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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... means from the rest of the spherical or hemispherical surface to which it belongs , and proceeds through a wide space , without being supported on either side , there is a certain degree of diver- gence , by means of which it sometimes ...
... means from the rest of the spherical or hemispherical surface to which it belongs , and proceeds through a wide space , without being supported on either side , there is a certain degree of diver- gence , by means of which it sometimes ...
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... means it was proposed to make it ascend or descend without any loss of in- flammable air or ballast . The boat was furnished with a helm and oars , intended for guiding it . At the place of departure the barometer stood at 30.12 inches ...
... means it was proposed to make it ascend or descend without any loss of in- flammable air or ballast . The boat was furnished with a helm and oars , intended for guiding it . At the place of departure the barometer stood at 30.12 inches ...
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... means of sulphuric acid , is , in the common way of procuring it , gene- rally one - seventh part of the weight of com- mon air ; and with the necessary precau- tions for philosophical experiments , less than one - tenth of the weight ...
... means of sulphuric acid , is , in the common way of procuring it , gene- rally one - seventh part of the weight of com- mon air ; and with the necessary precau- tions for philosophical experiments , less than one - tenth of the weight ...
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... means of making the earth produce , in plenty and perfection , those vegetables which are necessary to the subsistence or convenience of man . Its practice demands a considerable knowledge of the relations subsisting between the most ...
... means of making the earth produce , in plenty and perfection , those vegetables which are necessary to the subsistence or convenience of man . Its practice demands a considerable knowledge of the relations subsisting between the most ...
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... means and resources to extricate themselves from comparative impoverishment . Evelyn and Jethro Tull were , at a somewhat later period , of eminent service in directing the attention of their contemporaries from the grossness and ...
... means and resources to extricate themselves from comparative impoverishment . Evelyn and Jethro Tull were , at a somewhat later period , of eminent service in directing the attention of their contemporaries from the grossness and ...
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