British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... soon as the affair is dispatched . By the law of nations , none under the quality of a sovereign prince can send or receive an embassador . At Athens , em- bassadors mounted the pulpit of the pub- lic orators , and there opened their ...
... soon as the affair is dispatched . By the law of nations , none under the quality of a sovereign prince can send or receive an embassador . At Athens , em- bassadors mounted the pulpit of the pub- lic orators , and there opened their ...
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... soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his pa- rents , he devoted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursu- ed , in the same place , through the course of a long life , being ...
... soon left it off , and , satisfied with a moderate competence left him by his pa- rents , he devoted himself to a studious retirement , which he thus closely pursu- ed , in the same place , through the course of a long life , being ...
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... soon as he ap . prehends that his enamel is sufficiently pounded , he washes it by agitation in very clear water , and pouring off the fluid as it becomes turbid . This process , which is made for carrying off dust and every other ...
... soon as he ap . prehends that his enamel is sufficiently pounded , he washes it by agitation in very clear water , and pouring off the fluid as it becomes turbid . This process , which is made for carrying off dust and every other ...
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... soon as the number of coatings are sufficient , it becomes necessary to give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire file and water ...
... soon as the number of coatings are sufficient , it becomes necessary to give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished by the fire , is neverthe- less irregular . This is done with a fine grained Lancashire file and water ...
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... soon as the great rope slackens , and gives liberty to the small lever to push up the bolt . By the horse's going round , the great rope is wound about the drum , and the ram is drawn up , till the tongs come between the inclined planes ...
... soon as the great rope slackens , and gives liberty to the small lever to push up the bolt . By the horse's going round , the great rope is wound about the drum , and the ram is drawn up , till the tongs come between the inclined planes ...
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