The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... Five parts of fluor spar , five of gypsum , two of minium , two of flint glass , half a part of borax , the same of oxide of tin , and one twenty - fifth of a part of oxide of cobalt melted together made an enamel ; which , when ground ...
... Five parts of fluor spar , five of gypsum , two of minium , two of flint glass , half a part of borax , the same of oxide of tin , and one twenty - fifth of a part of oxide of cobalt melted together made an enamel ; which , when ground ...
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... five inches diameter , are unscrewed from the lids , hh , of the chambers , ƒg , and when cleaned are screwed on again : these screw covers fit perfectly tight without leather , and can be taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed ...
... five inches diameter , are unscrewed from the lids , hh , of the chambers , ƒg , and when cleaned are screwed on again : these screw covers fit perfectly tight without leather , and can be taken out , the engine cleared , and enclosed ...
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... five - parted ; corolla funnel - form , vil- lous ; nectariferous scales growing to the germ ; capsule five - celled , five - valved ; the partitions from the middle of the valves ; seeds minute and numerous . There are four species ...
... five - parted ; corolla funnel - form , vil- lous ; nectariferous scales growing to the germ ; capsule five - celled , five - valved ; the partitions from the middle of the valves ; seeds minute and numerous . There are four species ...
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... five - parted ; petals five , with claws ; nectary ten scales , two to each petal ; capsule oblong , one - celled , two - valved , two - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . E. guianensis : this is a lofty tree , growing in the ...
... five - parted ; petals five , with claws ; nectary ten scales , two to each petal ; capsule oblong , one - celled , two - valved , two - seeded . There is but one species ; viz . E. guianensis : this is a lofty tree , growing in the ...
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... five - parted ; corolla salver - form ; cap- sule five - celled . There are but two spe- cies , viz . E. repens , creeping epigæa , or trailing arbutus , and E. cordifolia , heart- leaved epigæa ; the former is a native of Virginia and ...
... five - parted ; corolla salver - form ; cap- sule five - celled . There are but two spe- cies , viz . E. repens , creeping epigæa , or trailing arbutus , and E. cordifolia , heart- leaved epigæa ; the former is a native of Virginia and ...
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