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 474
... Several of them , entirely naked , fwam off to the veffel before it came to an anchor , begging handfuls of wheat , rice , or do- ra . They are very importunate and fturdy beggars , and not eafily put off with denials . Thefe miferable ...
... Several of them , entirely naked , fwam off to the veffel before it came to an anchor , begging handfuls of wheat , rice , or do- ra . They are very importunate and fturdy beggars , and not eafily put off with denials . Thefe miferable ...
Page 544
... Several of thofe authors affect to confider their folutions as more per- fect than Newton's , and as more immediately indica- ting the remarkable properties of fuch motions ; and alfo affect to have deduced them from different and ...
... Several of thofe authors affect to confider their folutions as more per- fect than Newton's , and as more immediately indica- ting the remarkable properties of fuch motions ; and alfo affect to have deduced them from different and ...
Page 738
... several accidents happened in approaching or quitting the fhore , until a wharf was erected , lately , which renders the arrival there , and de- parture from it , perfectly fafe . In the immediate neigh- bourhood of the island , ftorms ...
... several accidents happened in approaching or quitting the fhore , until a wharf was erected , lately , which renders the arrival there , and de- parture from it , perfectly fafe . In the immediate neigh- bourhood of the island , ftorms ...
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