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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... middle of Sheet Pp . II . at the end of Sheet P p . III . at the end of the article BOTANY . LIFE BOAT at the end of sheet N n . MAMMALIA , Pl . I. at the middle of Sheet R. II . at the end of the article Bos . III . in the middle of ...
... middle of Sheet Pp . II . at the end of Sheet P p . III . at the end of the article BOTANY . LIFE BOAT at the end of sheet N n . MAMMALIA , Pl . I. at the middle of Sheet R. II . at the end of the article Bos . III . in the middle of ...
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... middle by a cross piece from side to side . In the up- per space every string has two beads , which are each counted for five ; and in the lowest . space every string has five beads , of dif ferent values , the first being counted as 1 ...
... middle by a cross piece from side to side . In the up- per space every string has two beads , which are each counted for five ; and in the lowest . space every string has five beads , of dif ferent values , the first being counted as 1 ...
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... Middle Academy . The first preceptor who appears in this class , and who , in consequence of the innovations which he introduced into the Platonic school , has been commonly considered as the foun- der of this academy , is Arcesilaus ...
... Middle Academy . The first preceptor who appears in this class , and who , in consequence of the innovations which he introduced into the Platonic school , has been commonly considered as the foun- der of this academy , is Arcesilaus ...
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... middle to the top of the stalk , is the species used in medicine under the name of Branca ursina , or Brank - ursine . It is a na- tive of Italy , about Naples , of Sicily , Pro- vence , and the islands of the , Archipelago , and is ...
... middle to the top of the stalk , is the species used in medicine under the name of Branca ursina , or Brank - ursine . It is a na- tive of Italy , about Naples , of Sicily , Pro- vence , and the islands of the , Archipelago , and is ...
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... middle , cream - coloured flowers , and large oval fruit , containing a thick , luscious pulp , called natural marmelade . This tree is planted for the fruit in Jamaica , Barbadoes , Cuba , and most of the West India islands , and was ...
... middle , cream - coloured flowers , and large oval fruit , containing a thick , luscious pulp , called natural marmelade . This tree is planted for the fruit in Jamaica , Barbadoes , Cuba , and most of the West India islands , and was ...
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