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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... equal to VAC - CD ; or that the lines F D , ƒ D , be each equal to AC : then , having fixed two pins in the points F , f , which are called the foci of the ellipsis , take a thread equal in length to the transverse axis A B ; and ...
... equal to VAC - CD ; or that the lines F D , ƒ D , be each equal to AC : then , having fixed two pins in the points F , f , which are called the foci of the ellipsis , take a thread equal in length to the transverse axis A B ; and ...
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... equal to the transverse axis A B. This is evi- dent from the manner of describing an ellipsis . 2. The square of half the lesser axis is equal to the rectangle under the segments of the greater axis , contained between the foci and its ...
... equal to the transverse axis A B. This is evi- dent from the manner of describing an ellipsis . 2. The square of half the lesser axis is equal to the rectangle under the segments of the greater axis , contained between the foci and its ...
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... equal quantities , pow- dered , mixed , and calcinated in a white heat ; then powdered , made into a thin paste with water , and applied a little warm to the vessel , also warmed . Then dried and heated gradually to a certain point , a ...
... equal quantities , pow- dered , mixed , and calcinated in a white heat ; then powdered , made into a thin paste with water , and applied a little warm to the vessel , also warmed . Then dried and heated gradually to a certain point , a ...
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... equal ease , by screwing out the air vessel , k k , fig . 1 , which opens an aperture of five inches , and fits air - tight , without leather , when closed . The valves may be repair- ed through the same openings . The use of the air ...
... equal ease , by screwing out the air vessel , k k , fig . 1 , which opens an aperture of five inches , and fits air - tight , without leather , when closed . The valves may be repair- ed through the same openings . The use of the air ...
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... equal , if not superior , to any in Europe . Historical engravings for the port fo- lio and furniture seemed at one period to advance rapidly towards perfection , to which the late Alderman Boydell greatly contributed ; but the death of ...
... equal , if not superior , to any in Europe . Historical engravings for the port fo- lio and furniture seemed at one period to advance rapidly towards perfection , to which the late Alderman Boydell greatly contributed ; but the death of ...
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