British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Τόμος 3Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 |
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... known by the name of bastard cedar , and is peculiar to the low lands there , forming an agreeable shade for the cattle , and supplying them with food in dry weather , when all the herbage is burned up or exhausted . The wood is light ...
... known by the name of bastard cedar , and is peculiar to the low lands there , forming an agreeable shade for the cattle , and supplying them with food in dry weather , when all the herbage is burned up or exhausted . The wood is light ...
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... known habit of woodpeckers , in propping or supporting the body . BUCEROS , the hornbill , in natural his- tory , a genus of birds of the order Pica . Generic character ; their bill is convex , curved , sharp - edged , large , outwardly ...
... known habit of woodpeckers , in propping or supporting the body . BUCEROS , the hornbill , in natural his- tory , a genus of birds of the order Pica . Generic character ; their bill is convex , curved , sharp - edged , large , outwardly ...
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... known . BUGINVILLEA , in botany , a genus of the Octandria Monogynia class and or- der . Corolla inferior , tubular , four tooth- ed ; stamina inserted on the receptacle ; fruit one - seeded . One species , B. specta- bilis , found at ...
... known . BUGINVILLEA , in botany , a genus of the Octandria Monogynia class and or- der . Corolla inferior , tubular , four tooth- ed ; stamina inserted on the receptacle ; fruit one - seeded . One species , B. specta- bilis , found at ...
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... known ; for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11325 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is therefore 5929.7 ounces : and since spheres are as the cubes of ...
... known ; for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11325 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is therefore 5929.7 ounces : and since spheres are as the cubes of ...
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... known , without being first assayed , that the ex- act quantity of pure metal therein con- tained may be determined , and conse- quently whether it be above or below the standard . Silver and gold , whether coined or un- coined ( though ...
... known , without being first assayed , that the ex- act quantity of pure metal therein con- tained may be determined , and conse- quently whether it be above or below the standard . Silver and gold , whether coined or un- coined ( though ...
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