The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... known in Scotland by the name of snow- flake . E. hortulana , the ortolan , is some- what less than the yellow - hammer , is com- mon in France and Italy , in Germany and Sweden . These birds are migratory , and in their passage , are ...
... known in Scotland by the name of snow- flake . E. hortulana , the ortolan , is some- what less than the yellow - hammer , is com- mon in France and Italy , in Germany and Sweden . These birds are migratory , and in their passage , are ...
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... known by the name of rotten - stone , which is prepared by pounding , washing , decanting off the turbid water , suffering the fine suspended parti- cles to subside from this water , and lastly levigating it upon a glass plate . The ...
... known by the name of rotten - stone , which is prepared by pounding , washing , decanting off the turbid water , suffering the fine suspended parti- cles to subside from this water , and lastly levigating it upon a glass plate . The ...
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... known to be obtained from Brougniart observed one fact respecting the oxide of cobalt , which is , perhaps , not known to every chemist . It is volatile in a violent heat ; to this property must be at- tributed the bluish tint which the ...
... known to be obtained from Brougniart observed one fact respecting the oxide of cobalt , which is , perhaps , not known to every chemist . It is volatile in a violent heat ; to this property must be at- tributed the bluish tint which the ...
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... known by the name of fonds caille , are made in the same manner : feld - spar is their flux . There is no titanium in their composition , though generally asserted in VOL . III . books . Titanium was not known at Sévre when Brougniart ...
... known by the name of fonds caille , are made in the same manner : feld - spar is their flux . There is no titanium in their composition , though generally asserted in VOL . III . books . Titanium was not known at Sévre when Brougniart ...
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... known by the name of eruca , but Linnæus has changed it to that of LARVA , which see ; considering it as a sort of mask- ed form or disguise of the insect in its com plete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each other ...
... known by the name of eruca , but Linnæus has changed it to that of LARVA , which see ; considering it as a sort of mask- ed form or disguise of the insect in its com plete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each other ...
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