The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... length , another slide or block upon the pit - rod ( not seen ) applies against the tail , K , of the tumbler , which it raises and again oversets , producing once more the position of the plugs , DE , here delineated , and the ...
... length , another slide or block upon the pit - rod ( not seen ) applies against the tail , K , of the tumbler , which it raises and again oversets , producing once more the position of the plugs , DE , here delineated , and the ...
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... length of the abdo- men ; these are supposed to communicate with a continued chain , as it were , of lungs , or something analogous to them , distributed throughout the whole length of the body ; the head is furnished with a pair of ...
... length of the abdo- men ; these are supposed to communicate with a continued chain , as it were , of lungs , or something analogous to them , distributed throughout the whole length of the body ; the head is furnished with a pair of ...
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... length of eight feet . It is to be met with in most lakes and small rivers throughout Europe . Its common co- lour is a pale olive , but in Holland it has been seen of an orange colour with black spots . When in its perfect state its ...
... length of eight feet . It is to be met with in most lakes and small rivers throughout Europe . Its common co- lour is a pale olive , but in Holland it has been seen of an orange colour with black spots . When in its perfect state its ...
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... length , besides the general one ; the flowers are yellowish , and of a singular structure ; the calyx is hemispherical , per- fectly entire on the margin , it afterwards becomes the capsule ; the anthers are small and red , in the ...
... length , besides the general one ; the flowers are yellowish , and of a singular structure ; the calyx is hemispherical , per- fectly entire on the margin , it afterwards becomes the capsule ; the anthers are small and red , in the ...
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... length evi creases with the distance of two from each other , and was regu the time formerly required for veyance of bills . In the Ameri West India trades , the phrase is no and the common term of a bill is ninety days after sight . W ...
... length evi creases with the distance of two from each other , and was regu the time formerly required for veyance of bills . In the Ameri West India trades , the phrase is no and the common term of a bill is ninety days after sight . W ...
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