The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 4 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page
... length of time , because then no action can take place : while , on the other hand , the ap- plication of stimuli causes it to be exhausted , or to be deficient , not only by exciting ac- tion , but by some secret influence , the na ...
... length of time , because then no action can take place : while , on the other hand , the ap- plication of stimuli causes it to be exhausted , or to be deficient , not only by exciting ac- tion , but by some secret influence , the na ...
Page
... length from the lower part of her stem to the lower part of her stern - post . Into it are all the lower futtocks fastened ; and under part of it a false keel is often used . By comparing the carcass of a ship to the skeleton of a human ...
... length from the lower part of her stem to the lower part of her stern - post . Into it are all the lower futtocks fastened ; and under part of it a false keel is often used . By comparing the carcass of a ship to the skeleton of a human ...
Page
... length composed of foreign mercenaries . Fully sensible of the degraded state of the Equites , who wished to receive the ho- nours due to them when deserving of honour , and a horse from their country , when that country no longer was ...
... length composed of foreign mercenaries . Fully sensible of the degraded state of the Equites , who wished to receive the ho- nours due to them when deserving of honour , and a horse from their country , when that country no longer was ...
Page
... length compelled to give up their possessions to the conqueror Sala- dine : after a continued series of toils and misfortunes , and a constancy in the cause of religion which did them great honour , they were finally expelled from the ...
... length compelled to give up their possessions to the conqueror Sala- dine : after a continued series of toils and misfortunes , and a constancy in the cause of religion which did them great honour , they were finally expelled from the ...
Page
... length of eighteen feet , and abounds parti- cularly in the torrid zone , but it is found so far north as the river Nens in North Caro- lina . It is met with both in the fresh and salt parts of rivers , and amidst the reeds along the ...
... length of eighteen feet , and abounds parti- cularly in the torrid zone , but it is found so far north as the river Nens in North Caro- lina . It is met with both in the fresh and salt parts of rivers , and amidst the reeds along the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid æther ammonia angle animals appears applied arise axis blood body botany Brit called calyx capsule cause centre chiefly class and order clysters cold colour common consequence considerable corolla costiveness Decoct degree diameter disease distance divided drupe earth effect emollient employed equal Essential character feet flowers four frequently genus give glass head heat hence inches iron Jussieu kind King labour latitude length less light logarithm magnesia manner matter means measure medicine menstruation ment meridian metal Monogynia class moon motion muriatic muriatic acid native Natural order neral observed Oleum oxide pain particular pass patient pelvis person pieces placenta plants plate produced proportion Pulv quantity racter round screw side sometimes species specific gravity substance supposed surface symptoms tion Triandria tube tural uterus VEGETABILIA velocity vessels weight wheel whence whole