The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... . The pecu- liar artifice is to view a person at a small distance , so that no one shall know who is observed for the instrument points to a different object from that which is view- and as there is a hole on each side , OPA OPE.
... . The pecu- liar artifice is to view a person at a small distance , so that no one shall know who is observed for the instrument points to a different object from that which is view- and as there is a hole on each side , OPA OPE.
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... person on record that wrote systema- tically on light ; and Euclid composed a treatise on the ancient optics and catoptrics ; dioptrics being less known to the ancients , though it was not quite unnoticed by them , for among the ...
... person on record that wrote systema- tically on light ; and Euclid composed a treatise on the ancient optics and catoptrics ; dioptrics being less known to the ancients , though it was not quite unnoticed by them , for among the ...
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... persons of higher rank , the latter to the common people . Both these might be per- formed by deputy , but the principal ... person sus- pected into a river or pond of water ; and if he floated , without any action of swimming , it was ...
... persons of higher rank , the latter to the common people . Both these might be per- formed by deputy , but the principal ... person sus- pected into a river or pond of water ; and if he floated , without any action of swimming , it was ...
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... person into the priesthood by prayer , and the laying on of hands . Ordination has always been es . teemed the principal prerogative of bishops , and they still retain the function as a mark of spiritual sovereignty in their diocese ...
... person into the priesthood by prayer , and the laying on of hands . Ordination has always been es . teemed the principal prerogative of bishops , and they still retain the function as a mark of spiritual sovereignty in their diocese ...
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... person die in consequence of a removal at a time of sickness , the overseer may be guilty of murder , and liable to an indictment . Overseers also should not improperly conspire to force persons who are with child of bastards to marry ...
... person die in consequence of a removal at a time of sickness , the overseer may be guilty of murder , and liable to an indictment . Overseers also should not improperly conspire to force persons who are with child of bastards to marry ...
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