The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 99, Part 2; Volume 146F. Jefferies, 1829 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... means of making an exact measurement ; but this corre- sponds well with Stukeley's account of the number of stones in the outer circle ; and perhaps a more accurate admeasurement of the space occupied by these two stones , would afford ...
... means of making an exact measurement ; but this corre- sponds well with Stukeley's account of the number of stones in the outer circle ; and perhaps a more accurate admeasurement of the space occupied by these two stones , would afford ...
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... means of the galvanic appa- ratus . Soon afterwards , he made one of the most brilliant discoveries of modern times , in the decomposition of two fixed alkalies , which , in direct re- futation of the hypothesis previously adopted ...
... means of the galvanic appa- ratus . Soon afterwards , he made one of the most brilliant discoveries of modern times , in the decomposition of two fixed alkalies , which , in direct re- futation of the hypothesis previously adopted ...
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... means he has contributed more to the diffusion of scientific knowledge than any other writer of his time . His three principal works are , " Chemical and Philosophical Researches , " ments of Chemical Philosophy , " and " Elements of ...
... means he has contributed more to the diffusion of scientific knowledge than any other writer of his time . His three principal works are , " Chemical and Philosophical Researches , " ments of Chemical Philosophy , " and " Elements of ...
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... means of the Boracic Acid . Ibid . The Bakerian Lecture on some Chemical Agencies of Electricity . 1807 . The Bakerian Lecture on some new phe- nomena of Chemical Changes produced by Electricity , particularly the decomposition of the ...
... means of the Boracic Acid . Ibid . The Bakerian Lecture on some Chemical Agencies of Electricity . 1807 . The Bakerian Lecture on some new phe- nomena of Chemical Changes produced by Electricity , particularly the decomposition of the ...
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... means , " he continues , " Thea- genes , who received but little hurt , had time to walk leisurely to the Ambassador's house , from whence , upon the alarm that Leodivius gave , many were coming to his rescue with such arms as hastily ...
... means , " he continues , " Thea- genes , who received but little hurt , had time to walk leisurely to the Ambassador's house , from whence , upon the alarm that Leodivius gave , many were coming to his rescue with such arms as hastily ...
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Page 15 - Six Discourses delivered before the Royal Society, at their Anniversary Meetings, on the Award of the Royal and Copley Medals ; preceded by an Address to the Society, delivered in 1800, on the Progress and Prospects of Science.
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Page 230 - ... in this country than in England ; and we concluded the cause to be the great superstition of the Irish, and the want of that knowing faith which should defend them from the power of the devil, which he exercises among them very much.
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