Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 14,Parte 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Página 76
... quantity of alkaline falt , with fometimes one and fome- times another falt of the neutral kind . The smoke of peat does not preserve or harden flesh like that of wood ; and the foot , into which it con- denfes , is more difpofed to ...
... quantity of alkaline falt , with fometimes one and fome- times another falt of the neutral kind . The smoke of peat does not preserve or harden flesh like that of wood ; and the foot , into which it con- denfes , is more difpofed to ...
Página 77
... quantity fhould never exceed thirty Winchefter buthels , and on light warm lands lefs than half that quantity is fully fufficient . On wheat crops these afhes are of the greatest fer- vice , but they must be laid on with the utmost ...
... quantity fhould never exceed thirty Winchefter buthels , and on light warm lands lefs than half that quantity is fully fufficient . On wheat crops these afhes are of the greatest fer- vice , but they must be laid on with the utmost ...
Página 81
... quantity of wa- ter . It immediately occurred to me , that , if this hap- pened at a fufficient depth , the refiftance of the water would have forced the oyster from its place . To be fatisfied of this , I took feveral middle - fized ...
... quantity of wa- ter . It immediately occurred to me , that , if this hap- pened at a fufficient depth , the refiftance of the water would have forced the oyster from its place . To be fatisfied of this , I took feveral middle - fized ...
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... quantity of fragments of vafes , tiles , and fepulchral infcriptions now and then dug up , that this tract of coaft was well inhabited in the Roman times . The prin- cipal caufe why the tracts of ancient habitations can- not be ...
... quantity of fragments of vafes , tiles , and fepulchral infcriptions now and then dug up , that this tract of coaft was well inhabited in the Roman times . The prin- cipal caufe why the tracts of ancient habitations can- not be ...
Página 118
... quantity of matter , or to its inertia . When the vibrations of pendulums are Pendulum compared , it is always understood that the pendulums defcribe either fimilar finite arcs , or arcs of evanefcent magnitude , unless the contrary is ...
... quantity of matter , or to its inertia . When the vibrations of pendulums are Pendulum compared , it is always understood that the pendulums defcribe either fimilar finite arcs , or arcs of evanefcent magnitude , unless the contrary is ...
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