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 534
... tion fhould rope ; and we truft that the time is at hand when our be gradual . traffic in human flesh with the inhabitants of Africa fhall ceafe ; and that the period is not very diftant when the flaves in the Weft Indies fhall be fo ...
... tion fhould rope ; and we truft that the time is at hand when our be gradual . traffic in human flesh with the inhabitants of Africa fhall ceafe ; and that the period is not very diftant when the flaves in the Weft Indies fhall be fo ...
Page 669
... tion is , how many gallons of alcohol is there in a cafk , or fome number of gallons of fpirit ? and it is more directly answered by means of a table , formed by mix- ing the ingredients in aliquant parts of one conftant bulk . The ...
... tion is , how many gallons of alcohol is there in a cafk , or fome number of gallons of fpirit ? and it is more directly answered by means of a table , formed by mix- ing the ingredients in aliquant parts of one conftant bulk . The ...
Page 730
... tion of moving forces , nor conceived what was done when motion was communicated . Statics naked ftem about fix inches high . The radical leaves are like grafs . The flowers are terminal , pale red , with a round head , and not very ...
... tion of moving forces , nor conceived what was done when motion was communicated . Statics naked ftem about fix inches high . The radical leaves are like grafs . The flowers are terminal , pale red , with a round head , and not very ...
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