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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... whole knowledge respecting them , might with the greatest advantage be comprehended in the limits of six large octavo volumes . It was accordingly decided that the undertaking should be entered upon with vigour and activity , at the ...
... whole knowledge respecting them , might with the greatest advantage be comprehended in the limits of six large octavo volumes . It was accordingly decided that the undertaking should be entered upon with vigour and activity , at the ...
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... whole force of his voice is spent upon the air contained in the tube , which will be agitated through its whole length , and , by various reflections from the side of the tube to the axis , the air along the middle part of the tabe will ...
... whole force of his voice is spent upon the air contained in the tube , which will be agitated through its whole length , and , by various reflections from the side of the tube to the axis , the air along the middle part of the tabe will ...
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... whole in- ferior surface of the leaf . There are 45 species distributed into different classes . Few of the species have been introduced into gardens . Those of Europe may be preserved in pots , filled with gravel and lime - rubbish ...
... whole in- ferior surface of the leaf . There are 45 species distributed into different classes . Few of the species have been introduced into gardens . Those of Europe may be preserved in pots , filled with gravel and lime - rubbish ...
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... whole mass of which , including its covering and contents , and the several weights annexed to it , is of less specific gravity than that of the air in which it rises . Heat is well known to rarefy and expand , and conse- quently to ...
... whole mass of which , including its covering and contents , and the several weights annexed to it , is of less specific gravity than that of the air in which it rises . Heat is well known to rarefy and expand , and conse- quently to ...
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... whole apparatus , including that of the two travellers , was between 1600 and 1700 pounds . Notwithstanding the rapid pro- gress of aerostation in France , we have no authentic account of the aerostatic experi- ments performed in other ...
... whole apparatus , including that of the two travellers , was between 1600 and 1700 pounds . Notwithstanding the rapid pro- gress of aerostation in France , we have no authentic account of the aerostatic experi- ments performed in other ...
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