British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, 10. köideMitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 |
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... whole mixture on a cloth filter , so that the liquid part , which is to be re- ceived in a porcelain vessel , may pass through . A white powder , which is the insoluble sulphate of lime , remains on the filter . After this has been ...
... whole mixture on a cloth filter , so that the liquid part , which is to be re- ceived in a porcelain vessel , may pass through . A white powder , which is the insoluble sulphate of lime , remains on the filter . After this has been ...
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... whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New England ; swims with extreme swiftness , and persecutes the white shark with violent and fatal en- mity . The lump fish , also , it pursues with great avidity ...
... whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New England ; swims with extreme swiftness , and persecutes the white shark with violent and fatal en- mity . The lump fish , also , it pursues with great avidity ...
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... whole body has a greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the prominent parts of the countenance of the persons under ...
... whole body has a greater proportion of that comfortable sensation than strangers feel when visiting those northern countries . The propensity to flatness observable in the prominent parts of the countenance of the persons under ...
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... whole face would present a misera- ble appearance ; indeed an ugly or disa- greeable set of features is never accom- panied by a handsome nose : but there are thousands of fine and expressive eyes , where a perfectly formed nose is want ...
... whole face would present a misera- ble appearance ; indeed an ugly or disa- greeable set of features is never accom- panied by a handsome nose : but there are thousands of fine and expressive eyes , where a perfectly formed nose is want ...
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... whole body shall be full of light ! but if thine eye be evil , thy whole body shall be full of darkness : if therefore that light that is in thee be darkness , how great is that darkness ! ' " PHYSIOLOGY is , according to the de- C ...
... whole body shall be full of light ! but if thine eye be evil , thy whole body shall be full of darkness : if therefore that light that is in thee be darkness , how great is that darkness ! ' " PHYSIOLOGY is , according to the de- C ...
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