The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... changes required by inflexion , and other requirements of correct grammatical structure . But he has not been familiar with changes in the initial letters of words . In English these letters never undergo any change ; but in Gaelic he ...
... changes required by inflexion , and other requirements of correct grammatical structure . But he has not been familiar with changes in the initial letters of words . In English these letters never undergo any change ; but in Gaelic he ...
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... changes of form . He inferred from the regularity of their general movements the rotation of the sun on its axis in a period of little less than a month ( the actual period is 25d . 7h . 48m . ) ; and he grounded on the varying nature ...
... changes of form . He inferred from the regularity of their general movements the rotation of the sun on its axis in a period of little less than a month ( the actual period is 25d . 7h . 48m . ) ; and he grounded on the varying nature ...
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... changes take place from time to time in the river bed , which alter the face of the country . Extensive islands are thrown up , and attach themselves to the mainland , while the river deserts its old bed and seeks a new channel , it may ...
... changes take place from time to time in the river bed , which alter the face of the country . Extensive islands are thrown up , and attach themselves to the mainland , while the river deserts its old bed and seeks a new channel , it may ...
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... changes which occur in these opera- tions are thus stated . The mixture of hydrated oxide of iron , & c . , absorbs sulphuretted hydrogen , forming ferrous sulphide and water , and liberating sulphur , thus : - Fe2O3 + 3H , S = 2FeS + S ...
... changes which occur in these opera- tions are thus stated . The mixture of hydrated oxide of iron , & c . , absorbs sulphuretted hydrogen , forming ferrous sulphide and water , and liberating sulphur , thus : - Fe2O3 + 3H , S = 2FeS + S ...
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... change which occurs is of a purely physical character . True gelatigenous tissue occurs in all mature vertebrates , with the single exception , according to Hoppe - Seyler , of that ... changes the colour from green to violet , GELATIN 131.
... change which occurs is of a purely physical character . True gelatigenous tissue occurs in all mature vertebrates , with the single exception , according to Hoppe - Seyler , of that ... changes the colour from green to violet , GELATIN 131.
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