British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 |
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... according to Mr. Simpson , is to that of a circle , whose diameter is equal to the transverse axis d Sď of the ellipsis , as 1— 2.2 2.2.4 4 2.3.5.5.7 d4 2.2.4 4.6.6.8.8 - 3 3.5d3 2.2.4.4.6.6 & c . is to 1 , where dis equal to the differ ...
... according to Mr. Simpson , is to that of a circle , whose diameter is equal to the transverse axis d Sď of the ellipsis , as 1— 2.2 2.2.4 4 2.3.5.5.7 d4 2.2.4 4.6.6.8.8 - 3 3.5d3 2.2.4.4.6.6 & c . is to 1 , where dis equal to the differ ...
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... according to Maillet , is , to wash the body several times with rose - water , which , he elsewhere observes , is more fragrant in that country than with They afterwards perfume it with in- cense , aloes , and a quantity of other odours ...
... according to Maillet , is , to wash the body several times with rose - water , which , he elsewhere observes , is more fragrant in that country than with They afterwards perfume it with in- cense , aloes , and a quantity of other odours ...
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... according to Gmelin , seventy - seven species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the following : E. ni- valis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and have been found in ...
... according to Gmelin , seventy - seven species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the following : E. ni- valis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and have been found in ...
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... according as the figures are more or less prominent , they are said to be in alto , mezzo , or basso relievo ; or high , mean , or low relief . EMBOTHRIUM , in botany , a genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural ...
... according as the figures are more or less prominent , they are said to be in alto , mezzo , or basso relievo ; or high , mean , or low relief . EMBOTHRIUM , in botany , a genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and or- der . Natural ...
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... according to their na- ture and proportion . In this branch of the art the coloured enamels are some- times mixed with each other , and some- times the oxides are mixed before they are added to the vitreous bases . The enameller who is ...
... according to their na- ture and proportion . In this branch of the art the coloured enamels are some- times mixed with each other , and some- times the oxides are mixed before they are added to the vitreous bases . The enameller who is ...
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