The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... fluid originally employed by Scheele , in the analysis of the air , the solution of sul- phuret of potash , or what is rather more convenient , the sulphuret of lime , is perhaps superior in accuracy to any , at least if the air be not ...
... fluid originally employed by Scheele , in the analysis of the air , the solution of sul- phuret of potash , or what is rather more convenient , the sulphuret of lime , is perhaps superior in accuracy to any , at least if the air be not ...
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... fluid , mixed with the blood by means of the glands . See SECRETION . EXCRETORY , in anatomy , a term ap- plied to certain little ducts or vessels , des- tined for the reception of a fluid , secreted in certain glandules , and other ...
... fluid , mixed with the blood by means of the glands . See SECRETION . EXCRETORY , in anatomy , a term ap- plied to certain little ducts or vessels , des- tined for the reception of a fluid , secreted in certain glandules , and other ...
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... fluid , or in an aeriform state . In some cases bodies seem to expand as they grow cold , as water in the act of freezing ; this , however , is known to be no exception to the general rule , but is owing to the ar- rangement of the ...
... fluid , or in an aeriform state . In some cases bodies seem to expand as they grow cold , as water in the act of freezing ; this , however , is known to be no exception to the general rule , but is owing to the ar- rangement of the ...
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... fluid , by which it instantly throws off any obstacle that happens to be in the way , sometimes with incredible force , and in such a manner as to produce the most astonishing effects . It differs from expansion in this , that the ...
... fluid , by which it instantly throws off any obstacle that happens to be in the way , sometimes with incredible force , and in such a manner as to produce the most astonishing effects . It differs from expansion in this , that the ...
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... fluid to be expanded : secondly , on the velocity it acquires by a certain degree of heat ; and thirdly , on the celerity with which the degree of heat affects the whole expansile fluid . EXPONENT , in algebra , is a number placed over ...
... fluid to be expanded : secondly , on the velocity it acquires by a certain degree of heat ; and thirdly , on the celerity with which the degree of heat affects the whole expansile fluid . EXPONENT , in algebra , is a number placed over ...
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