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, Volume 1Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Arts |
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... called the Newtonian aberration , from the name of the discoverer . ABETTOR , or ABBETTOR , in law , the person who promotes or procures a crime to be committed : thus , an abettor of mur- der is one who commands or counsels an- other ...
... called the Newtonian aberration , from the name of the discoverer . ABETTOR , or ABBETTOR , in law , the person who promotes or procures a crime to be committed : thus , an abettor of mur- der is one who commands or counsels an- other ...
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... called by Koenig , in compliment to Ed- ward Wheler , Esq . of the Supreme Coun- cil in Bengal ; this is a shrub with a brown bark , a native of the East Indies , and is not known in Europe . There is but one of the species known in ...
... called by Koenig , in compliment to Ed- ward Wheler , Esq . of the Supreme Coun- cil in Bengal ; this is a shrub with a brown bark , a native of the East Indies , and is not known in Europe . There is but one of the species known in ...
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... called Academici ; whereas those who have done the same , since the restoration of learn- ing , have assumed the denomination of Platonists . We usually reckon three sects of Academics ; though some make five . The ancient Academy was ...
... called Academici ; whereas those who have done the same , since the restoration of learn- ing , have assumed the denomination of Platonists . We usually reckon three sects of Academics ; though some make five . The ancient Academy was ...
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... called vinegar ; when purified by distilla- tion , it assumes the name of distilled vi- negar , usually called acetous acid : when concentrated as much as possible by cer- tain processes , it is called in the shops ra- dical vinegar ...
... called vinegar ; when purified by distilla- tion , it assumes the name of distilled vi- negar , usually called acetous acid : when concentrated as much as possible by cer- tain processes , it is called in the shops ra- dical vinegar ...
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... called nippled S. or American marme- lade ; growing in America to the height of thirty or forty feet , with leaves a foot long , and three inches broad in the mid- dle , cream - coloured flowers , and large oval fruit , containing a ...
... called nippled S. or American marme- lade ; growing in America to the height of thirty or forty feet , with leaves a foot long , and three inches broad in the mid- dle , cream - coloured flowers , and large oval fruit , containing a ...
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