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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... vessels , in anatomy , are those which take up any fluid from the surface of the body , or of any cavity in it , and carry it into the blood . They are denominated according to the liquids which they convey , as Lacteals , or Lymphatics ...
... vessels , in anatomy , are those which take up any fluid from the surface of the body , or of any cavity in it , and carry it into the blood . They are denominated according to the liquids which they convey , as Lacteals , or Lymphatics ...
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... vessels , ten- dons , or nerves : the ligaments of the arti- culations had been in like manner changed ; the connexion between the bones was de- stroyed , and these last had become so yield- ing , that the grave - diggers , in order to ...
... vessels , ten- dons , or nerves : the ligaments of the arti- culations had been in like manner changed ; the connexion between the bones was de- stroyed , and these last had become so yield- ing , that the grave - diggers , in order to ...
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... vessel , till it became of a pasty consistence , and then rubbed through a fine hair sieve , by which means the hair , small bones , and remains of the muscular fibre were separated with to- lerable exactness . In this state , being ex ...
... vessel , till it became of a pasty consistence , and then rubbed through a fine hair sieve , by which means the hair , small bones , and remains of the muscular fibre were separated with to- lerable exactness . In this state , being ex ...
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... vessels that were crowding sail after him , and conveyed to Dunleary with the balloon . On the 22d of July , Major Money , who ascended at Norwich , was driven out to sea , and after having been blown about for about two hours , he ...
... vessels that were crowding sail after him , and conveyed to Dunleary with the balloon . On the 22d of July , Major Money , who ascended at Norwich , was driven out to sea , and after having been blown about for about two hours , he ...
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... vessels should be filled with this fermented food , that some may be al- ways ready ; and , before it is applied , it should be always stirred . Peas soup is perhaps equally wholesome food with the above , and especially if made with ...
... vessels should be filled with this fermented food , that some may be al- ways ready ; and , before it is applied , it should be always stirred . Peas soup is perhaps equally wholesome food with the above , and especially if made with ...
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