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 706
... means of catch - drains . fields , which have lain dry for fome time , the com- mon ftream fhould then contain much more fatnefs than when the fame premiffes have been repeatedly washed . " This is confirmed by the experience of the ...
... means of catch - drains . fields , which have lain dry for fome time , the com- mon ftream fhould then contain much more fatnefs than when the fame premiffes have been repeatedly washed . " This is confirmed by the experience of the ...
Page 728
... means of a hook and rope to that part of the pole which is between the man's body and the bank , the boat will remain immoveable by reafon of the equality betwixt the action of the man upon the pole forward , and of the boat upon the ...
... means of a hook and rope to that part of the pole which is between the man's body and the bank , the boat will remain immoveable by reafon of the equality betwixt the action of the man upon the pole forward , and of the boat upon the ...
Page 760
... means each furrow has a fharp edge , and by the turn- ing of the ftones , the furrows meet like a pair of fciffars , and by cutting the corn , make it grind the more eafily . They are cut the fame way in both ftones when they lie upon ...
... means each furrow has a fharp edge , and by the turn- ing of the ftones , the furrows meet like a pair of fciffars , and by cutting the corn , make it grind the more eafily . They are cut the fame way in both ftones when they lie upon ...
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