American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... tion , inverted arches might be turned be- low the apertures , in order to present a greater surface of resistance to the ground . When the outer walls of a build- ing are piled , the inner ones must be so likewise , that the whole may ...
... tion , inverted arches might be turned be- low the apertures , in order to present a greater surface of resistance to the ground . When the outer walls of a build- ing are piled , the inner ones must be so likewise , that the whole may ...
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... tion in this case gives the foundation less breadth than the thickness of its super- structure , it must be considered , that it only calculates the true breadth of sur- face that should be opposed to the ground , in order to prevent ...
... tion in this case gives the foundation less breadth than the thickness of its super- structure , it must be considered , that it only calculates the true breadth of sur- face that should be opposed to the ground , in order to prevent ...
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... tion of a baser metal to a particular quan- tity of pure gold or silver , in order to make them of the fineness of what is called the standard gold or silver of such a country . According to the laws of England , all sorts of wrought ...
... tion of a baser metal to a particular quan- tity of pure gold or silver , in order to make them of the fineness of what is called the standard gold or silver of such a country . According to the laws of England , all sorts of wrought ...
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... tion of its power , would be equal to 221816 ° , but deducting one - fourth for the second transmission , there remains 166362 ° , as the expression of its power . Mr. Parker farther informs us that a diamond , weighing 10 grains ...
... tion of its power , would be equal to 221816 ° , but deducting one - fourth for the second transmission , there remains 166362 ° , as the expression of its power . Mr. Parker farther informs us that a diamond , weighing 10 grains ...
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... tion of his name . CALLA , in botany , a genus of the Gy- nandria Polyandria class and order . Na- tural order of Piperitæ . Aroideæ , Jussieu . Essential character : spathe flat ; spadix covered with floscules ; calyx and petals none ...
... tion of his name . CALLA , in botany , a genus of the Gy- nandria Polyandria class and order . Na- tural order of Piperitæ . Aroideæ , Jussieu . Essential character : spathe flat ; spadix covered with floscules ; calyx and petals none ...
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