Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New YorkC. van Benthuysen., 1863 1st-32d 1841-1871/72 issued also as Legislative documents. |
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... experiments with Vidal's lamps it was found that they did not produce perfect combustion when burning kerosene oil , and therefore they do not meet the requirements of the offer for premium No. 24 . The section have examined the ...
... experiments with Vidal's lamps it was found that they did not produce perfect combustion when burning kerosene oil , and therefore they do not meet the requirements of the offer for premium No. 24 . The section have examined the ...
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... experiments in the hopes of finding some specific to prevent its ravages . Although thousands of pages have been written . emanating from various sources , each proposing remedies , still no definite remedy is yet known . Some varieties ...
... experiments in the hopes of finding some specific to prevent its ravages . Although thousands of pages have been written . emanating from various sources , each proposing remedies , still no definite remedy is yet known . Some varieties ...
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... experiments made on the Island of St. Helena many years ago . Gen. Beatron planted all sizes of potatoes , and from one inch to twenty inches in depth ; he obtained the best yield from large whole seed and those covered with six inches ...
... experiments made on the Island of St. Helena many years ago . Gen. Beatron planted all sizes of potatoes , and from one inch to twenty inches in depth ; he obtained the best yield from large whole seed and those covered with six inches ...
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... experiment . Remove the alcohol lamp , then repeatedly apply a small flame at the level of the edge of the oil vessel , and as soon as the oil begins to burn the thermometer will truthfully exhibit the exact temperature at which the oil ...
... experiment . Remove the alcohol lamp , then repeatedly apply a small flame at the level of the edge of the oil vessel , and as soon as the oil begins to burn the thermometer will truthfully exhibit the exact temperature at which the oil ...
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... experiment with . These specimens I planted in an exposed situation . One variety , which has a great reputation in England , known as " Hall's Pedigree , " is likely to prove hardy and productive in this country , and I think it very ...
... experiment with . These specimens I planted in an exposed situation . One variety , which has a great reputation in England , known as " Hall's Pedigree , " is likely to prove hardy and productive in this country , and I think it very ...
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