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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... less in the other planets . The aberration in declination and right ascen- sion depends on the situation of the pla- net in the zodiac . The aberration in ion- gitude , being equal to the geocentric mo tion , will be more or less ...
... less in the other planets . The aberration in declination and right ascen- sion depends on the situation of the pla- net in the zodiac . The aberration in ion- gitude , being equal to the geocentric mo tion , will be more or less ...
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... less it has been used for medical purpo- ses . The Indians are said to use aconite , corrected in cow's urine , with good suc- cess against fevers . There is one species of it which has been deemed an antidote to those that are ...
... less it has been used for medical purpo- ses . The Indians are said to use aconite , corrected in cow's urine , with good suc- cess against fevers . There is one species of it which has been deemed an antidote to those that are ...
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... less the diameter , the greater would be the effect of the instrument ; because the plate or mass of air to be moved would , in that case , be less , and consequently the effect of the voice the greater ; all which is con- tradicted by ...
... less the diameter , the greater would be the effect of the instrument ; because the plate or mass of air to be moved would , in that case , be less , and consequently the effect of the voice the greater ; all which is con- tradicted by ...
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... less than the limit of echoes . This is confirmed by a singular echo in a grotto on the banks of the little brook called the Dinan , about two miles from Castlecomber , in the county of Kil- kenny . As you enter the cave , and con ...
... less than the limit of echoes . This is confirmed by a singular echo in a grotto on the banks of the little brook called the Dinan , about two miles from Castlecomber , in the county of Kil- kenny . As you enter the cave , and con ...
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... less degree , if the reflected pulse coin- cides with the next but one , the next but two , or more of the direct pulses . The ap- propriate notes of a room may readily be discovered by singing the scale in it ; and they will be found ...
... less degree , if the reflected pulse coin- cides with the next but one , the next but two , or more of the direct pulses . The ap- propriate notes of a room may readily be discovered by singing the scale in it ; and they will be found ...
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