The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
... earth . The term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between ... earth and planet touches the or- bit . For after that , the true distance of the planet from the Sun may increase ...
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... earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the lower part which receives a muffle resting on the floor of the furnace , and open on both sides . The upper part of the furnace consists of a fire ...
... earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the lower part which receives a muffle resting on the floor of the furnace , and open on both sides . The upper part of the furnace consists of a fire ...
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... earth or unglazed por- celain . Concerning the several particular Colours . After having collected the several pheno- mena which each class of vitrifiable colours offer with regard to the bodies on which they are placed , we must shew ...
... earth or unglazed por- celain . Concerning the several particular Colours . After having collected the several pheno- mena which each class of vitrifiable colours offer with regard to the bodies on which they are placed , we must shew ...
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... earth ; they live in wood , upon animals , decayed vege- tables , and all kinds of flesh , and in every state of its existence down to the most pu- trid . The general characters by which insects are distinguished are the following ...
... earth ; they live in wood , upon animals , decayed vege- tables , and all kinds of flesh , and in every state of its existence down to the most pu- trid . The general characters by which insects are distinguished are the following ...
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... earth , sometimes in form of a simple para- pet , and at others , like a small rampart with a parapet : it is raised sometimes on the ditch , and sometimes beyond it . ENVOY , a person deputed fo negotiate some affair with any foreign ...
... earth , sometimes in form of a simple para- pet , and at others , like a small rampart with a parapet : it is raised sometimes on the ditch , and sometimes beyond it . ENVOY , a person deputed fo negotiate some affair with any foreign ...
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