Encyclopædia 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 418
... case otherwife ; were thofe powers , " which ( according to Johnson ) only the controul of Omnipotence re- ftrains from laying creation wafte , fubfervient to the . invocations of wicked mortals ; were thofe fpirits , - of which the ...
... case otherwife ; were thofe powers , " which ( according to Johnson ) only the controul of Omnipotence re- ftrains from laying creation wafte , fubfervient to the . invocations of wicked mortals ; were thofe fpirits , - of which the ...
Page 645
... case they are called alterants , in the latter evacu- ants . These are the general divifions or claffes into which medicines are commonly divided ; but when we begin more particularly to confider their virtues , a great many inferior ...
... case they are called alterants , in the latter evacu- ants . These are the general divifions or claffes into which medicines are commonly divided ; but when we begin more particularly to confider their virtues , a great many inferior ...
Page 780
... case is capable of . It is the due obfervation of these parti- culars which contributes to render mechanic inftru- ments complete , and the neglect of them defective , in their construction . This proper choice of means to produce ...
... case is capable of . It is the due obfervation of these parti- culars which contributes to render mechanic inftru- ments complete , and the neglect of them defective , in their construction . This proper choice of means to produce ...
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