The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 4 |
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... manner that the whole may receive the benefit of partial immersion ; whereby the surface may be duly supplied with moisture , and the vegetable produc- tions intended to be encouraged , should be enabled to put forth abundantly , and to ...
... manner that the whole may receive the benefit of partial immersion ; whereby the surface may be duly supplied with moisture , and the vegetable produc- tions intended to be encouraged , should be enabled to put forth abundantly , and to ...
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... manner as may cause the water to branch out into the whole expanse of its le- vel . The turf cut from the surface of each drain , ought to be placed , face downwards , between it and the land it is to overflow ; being made firm and ...
... manner as may cause the water to branch out into the whole expanse of its le- vel . The turf cut from the surface of each drain , ought to be placed , face downwards , between it and the land it is to overflow ; being made firm and ...
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... manner . The parts of which it is composed , particularly the sounds , are taken from the fish while sweet and fresh , slit open , washed from their slimy sordes , divested of every thin membrane which envelopes the sound , and then ...
... manner . The parts of which it is composed , particularly the sounds , are taken from the fish while sweet and fresh , slit open , washed from their slimy sordes , divested of every thin membrane which envelopes the sound , and then ...
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... manner , but not always with equal success . Mr. Maclaurin , to vin- dicate the doctrine of fluxions from the im- putation of uncertainty or obscurity , has illustrated this subject , which is considered as one of the most abstruse ...
... manner , but not always with equal success . Mr. Maclaurin , to vin- dicate the doctrine of fluxions from the im- putation of uncertainty or obscurity , has illustrated this subject , which is considered as one of the most abstruse ...
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... manner that they appear to the eye at different dis- tances from it , which is only to be done with accuracy by attending to the rules of per- spective . KELP , an impure alkali , obtained in the north of Scotland , from different kinds ...
... manner that they appear to the eye at different dis- tances from it , which is only to be done with accuracy by attending to the rules of per- spective . KELP , an impure alkali , obtained in the north of Scotland , from different kinds ...
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