Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 518
... appears to his view extremely fhort , much fhor- ter than it is faid to be in reality ; and that one year , when he looks forward , appears longer than two , per- haps longer than ten , when he looks backward . Upon our principles this ...
... appears to his view extremely fhort , much fhor- ter than it is faid to be in reality ; and that one year , when he looks forward , appears longer than two , per- haps longer than ten , when he looks backward . Upon our principles this ...
Page 739
... appears a pellucid hollow membrane . 4. The duplella was found among duckweed , and appears like a crystalline membrane folded up , with- 5. The globina has a roundifh fhape , and is hollow ; the lower end being furnished with black ...
... appears a pellucid hollow membrane . 4. The duplella was found among duckweed , and appears like a crystalline membrane folded up , with- 5. The globina has a roundifh fhape , and is hollow ; the lower end being furnished with black ...
Page 752
... appears to deferve any notice ; but when examined by the mi- crofcope , is one of the most pleafing opaque ob- jects we have . It is found in June on the afpa ragus after it has run to feed ; and it is fhown of its natural fize at d ...
... appears to deferve any notice ; but when examined by the mi- crofcope , is one of the most pleafing opaque ob- jects we have . It is found in June on the afpa ragus after it has run to feed ; and it is fhown of its natural fize at d ...
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