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 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... ture of which is built of unhewn stone of every footing . A wall , the superstruc- laid in mortar , is called a ruble wall . They The most common kind of ruble is the are of two kinds , coursed and uncoursed . the stones is crude , as ...
... ture of which is built of unhewn stone of every footing . A wall , the superstruc- laid in mortar , is called a ruble wall . They The most common kind of ruble is the are of two kinds , coursed and uncoursed . the stones is crude , as ...
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... ture of oil , putty , and white lead : the for- mer is the practice both in London and Edinburgh , and the latter in Glasgow . The putty cement will stand longer than most stones , and will be prominent when the face of the stones has ...
... ture of oil , putty , and white lead : the for- mer is the practice both in London and Edinburgh , and the latter in Glasgow . The putty cement will stand longer than most stones , and will be prominent when the face of the stones has ...
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... ture of metallic articles , is effected by the process of dipping or pickling ; that is , some dozens of them are put into an ear- then vessel , pierced full of holes like a cullender ; the whole dipped into a vessel of diluted nitric ...
... ture of metallic articles , is effected by the process of dipping or pickling ; that is , some dozens of them are put into an ear- then vessel , pierced full of holes like a cullender ; the whole dipped into a vessel of diluted nitric ...
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... ture compact or radiated ; they are per- fectly soluble in alkaline solutions , and give a red colour when treated with nitric acid . Dr. Wollaston has arranged the urinary calculi under four species , viz . 1 . The uric acid concretion ...
... ture compact or radiated ; they are per- fectly soluble in alkaline solutions , and give a red colour when treated with nitric acid . Dr. Wollaston has arranged the urinary calculi under four species , viz . 1 . The uric acid concretion ...
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... ture , provided by nature to preserve the fractured bones , or divided parts , in the situation in which they are replaced by the surgeon . CALM , in sea - language , is when there is no wind stirring . That tract of sea to the ...
... ture , provided by nature to preserve the fractured bones , or divided parts , in the situation in which they are replaced by the surgeon . CALM , in sea - language , is when there is no wind stirring . That tract of sea to the ...
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