The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 25. köideThomas Spencer Baynes Werner Company, 1895 |
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Page 38
... natural and necessary offshoot of men's gregarious and social nature . " In the infancy of national existences , they are almost essential for purposes of mutual support and protection , and to supply the short- comings of a weak ...
... natural and necessary offshoot of men's gregarious and social nature . " In the infancy of national existences , they are almost essential for purposes of mutual support and protection , and to supply the short- comings of a weak ...
Page 47
... nature of the change is essentially a slow oxidation under water or any covering sufficient to protect the dead wood from the direct action of atmospheric air , as in the latter case the vegetable mould or humus would be pro- duced ...
... nature of the change is essentially a slow oxidation under water or any covering sufficient to protect the dead wood from the direct action of atmospheric air , as in the latter case the vegetable mould or humus would be pro- duced ...
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... nature of the coal - seams in new ground , or the position of the particular seam or seams which it is proposed to work in extensions of known coal - fields . Nol No 2 No 3 Fig . 3 . N.4 The principle of proving a mineral field by ...
... nature of the coal - seams in new ground , or the position of the particular seam or seams which it is proposed to work in extensions of known coal - fields . Nol No 2 No 3 Fig . 3 . N.4 The principle of proving a mineral field by ...
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... nature and composition of the coals employed , which are said to be caking or non - caking according to the compact or frag- mentary character of the coke produced . The simplest method of coking , that in open heaps or piles , is ...
... nature and composition of the coals employed , which are said to be caking or non - caking according to the compact or frag- mentary character of the coke produced . The simplest method of coking , that in open heaps or piles , is ...
Page 127
... nature ; thus burrowing beetles , and those which dwell in subterranean caves , are generally black or brown ; Weevils , found on the ground , are earth - coloured ; while arboreal species of this and other groups are of various shades ...
... nature ; thus burrowing beetles , and those which dwell in subterranean caves , are generally black or brown ; Weevils , found on the ground , are earth - coloured ; while arboreal species of this and other groups are of various shades ...
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