Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 5. köide,1. number1810 - 400 pages |
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... colour , and are fucceeded by feeds fhaped like those of the common forts . The ends of the fmaller branches are termina- ted by ftar - like fpines which are very sharp . 3. The endivia , or fuccory with broad crenated leaves , differs ...
... colour , and are fucceeded by feeds fhaped like those of the common forts . The ends of the fmaller branches are termina- ted by ftar - like fpines which are very sharp . 3. The endivia , or fuccory with broad crenated leaves , differs ...
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... colour , rough , and rather blu- ih . The under fide , as alfo the legs and antenn¿ , are of a fhot colour , gold and red , of a copperifh caft . The eyes are very prominent , and give the head a broad appearance . The thorax is angular ...
... colour , rough , and rather blu- ih . The under fide , as alfo the legs and antenn¿ , are of a fhot colour , gold and red , of a copperifh caft . The eyes are very prominent , and give the head a broad appearance . The thorax is angular ...
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... colour refembling the fragment of a withered leaf , with been . From their carts and waggons , which formed the edges turned up and eaten away , as it were , by a kind of fortification , they difcharged fhowers of caterpillars , and ac ...
... colour refembling the fragment of a withered leaf , with been . From their carts and waggons , which formed the edges turned up and eaten away , as it were , by a kind of fortification , they difcharged fhowers of caterpillars , and ac ...
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... colour , very soft to the touch . It adheres firmly to the tongue ; and , if thrown into water , raises a little hiffing and ebullition , and moulders to a fine powder . It makes a confiderable effervefcence with acids , and fuffers no ...
... colour , very soft to the touch . It adheres firmly to the tongue ; and , if thrown into water , raises a little hiffing and ebullition , and moulders to a fine powder . It makes a confiderable effervefcence with acids , and fuffers no ...
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... colour in the infide , which broke brittle , and was found , had an aromatic flavour , a bit- terish aftringent tafte , with a degree of aromatic warmth , was efteemed the beft : though some efteemed the large pieces as of equal ...
... colour in the infide , which broke brittle , and was found , had an aromatic flavour , a bit- terish aftringent tafte , with a degree of aromatic warmth , was efteemed the beft : though some efteemed the large pieces as of equal ...
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acid affiftance againſt alfo alſo ancient animals becauſe befides body cafe called calyx caufe Cicero Cimbri circumftances coaft coal cold colour common confequence confiderable confifts court defign degree difcovered diftinguished drupeds Eaft emperor faid falt fame fays fecond feems fenfe fent feparate ferve feven feveral fhall fhip fhort fhould fhow fide fince firft fituation fize flowers fmall fnow folid fome fometimes foon fpecies fpirit fquare ftand ftate ftill ftone ftrata ftrong fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fupply fuppofed fupport furface himſelf houfe houſe hyperbola increaſe India itſelf kind king laft leaft lefs likewife Magnentius manner meaſure moft moſt muft natural neceffary obferved occafion paffed perfon prefent purpoſe quadrupeds quantity raiſed reafon refpect reft rife Roman Ruffia ſmall thefe themſelves thermometer theſe thofe thoracic duct thoſe tion trade ufually uſed veffels weft wheel whofe