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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... remains on the filter . After this has been repeatedly washed with water , it may be thrown away ; but the water is to be added to that part of the liquid which passed through the filter . Take a solution of sugar of lead in water , and ...
... remains on the filter . After this has been repeatedly washed with water , it may be thrown away ; but the water is to be added to that part of the liquid which passed through the filter . Take a solution of sugar of lead in water , and ...
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... remains , from which sin only is to be expelled , to ren- der the likeness nearer perfection . The aid of Lavater is not necessary to inform us , that there exists a national physiognomy , by which a stranger in any given country may be ...
... remains , from which sin only is to be expelled , to ren- der the likeness nearer perfection . The aid of Lavater is not necessary to inform us , that there exists a national physiognomy , by which a stranger in any given country may be ...
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... remains to be noticed in this slight survey of the human face , as connected with the internal operations of the soul or mind . The projecting chin is said to mark something decided , and the receding the reverse ; and it has been ...
... remains to be noticed in this slight survey of the human face , as connected with the internal operations of the soul or mind . The projecting chin is said to mark something decided , and the receding the reverse ; and it has been ...
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... remains after death . No inanimate matter has that fibrous and cellular texture , nor that multiplicity of volatile elements which form the charac- ters of living bodies , whether alive or dead . Thus , while inorganic solids are only ...
... remains after death . No inanimate matter has that fibrous and cellular texture , nor that multiplicity of volatile elements which form the charac- ters of living bodies , whether alive or dead . Thus , while inorganic solids are only ...
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... remains closely contracted against those which are not thoroughly digested . The time occupied by the digestive pro- cess must be expected to vary according to the constitution , age , and health of the individual , and the nature of ...
... remains closely contracted against those which are not thoroughly digested . The time occupied by the digestive pro- cess must be expected to vary according to the constitution , age , and health of the individual , and the nature of ...
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