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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... employed , in the actual performance , should be such as must deter- mine its worth and authority with every description of readers . 1 We are already in possession of the large Cyclopedia of Dr. REES , which has advanced to its twelfth ...
... employed , in the actual performance , should be such as must deter- mine its worth and authority with every description of readers . 1 We are already in possession of the large Cyclopedia of Dr. REES , which has advanced to its twelfth ...
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... employed upon the immutable objects of intelligence , or ideas . After the death of Arcesilaus , the Platonic school was successively under the care of Lacydes , who is said to have founded a new school , merely because he changed the ...
... employed upon the immutable objects of intelligence , or ideas . After the death of Arcesilaus , the Platonic school was successively under the care of Lacydes , who is said to have founded a new school , merely because he changed the ...
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... employed for the same purposes to which the Althæa , or marsh - mallow , and other mucilaginous ve- getables are applied among us . In foreign countries the cow - parsnip is said to be sub- stituted for it , though it possesses very dif ...
... employed for the same purposes to which the Althæa , or marsh - mallow , and other mucilaginous ve- getables are applied among us . In foreign countries the cow - parsnip is said to be sub- stituted for it , though it possesses very dif ...
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... chemistry . This acid is employed in different states , which have been distinguished from each other by pecu- liar names . When first prepared , it is called vinegar ; when purified by distillation , it assumes the ACC ACE.
... chemistry . This acid is employed in different states , which have been distinguished from each other by pecu- liar names . When first prepared , it is called vinegar ; when purified by distillation , it assumes the ACC ACE.
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... employed , it is obviously impossible that the adipocire should be combined with an alkali . ADIT of a mine , the hole or aperture whereby it is entered and dug , and by which the water and ores are carried away : it is distinguished ...
... employed , it is obviously impossible that the adipocire should be combined with an alkali . ADIT of a mine , the hole or aperture whereby it is entered and dug , and by which the water and ores are carried away : it is distinguished ...
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