British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... according to the index on the box - wood frame ; while an assistant measures the distance , from the centre under the plain - table to the point observed . The surveyor draws a line on the paper , in the direction of the brass rule ...
... according to the index on the box - wood frame ; while an assistant measures the distance , from the centre under the plain - table to the point observed . The surveyor draws a line on the paper , in the direction of the brass rule ...
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... according to a man's life . 6. That the doctrine of predestination and justification by faith alone is a mere human invention , and not to be found in the word of God . 7. That the two sacraments of baptism and the holy supper are ...
... according to a man's life . 6. That the doctrine of predestination and justification by faith alone is a mere human invention , and not to be found in the word of God . 7. That the two sacraments of baptism and the holy supper are ...
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... according to the above science , which teaches , that by the end of the world is not meant the destruction of it , but the destruction or end of the present Christian church , both among Ro- man Catholics and protestants of every ...
... according to the above science , which teaches , that by the end of the world is not meant the destruction of it , but the destruction or end of the present Christian church , both among Ro- man Catholics and protestants of every ...
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... According as words contain one , two , three , four , & c . syllables , they are denomi- nated monosyllables , bissyllables , trisylla- bles , tetrasyllables , polysyllables , & c . and the division of a word into its constituent ...
... According as words contain one , two , three , four , & c . syllables , they are denomi- nated monosyllables , bissyllables , trisylla- bles , tetrasyllables , polysyllables , & c . and the division of a word into its constituent ...
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... according to the exigency of the case . The syndic is ap- pointed to answer and account for the conduct of the body ; he makes and re- ceives proposals for the advantage there- of , controls and corrects the failings of particular ...
... according to the exigency of the case . The syndic is ap- pointed to answer and account for the conduct of the body ; he makes and re- ceives proposals for the advantage there- of , controls and corrects the failings of particular ...
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