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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... considered by some as the phosphoric acid holding in solution a small quantity of phosphorus . Phosphorous acid forms compounds with alkalies , earths , and me- tallic oxides , which are known under the name of phosphites . PHOSPHORUS ...
... considered by some as the phosphoric acid holding in solution a small quantity of phosphorus . Phosphorous acid forms compounds with alkalies , earths , and me- tallic oxides , which are known under the name of phosphites . PHOSPHORUS ...
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... considered in the two extreme terms , is more than quadruple that which was substituted for it by Dr. Herschel , who has made experiments for the same purpose . PHRYGANEA , in natural history , a ge- nus of insects of the order of ...
... considered in the two extreme terms , is more than quadruple that which was substituted for it by Dr. Herschel , who has made experiments for the same purpose . PHRYGANEA , in natural history , a ge- nus of insects of the order of ...
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... considered separately will give the form of the arch ; and vice versa Some foreheads are furnished with wrinkles that are confined to hori- zontal , perpendicular , curved , and others confused and mixed lines ; those least perplexed ...
... considered separately will give the form of the arch ; and vice versa Some foreheads are furnished with wrinkles that are confined to hori- zontal , perpendicular , curved , and others confused and mixed lines ; those least perplexed ...
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... considered the nose as the abutment , or buttress , of the fore- head , the seat of the brain , without which the whole face would present a misera- ble appearance ; indeed an ugly or disa- greeable set of features is never accom ...
... considered the nose as the abutment , or buttress , of the fore- head , the seat of the brain , without which the whole face would present a misera- ble appearance ; indeed an ugly or disa- greeable set of features is never accom ...
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... considered in connection with each other . Hence the reader will find many physio- logical considerations under the articles ANATOMY and COMPARATIVE ANATOMY , which indeed he should peruse as an in- troduction to the present article ...
... considered in connection with each other . Hence the reader will find many physio- logical considerations under the articles ANATOMY and COMPARATIVE ANATOMY , which indeed he should peruse as an in- troduction to the present article ...
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