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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... ther ; as the bishop or chancellor's sur rogate . SURSOLID , in arithmetic and algebra , the fifth power , or fourth multiplication of any number or quantity , considered as a root . See RooT . SURSOLID problem , in mathematics , is ...
... ther ; as the bishop or chancellor's sur rogate . SURSOLID , in arithmetic and algebra , the fifth power , or fourth multiplication of any number or quantity , considered as a root . See RooT . SURSOLID problem , in mathematics , is ...
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... ther seen , that every figure may , either directly or circuitously , be commuted into a triangle , of corresponding area : but it may be necessary , at the same time , to observe , that the squaring of the circle has not hitherto been ...
... ther seen , that every figure may , either directly or circuitously , be commuted into a triangle , of corresponding area : but it may be necessary , at the same time , to observe , that the squaring of the circle has not hitherto been ...
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... ther , and follow or depend on each other ; in which sense we may say , a system of philosophy , a system of divinity , & c . SYSTEM , in astronomy , denotes an hypo- thesis or supposition of an arrangement of the several parts of the ...
... ther , and follow or depend on each other ; in which sense we may say , a system of philosophy , a system of divinity , & c . SYSTEM , in astronomy , denotes an hypo- thesis or supposition of an arrangement of the several parts of the ...
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... ther should be poured into cold water , which will separate the mass into a num . ber of small particles . These small pieces of metal are then to be collected and put into the crucible , along with the silver and brass after they have ...
... ther should be poured into cold water , which will separate the mass into a num . ber of small particles . These small pieces of metal are then to be collected and put into the crucible , along with the silver and brass after they have ...
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... ther is of a mean temperature , which may be done by inverting the tube into a vessel of stagnant coloured spirit , under a receiver of the air - pump , or in any other way . When the thermometer is proper- ly filled , the end D is ...
... ther is of a mean temperature , which may be done by inverting the tube into a vessel of stagnant coloured spirit , under a receiver of the air - pump , or in any other way . When the thermometer is proper- ly filled , the end D is ...
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