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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... length to the transverse axis A B ; and fastening its two ends , One to the pin F , and the other to f , with another pin M stretch the thread tight ; then if this pin M be moved round till it returns to the place from whence it first ...
... length to the transverse axis A B ; and fastening its two ends , One to the pin F , and the other to f , with another pin M stretch the thread tight ; then if this pin M be moved round till it returns to the place from whence it first ...
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... length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid , caused by an imperfect combination of oil with water , by means of mucilage , gluten , & c . All oily farinaceous seeds , as nuts , almonds , linseed , & c . form an emulsion by trituration ...
... length . EMULSION , a milky looking fluid , caused by an imperfect combination of oil with water , by means of mucilage , gluten , & c . All oily farinaceous seeds , as nuts , almonds , linseed , & c . form an emulsion by trituration ...
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... length of time by sulphuric acid . The oxide of cobalt was prepared by saturating a solution of cobalt in aqua - fortis with common salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium ...
... length of time by sulphuric acid . The oxide of cobalt was prepared by saturating a solution of cobalt in aqua - fortis with common salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium ...
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... length of the cylinder , and closed by covers , hh , screwed on : ik , are square openings ( shown by dotted squares in fig . 3. ) in the cylinder , communicating with the cham- bers : fg , m , are two valves , closing their ends of the ...
... length of the cylinder , and closed by covers , hh , screwed on : ik , are square openings ( shown by dotted squares in fig . 3. ) in the cylinder , communicating with the cham- bers : fg , m , are two valves , closing their ends of the ...
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... length , another slide or block upon the pit - rod ( not seen ) applies against the tail , K , of the tumbler , which it raises and again oversets , producing once more the posi tion of the plugs D E , here delineated , and the ...
... length , another slide or block upon the pit - rod ( not seen ) applies against the tail , K , of the tumbler , which it raises and again oversets , producing once more the posi tion of the plugs D E , here delineated , and the ...
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