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 12Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... Charles XII . with the celebrated Polhamman , called the Swedish Archimedes , to assist him in the direction of buildings and mechanical works , and without solicitation appointed extraordinary assessor to the Royal Col- lege of the ...
... Charles XII . with the celebrated Polhamman , called the Swedish Archimedes , to assist him in the direction of buildings and mechanical works , and without solicitation appointed extraordinary assessor to the Royal Col- lege of the ...
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... Charles XII . was enabled to have all the great artillery for the siege carried to Fredericksall . In 1719 , he was ennobled by Queen Ulrica Eleonora , and named Swedenborg , and took his seat with the nobles of the equestrian order ...
... Charles XII . was enabled to have all the great artillery for the siege carried to Fredericksall . In 1719 , he was ennobled by Queen Ulrica Eleonora , and named Swedenborg , and took his seat with the nobles of the equestrian order ...
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... Charles 1.'s time it was played in Eng- land . This game is as intricate as any game whatever ; a person who is totally ignorant of it may look on for a month together , without being able to make out how the game is decided . The size ...
... Charles 1.'s time it was played in Eng- land . This game is as intricate as any game whatever ; a person who is totally ignorant of it may look on for a month together , without being able to make out how the game is decided . The size ...
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... Charles VII . of France . Others place the foundation of it as low as the year 1500 . The chief and principal ensign is a gold collar , composed of thistles and sprigs of rue interlinked with amulets of gold , hav- ing pendent thereto ...
... Charles VII . of France . Others place the foundation of it as low as the year 1500 . The chief and principal ensign is a gold collar , composed of thistles and sprigs of rue interlinked with amulets of gold , hav- ing pendent thereto ...
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... Charles Peter Thunberg , M. D. professor of botany in the univer sity of Upsal , & c . & c . a genus of the Di- dynamia Angiospermia class and order . Natural order of Personatæ . Acanthi , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx dou- ble ...
... Charles Peter Thunberg , M. D. professor of botany in the univer sity of Upsal , & c . & c . a genus of the Di- dynamia Angiospermia class and order . Natural order of Personatæ . Acanthi , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx dou- ble ...
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