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 511
... head with the neck by the middle of its base . We ftand upright , bend our body , and walk , without thinking on the ... head is articulated with the neck . The two points , by which the offeous part of the head is connected with the ...
... head with the neck by the middle of its base . We ftand upright , bend our body , and walk , without thinking on the ... head is articulated with the neck . The two points , by which the offeous part of the head is connected with the ...
Page 764
... head , or that from which we are to calculate the power , bears no proportion to the head water ; but when the aperture is larger , or the velo- city of the water less , they approach nearer to a co- incidence and confequently , in the ...
... head , or that from which we are to calculate the power , bears no proportion to the head water ; but when the aperture is larger , or the velo- city of the water less , they approach nearer to a co- incidence and confequently , in the ...
Page 765
... head , and more upon the gra- vity of the water in the buckets : and if we confider how obliquely the water iffuing from the head muft ftrike the buckets , we fhall not be at a loss to account for the little advantage that arifes from ...
... head , and more upon the gra- vity of the water in the buckets : and if we confider how obliquely the water iffuing from the head muft ftrike the buckets , we fhall not be at a loss to account for the little advantage that arifes from ...
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