The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... land . 12. Extraordinary Fall of Rain . 13. Magnetism applied as a Test for Iron . 14. Morichini's Experiment in Magnetism 132 NATURAL HISTORY . Ā§ Botany . 1. Native Country of the Potatoe . 2. Alder Tree Ā§ Mineralogy , Geology , & c ...
... land . 12. Extraordinary Fall of Rain . 13. Magnetism applied as a Test for Iron . 14. Morichini's Experiment in Magnetism 132 NATURAL HISTORY . Ā§ Botany . 1. Native Country of the Potatoe . 2. Alder Tree Ā§ Mineralogy , Geology , & c ...
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... land ; the prayers of the sup- plicants are , first for their parents , next for the prosperity of the shrine , and lastly for themselves . Before the pilgrims . descend , an affecting scene takes place ; they exchange with each other ...
... land ; the prayers of the sup- plicants are , first for their parents , next for the prosperity of the shrine , and lastly for themselves . Before the pilgrims . descend , an affecting scene takes place ; they exchange with each other ...
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... land . It is unlike other crops , inasmuch as it is pulled up by the root , instead of being cut ; and , by the old process , all that was nutritious in it was wasted , or washed away , by the process of water - steeping ; whereas ...
... land . It is unlike other crops , inasmuch as it is pulled up by the root , instead of being cut ; and , by the old process , all that was nutritious in it was wasted , or washed away , by the process of water - steeping ; whereas ...
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... land , but that loamy black land was the best for it ; that it suits ground which is first broken up ; that it is generally followed by a bare fallow , or turnips , and is a good preparation for wheat ; and generally , that Hill and ...
... land , but that loamy black land was the best for it ; that it suits ground which is first broken up ; that it is generally followed by a bare fallow , or turnips , and is a good preparation for wheat ; and generally , that Hill and ...
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... lands of the new world to a great ex- tent , and often attain the height of 50 or 60 feet , yet they very seldom flower there . Neither Mutis , who had explored so many Guadales , ( as the marshes covered with Bamboos are called by the ...
... lands of the new world to a great ex- tent , and often attain the height of 50 or 60 feet , yet they very seldom flower there . Neither Mutis , who had explored so many Guadales , ( as the marshes covered with Bamboos are called by the ...
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