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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... ground , or endeavours to sail , if any damage accrues , he must be respon- sible for the same : the reason is , because his freight is due , and must be paid , nay though the goods be seized as contra- band . Embargo differs from ...
... ground , or endeavours to sail , if any damage accrues , he must be respon- sible for the same : the reason is , because his freight is due , and must be paid , nay though the goods be seized as contra- band . Embargo differs from ...
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... ground , and generally breeds twice a year . E. citrinella , or the yellow hammer , is extremely common in Great Britain , where it lays its eggs on the ground , or in some low bush , con- structing it with little art ; it possesses no ...
... ground , and generally breeds twice a year . E. citrinella , or the yellow hammer , is extremely common in Great Britain , where it lays its eggs on the ground , or in some low bush , con- structing it with little art ; it possesses no ...
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... grounds up- on which they are to be laid . Many of the metals are too fusible to be enamel- led , and most of them are corroded by the action of the fused glass . For this reason none of the metals are used but gold , silver , and ...
... grounds up- on which they are to be laid . Many of the metals are too fusible to be enamel- led , and most of them are corroded by the action of the fused glass . For this reason none of the metals are used but gold , silver , and ...
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... ground thinner at one part than at another . The deep scratches of the file are in the next place taken out by rubbing the surface with a piece of deal wood and fine sand and water . A polish is then given by a second ignition . This ...
... ground thinner at one part than at another . The deep scratches of the file are in the next place taken out by rubbing the surface with a piece of deal wood and fine sand and water . A polish is then given by a second ignition . This ...
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... ground and applied in the same way , required a much stronger heat . 4. Five parts of fluor spar , five of gyp- sum , two of minium , two of flint glass , half a part of borax , the same of oxide of tin , and one - twenty - fifth of a ...
... ground and applied in the same way , required a much stronger heat . 4. Five parts of fluor spar , five of gyp- sum , two of minium , two of flint glass , half a part of borax , the same of oxide of tin , and one - twenty - fifth of a ...
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