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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... ASTRONOMY II . at the end of Sheet D d . III . at the end of the article ASTRONOMY . AVES I. at the end of the article AVES . II . and III . at the end of the article ARDEA . BEER ENGINE , opposite to the article BEGONIA . BIOGRAPHY at ...
... ASTRONOMY II . at the end of Sheet D d . III . at the end of the article ASTRONOMY . AVES I. at the end of the article AVES . II . and III . at the end of the article ARDEA . BEER ENGINE , opposite to the article BEGONIA . BIOGRAPHY at ...
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... astronomy , an ap deviate very little from the plane of the Amia Clupea Cobitis Esox Elops Loricaria Fistularia Salmo Polynemas Teuthis Argentina Atherina Cyprinus Exocoetus Mugil Silurus ABDUCTOR , or ABDUCENT , in ana- tomy , a name ...
... astronomy , an ap deviate very little from the plane of the Amia Clupea Cobitis Esox Elops Loricaria Fistularia Salmo Polynemas Teuthis Argentina Atherina Cyprinus Exocoetus Mugil Silurus ABDUCTOR , or ABDUCENT , in ana- tomy , a name ...
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... astronomy , a star of the first magnitude , in the southern extremity of the constellation Eridanus . See the article ERIDANUS . ACHILLEA , milfoil , in botany , so called from Achilles , who is supposed to have ac- quired some ...
... astronomy , a star of the first magnitude , in the southern extremity of the constellation Eridanus . See the article ERIDANUS . ACHILLEA , milfoil , in botany , so called from Achilles , who is supposed to have ac- quired some ...
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... astronomy by De la Lande . ACHROMATIC telescopes , are telescopes contrived to remedy the aberrations in co- lours . They were invented by Mr. John Dolland , optician . See OPTICS , TELE- SCOPE . ACHYRANTHES , in botany , a genus of the ...
... astronomy by De la Lande . ACHROMATIC telescopes , are telescopes contrived to remedy the aberrations in co- lours . They were invented by Mr. John Dolland , optician . See OPTICS , TELE- SCOPE . ACHYRANTHES , in botany , a genus of the ...
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... astronomy , an appellation given to the ris- ing of a star above the horizon , at sunset ; or to its setting , when the sun rises . Acro nichal is one of the three poetical risings of a star ; the other two being called cosmical and ...
... astronomy , an appellation given to the ris- ing of a star above the horizon , at sunset ; or to its setting , when the sun rises . Acro nichal is one of the three poetical risings of a star ; the other two being called cosmical and ...
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