The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... hence , without some portion of oxy . gen , no plant can ever be made to germi- nate : hence , to the use of cow - dung , and other animal recrements , which consists of muriatic acid and ammonia , while in fat oil and other fluids ...
... hence , without some portion of oxy . gen , no plant can ever be made to germi- nate : hence , to the use of cow - dung , and other animal recrements , which consists of muriatic acid and ammonia , while in fat oil and other fluids ...
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... Hence arise the phenomena of the cre- pusculum or twilight ; and hence also it is , that the moon is sometimes seen eclipsed , when she is really below the horizon , and the sun above it . That there is a real refraction of the stars ...
... Hence arise the phenomena of the cre- pusculum or twilight ; and hence also it is , that the moon is sometimes seen eclipsed , when she is really below the horizon , and the sun above it . That there is a real refraction of the stars ...
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... hence to be evi- dent . It being , as has been said , in mus . ket , or cannon shot , with their full charge of powder , nearly three times the quantity assigned by that theory . The resistance of a bullet of three quarters of an inch ...
... hence to be evi- dent . It being , as has been said , in mus . ket , or cannon shot , with their full charge of powder , nearly three times the quantity assigned by that theory . The resistance of a bullet of three quarters of an inch ...
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