The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... divided by Werner into two sub - species , viz . the common schort and the tourmaline . The common schork is black . It occurs often massive and dis seminated , seldom in rolled pieces , and frequently crystallized . The crystals are ...
... divided by Werner into two sub - species , viz . the common schort and the tourmaline . The common schork is black . It occurs often massive and dis seminated , seldom in rolled pieces , and frequently crystallized . The crystals are ...
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... divided into compartments , in each of which small bas reliefs are introduced of the children of the deceased , or monks or nuns telling their beads ; these are frequently well exe cuted , and so far so as to make us wish the artist had ...
... divided into compartments , in each of which small bas reliefs are introduced of the children of the deceased , or monks or nuns telling their beads ; these are frequently well exe cuted , and so far so as to make us wish the artist had ...
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... divided be- tween them the solution of this phenome- non ; the one of these ascribes it to the shining of luminous insects or animalcu- Jes , and the other to the light proceeding from the putrefaction of animal substances . The Abbé ...
... divided be- tween them the solution of this phenome- non ; the one of these ascribes it to the shining of luminous insects or animalcu- Jes , and the other to the light proceeding from the putrefaction of animal substances . The Abbé ...
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... divided into two provinces or departments , the southern and the northern , comprehending all the kingdoms and states that have any inter- course with Great Britain ; each secretary receiving all letters and addresses from , and making ...
... divided into two provinces or departments , the southern and the northern , comprehending all the kingdoms and states that have any inter- course with Great Britain ; each secretary receiving all letters and addresses from , and making ...
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... divided by 2 + 1 , or 3 , gives - for the supplement , which , com- bined with the first term , = 1 3 ' 1 1 gives the true sum of the series . Again , af- ter the first two terms 1-1 , the remain- 4 der is +1 , which , divided by the ...
... divided by 2 + 1 , or 3 , gives - for the supplement , which , com- bined with the first term , = 1 3 ' 1 1 gives the true sum of the series . Again , af- ter the first two terms 1-1 , the remain- 4 der is +1 , which , divided by the ...
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