The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... considered simply in itself , without any respect to a particular subject : thus , mag- nitude , equity , & c . are abstract ideas , when we consider them as detached from any particular body or person . Various con- troversies have ...
... considered simply in itself , without any respect to a particular subject : thus , mag- nitude , equity , & c . are abstract ideas , when we consider them as detached from any particular body or person . Various con- troversies have ...
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... considered as the foun- der of this academy , is Arcesilaus . Before the time of Arcesilaus , it was never denied , that useful opinions may be deduced from the senses . Two sects arose about this time , which threatened the destruction ...
... considered as the foun- der of this academy , is Arcesilaus . Before the time of Arcesilaus , it was never denied , that useful opinions may be deduced from the senses . Two sects arose about this time , which threatened the destruction ...
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... considered as the measure of the strength of sound , must vary as the square of the dis- tance ; so that at the distance of ten feet from the sounding body the velocity of the particles of the medium becomes one - tenth as great as at ...
... considered as the measure of the strength of sound , must vary as the square of the dis- tance ; so that at the distance of ten feet from the sounding body the velocity of the particles of the medium becomes one - tenth as great as at ...
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... considered as rarities . Few of the variety with yellow - edged leaves have yet blossomed . There are hedges of the com- mon agave in Spain , Portugal , Sicily , and Calabria ; it flourishes also about Naples , and in other parts of ...
... considered as rarities . Few of the variety with yellow - edged leaves have yet blossomed . There are hedges of the com- mon agave in Spain , Portugal , Sicily , and Calabria ; it flourishes also about Naples , and in other parts of ...
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... considered as of high utility , as it facilitates the subsistence of a greater proportion of rational and moral agents ; or , if we suppose the number to be unincreased , furnishes them with greater opportunities than could be possessed ...
... considered as of high utility , as it facilitates the subsistence of a greater proportion of rational and moral agents ; or , if we suppose the number to be unincreased , furnishes them with greater opportunities than could be possessed ...
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