The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... inches in length , and of a greenish brown colour . Its lower jaw is considerably longer than the upper ; it has two fore teeth in the upper , and these with two of the under , project from the mouth when shut ; the first ray of the ...
... inches in length , and of a greenish brown colour . Its lower jaw is considerably longer than the upper ; it has two fore teeth in the upper , and these with two of the under , project from the mouth when shut ; the first ray of the ...
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... inches in diameter in atmo- spheric temperatures . The first column ex- presses the temperature ; the second the corresponding force of vapour ; the other three columns give the number of grains of water that would be evaporated from a ...
... inches in diameter in atmo- spheric temperatures . The first column ex- presses the temperature ; the second the corresponding force of vapour ; the other three columns give the number of grains of water that would be evaporated from a ...
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... inches in diameter , and three feet deep , there were inserted into it two pipes turned downwards for the water to run off into bottles : the one pipe was near the bottom of the vessel , the other was an inch from the top . The vessel ...
... inches in diameter , and three feet deep , there were inserted into it two pipes turned downwards for the water to run off into bottles : the one pipe was near the bottom of the vessel , the other was an inch from the top . The vessel ...
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... inches and parts . The lower aperture may be widened , in or- der that the gases may more easily be pass- ed up ... inch measure will be required for deter- mining the quantities poured up . A bottle will do for this purpose , and the ...
... inches and parts . The lower aperture may be widened , in or- der that the gases may more easily be pass- ed up ... inch measure will be required for deter- mining the quantities poured up . A bottle will do for this purpose , and the ...
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... inch or more , without touching either the cy- linder or its rubber . It is proved from ex- periment , that the ... inches , which is as much as can be admitted with- out danger of the explosion breaking through the jar . If the ...
... inch or more , without touching either the cy- linder or its rubber . It is proved from ex- periment , that the ... inches , which is as much as can be admitted with- out danger of the explosion breaking through the jar . If the ...
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