The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... called by geographers and navigators the line , have their days and nights constantly equal . It is in degrees of the equator that the longitude of places are reckoned ; and as the natural day is mea sured by one revolution of the ...
... called by geographers and navigators the line , have their days and nights constantly equal . It is in degrees of the equator that the longitude of places are reckoned ; and as the natural day is mea sured by one revolution of the ...
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... called spica virginis . Eager to determine every thing by multiplied obser- vations , he ransacked all the Chaldean , Egyptian , and other records , to which his travels could procure him access , for obser- vations of the same kind ...
... called spica virginis . Eager to determine every thing by multiplied obser- vations , he ransacked all the Chaldean , Egyptian , and other records , to which his travels could procure him access , for obser- vations of the same kind ...
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... called because his office was properly to look to escheats , wardships , and other ca- sualties belonging to the crown . This of- fice having its chief dependance on the courts of wards , is now out of date . ESCUAGE signifies a kind of ...
... called because his office was properly to look to escheats , wardships , and other ca- sualties belonging to the crown . This of- fice having its chief dependance on the courts of wards , is now out of date . ESCUAGE signifies a kind of ...
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... called fee - simple ; or inheritance limited , one species of which is called fee . tail . Limited fees are such estates of inhe- ritance as are clogged with conditions or qualifications , which may be either , 1st . qualified or base ...
... called fee - simple ; or inheritance limited , one species of which is called fee . tail . Limited fees are such estates of inhe- ritance as are clogged with conditions or qualifications , which may be either , 1st . qualified or base ...
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... called the eu- diometers of Volta ; they are usually made very strong , and are provided with two wires , which pass through sockets cement- ed in holes drilled through the glass , near the top , which is not perforated . The elec- tric ...
... called the eu- diometers of Volta ; they are usually made very strong , and are provided with two wires , which pass through sockets cement- ed in holes drilled through the glass , near the top , which is not perforated . The elec- tric ...
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