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Page 334
... weight of bodies which are too ponder- ous to be submitted to the action of the balance or steelyard ; or lastly , the magni- tude and weight being given , we may as- certain their specific gravities . The most accurate and concise mode ...
... weight of bodies which are too ponder- ous to be submitted to the action of the balance or steelyard ; or lastly , the magni- tude and weight being given , we may as- certain their specific gravities . The most accurate and concise mode ...
Page 348
... weight of the human heart with respect to the weight of the body , is greater in children than in grown persons , in the proportion of 3 to 2. Hence the weight of the heart , with respect to the weight of the body , lessens continually ...
... weight of the human heart with respect to the weight of the body , is greater in children than in grown persons , in the proportion of 3 to 2. Hence the weight of the heart , with respect to the weight of the body , lessens continually ...
Page 531
... weight of attar , 200,000 well grown roses are required . The juice even on the spot is extravagantly dear , a rupee's weight being sold at the bazaar for 81 . sterling , and at the English warehouse for 10. Mr. Melville , who made some ...
... weight of attar , 200,000 well grown roses are required . The juice even on the spot is extravagantly dear , a rupee's weight being sold at the bazaar for 81 . sterling , and at the English warehouse for 10. Mr. Melville , who made some ...
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