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 |
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... quantity supplied . Sometimes these canals are farmed out , by putting up the several sluices to auction ; in other instances the canals go with the lands . Whatever may be the manner in which their water is dispersed , its due preserva ...
... quantity supplied . Sometimes these canals are farmed out , by putting up the several sluices to auction ; in other instances the canals go with the lands . Whatever may be the manner in which their water is dispersed , its due preserva ...
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... quantity of water re- quired for the whole is forced through the first , in which , by its weight and volume , the roots of the grass are denudated , and the finer parts of the soil completely wash ed away . It is far better to give the ...
... quantity of water re- quired for the whole is forced through the first , in which , by its weight and volume , the roots of the grass are denudated , and the finer parts of the soil completely wash ed away . It is far better to give the ...
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... quantity during its repose or state of rest . In order to express the different quantities of irritability in any ... quantity of spirits taken at once into the stomach kills almost as instantaneously as lightning does : the same thing ...
... quantity during its repose or state of rest . In order to express the different quantities of irritability in any ... quantity of spirits taken at once into the stomach kills almost as instantaneously as lightning does : the same thing ...
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... of the intestines , and probably of the perito- næum of the fish . The belluga yields the greatest quantity , as being the largest and most plentiful fish in the Muscovy rivers ; but the sounds of all fresh water fish yield , ISE ISI.
... of the intestines , and probably of the perito- næum of the fish . The belluga yields the greatest quantity , as being the largest and most plentiful fish in the Muscovy rivers ; but the sounds of all fresh water fish yield , ISE ISI.
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... quantity of water , and the solution is filtered while hot . On cooling , it deposits the kermes abun- dantly in the state of a yellow powder , which is edulcorated with a sufficient quan- KETCH , a vessel equipped with two masts , viz ...
... quantity of water , and the solution is filtered while hot . On cooling , it deposits the kermes abun- dantly in the state of a yellow powder , which is edulcorated with a sufficient quan- KETCH , a vessel equipped with two masts , viz ...
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