The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... sufficient sup- ports to the very large stones that compose them , and in the joining and fastening them into each other by means of lead and iron . We have referred to this article from the EQUATORIAL , for some account of practical ...
... sufficient sup- ports to the very large stones that compose them , and in the joining and fastening them into each other by means of lead and iron . We have referred to this article from the EQUATORIAL , for some account of practical ...
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... sufficient ex- pansive force to unhook the calyx at top ; when it has accomplished this , it expands almost instantaneously to a certain point , it then makes a stop , taking time to spread out quite flat ; it may be half an hour from ...
... sufficient ex- pansive force to unhook the calyx at top ; when it has accomplished this , it expands almost instantaneously to a certain point , it then makes a stop , taking time to spread out quite flat ; it may be half an hour from ...
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... sufficiently mature , she seeks among the horses a sub- ject for her purpose ; and approaching it on the wing , she holds her body nearly upright in the air , and her tail , which is lengthened for the purpose ... sufficient OESTRUS .
... sufficiently mature , she seeks among the horses a sub- ject for her purpose ; and approaching it on the wing , she holds her body nearly upright in the air , and her tail , which is lengthened for the purpose ... sufficient OESTRUS .
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... sufficient proof that the eggs themselves are not conveyed to the stomach . It is fortunate for the animal infested by these insects that their numbers are limited by the hazards they are exposed to . I should suspect near a hundred are ...
... sufficient proof that the eggs themselves are not conveyed to the stomach . It is fortunate for the animal infested by these insects that their numbers are limited by the hazards they are exposed to . I should suspect near a hundred are ...
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... sufficient portion silvered to reflect the image of the proposed object to the eye ; and thus to allow the paper , on which the drawing is to be made , to be seen either through an opening of the silvering or past the edges of the same ...
... sufficient portion silvered to reflect the image of the proposed object to the eye ; and thus to allow the paper , on which the drawing is to be made , to be seen either through an opening of the silvering or past the edges of the same ...
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