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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... nearly twice as broad . French hezzars wear the curved one somewhat longer than those of the grenadiers . Perhaps it may be in the contemplation of his Royal Highness , the Commander in Chief , to arm the British grenadiers with this ...
... nearly twice as broad . French hezzars wear the curved one somewhat longer than those of the grenadiers . Perhaps it may be in the contemplation of his Royal Highness , the Commander in Chief , to arm the British grenadiers with this ...
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... nearly the same as that of water . This acid enters into combination with earths , alkalies , and metallic oxides ; and the salts which it forms are known by the name of saccolates . SACRAMENT , signifies , in general , a sign of a ...
... nearly the same as that of water . This acid enters into combination with earths , alkalies , and metallic oxides ; and the salts which it forms are known by the name of saccolates . SACRAMENT , signifies , in general , a sign of a ...
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... nearly so , passing through the place sailed from and that bound to . It is chiefly on account of the shortest distance that this method of sailing has been proposed ; for in the sphere , it is well known that the shortest distance ...
... nearly so , passing through the place sailed from and that bound to . It is chiefly on account of the shortest distance that this method of sailing has been proposed ; for in the sphere , it is well known that the shortest distance ...
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... washed by rains from roads or hills , or that which is taken from the beds of rivers ; the common sand that is dug in pits , never answers nearly so well . However , if mix- ed with dung , it is much better than laid SAM SAN.
... washed by rains from roads or hills , or that which is taken from the beds of rivers ; the common sand that is dug in pits , never answers nearly so well . However , if mix- ed with dung , it is much better than laid SAM SAN.
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... nearly eight minutes in passing from the Sun to the Earth ; which gives us about 12 millions of miles per minute , or 200,000 miles per second , for the veloci ty of light . A discovery that was first made by Mr. Roemer . The third and ...
... nearly eight minutes in passing from the Sun to the Earth ; which gives us about 12 millions of miles per minute , or 200,000 miles per second , for the veloci ty of light . A discovery that was first made by Mr. Roemer . The third and ...
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