American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... square , by a tight covering of leather ) , and is cut into strips of a proper size by a blunt pallet- knife : each strip being then taken up on the point of a fine brush is applied to the part intended to be gilded , and is then gently ...
... square , by a tight covering of leather ) , and is cut into strips of a proper size by a blunt pallet- knife : each strip being then taken up on the point of a fine brush is applied to the part intended to be gilded , and is then gently ...
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... square of the fourth part is considered as equal to the area of the section of the tree , which square therefore , multiplied by the length of the tree , is accounted the solid content . This content is about one fourth less than the ...
... square of the fourth part is considered as equal to the area of the section of the tree , which square therefore , multiplied by the length of the tree , is accounted the solid content . This content is about one fourth less than the ...
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... square of the diameter by 3.1416 ; or multiply the diameter by the circumference . 2. " For the Solidity of a Globe , " multiply the cube of the diameter by .5236 ( viz . one- sixth of 3.1416 ) ; or multiply the surface by one - sixth ...
... square of the diameter by 3.1416 ; or multiply the diameter by the circumference . 2. " For the Solidity of a Globe , " multiply the cube of the diameter by .5236 ( viz . one- sixth of 3.1416 ) ; or multiply the surface by one - sixth ...
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... square miles , and its solidity in cubic miles . " Admit the diameter be 7,964 miles ; then multi- ply the square of the diameter by 3.1416 , and the product will be 199,250,205 very near , which are the square miles in the surface of ...
... square miles , and its solidity in cubic miles . " Admit the diameter be 7,964 miles ; then multi- ply the square of the diameter by 3.1416 , and the product will be 199,250,205 very near , which are the square miles in the surface of ...
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... square pieces , of a ruddy brown colour , and next to this the Flan- ders glue . It is made of the skins of ani- mals , as oxen , cows , calves , sheep , & c . and the older the creature is , the better is the glue made of its hide ...
... square pieces , of a ruddy brown colour , and next to this the Flan- ders glue . It is made of the skins of ani- mals , as oxen , cows , calves , sheep , & c . and the older the creature is , the better is the glue made of its hide ...
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