The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volume 3Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... motion . ARTHROSIS , in anatomy , a juncture of two lation . See ARTHRODIA . bones designed for motion ; called also articu ARTHUR , the celebrated hero of the Britons , is said to have been the son of Uter , named Pen- dragon , king of ...
... motion . ARTHROSIS , in anatomy , a juncture of two lation . See ARTHRODIA . bones designed for motion ; called also articu ARTHUR , the celebrated hero of the Britons , is said to have been the son of Uter , named Pen- dragon , king of ...
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... motion about the body , and , upon examination , found his pulse and the motion of his heart gradually returning ; he began to breathe gently , and speak softly ; we were all astonished to the last degree at this unexpected change , and ...
... motion about the body , and , upon examination , found his pulse and the motion of his heart gradually returning ; he began to breathe gently , and speak softly ; we were all astonished to the last degree at this unexpected change , and ...
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... motion of the planets about the sun . The old and new astronomers in vain Attempt the heav'nly motions to explain . Locke . Blackmore . Can he not pass an astronomick line , Or dreads the sun th ' imaginary sign ; That he should ne'er ...
... motion of the planets about the sun . The old and new astronomers in vain Attempt the heav'nly motions to explain . Locke . Blackmore . Can he not pass an astronomick line , Or dreads the sun th ' imaginary sign ; That he should ne'er ...
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... motion of the sun and moon , and the time of the revolutions of the planets , many years before that period . Du ... motion , far exceeds that of the best Grecian astronomers . The lunar motions have been computed from the space through ...
... motion of the sun and moon , and the time of the revolutions of the planets , many years before that period . Du ... motion , far exceeds that of the best Grecian astronomers . The lunar motions have been computed from the space through ...
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... motion of the moon was not uniform ; and they even attempted to assign those parts of the orbit in which the motion is quicker or slower . We are assured by Ptolemy that they were not unacquainted with the motion of the moon's apo- gee ...
... motion of the moon was not uniform ; and they even attempted to assign those parts of the orbit in which the motion is quicker or slower . We are assured by Ptolemy that they were not unacquainted with the motion of the moon's apo- gee ...
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