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 460
... cause to fade almost all kinds of colours that can be put upon cloth , whence their ufe in bleaching , & e . the two fix- Properties The properties common to both kinds of fixed alka- common to lis are , 1. They refift the action of ...
... cause to fade almost all kinds of colours that can be put upon cloth , whence their ufe in bleaching , & e . the two fix- Properties The properties common to both kinds of fixed alka- common to lis are , 1. They refift the action of ...
Page 565
... causes ; and if these causes are powerful enough to change the dif- pofitions of fucceeding generations , much more may we fuppofe them capable of making any poffible alteration in the external appearance . Confirmed We are not here ...
... causes ; and if these causes are powerful enough to change the dif- pofitions of fucceeding generations , much more may we fuppofe them capable of making any poffible alteration in the external appearance . Confirmed We are not here ...
Page 704
... cause of contraction , by fuppofing that every muf- cular fibre forms as it were a chain of very minute blad- ders , while the nerves which are diftributed through the muscle , bring with them a fupply of animal fpirits , which at our ...
... cause of contraction , by fuppofing that every muf- cular fibre forms as it were a chain of very minute blad- ders , while the nerves which are diftributed through the muscle , bring with them a fupply of animal fpirits , which at our ...
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affift againſt alfo Algiers almoft alſo America ancient arteries becauſe befides blood body bones British cafe called calyx cartilages caufe cavity chyle colour compofed confequence confiderable confifts courfe defcribed difcovered dura mater equation expreffed faid falt fame fays fecond feems feen fent feparated ferve feven feveral fhips fhould fide figns fimple firft firſt fituation fize fmall fome fometimes foon fpecies fquare ftate ftill ftomach ftone ftrong fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fupply fuppofed furface himſelf increaſed iſland itſelf lacteals laft lefs ligament likewife Lord Cornwallis meaſure membrane moft moſt mufcles muft muſcles muſt neceffary neral nerves obferved occafion offa oppofite paffage pafs perfon pofitive pofterior prefent procefs proportional equation purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon refemblance refolved refpect roots ſmall thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoracic duct thoſe tion troops ufually ulna uſed veffels veins vertebræ weft whofe