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 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... inch . Its colour inter- mediate between that of silver and tin , and is not altered by the air . It is nearly as hard as iron . Its specific gravity is 8.279 , and when forged 8.666 . The species of nickel ores are , its alloy with ...
... inch . Its colour inter- mediate between that of silver and tin , and is not altered by the air . It is nearly as hard as iron . Its specific gravity is 8.279 , and when forged 8.666 . The species of nickel ores are , its alloy with ...
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... inches and a half diameter , and is divided into twelve parts , agreeing to the twelve months , and each month subdivided into every fifth day ; and so as that the middle of the han- dle corresponds to that day of the year wherein the ...
... inches and a half diameter , and is divided into twelve parts , agreeing to the twelve months , and each month subdivided into every fifth day ; and so as that the middle of the han- dle corresponds to that day of the year wherein the ...
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... inch in extent . And although these wonderful instru- ments have been built upwards of 200 years , the graduations and divisions on the several arcs appear as well cut , and as accurately divided , as if they had been the performance of ...
... inch in extent . And although these wonderful instru- ments have been built upwards of 200 years , the graduations and divisions on the several arcs appear as well cut , and as accurately divided , as if they had been the performance of ...
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... inch and a half , and at the end , D , two inches : the breadth of the limb , A B , is one inch and a half , and its length six inches , con- taining ten degrees , divided into quar- ters , and numbered from either end to the other ...
... inch and a half , and at the end , D , two inches : the breadth of the limb , A B , is one inch and a half , and its length six inches , con- taining ten degrees , divided into quar- ters , and numbered from either end to the other ...
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... inches length , for the two telescopic tubes . Each of these sockets has a square base , and is fixed to the cube by four screws . These sockets are cut down in the sides about eight inches , to admit more easily the tube of the ...
... inches length , for the two telescopic tubes . Each of these sockets has a square base , and is fixed to the cube by four screws . These sockets are cut down in the sides about eight inches , to admit more easily the tube of the ...
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