The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... four inches in diameter ; in which two plugs or pistons of lead , D and E , are capable of moving up and down by their piston rods , which pass through a close packing above , and are attached to the extremities of a chain leading over ...
... four inches in diameter ; in which two plugs or pistons of lead , D and E , are capable of moving up and down by their piston rods , which pass through a close packing above , and are attached to the extremities of a chain leading over ...
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... four or six in number , are attached to the mouth , and have two , four , or three articulations : the stemmata are three prominent shining points on the top of the head . II . Truncus , the trunk , to which the legs are attached , is ...
... four or six in number , are attached to the mouth , and have two , four , or three articulations : the stemmata are three prominent shining points on the top of the head . II . Truncus , the trunk , to which the legs are attached , is ...
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... four Gregorian centuries the new moons will happen later by 43 of a day , and the epacts must be decreased accordingly . At present the Gregorian epact is 11 days short of the Julian epact ; but the quotient of the number of the ...
... four Gregorian centuries the new moons will happen later by 43 of a day , and the epacts must be decreased accordingly . At present the Gregorian epact is 11 days short of the Julian epact ; but the quotient of the number of the ...
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... four- cleft ; petals four ; capsule oblong , inferior ; seeds downy . There are fourteen species . These plants are hardy perennials , not void of beauty ; they are , however , commonly considered only as weeds , and are rarely ...
... four- cleft ; petals four ; capsule oblong , inferior ; seeds downy . There are fourteen species . These plants are hardy perennials , not void of beauty ; they are , however , commonly considered only as weeds , and are rarely ...
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... four bi- shops . The benefices of the bishops were converted by William the Conqueror into temporal baronies ; so that every prelate has a seat and vote in the House of Peers . Dr. Benjamin Hoadley , however , in a ser- mon preached ...
... four bi- shops . The benefices of the bishops were converted by William the Conqueror into temporal baronies ; so that every prelate has a seat and vote in the House of Peers . Dr. Benjamin Hoadley , however , in a ser- mon preached ...
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