Glaish'er, James

an English aëronaut, born in 1809, who acquired considerable fame as a meteorologist, and for the manner in which he turned to scientific account the results of his experiments above the clouds in his balloon voyages. He was made a member of the Royal Society in 1849. In 1865 he succeeded Admiral Fitzroy as chief of the Meteorological Department of the English Board of Trade. In 1870 he published Travels in the Air: a Popular Account of Balloon Voyages and Ventures, with Recent Attempts to Accomplish the Navigation of the Air, and has published numerous other works on astronomy, meteorology, and mathematics. In 1863 he ascended to an unprecedented height in the atmosphere, claimed to be 37,000 above the earth's surface. Glan'dorf, in Ohio , a post-village of Putnam co., 3 m. W. of Ottawa, on F., Ft. W. & W. R. R. Pop . (1890) 571. Glas'cow, or Glasgow, in Tenne ee , a post-village of Rhea co. Pop . (1890) 959. Gla , Spun. ( Manuf .) Gla of certain kinds, when in the plastic state, is capable of being drawn out into threads of great tenacity, and of much flexibility and elasticity, while they po e much brilliancy and beauty of color, and are soft and smooth to the touch, like fine wool. The threads produced in this way have been woven into textiles for upholstery and wearing purposes, and are especially useful in millinery from their richne of color and their being unaffected by the weather. Gla 'cock, in Texas , a W. co.; area , 900 sq.m.; inter sected by the Concho River. Cap . Garden City. Pop . (1890) 208.