The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... inches long . ELYMUS , in botany , lymegrass , a ge- nus of the Triandria Digynia class and order . Natural order of Gramina , or Grasses . Essential character : calyx late- ral , two - valved , aggregate , many - flowered . There are ...
... inches long . ELYMUS , in botany , lymegrass , a ge- nus of the Triandria Digynia class and order . Natural order of Gramina , or Grasses . Essential character : calyx late- ral , two - valved , aggregate , many - flowered . There are ...
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... inches diameter and fifteen long , it has a flanch at each end whercon to screw two covers , with stuffing boxes , a , a , in their centres , through which the spindle , B , B , of the engine passes , and being tight pack- ed with hemp ...
... inches diameter and fifteen long , it has a flanch at each end whercon to screw two covers , with stuffing boxes , a , a , in their centres , through which the spindle , B , B , of the engine passes , and being tight pack- ed with hemp ...
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... inches diameter , are unscrewed from the lids , hh , of the chambers , fg , and when cleaned are screwed on again : these screw covers fit perfectly tight without leather , and can be taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed again ...
... inches diameter , are unscrewed from the lids , hh , of the chambers , fg , and when cleaned are screwed on again : these screw covers fit perfectly tight without leather , and can be taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed again ...
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... inch to a foot is shewn in Plate Pressure- Engines , one was erected about eight years ago at the Druid copper mine , in the parish of Illogan , near Truro . A B , represents a pipe six inches in diameter , through which water descends ...
... inch to a foot is shewn in Plate Pressure- Engines , one was erected about eight years ago at the Druid copper mine , in the parish of Illogan , near Truro . A B , represents a pipe six inches in diameter , through which water descends ...
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... inches , its colour generally a grey brown . It lives in hedges and thickets , and subsists on young toads , worms , bee- tles , crabs , fruits , and birds . It conceals itself in its hole during the day , and by night wanders in search ...
... inches , its colour generally a grey brown . It lives in hedges and thickets , and subsists on young toads , worms , bee- tles , crabs , fruits , and birds . It conceals itself in its hole during the day , and by night wanders in search ...
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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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