The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... cause - namely , illumination by sun - light reflected from the earth . All the time - worn fables and conjectures regarding the composition of the Milky Way were at once dissipated by the simple statement that to the eye , reinforced ...
... cause - namely , illumination by sun - light reflected from the earth . All the time - worn fables and conjectures regarding the composition of the Milky Way were at once dissipated by the simple statement that to the eye , reinforced ...
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... cause and effect . From the time of A series of careful observations made him acquainted Archimedes there had existed a science of equilibrium , but with the principal appearances revealed by modern instru- the science of motion began ...
... cause and effect . From the time of A series of careful observations made him acquainted Archimedes there had existed a science of equilibrium , but with the principal appearances revealed by modern instru- the science of motion began ...
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... cause of his success lay in his strong sense , untiring industry , courage , clear - sightedness , and great intellectual force . In 1793 he was chosen United States Senator from Penn- sylvania by the votes of both political parties ...
... cause of his success lay in his strong sense , untiring industry , courage , clear - sightedness , and great intellectual force . In 1793 he was chosen United States Senator from Penn- sylvania by the votes of both political parties ...
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... caused by Acarus domesticus . commonly known as galls are vegetable deformities or excrescences , due to parenchymatous ... cause of the hypertrophy , in the case of the typical galls , appears to be a minute quantity of some irritating ...
... caused by Acarus domesticus . commonly known as galls are vegetable deformities or excrescences , due to parenchymatous ... cause of the hypertrophy , in the case of the typical galls , appears to be a minute quantity of some irritating ...
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... caused to jump by the spasmodic movements of the grub within the thin - walled gall - cavity.1 α א FIG . L - a ... cause of the oblong or rounded green and red galls of the young shoots and leaves of the lime . Common gall - nuts ...
... caused to jump by the spasmodic movements of the grub within the thin - walled gall - cavity.1 α א FIG . L - a ... cause of the oblong or rounded green and red galls of the young shoots and leaves of the lime . Common gall - nuts ...
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