Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 585
... appears , that of thofe who live to 80 , the major part , in the propor- tion of 49 to 32 , are females . Mr Deparcieux at Paris , and Mr Wargentin in Sweden , have farther ob- served , that not only women live longer than men , but ...
... appears , that of thofe who live to 80 , the major part , in the propor- tion of 49 to 32 , are females . Mr Deparcieux at Paris , and Mr Wargentin in Sweden , have farther ob- served , that not only women live longer than men , but ...
Page 636
... appears . He excels , fays M. d'Alembert , in that species of e- loquence , which alone may be preferred to all others , which goes directly to the heart , and which agitates without wounding the foul . He fearches the inmoft . recesses ...
... appears . He excels , fays M. d'Alembert , in that species of e- loquence , which alone may be preferred to all others , which goes directly to the heart , and which agitates without wounding the foul . He fearches the inmoft . recesses ...
Page 765
... appears , that the effect of overfhot wheels is nearly double to that of undershot ones ; the consequence of which is , that non - elastic bodies , when acting by their impulse or col- lifion , communicate only a part of their original ...
... appears , that the effect of overfhot wheels is nearly double to that of undershot ones ; the consequence of which is , that non - elastic bodies , when acting by their impulse or col- lifion , communicate only a part of their original ...
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