The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... head : and a base , the foot of the pedestal . There are as many kinds of pedestals as there are of orders of ... head spherical ; inhabits the North- ern seas , among the spines of echini ; body minute , and resembling a mucor ; head ...
... head : and a base , the foot of the pedestal . There are as many kinds of pedestals as there are of orders of ... head spherical ; inhabits the North- ern seas , among the spines of echini ; body minute , and resembling a mucor ; head ...
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... head to make room for them . Ancient authors might be quoted to prove , that the great and luxurious of that time had recourse to this mode of concealing defects , and of decorating the head ; nay , it might perhaps be proved , that the ...
... head to make room for them . Ancient authors might be quoted to prove , that the great and luxurious of that time had recourse to this mode of concealing defects , and of decorating the head ; nay , it might perhaps be proved , that the ...
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... head into which the vapour ascends . From the middle of the head a tube rises for a short way , and is then reflected downwards , through which the steam passes to be condensed . Ano- ther kind of head , rising to a great height before ...
... head into which the vapour ascends . From the middle of the head a tube rises for a short way , and is then reflected downwards , through which the steam passes to be condensed . Ano- ther kind of head , rising to a great height before ...
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