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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... less compass ; the layer , or stratum above it , would not be pressed quite so much ; the one above that still less , and so on , till the upper one , having no weight over it , would be in its natural state . This is the case with the ...
... less compass ; the layer , or stratum above it , would not be pressed quite so much ; the one above that still less , and so on , till the upper one , having no weight over it , would be in its natural state . This is the case with the ...
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... less inequality , or of equality , according as the antecedent is greater , less than , or equal to the consequent . " " A ratio of greater inequality is dimi- nished , and of less inequality increased , by adding any quantity to both ...
... less inequality , or of equality , according as the antecedent is greater , less than , or equal to the consequent . " " A ratio of greater inequality is dimi- nished , and of less inequality increased , by adding any quantity to both ...
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... less interruption ; besides , that a greater quantity of water , moving with a greater velocity , digs deeper in the bed , and of course retrenches of its for- mer width . Hence also it is , that rivers by being united , take up less ...
... less interruption ; besides , that a greater quantity of water , moving with a greater velocity , digs deeper in the bed , and of course retrenches of its for- mer width . Hence also it is , that rivers by being united , take up less ...
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