Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 504
... say ( and they prove it by very convincing facts ( fee OPTICS , n ° 63-68 . En . cycl . ) , that the particles of folid bodies exert very ftrong repulfions to a fmall diftance ; and therefore , when they are brought by motion ...
... say ( and they prove it by very convincing facts ( fee OPTICS , n ° 63-68 . En . cycl . ) , that the particles of folid bodies exert very ftrong repulfions to a fmall diftance ; and therefore , when they are brought by motion ...
Page 705
... says ) with im- plicit belief in the tenets and myfteries which are adopt . ed by the general confent of Catholics and Proteftants . He continued to profecute his ftudies with ardour . Under Mr Pavilliard he learned the Greek alphabet ...
... says ) with im- plicit belief in the tenets and myfteries which are adopt . ed by the general confent of Catholics and Proteftants . He continued to profecute his ftudies with ardour . Under Mr Pavilliard he learned the Greek alphabet ...
Page 732
... says , ought to be thick , and the foureft that can be got . 1. Vitriol ( iulphuric acid ) would harden the hat too much , which is kept mellow by the dregs . 2. The dregs are faid by the workmen to hold or fill the body , whilft a ...
... says , ought to be thick , and the foureft that can be got . 1. Vitriol ( iulphuric acid ) would harden the hat too much , which is kept mellow by the dregs . 2. The dregs are faid by the workmen to hold or fill the body , whilft a ...
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