Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 6. köide,1. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... half and fometimes a whole inch broad , out of which the miners , with a kind of hooked irons , draw the fand or earth wherein the diamonds are ; breaking the rocks when the vein terminates , that the track may be found again , and ...
... half and fometimes a whole inch broad , out of which the miners , with a kind of hooked irons , draw the fand or earth wherein the diamonds are ; breaking the rocks when the vein terminates , that the track may be found again , and ...
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... half their weight to be lol in manufacturing them ; and therefore , to find their The greatest diamond ever known in the world is one belonging to the king of Portugal , which was found in Brafil . It is ftill uncut : and Mr Magel- lan ...
... half their weight to be lol in manufacturing them ; and therefore , to find their The greatest diamond ever known in the world is one belonging to the king of Portugal , which was found in Brafil . It is ftill uncut : and Mr Magel- lan ...
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... half of this value . The other diamond of the fame monarch , call- ed the Sancy , weighs 55 carats : it coft 25,000 gui- neas : and Mr Dutens fays , that it is worth much above that price . 4 g Brilliant DIAMOND , is that cut in faces ...
... half of this value . The other diamond of the fame monarch , call- ed the Sancy , weighs 55 carats : it coft 25,000 gui- neas : and Mr Dutens fays , that it is worth much above that price . 4 g Brilliant DIAMOND , is that cut in faces ...
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... half an inch to two inches broad . The ftems are upright and firm , branching erect two or three feet high , having all the branches and main ftem crowned by numerous flowers in aggregate clufters of different colours and variegations ...
... half an inch to two inches broad . The ftems are upright and firm , branching erect two or three feet high , having all the branches and main ftem crowned by numerous flowers in aggregate clufters of different colours and variegations ...
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... half , and fo in proportion , and confequently enjoys a good temperature of air , as well as , in the greater part of it , a rich and fertile foil . There are indeed , as in all hot countries , fome large deferts in it , which produce ...
... half , and fo in proportion , and confequently enjoys a good temperature of air , as well as , in the greater part of it , a rich and fertile foil . There are indeed , as in all hot countries , fome large deferts in it , which produce ...
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