The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... extremely delicate and luxurious food . They are inclosed by professional feeders in dark rooms , where oats , and other grains , and seeds are provided for them in the ful- lest abundance . On these articles they feed with such ...
... extremely delicate and luxurious food . They are inclosed by professional feeders in dark rooms , where oats , and other grains , and seeds are provided for them in the ful- lest abundance . On these articles they feed with such ...
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... extremely delicate and luxurious food . They are inclosed by professional feeders in dark rooms , where oats , and other grains , and seeds are provided for them in the ful- lest abundance . On these articles they feed with such ...
... extremely delicate and luxurious food . They are inclosed by professional feeders in dark rooms , where oats , and other grains , and seeds are provided for them in the ful- lest abundance . On these articles they feed with such ...
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... extremely numerous ; some used in war , as the battering - ram , ballista , waggons , chariots , & c .; others in trade and manufactures , as cranes , mills , presses , & c .; others to measure time , as clocks , watches , & c .; and ...
... extremely numerous ; some used in war , as the battering - ram , ballista , waggons , chariots , & c .; others in trade and manufactures , as cranes , mills , presses , & c .; others to measure time , as clocks , watches , & c .; and ...
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... extremely necessary for these purposes : wherefore it is requisite that , besides being ingenious , they should be brave in proportion . When at a siege the engineers have narrowly sur- veyed the place , they are to make their re- port ...
... extremely necessary for these purposes : wherefore it is requisite that , besides being ingenious , they should be brave in proportion . When at a siege the engineers have narrowly sur- veyed the place , they are to make their re- port ...
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... extremely sharp ; besides these precautions , it will be necessary that the point should not be exactly in a right line with the lower part of the graver , but a little higher , that it may not press too deep into the copper . In ...
... extremely sharp ; besides these precautions , it will be necessary that the point should not be exactly in a right line with the lower part of the graver , but a little higher , that it may not press too deep into the copper . In ...
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