele- 

 ments of learning he received at the parifti fchool of Kin- 

 cardine, after which he was fent to a claffical fchool at 

 Aberdeen ; and fo rapid was his progrefs in his dudies, 

 that about the age of thirteen he was found fully qualified 

 for the univerfity, and entered as a dudent in Marifchal 

 college. Here he diftinguidied himfelf by his proficiency 

 in the various branches ot learning taught during the ufual 

 courfe of four years, particularly in mathematics. At this 

 period he probably took his degree of M.A., and after- 

 wards commenced the dudy of theology, and in due time 

 was licenfed as a preacher. He was foon appointed libra- 

 rian to the univerfity, and became intimately acquainted 

 with Mr. John Stewart, the profeffor of m.athematics. 

 This conneftion ftrengthened and confirmed his predileftion 

 for mathematical ftudies. Occafionally he read ledtures for 

 his friend, in which he difcovered a happy faculty of mak- 

 ing every thing intelligible to the ftudents, which he clearly 

 apprehended himfelf. In 1736 Mr. Reid refigned his fitu- 

 ation of hbrarian, and accompanied Mr. Stewart on an ex- 

 curfion into England, and became acquainted with many 

 illuftrious characters in London, at Oxford, and at Cam- 

 bridge. In the following year, Mr. Reid was prefented by 

 the King's college of Aberdeen to the living of New 

 Machar ; but his entrance into the functions of his office 

 was very unpropitious. His unwearied attention, how- 

 ever, to the duties of his office, the mildnefs and forbearance 

 of his temper, and the adlive fpirit of his humanity, foon 

 overcame all their prejudices ; and not many years after, 

 wards, when he was called to a different fituation, the fame 

 perfons, who had taken a diare in the outrages againd him, 

 followed him, on his departure, with their prayers and 



tears. 



