Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 63
Page 459
... observations upon this fubject , which we shall here abridge . Near Puzzoli , in Italy , is that great and famous ... observe the fulphur there ; for every - where may be perceived by the fmell a fulphureous vapour , which rifes to a ...
... observations upon this fubject , which we shall here abridge . Near Puzzoli , in Italy , is that great and famous ... observe the fulphur there ; for every - where may be perceived by the fmell a fulphureous vapour , which rifes to a ...
Page 729
... observations were always begun with the fmalleft mag- nifiers , from which he proceeded to the greatest ; but in the use of them , he was fo exceedingly dexterous , that he made every observation fubfervient to that which fucceeded it ...
... observations were always begun with the fmalleft mag- nifiers , from which he proceeded to the greatest ; but in the use of them , he was fo exceedingly dexterous , that he made every observation fubfervient to that which fucceeded it ...
Page 735
... observed fwimming about with the extre- mities joined together . 8. The intermedia , with a blackifh margin , is one of the smallest animalcules : it has a transparent body , without any visible intestines . The fore and hind parts are ...
... observed fwimming about with the extre- mities joined together . 8. The intermedia , with a blackifh margin , is one of the smallest animalcules : it has a transparent body , without any visible intestines . The fore and hind parts are ...
Common terms and phrases
alfo alſo animalcule antimony appear arfenic becauſe body brafs cafe calcination called caufe cauſe colour confequence confiderable confifts copper Cortes diftinct diſcovered diſtance divifions earth exiftence exiſtence extenfion faid fame fays fcrew fecond feems feen fenfation fenfe fent feparated feven feveral fhall fhould fide filver fimilar fimple fingle firft firſt fituation fize flider fmall folar folid fome fomething fometimes foon fore ftate ftill ftones fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fufion fulphur fuppofe furnace fyftem glafs himſelf ideas impoffible inches inftance inftrument iron itſelf kind laft lefs likewife litharge magnifier matter meaſure metals Mexicans Mexico micrometer microſcope mind moft Montezuma moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary obferved object occafion paffing pelvis perceive perception perfon philofophers poffible pofition prefent purpoſe pyrites quantity reafon refemblance refpect reft ſmall ſome ſpace Spaniards thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tube uſed uterus veffel