Calendar: 1850-1851 Page 321

GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 317 15 Jf ן- j-ft &c be series of positive fractions increasing ו ב &c τ ו or decreasing in value then will --r-rf lie between σ -f b' b" &c the greatest and least of them 16 The edges of rectangular parallelopiped are and feet approximate to the diagonal by means of continued fraction III Cruaattetf Whence arose the great impulse to Pilgrimages in the 11th century How were the pilgrims to Jerusalem treated by the early Saracen caliphs What change took place about this period Give some account of the Seljukian Turks Who was the Emperor of Constantinople at the com- mencement of the First Crusade With what feelings did he regard it Who were the chief leaders of it Give some account of their characters What were the Latin kingdoms established in Palestine at the end of the First Crusade What was there peculiar in the character of that which was founded in the capital Explain the objects and constitutions of the three leading military orders What was the occasion of the Second Crusade Who engaged in it Who was the great preacher of it Give short account of him How did this Crusade terminate What events in Palestine preceded the undertaking of the Third Crusade What were the circumstances of England at the commencement of it In what respects was the spirit of its leaders very different from that of the first crusaders Mention some of the great battles in it and the result Who was the Pope at the commencement of the thirteenth centnry Why was he called upon to interfere with the pro ceedings of those who engaged in the Fourth Crusade What Italian city was especially active in that crusade What direction did it take What was the issue of it