The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... motion commu- nicated by water to the wheel : the second , that the piece of timber to be cut into boards be advanced by an uniform motion to receive the strokes of the saw ; for here the wood is to meet the saw , and not the saw to ...
... motion commu- nicated by water to the wheel : the second , that the piece of timber to be cut into boards be advanced by an uniform motion to receive the strokes of the saw ; for here the wood is to meet the saw , and not the saw to ...
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... motion of its waves and tides , cast their floating bodies in heaps on the shore . It is observed , that they sel- dom keep above a year together in a place , and their usual stages , or marches , are com- puted to be about six miles in ...
... motion of its waves and tides , cast their floating bodies in heaps on the shore . It is observed , that they sel- dom keep above a year together in a place , and their usual stages , or marches , are com- puted to be about six miles in ...
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... motion , as renders its destruction by the gun one of the greatest atchievements of the sports- man's art . Snipes are sometimes approached nearly , by the accurate imitation of their sounds and shot upon the ground , and they are often ...
... motion , as renders its destruction by the gun one of the greatest atchievements of the sports- man's art . Snipes are sometimes approached nearly , by the accurate imitation of their sounds and shot upon the ground , and they are often ...
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... motions of this insect are tortuous and undulatory , seldom continuing long in the same direc- tion . It is possessed ... motion , and is furnished with fifteen legs on each side ; it is of a chesnut colour , and is about an inch and a ...
... motions of this insect are tortuous and undulatory , seldom continuing long in the same direc- tion . It is possessed ... motion , and is furnished with fifteen legs on each side ; it is of a chesnut colour , and is about an inch and a ...
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... motion allows the whole pentagraph to be lifted up ; the other end of the rod , b , is jointed to the rod f , and the small handle , h , or pencil , which the writer holds in his hand when in use , is attached to the other end by an ...
... motion allows the whole pentagraph to be lifted up ; the other end of the rod , b , is jointed to the rod f , and the small handle , h , or pencil , which the writer holds in his hand when in use , is attached to the other end by an ...
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