American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 |
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... action of the acid . The burnt bones consist of the phosphoric acid and lime ; but the sulphuric acid has a greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the ...
... action of the acid . The burnt bones consist of the phosphoric acid and lime ; but the sulphuric acid has a greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the ...
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... action of rays of light in dif- ferent countries , of which some dart with sufficient constancy from a fine and serene sky , while others seem to be covered with a veil , which dims and obscures their lustre . Mr. Leslie , having ...
... action of rays of light in dif- ferent countries , of which some dart with sufficient constancy from a fine and serene sky , while others seem to be covered with a veil , which dims and obscures their lustre . Mr. Leslie , having ...
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... action are usually ob- served in foreheads without angles . Lavater appears to have been the first who attended to the peculiar turns of the position and outline of the forehead , which he considered the most important part presented ...
... action are usually ob- served in foreheads without angles . Lavater appears to have been the first who attended to the peculiar turns of the position and outline of the forehead , which he considered the most important part presented ...
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... action of air , moisture , and heat , that is , of all the surrounding external agents , on the dead body ; and it ... actions of the living body are so far depending on these pow ers , that they can , by no means , PHYSIOLOGY .
... action of air , moisture , and heat , that is , of all the surrounding external agents , on the dead body ; and it ... actions of the living body are so far depending on these pow ers , that they can , by no means , PHYSIOLOGY .
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... actions by which it is manifested ; they are only to be consider- ed as denoting the assemblage of powers that animate ... action of those laws which regulate inanimate matter . must observe , however , that the propor tion of particles ...
... actions by which it is manifested ; they are only to be consider- ed as denoting the assemblage of powers that animate ... action of those laws which regulate inanimate matter . must observe , however , that the propor tion of particles ...
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