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... term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between either of these planets and the Sun , being called the elongation of that planet from the Sun. But here it is to be observed , that ...
... term is chiefly used in speaking of Ve- nus and Mercury , the arch of a great circle intercepted between either of these planets and the Sun , being called the elongation of that planet from the Sun. But here it is to be observed , that ...
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... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de- ceased . The expence , he says , on these oc- casions , is very great , though nothing like what ...
... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de- ceased . The expence , he says , on these oc- casions , is very great , though nothing like what ...
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... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de- ceased . The expence , he says , on these oc- casions , is very great , though nothing like what ...
... term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de- ceased . The expence , he says , on these oc- casions , is very great , though nothing like what ...
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... term derived from the French , hail ; and signifying a thing the hail has fallen upon and broke off the edges , leaving them ragged , or with half rounds , or semi- circles , struck out of their edges . ENGRAVING . This term is at pre ...
... term derived from the French , hail ; and signifying a thing the hail has fallen upon and broke off the edges , leaving them ragged , or with half rounds , or semi- circles , struck out of their edges . ENGRAVING . This term is at pre ...
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... term of their lives in the space of a year or less , and many do not live half that time ; nay , there are some ... terms in which it states the wrong- ful entry to have been made , or sets out the different degrees of descent through ...
... term of their lives in the space of a year or less , and many do not live half that time ; nay , there are some ... terms in which it states the wrong- ful entry to have been made , or sets out the different degrees of descent through ...
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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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