The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... means of arti- ficial nitre - beds . These consist of the re- fuse of animal and vegetable bodies , under- going putrefaction , mixed with calcareous and other earths . It has been ascertained , that if oxygen gas be presented to azote ...
... means of arti- ficial nitre - beds . These consist of the re- fuse of animal and vegetable bodies , under- going putrefaction , mixed with calcareous and other earths . It has been ascertained , that if oxygen gas be presented to azote ...
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... means we are enabled to represent things in the form of equations and by variously proceeding with these equations , to trace out , step by step , the several particulars we want to know . Add to all this , that by such a no- tation ...
... means we are enabled to represent things in the form of equations and by variously proceeding with these equations , to trace out , step by step , the several particulars we want to know . Add to all this , that by such a no- tation ...
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... means of lead and iron . We have referred to this article from the EQUATORIAL , for some account of practical astronomy , and the instruments used in this branch of science . By practical astronomy is implied the knowledge of observing ...
... means of lead and iron . We have referred to this article from the EQUATORIAL , for some account of practical astronomy , and the instruments used in this branch of science . By practical astronomy is implied the knowledge of observing ...
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... means of a strong cube or die , G , and in which the two cones , M Q , forming the axis , are fixed . This cube , G , serves as the principal part of the whole machine . It not only keeps together the two cones , but holds the two ...
... means of a strong cube or die , G , and in which the two cones , M Q , forming the axis , are fixed . This cube , G , serves as the principal part of the whole machine . It not only keeps together the two cones , but holds the two ...
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... means those sub- stances which are soluble in water are sepa- rated , and thus the oily part which adhered to these substances is disengaged . The oils which are obtained in this manner are very impure . They are mixed with mucilage ...
... means those sub- stances which are soluble in water are sepa- rated , and thus the oily part which adhered to these substances is disengaged . The oils which are obtained in this manner are very impure . They are mixed with mucilage ...
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