The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... appears that the far harder glassy kinds of stone were sawn then also ; for we are told of the discovery of a building ... appear entirely new . Becher , in his history of inventions , says that saw - mills were invented in the 17th ...
... appears that the far harder glassy kinds of stone were sawn then also ; for we are told of the discovery of a building ... appear entirely new . Becher , in his history of inventions , says that saw - mills were invented in the 17th ...
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... appears in such prodigious num- bers , as almost to strip the trees of their fo- liage , and to produce mischiefs ... appear . ed among the trees and hedges in the day- time , hanging by the boughs in clusters , like bees when they ...
... appears in such prodigious num- bers , as almost to strip the trees of their fo- liage , and to produce mischiefs ... appear . ed among the trees and hedges in the day- time , hanging by the boughs in clusters , like bees when they ...
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... appear in the pupa state ; in this they continue till the succeeding summer , when the beetle emerges from its retirement , and commits its depredations on the leaves of trees , breeds , and deposits its eggs in a favourable situation ...
... appear in the pupa state ; in this they continue till the succeeding summer , when the beetle emerges from its retirement , and commits its depredations on the leaves of trees , breeds , and deposits its eggs in a favourable situation ...
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... appear above the hori zontal level ; also the greater quantity of the medium the rays pass through , the more will they be bent from their first direction ; on both these accounts , the appearances of things remote , and on the sea ...
... appear above the hori zontal level ; also the greater quantity of the medium the rays pass through , the more will they be bent from their first direction ; on both these accounts , the appearances of things remote , and on the sea ...
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... appear ance of an animal ; and he also found that the mixture of a little spirits of wine with water just drawn from the sea , would give the appearance of a great number of little sparks , which would continue visible longer than those ...
... appear ance of an animal ; and he also found that the mixture of a little spirits of wine with water just drawn from the sea , would give the appearance of a great number of little sparks , which would continue visible longer than those ...
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