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 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... equal vali- dity for public worship with any day ne- ver particularly set apart by Jesus Christ and his Apostles . Those of this sect , who are what are denominated Particular Baptists , hold , in common with most other doctrines of ...
... equal vali- dity for public worship with any day ne- ver particularly set apart by Jesus Christ and his Apostles . Those of this sect , who are what are denominated Particular Baptists , hold , in common with most other doctrines of ...
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... equal ; filaments fastened transversely to apedicle . There are seventy - nine species . This extensive genus consists of herbs or under shrubs ; the flowers are from one to three together , from a bracte , or a leaf , frequently in ...
... equal ; filaments fastened transversely to apedicle . There are seventy - nine species . This extensive genus consists of herbs or under shrubs ; the flowers are from one to three together , from a bracte , or a leaf , frequently in ...
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... equal ; stamina distant . There are eight species , S. hortensis , or summer savory , is an annual plant , which grows naturally in the south of France and Italy , but is cul- tivated in this country both for the kitch- en and medicinal ...
... equal ; stamina distant . There are eight species , S. hortensis , or summer savory , is an annual plant , which grows naturally in the south of France and Italy , but is cul- tivated in this country both for the kitch- en and medicinal ...
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... equal parts , the diameter of the ring is about seven of these parts . The ring is detached from the body of Saturn in such a man- ner , that the distance between the in- nermost part of the ring and the body is equal to its breadth ...
... equal parts , the diameter of the ring is about seven of these parts . The ring is detached from the body of Saturn in such a man- ner , that the distance between the in- nermost part of the ring and the body is equal to its breadth ...
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... equal to the present diameter of the outer ring , and that it was hollow , the present body being contained within the former sur- face , in like manner as a kernel is con- tained within its shell ; they suppose that , in consequence of ...
... equal to the present diameter of the outer ring , and that it was hollow , the present body being contained within the former sur- face , in like manner as a kernel is con- tained within its shell ; they suppose that , in consequence of ...
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