The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... shells , that it seems to be chiefly composed of them . That sea sand is accounted best which is of a reddish colour : the next in value to this is the bluish , and the white is the worst of all . Sea - sand is best when taken up from ...
... shells , that it seems to be chiefly composed of them . That sea sand is accounted best which is of a reddish colour : the next in value to this is the bluish , and the white is the worst of all . Sea - sand is best when taken up from ...
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... shell ; they suppose that , in consequence of some con- cussion , or other cause , the outer shell all fell down to the inner body , and left only the ring at the greater distance from the centre , as we now perceive it . This con ...
... shell ; they suppose that , in consequence of some con- cussion , or other cause , the outer shell all fell down to the inner body , and left only the ring at the greater distance from the centre , as we now perceive it . This con ...
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... shells are of a smooth surface , of a bluish - grey colour , marked with round , deep - black spots of different sizes ; from the upper part of the thorax proceeds a horn of great length , in proportion to the body ; it is sharp at the ...
... shells are of a smooth surface , of a bluish - grey colour , marked with round , deep - black spots of different sizes ; from the upper part of the thorax proceeds a horn of great length , in proportion to the body ; it is sharp at the ...
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... shells frequently dull , rufous . SCARIFICATION , in surgery , the ope- ration of making several incisions in the skin by means of lancets , or other instru- ments , particularly the cupping instru ment . SCARP , in fortification , is ...
... shells frequently dull , rufous . SCARIFICATION , in surgery , the ope- ration of making several incisions in the skin by means of lancets , or other instru- ments , particularly the cupping instru ment . SCARP , in fortification , is ...
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... shells , beaten to a sort of powder , sometimes it is made of a like powder of the several sorts of corals , and sometimes it is composed of fragments of rocks ; but beside these appearances , which are natural enough , and are what ...
... shells , beaten to a sort of powder , sometimes it is made of a like powder of the several sorts of corals , and sometimes it is composed of fragments of rocks ; but beside these appearances , which are natural enough , and are what ...
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