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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... greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the separation of the phosphoric acid , occa- sion the effervescence . The sulphuric acid and the lime combine ...
... greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the separation of the phosphoric acid , occa- sion the effervescence . The sulphuric acid and the lime combine ...
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... greater perfec- tions are attributed to the eyes of English- men , which are said to possess the ex- pression of manly steadiness , generosity , liberality , and frankness , to which the eye- brows greatly contribute . With com ...
... greater perfec- tions are attributed to the eyes of English- men , which are said to possess the ex- pression of manly steadiness , generosity , liberality , and frankness , to which the eye- brows greatly contribute . With com ...
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... greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the prominent parts of the countenance of the persons under consideration , ex- posed ...
... greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the prominent parts of the countenance of the persons under consideration , ex- posed ...
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... greater complication of organs . Hence the component parts became very intricate in their composition , and often very distant , and possessed in many in- stances a power of changing their relative position , consequently the means of ...
... greater complication of organs . Hence the component parts became very intricate in their composition , and often very distant , and possessed in many in- stances a power of changing their relative position , consequently the means of ...
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... greater when any watery secretions are much augmented , as in dropsy , and particularly in diabetes . In the dispute , whether man be natu- rally carnivorous , or herbivorous , we are inclined to suppose that truth lies on neither side ...
... greater when any watery secretions are much augmented , as in dropsy , and particularly in diabetes . In the dispute , whether man be natu- rally carnivorous , or herbivorous , we are inclined to suppose that truth lies on neither side ...
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