The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... species , riz . E. nyctelea , cut - leaved ellisia , a native of Virginia . ELM . See ULMUS . The elm is very serviceable in places where it may lie conti- nualy dry , or wet in extremes . Accord- ingly , it is proper for water - works ...
... species , riz . E. nyctelea , cut - leaved ellisia , a native of Virginia . ELM . See ULMUS . The elm is very serviceable in places where it may lie conti- nualy dry , or wet in extremes . Accord- ingly , it is proper for water - works ...
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... species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the fol- lowing : E. nivalis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and have been found in the most northern lati- tudes to which ...
... species . Latham enumerates sixty - three , of which the most important are the fol- lowing : E. nivalis , the snow bunting . These birds are about the size of a chaffinch , and have been found in the most northern lati- tudes to which ...
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... species . One of the most common species is the E. livida , which is a brownish fly ; the wings are transparent , with dark veins . They are observed in fields and gardens . E. borealis , is of a more slen- der form than the common ...
... species . One of the most common species is the E. livida , which is a brownish fly ; the wings are transparent , with dark veins . They are observed in fields and gardens . E. borealis , is of a more slen- der form than the common ...
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... species of porcelain . The causes of the change being the same in both . The colours for enamel and soft porcelain require less flux than the others , because the glass on which they are placed softens sufficiently to be penetrated by ...
... species of porcelain . The causes of the change being the same in both . The colours for enamel and soft porcelain require less flux than the others , because the glass on which they are placed softens sufficiently to be penetrated by ...
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... species of ground or excipient for the metallic co- lours . It is known that the base of this porcelain is a very white argil , called kaolin , mixed with a siliceous and calcareous solvent , and the glaze is nothing but feld- spar ...
... species of ground or excipient for the metallic co- lours . It is known that the base of this porcelain is a very white argil , called kaolin , mixed with a siliceous and calcareous solvent , and the glaze is nothing but feld- spar ...
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Page 13 - The next Ulysses, measuring pace with pace; Behind him, diligently close, he sped, As closely following as the running thread The spindle follows, and displays the charms Of the fair spinster's breast, and moving arms : Graceful in motion thus his foe he plies, And treads each footstep ere the dust can rise: His glowing breath upon his shoulders plays ; Th...