The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... fixed on board of an old ship cut down ; or , lastly , they are composed of two masts , or large spars lash ed together , and erected in the vessel in which the mast is to be placed or displac ed ; the lower ends of the props resting on ...
... fixed on board of an old ship cut down ; or , lastly , they are composed of two masts , or large spars lash ed together , and erected in the vessel in which the mast is to be placed or displac ed ; the lower ends of the props resting on ...
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... fixed by its byssus ; hinge generally with- out teeth , being distinguished by a linear , subulated , longitudinal furrow . 17. Pinna . A sub - bivalve , brittle , erect , and gaping , having a silky beard . The hinge without teeth ...
... fixed by its byssus ; hinge generally with- out teeth , being distinguished by a linear , subulated , longitudinal furrow . 17. Pinna . A sub - bivalve , brittle , erect , and gaping , having a silky beard . The hinge without teeth ...
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... fixed by its base ; and , 2. Balanus , a conical mul- tivalve shell , fixed by its base , and com- posed of six articulated valves , the openings closed by an operculum , with four valves . These shells had been united by Linnæus under ...
... fixed by its base ; and , 2. Balanus , a conical mul- tivalve shell , fixed by its base , and com- posed of six articulated valves , the openings closed by an operculum , with four valves . These shells had been united by Linnæus under ...
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... fixed in this triangular pit , and the different forms of the shells are the circumstances Give me & moder which are supposed to warrant the proposed separation . resament Jutres . In his en LA se neth onto which sa MERL Pedum . The ...
... fixed in this triangular pit , and the different forms of the shells are the circumstances Give me & moder which are supposed to warrant the proposed separation . resament Jutres . In his en LA se neth onto which sa MERL Pedum . The ...
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... fixed datas , we will Breadth , moulded . Breadth , extreme . Guns . 110 98 74 Sloop . 50-36 18 229 Tonnage of Merchant Ships . 1257 1000 818 544 441 329 Breadth , moulded Breadth , extreme 42 The length of the keel for tonnage , as was ...
... fixed datas , we will Breadth , moulded . Breadth , extreme . Guns . 110 98 74 Sloop . 50-36 18 229 Tonnage of Merchant Ships . 1257 1000 818 544 441 329 Breadth , moulded Breadth , extreme 42 The length of the keel for tonnage , as was ...
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