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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... pieces , be exposed to the air in a glass funnel placed in a bot- tle , it attracts the oxygen and moisture from the ... piece of it to London , to show it to the royal fami- ly : but there is little probability that a man of such ...
... pieces , be exposed to the air in a glass funnel placed in a bot- tle , it attracts the oxygen and moisture from the ... piece of it to London , to show it to the royal fami- ly : but there is little probability that a man of such ...
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... piece of shammy lea- ther under the surface of the water . To mould it into sticks , take a glass funnel with a long tube , which must be stopped with a cork . Fill it with water and put the phosphorus into it . Immerse the fun- nel in ...
... piece of shammy lea- ther under the surface of the water . To mould it into sticks , take a glass funnel with a long tube , which must be stopped with a cork . Fill it with water and put the phosphorus into it . Immerse the fun- nel in ...
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... piece in flutes , & c . and equally contribute to the formation and varied inflexions of vocal sound . That all the changes and conditions of the vocal or- gans , of whatever description , necessary to the production and modification of ...
... piece in flutes , & c . and equally contribute to the formation and varied inflexions of vocal sound . That all the changes and conditions of the vocal or- gans , of whatever description , necessary to the production and modification of ...
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... PIECES , in the military art , include all sorts. order of the class Aves in the Linnæan system . They are characterized by a sharp - edged bill , convex above ; legs short , strong ; feet formed for walking , perch- ing , or climbing ...
... PIECES , in the military art , include all sorts. order of the class Aves in the Linnæan system . They are characterized by a sharp - edged bill , convex above ; legs short , strong ; feet formed for walking , perch- ing , or climbing ...
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... pieces of wood . They are of the size of a jack - daw . P. viridis , or the green Woodpecker , is the largest species in Great Britain , and is thirteen inches long . These birds are more frequently seen on the ground than the other ...
... pieces of wood . They are of the size of a jack - daw . P. viridis , or the green Woodpecker , is the largest species in Great Britain , and is thirteen inches long . These birds are more frequently seen on the ground than the other ...
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