American Edition of the 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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... common bunt- ing . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear fre- quently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
... common bunt- ing . These birds are also particularly common in England , and appear fre- quently in vast flocks , especially in the winter , during which they are caught in nets , or shot in vast numbers , and sold to many under the ...
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... common variety of its crystals is the regular six - sided prism , sometimes with the edges of the prism , or of the bases , or the solid angles , or both , wanting , and small faces in their place . Crystals short ; lateral planes ...
... common variety of its crystals is the regular six - sided prism , sometimes with the edges of the prism , or of the bases , or the solid angles , or both , wanting , and small faces in their place . Crystals short ; lateral planes ...
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... common emery . The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and , beng judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be exported . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
... common emery . The first sort is found in the gold mines of Peru , and , beng judged a kind of marcasite of that rich metal , is prohibited to be exported . The red emery is found in copper mines , and the little there is of it in ...
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... common species in Europe 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 slender form than the common window fly , and of a ...
... common species in Europe 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 slender form than the common window fly , and of a ...
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... common practice is , to apply a coat- ing of opaque white enamel , and upon this other colours which are more fusi ble than the white . A good effect is produced in toys by leaving part of the gold bare . For this purpose its surface is ...
... common practice is , to apply a coat- ing of opaque white enamel , and upon this other colours which are more fusi ble than the white . A good effect is produced in toys by leaving part of the gold bare . For this purpose its surface is ...
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