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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... kind of tremulous motion of the axis of the earth , whereby , in each annual revolution , it is twice inclined to ... kind of flavour in most of the other species . There are two kinds of nutmeg in the shops , the one called by authors ...
... kind of tremulous motion of the axis of the earth , whereby , in each annual revolution , it is twice inclined to ... kind of flavour in most of the other species . There are two kinds of nutmeg in the shops , the one called by authors ...
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... kind . The stem is in height from two to a hundred feet , and upwards . The roots form a mass of fi- bres , which are commonly simple , that is , without any ramifications . In frog's bit the roots are terminated by a small cup , of a ...
... kind . The stem is in height from two to a hundred feet , and upwards . The roots form a mass of fi- bres , which are commonly simple , that is , without any ramifications . In frog's bit the roots are terminated by a small cup , of a ...
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... kind of granite from Scot- land and on the foot - path Yorkshire paving is used : courts , stables , kitchens , halls , churches , & c . are paved usually with tiles , bricks , flags , or fire - stones ; and sometimes with a kind of ...
... kind of granite from Scot- land and on the foot - path Yorkshire paving is used : courts , stables , kitchens , halls , churches , & c . are paved usually with tiles , bricks , flags , or fire - stones ; and sometimes with a kind of ...
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