Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 17. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 404
... round aft agreeable to the round of the bulkhead , for the fupport of the fame . The forecastle beams fhould be placed according as the works of the deck will admit . The hatchways are therefore to be confidered first . There should be ...
... round aft agreeable to the round of the bulkhead , for the fupport of the fame . The forecastle beams fhould be placed according as the works of the deck will admit . The hatchways are therefore to be confidered first . There should be ...
Page 436
... round to any intended point , it may fall into one of thefe notches , and be detained there ; otherwise the preffure of the water will force the palate D from its oblique pofition , and turn the rod and index round to the direction in ...
... round to any intended point , it may fall into one of thefe notches , and be detained there ; otherwise the preffure of the water will force the palate D from its oblique pofition , and turn the rod and index round to the direction in ...
Page 500
... round head : about the ears two very long full tufts of white hairs standing out on each fide : irides reddish face a fwarthy flesh colour : ears like the human head black : body afh coloured , reddish , and dufky ; the last forms ...
... round head : about the ears two very long full tufts of white hairs standing out on each fide : irides reddish face a fwarthy flesh colour : ears like the human head black : body afh coloured , reddish , and dufky ; the last forms ...
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