The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time , instruct us in some moral truth , or other matter of knowledge . The em- blem is somewhat plainer than the enigma , and the invention is more modern , it being entirely ...
... measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time , instruct us in some moral truth , or other matter of knowledge . The em- blem is somewhat plainer than the enigma , and the invention is more modern , it being entirely ...
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... measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time , instruct us in some moral truth , or other matter of knowledge . The em- blem is somewhat plainer than the enigma , and the invention is more modern , it being entirely ...
... measure , explain the sense of the device , and at the same time , instruct us in some moral truth , or other matter of knowledge . The em- blem is somewhat plainer than the enigma , and the invention is more modern , it being entirely ...
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... measure time , as clocks , watches , & c .; and others for the illustration of some branch of science , as the orrery , cometarium , and the like . In general we may observe , concerning engines , that they consist of one , two , or ...
... measure time , as clocks , watches , & c .; and others for the illustration of some branch of science , as the orrery , cometarium , and the like . In general we may observe , concerning engines , that they consist of one , two , or ...
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... measure , upon Heath , Sharp , Brom- ley , and a few others , as in this particular instance we do not include those eminent foreigners who have , or do at present reside in England . Whatever deficiencies we may again , for a similar ...
... measure , upon Heath , Sharp , Brom- ley , and a few others , as in this particular instance we do not include those eminent foreigners who have , or do at present reside in England . Whatever deficiencies we may again , for a similar ...
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... measure introduced by Bartolozzi , whose works in this way are astonishingly numerous , éxclusive of those to which his name is affixed and not the products of himself . Some pastoral scenes , with figures , when printed in colours have ...
... measure introduced by Bartolozzi , whose works in this way are astonishingly numerous , éxclusive of those to which his name is affixed and not the products of himself . Some pastoral scenes , with figures , when printed in colours have ...
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| 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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