Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 1. köide,2. number1810 - 399 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 406
... kind may be compared together . Then by def . a + c = b + x , and x = a + c — b . Cor . 2. If three quantities be arithmetical propor- tionals , the fum of the extremes is double of the mid- dle term ; and hence , of three fuch ...
... kind may be compared together . Then by def . a + c = b + x , and x = a + c — b . Cor . 2. If three quantities be arithmetical propor- tionals , the fum of the extremes is double of the mid- dle term ; and hence , of three fuch ...
Page 460
... kind , however carefully prepared , always contains a portion of animal oil , the tmell of which is very perceptible ; the other , prepared from . pure fal ammoniac , is totally free of any empyreuma- tic fmell , and is as pure as it ...
... kind , however carefully prepared , always contains a portion of animal oil , the tmell of which is very perceptible ; the other , prepared from . pure fal ammoniac , is totally free of any empyreuma- tic fmell , and is as pure as it ...
Page 461
... kind . Of the fof- fil alkali . 8 This alkali the ar- cients . 1 The foffil alkali differs from the vegetable in having a fmaller attraction for acids , in being more eafily fu- fible by itself , and forming a more foluble compound with ...
... kind . Of the fof- fil alkali . 8 This alkali the ar- cients . 1 The foffil alkali differs from the vegetable in having a fmaller attraction for acids , in being more eafily fu- fible by itself , and forming a more foluble compound with ...
Page 462
... kind . It is foluble in an equal weight of distilled water ; and . when expofed to the air , it foon attracts moisture from it and flows into a liquid . In its cauftic ftate it diffolves in fpirit of wine , and forms with it a red ...
... kind . It is foluble in an equal weight of distilled water ; and . when expofed to the air , it foon attracts moisture from it and flows into a liquid . In its cauftic ftate it diffolves in fpirit of wine , and forms with it a red ...
Page 465
... kind of earth , while the acid , phlogifton , & c . have evaporated , or been de ftroyed by the repeated application of heat for drying the falt . 4. In like manner the volatile alkali is pro- duced by diftilling animal fubftances which ...
... kind of earth , while the acid , phlogifton , & c . have evaporated , or been de ftroyed by the repeated application of heat for drying the falt . 4. In like manner the volatile alkali is pro- duced by diftilling animal fubftances which ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affiftance againſt alfo Algiers almoft alſo America ancient arteries becauſe befides blood body bones British cafe called calyx cartilages caufe cavity chyle colour compofed confequence confiderable confifts courfe defcribed difcovered dura mater equation expreffed faid falt fame fays fecond feems feen fent feparated ferve feven feveral fhips fhould fide figns fimple firft firſt fituation fize fmall folution fome fometimes foon fpecies fquare ftate ftill ftomach ftone fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fupply fuppofed furface himſelf ifland itſelf lacteals laft lefs ligament likewife Lord Cornwallis meaſure membrane moft moſt mufcles muft muſcles muſt neceffary neral nerves obferved occafion offa oppofite paffage pafs perfon pofitive pofterior prefent procefs proportional equation purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon refemblance refolved refpect reprefented roots ſmall thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoracic duct thoſe tibia tion troops ufually ulna uſed veffels veins vertebræ weft whofe