British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... Principles of Philosophy . " Their intimacy , however , which commenced in 1644 , proved but of short duration , since our young monk fell sick at Aix , in Provence , and died there in the autumn of 1646 , when he was only thirty ...
... Principles of Philosophy . " Their intimacy , however , which commenced in 1644 , proved but of short duration , since our young monk fell sick at Aix , in Provence , and died there in the autumn of 1646 , when he was only thirty ...
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... principles . The part that is volatilized has a greater proportion of hydrogen ; charcoal is deposited , and water and sebacic acid are formed , while carbonated hydrogen gas is disengaged . When oil is exposed to the open air , and a ...
... principles . The part that is volatilized has a greater proportion of hydrogen ; charcoal is deposited , and water and sebacic acid are formed , while carbonated hydrogen gas is disengaged . When oil is exposed to the open air , and a ...
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... principle of the onion acts upon the tin of the alembic in which experiments have been made . ter . ONISCUS , in natural history , a genus of insects of the order aptera . Jaw trun- cate , denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to ...
... principle of the onion acts upon the tin of the alembic in which experiments have been made . ter . ONISCUS , in natural history , a genus of insects of the order aptera . Jaw trun- cate , denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to ...
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... principle he discovered the reason why some people are short - sighted , and others long - sighted ; also why the former are relieved by concave glasses , and the others by convex ones . Contemporary with Maurolycus was John Baptista ...
... principle he discovered the reason why some people are short - sighted , and others long - sighted ; also why the former are relieved by concave glasses , and the others by convex ones . Contemporary with Maurolycus was John Baptista ...
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... principle of the composition and resolu . tion of forces or motion : let the motion of the incident ray be expressed by AC ( fig . 2 ) ; then AD will express the paral- lel motion , and AB the perpendicular mo- tion . The perpendicular ...
... principle of the composition and resolu . tion of forces or motion : let the motion of the incident ray be expressed by AC ( fig . 2 ) ; then AD will express the paral- lel motion , and AB the perpendicular mo- tion . The perpendicular ...
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