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A destitute of joints , and that consequently an E . great extent of bony surface in
the head affords cannot lie down to rest like another quadruped , attachment for
muscles destined to move and give and if it were to lie down , could not rise
again ...
A destitute of joints , and that consequently an E . great extent of bony surface in
the head affords cannot lie down to rest like another quadruped , attachment for
muscles destined to move and give and if it were to lie down , could not rise
again ...
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... in the earlier stages of its growth , when the cement is not yet deposited , it
seems as if many separate teeth were soldered together . As the surface of the
tooth is worn down by mastication , the harder enamel is exposed in elevated
ridges .
... in the earlier stages of its growth , when the cement is not yet deposited , it
seems as if many separate teeth were soldered together . As the surface of the
tooth is worn down by mastication , the harder enamel is exposed in elevated
ridges .
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... it may be easily con - the natural surface of the ground . They are chiefly ceived
that mummies were preserved by very dif formed either ( 1 ) to carry railways ,
common roads , ferent means , and quite distinct from those described canals , &
c ...
... it may be easily con - the natural surface of the ground . They are chiefly ceived
that mummies were preserved by very dif formed either ( 1 ) to carry railways ,
common roads , ferent means , and quite distinct from those described canals , &
c ...
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EMBARGO _ EMBATTLEMENT . and lastly , ballast - wagons or trucks drawn by
strength , to cover the surface of the slopes in such a a locomotive . The cost of
earthwork naturally way that the action of the water will not affect it . varies greatly
...
EMBARGO _ EMBATTLEMENT . and lastly , ballast - wagons or trucks drawn by
strength , to cover the surface of the slopes in such a a locomotive . The cost of
earthwork naturally way that the action of the water will not affect it . varies greatly
...
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He rubs down by pressing the substance into a die , the kind of die the surface in
those parts that are to be finally and mode of applying the pressure being
modified in relief , he then planes or shaves away the uncomaccording to the
nature of ...
He rubs down by pressing the substance into a die , the kind of die the surface in
those parts that are to be finally and mode of applying the pressure being
modified in relief , he then planes or shaves away the uncomaccording to the
nature of ...
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| Title | Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 4 Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Ephraim Chambers |
| Author | Ephraim Chambers |
| Publisher | J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2007 |
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