The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... observed to rise considerably for a time . The Sea of Galilee is best seen from the top of the western precipices , and presents a desolate appearance . On the north the hills rise gradually from the shore , which is fringed with ...
... observed to rise considerably for a time . The Sea of Galilee is best seen from the top of the western precipices , and presents a desolate appearance . On the north the hills rise gradually from the shore , which is fringed with ...
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... observed of some individuals of Cynips Kollari , after hibernation . The phenomena of development in Cynips and associated genera present many features of interest . Not fewer than 12,000 living specimens of C. Kollari , Gir . ( C ...
... observed of some individuals of Cynips Kollari , after hibernation . The phenomena of development in Cynips and associated genera present many features of interest . Not fewer than 12,000 living specimens of C. Kollari , Gir . ( C ...
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... observed , provided we can be sure that the direction of the magnetic axis does not alter . In the second place the induced magnetism is less in hard than in soft steel , though not so much less as ' some writers would lead us to ...
... observed , provided we can be sure that the direction of the magnetic axis does not alter . In the second place the induced magnetism is less in hard than in soft steel , though not so much less as ' some writers would lead us to ...
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... observed by | coil is of flat , rectangular shape , with a narrow central meins of a telescope fixed over or under the centre of the opening just large enough to allow one of the magnets of scale . The scale divisions are scen to pass ...
... observed by | coil is of flat , rectangular shape , with a narrow central meins of a telescope fixed over or under the centre of the opening just large enough to allow one of the magnets of scale . The scale divisions are scen to pass ...
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... observed that the patient's toleration of these large quantities ceased . As gamboge is apt to occasion vomiting and grip- ing , it is usually administered in combination with milder remedies . It is an ingredient of the pilula cambogia ...
... observed that the patient's toleration of these large quantities ceased . As gamboge is apt to occasion vomiting and grip- ing , it is usually administered in combination with milder remedies . It is an ingredient of the pilula cambogia ...
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