British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... considerable resemblance to a salmon , from which it differs principally in want- ing the fleshy back fin . It inhabits the shores of Carolina and the West Indies ; in Jamaica it passes by the name of the sun - fish . It is in general ...
... considerable resemblance to a salmon , from which it differs principally in want- ing the fleshy back fin . It inhabits the shores of Carolina and the West Indies ; in Jamaica it passes by the name of the sun - fish . It is in general ...
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... considerable estimation . E. miliaria , the common bunt- ing . These birds are also particularly common in England ... considerably from that of the female , but gradually as- similates with it , until , in the autumn , they are almost ...
... considerable estimation . E. miliaria , the common bunt- ing . These birds are also particularly common in England ... considerably from that of the female , but gradually as- similates with it , until , in the autumn , they are almost ...
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... considerable advantages the enameller derives from the discovery of any colour uncommonly brilliant , clear , or hard . On this account the artist na- turally endeavours to keep his process a secret , as the source of private gain . The ...
... considerable advantages the enameller derives from the discovery of any colour uncommonly brilliant , clear , or hard . On this account the artist na- turally endeavours to keep his process a secret , as the source of private gain . The ...
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... considerable size , it is always counter - enamelled , if possible ; that is to say , an enamel is applied on the back surface , in order to counteract the ef- fect which the other coating of glass might produce on the soft metal , when ...
... considerable size , it is always counter - enamelled , if possible ; that is to say , an enamel is applied on the back surface , in order to counteract the ef- fect which the other coating of glass might produce on the soft metal , when ...
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... considerable than when gold is used . Copper is not much used by enamel- lers , on account of the difficulty which attends the attempt to fix beautiful co- lours upon it . When this metal is used , the common practice is , to apply a ...
... considerable than when gold is used . Copper is not much used by enamel- lers , on account of the difficulty which attends the attempt to fix beautiful co- lours upon it . When this metal is used , the common practice is , to apply a ...
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