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 553
... likewise affirm , that by the word perfection used in the definition , he does not mean any one kind of perfection as adapted to any par- ticular object or end , but perfection abftracted from all objects and all ends . The perfection ...
... likewise affirm , that by the word perfection used in the definition , he does not mean any one kind of perfection as adapted to any par- ticular object or end , but perfection abftracted from all objects and all ends . The perfection ...
Page 672
... likewise obtained from a decoction of the branches , but it is inferior to that obtained from the trunk . Maxito . lebrated fir . " The largeness of these trees ( fays he ) is proportioned to their prodigious elevation ; and they afford ...
... likewise obtained from a decoction of the branches , but it is inferior to that obtained from the trunk . Maxito . lebrated fir . " The largeness of these trees ( fays he ) is proportioned to their prodigious elevation ; and they afford ...
Page 728
... likewise somewhat difficult to obferve opaque objects ; and as the apertures of the larger magnifiers are but fmall , they are not proper for the purpofe . If an ob- ject be fo very opaque , that no light will pafs through it , as much ...
... likewise somewhat difficult to obferve opaque objects ; and as the apertures of the larger magnifiers are but fmall , they are not proper for the purpofe . If an ob- ject be fo very opaque , that no light will pafs through it , as much ...
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