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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... usually distinguished in commerce ; the Spanish , red , and common emery.The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export ed . The red emery is ...
... usually distinguished in commerce ; the Spanish , red , and common emery.The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and being judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be export ed . The red emery is ...
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... usually solitary , incurved , with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid caus- ed by an imperfect combination of oil with water by means of mucilage , gluten , & c . All oily farinaceous seeds , as nuts , almonds ...
... usually solitary , incurved , with a beak of the same length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid caus- ed by an imperfect combination of oil with water by means of mucilage , gluten , & c . All oily farinaceous seeds , as nuts , almonds ...
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... usually employed for hard porcelain , one only is susceptible of change , namely , the carmine ; and this may be replaced by the reds of iron , and then no colour changes . M. Brougniart presented to the Institute an unbaked head made ...
... usually employed for hard porcelain , one only is susceptible of change , namely , the carmine ; and this may be replaced by the reds of iron , and then no colour changes . M. Brougniart presented to the Institute an unbaked head made ...
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... usually known by the name of eruca , but Linnæus has changed it to that of LARVA , which see ; considering it as a sort of mask- ed form or disguise of the insect in its com- plete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each ...
... usually known by the name of eruca , but Linnæus has changed it to that of LARVA , which see ; considering it as a sort of mask- ed form or disguise of the insect in its com- plete state . The larvæ of insects differ very much from each ...
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... usually containing some reflections on certain incidents in the play , especially those in the part of the person that speaks it . EPIMEDIUM , in botany , English bar- renwort , a genus of the Tetrandria Mono- gynia class and order ...
... usually containing some reflections on certain incidents in the play , especially those in the part of the person that speaks it . EPIMEDIUM , in botany , English bar- renwort , a genus of the Tetrandria Mono- gynia class and order ...
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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...