The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... taken in BA , and an ordinate PM be drawn , cutting BF in N , the rectangle un- der the absciss A P , and the line PN will be equal to the square of the ordinate P M , Hence drawing NO parallel to A B , it ap- pears that this rectangle ...
... taken in BA , and an ordinate PM be drawn , cutting BF in N , the rectangle un- der the absciss A P , and the line PN will be equal to the square of the ordinate P M , Hence drawing NO parallel to A B , it ap- pears that this rectangle ...
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... taken out by long spring pincers . The work is placed as near as possible at the farther extremity of the muffle ; and as soon as the artist per- ceives a commencement of fusion , he turns it round with great delicacy , in order that ...
... taken out by long spring pincers . The work is placed as near as possible at the farther extremity of the muffle ; and as soon as the artist per- ceives a commencement of fusion , he turns it round with great delicacy , in order that ...
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... taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed again in a very short time , even when the engine is in use , if found necessary . The two upper valves , p q , and chamber , K , can also be cleared with equal ease , by screwing out the ...
... taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed again in a very short time , even when the engine is in use , if found necessary . The two upper valves , p q , and chamber , K , can also be cleared with equal ease , by screwing out the ...
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... taken in sharpening it , that the original general form should be pre- served , by laying the sides flat upon the oil- stone , and rubbing them so as not to round them in the least , after which the graver is to be held sloping towards ...
... taken in sharpening it , that the original general form should be pre- served , by laying the sides flat upon the oil- stone , and rubbing them so as not to round them in the least , after which the graver is to be held sloping towards ...
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... taken away by the descent . If the claimant was under disability , from age , coverture , & c . the en- try is not tolled by descent ; nor in case of an actual disseisin , unless the disseisor was in peaceable possession for five years ...
... taken away by the descent . If the claimant was under disability , from age , coverture , & c . the en- try is not tolled by descent ; nor in case of an actual disseisin , unless the disseisor was in peaceable possession for five years ...
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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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