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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... stones , and others on the bodies of other animals , and even under their skin . The generic character is , legs eight : eyes two , situated on each side the head : feelers two , jointed ; egg - shaped . The most familiar species are ...
... stones , and others on the bodies of other animals , and even under their skin . The generic character is , legs eight : eyes two , situated on each side the head : feelers two , jointed ; egg - shaped . The most familiar species are ...
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... stone has been thrown into it . " The ancients were not re- markable for precision , either of concep- tion or argument , in their discussions , and they were contented with a general and vague view of things . Some followed the opinion ...
... stone has been thrown into it . " The ancients were not re- markable for precision , either of concep- tion or argument , in their discussions , and they were contented with a general and vague view of things . Some followed the opinion ...
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... stones may lean towards each other , so as to form a triangle , of which the bottom of the drain forms the base ; in which case the width of a foot may be regarded as sufficient for them . The ditches constructed for these drains must ...
... stones may lean towards each other , so as to form a triangle , of which the bottom of the drain forms the base ; in which case the width of a foot may be regarded as sufficient for them . The ditches constructed for these drains must ...
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... stones , fences are frequently composed of them ; and , though not so agreeable to the eye as the others , and re- quiring frequent repair , from the stones be- ing displaced by cattle , when kept in order they are the most effectual ...
... stones , fences are frequently composed of them ; and , though not so agreeable to the eye as the others , and re- quiring frequent repair , from the stones be- ing displaced by cattle , when kept in order they are the most effectual ...
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... stone , under the road . A very considerable one , after passing for several miles by the side of the highway , sinks under it , and also under two other canals , carried in stone troughs a foot wide . The variety of directions in which ...
... stone , under the road . A very considerable one , after passing for several miles by the side of the highway , sinks under it , and also under two other canals , carried in stone troughs a foot wide . The variety of directions in which ...
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