The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... greater freedom , and can consequently sustain greater exer- tion . The ass is stated to have been un- known in England before the reign of ยท Eli- zabeth . It is now , however , completely naturalized , and its services to the poor ...
... greater freedom , and can consequently sustain greater exer- tion . The ass is stated to have been un- known in England before the reign of ยท Eli- zabeth . It is now , however , completely naturalized , and its services to the poor ...
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... greater simplicity , and thus was enabled to throw new light on all the parts of mathe- matical science . In 1730 , M. Euler was promoted to the professorship of natural philosophy ; and in 1733 he succeeded his friend D. Bernoulli in ...
... greater simplicity , and thus was enabled to throw new light on all the parts of mathe- matical science . In 1730 , M. Euler was promoted to the professorship of natural philosophy ; and in 1733 he succeeded his friend D. Bernoulli in ...
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... greater degree than was ever known in any other instance , and accor- dingly the exchange between London and Paris became between 60 and 70 per cent . against the latter place . An unfavourable state of the exchange with any country ...
... greater degree than was ever known in any other instance , and accor- dingly the exchange between London and Paris became between 60 and 70 per cent . against the latter place . An unfavourable state of the exchange with any country ...
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... greater or less according to the amount of the balance to be paid , and ac- cording to the expense and difficulty of conveying specie . By the expense of con- veying specie is meant the carriage and in- surance ; by the difficulty , is ...
... greater or less according to the amount of the balance to be paid , and ac- cording to the expense and difficulty of conveying specie . By the expense of con- veying specie is meant the carriage and in- surance ; by the difficulty , is ...
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... greater quantity of electricity in the form of a charge , the interposed air being the elec- tric . When the cushion is thick and rounded , as is the case with the human hand , which was first used for this purpose , the rounded part ...
... greater quantity of electricity in the form of a charge , the interposed air being the elec- tric . When the cushion is thick and rounded , as is the case with the human hand , which was first used for this purpose , the rounded part ...
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