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 454
... fmall cucurbit in an earthen pot above too inches wide in diameter , and gather fand around this pot about as high as the pulverifed ore rifes in the cucurbit . Then bottom of the pot may be middling red - hot . Thus put it upon burning ...
... fmall cucurbit in an earthen pot above too inches wide in diameter , and gather fand around this pot about as high as the pulverifed ore rifes in the cucurbit . Then bottom of the pot may be middling red - hot . Thus put it upon burning ...
Page 714
... fmall fockets or holes , intended to receive feveral parts of the appara- tus . S is the refractor , or illuminating lens , for con- verging the fun's rays upon opaque objects laid upon the ftage R. To this purpose it moves on a femi ...
... fmall fockets or holes , intended to receive feveral parts of the appara- tus . S is the refractor , or illuminating lens , for con- verging the fun's rays upon opaque objects laid upon the ftage R. To this purpose it moves on a femi ...
Page 740
... fmall hairs feparated from each other . 10. The crumena has a ventricofe , cylindrical , thick , and wrinkled body ; the lower part fmall ; the upper part terminating in a small strait neck like that of a pitcher ; the tail linear , and ...
... fmall hairs feparated from each other . 10. The crumena has a ventricofe , cylindrical , thick , and wrinkled body ; the lower part fmall ; the upper part terminating in a small strait neck like that of a pitcher ; the tail linear , and ...
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