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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... tion is carried this length , the process is termed incineration . The vapours which arise in the operation of charring , are , sometimes condensed , as in the manufac- ture of tar . Evaporation is the conversion of a fluid into vapour ...
... tion is carried this length , the process is termed incineration . The vapours which arise in the operation of charring , are , sometimes condensed , as in the manufac- ture of tar . Evaporation is the conversion of a fluid into vapour ...
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... tion be individual , representative , per- haps , of a numerous class , but still pos- sessing those peculiar features which constitute individuality -- It may not be improper to suggest , that the want of attention to the difference ...
... tion be individual , representative , per- haps , of a numerous class , but still pos- sessing those peculiar features which constitute individuality -- It may not be improper to suggest , that the want of attention to the difference ...
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... tion that admits of an answer , and may therefore be put , though reverently : Why am I obliged to do the will of God ? And the answer is obvious . Obedience to the commands of a benevolent God must be productive of the greatest ulti ...
... tion that admits of an answer , and may therefore be put , though reverently : Why am I obliged to do the will of God ? And the answer is obvious . Obedience to the commands of a benevolent God must be productive of the greatest ulti ...
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