The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... consists of ele- gance , composition , and dignity . The first , comprehending the purity and perspicuity of a language , is the foundation of elocu- tion . The second ranges the words in pro- per order ; and the last adds the ornaments ...
... consists of ele- gance , composition , and dignity . The first , comprehending the purity and perspicuity of a language , is the foundation of elocu- tion . The second ranges the words in pro- per order ; and the last adds the ornaments ...
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... consists of 365 days ( throwing away the odd hours and minutes ) it is plain that the solar year will exceed the ... consist of 13 months ; this year they called the embolismic year , and the additional month the embolismic , or ...
... consists of 365 days ( throwing away the odd hours and minutes ) it is plain that the solar year will exceed the ... consist of 13 months ; this year they called the embolismic year , and the additional month the embolismic , or ...
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... consists in an irrigation of the part affected with some proper liquor , as oils , spirits , & c . by means of a woollen or linen cloth , or a spunge , dip- ped in the same . The use of embrocation is either to attenuate and dislodge ...
... consists in an irrigation of the part affected with some proper liquor , as oils , spirits , & c . by means of a woollen or linen cloth , or a spunge , dip- ped in the same . The use of embrocation is either to attenuate and dislodge ...
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... consists of ele- gance , composition , and dignity . The first , comprehending the purity and perspicuity of a language , is the foundation of elocu- tion . The second ranges the words in pro- per order ; and the last adds the ornaments ...
... consists of ele- gance , composition , and dignity . The first , comprehending the purity and perspicuity of a language , is the foundation of elocu- tion . The second ranges the words in pro- per order ; and the last adds the ornaments ...
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... consists of 365 days ( throwing away the odd hours and minutes ) it is plain that the solar year will exceed the ... consist of 13 months ; this year they called the embolismic year , and the additional month the embolismic , or ...
... consists of 365 days ( throwing away the odd hours and minutes ) it is plain that the solar year will exceed the ... consist of 13 months ; this year they called the embolismic year , and the additional month the embolismic , or ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3 The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, William Nicholson |
| Author | William Nicholson |
| Publisher | C. Whittingham, 1809 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2006 |
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