The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... feet deep , there were inserted into it two pipes turned downwards for the water to run off into bottles : the one pipe was near the bottom of the vessel , the other was an inch from the top . The vessel was filled up for a few inches ...
... feet deep , there were inserted into it two pipes turned downwards for the water to run off into bottles : the one pipe was near the bottom of the vessel , the other was an inch from the top . The vessel was filled up for a few inches ...
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... feet per second , at which the excitation of electricity by a cylinder nearly vanishes ; but it returns again , the moment the velocity is diminish- ed . Some who maintain the existence of a material cause of heat , or caloric , are dis ...
... feet per second , at which the excitation of electricity by a cylinder nearly vanishes ; but it returns again , the moment the velocity is diminish- ed . Some who maintain the existence of a material cause of heat , or caloric , are dis ...
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... feet in a second . Hence the impulse of the fluid is inconceiv ably great , and the obstacles on which it strikes are hurried off with vast velocity , viz . at the rate of 27 miles per minute . The velocity of the bullet is also ...
... feet in a second . Hence the impulse of the fluid is inconceiv ably great , and the obstacles on which it strikes are hurried off with vast velocity , viz . at the rate of 27 miles per minute . The velocity of the bullet is also ...
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... feet in diameter , in which the grass was very much scorched . Another tree on the west was surrounded by a faint ring of burnt or faded grass , which seemed to be occasioned by some earlier stroke , as the vegetation had began to shoot ...
... feet in diameter , in which the grass was very much scorched . Another tree on the west was surrounded by a faint ring of burnt or faded grass , which seemed to be occasioned by some earlier stroke , as the vegetation had began to shoot ...
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... feet in length , and above eight in breadth , and weighs about 16 pounds ; the male weighs little more than two - thirds of the female . This bird has been known to breed in the highest moun- tains of Wales , and among the Cheviot hills ...
... feet in length , and above eight in breadth , and weighs about 16 pounds ; the male weighs little more than two - thirds of the female . This bird has been known to breed in the highest moun- tains of Wales , and among the Cheviot hills ...
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