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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... fluid , like oil . It is very soluble in water . When in the form of dry flakes , it dissolves in a small quantity of this liquid , producing a hissing noise like that of a red hot iron plunged into water , with the extrication of a ...
... fluid , like oil . It is very soluble in water . When in the form of dry flakes , it dissolves in a small quantity of this liquid , producing a hissing noise like that of a red hot iron plunged into water , with the extrication of a ...
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... fluid , but dries by expo- sure to the air into flaky masses . bergris , also , is produced by this species , and consists , in fact , of the faces of the animal . The origin of this substance had long baffled the curiosity of the ...
... fluid , but dries by expo- sure to the air into flaky masses . bergris , also , is produced by this species , and consists , in fact , of the faces of the animal . The origin of this substance had long baffled the curiosity of the ...
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... fluid to the trunk , where the natural heat accumulating , the whole body has a greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the ...
... fluid to the trunk , where the natural heat accumulating , the whole body has a greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the ...
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... fluid , carrying it to all parts , which processes experience no interruption , but are con- tinued from one meal to another , there is another kind of absorption constantly going on from the surface of the body , and a third which ...
... fluid , carrying it to all parts , which processes experience no interruption , but are con- tinued from one meal to another , there is another kind of absorption constantly going on from the surface of the body , and a third which ...
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... fluids is also very incomplete , and there are probably several of which we have no means at all of subjecting to examination . Yet , though our knowledge of organization be not sufficient to enable us to explain all the facts presented ...
... fluids is also very incomplete , and there are probably several of which we have no means at all of subjecting to examination . Yet , though our knowledge of organization be not sufficient to enable us to explain all the facts presented ...
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