American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... given is called the donee . By the common law , all chattels , real or personal , may be granted or given without deed , except in some special cases , and a free gift is good without a considera- tion , if not to defraud creditors ...
... given is called the donee . By the common law , all chattels , real or personal , may be granted or given without deed , except in some special cases , and a free gift is good without a considera- tion , if not to defraud creditors ...
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... given quantity of gold may be made to cover a larger surface than in any other way of gilding on metals ; five grains of gold will completely gild both the upper and un- der surfaces of one hundred and forty- four copper buttons , each ...
... given quantity of gold may be made to cover a larger surface than in any other way of gilding on metals ; five grains of gold will completely gild both the upper and un- der surfaces of one hundred and forty- four copper buttons , each ...
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... given in magnitude . The circle is given in posi- tion , when the position of the centre is given . See DATA . GLABRARIA , in botany , a genus of the Polyadelphia Polyandria class and order . Essential character : calyx five - cleft ...
... given in magnitude . The circle is given in posi- tion , when the position of the centre is given . See DATA . GLABRARIA , in botany , a genus of the Polyadelphia Polyandria class and order . Essential character : calyx five - cleft ...
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... given by Livy . The Campanians ( says he ) bearing a great ha- tred to the Samnites , they armed a part of their gladiators after the fashion of that country , and called them Samnites . They wore a shield , broad at the top , to defend ...
... given by Livy . The Campanians ( says he ) bearing a great ha- tred to the Samnites , they armed a part of their gladiators after the fashion of that country , and called them Samnites . They wore a shield , broad at the top , to defend ...
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... given given place , London , to the meridian , place , as suppose London . " Bring the and observe what places are just under the edge of it , from north to south ; and and hour with it . all those places have the same longitude Then ...
... given given place , London , to the meridian , place , as suppose London . " Bring the and observe what places are just under the edge of it , from north to south ; and and hour with it . all those places have the same longitude Then ...
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