Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 540
... remain for the probability of throwing it once 1759077 to 194048 . or oftener in three times : therefore the odds against throwing it in three times are 125 to 91. Again , fup- pofe we would know the probability of throwing an ace once ...
... remain for the probability of throwing it once 1759077 to 194048 . or oftener in three times : therefore the odds against throwing it in three times are 125 to 91. Again , fup- pofe we would know the probability of throwing an ace once ...
Page 773
... remain therein fix hours after they are filled ; and then are hooked out by the means of a large iron chain , guided by a pully , placed upon a carriage with four wheels marked C , by two men . This carriage has no middle piece ; fo ...
... remain therein fix hours after they are filled ; and then are hooked out by the means of a large iron chain , guided by a pully , placed upon a carriage with four wheels marked C , by two men . This carriage has no middle piece ; fo ...
Page 787
... remain , with no other particular care , until they are fet out to remain . Thefe trees are late in the fpring before they exhibit their leaves , but keep fhooting long in the autumn . 2. The other fpecies is the inermis , the ftem of ...
... remain , with no other particular care , until they are fet out to remain . Thefe trees are late in the fpring before they exhibit their leaves , but keep fhooting long in the autumn . 2. The other fpecies is the inermis , the ftem of ...
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