Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 440
... species of lines of the fecond order , which are eafily shown to be the conic fections , reckoning the circle and ellipfe to be one . Seventy - eight species have been numbered of the third order : And as the fupe- rior orders become ...
... species of lines of the fecond order , which are eafily shown to be the conic fections , reckoning the circle and ellipfe to be one . Seventy - eight species have been numbered of the third order : And as the fupe- rior orders become ...
Page 516
... Species . Of this genus Linnæus enumerates 19 is an oblong obtufe fpatha , emarginated , and wither- fpecies ; the moft remarkable of which are the following : The corolla confits of fix petals , lanced : The ing . 1. The tricolor , or ...
... Species . Of this genus Linnæus enumerates 19 is an oblong obtufe fpatha , emarginated , and wither- fpecies ; the moft remarkable of which are the following : The corolla confits of fix petals , lanced : The ing . 1. The tricolor , or ...
Page 564
... species of mankind differ from each other as much as a mastiff does from a fpaniel . 86 Remark- While we are treating this fubject of colour , it may able diffe- not be amifs to obferve , that a very remarkable diffe- rence of co ...
... species of mankind differ from each other as much as a mastiff does from a fpaniel . 86 Remark- While we are treating this fubject of colour , it may able diffe- not be amifs to obferve , that a very remarkable diffe- rence of co ...
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