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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... ment of law . By a principle of law , in every land there is a fee simple in some- body , or it is in abeyance ; that is , though at present it be in no man , yet it is in ex . pectancy , belonging to him that is next to enjoy the land ...
... ment of law . By a principle of law , in every land there is a fee simple in some- body , or it is in abeyance ; that is , though at present it be in no man , yet it is in ex . pectancy , belonging to him that is next to enjoy the land ...
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... ment representing the leaves of the herb acanthus , and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders . See ARCHITECTURE . ACARNA , in botany , a genus belong ing to the Syngenesia Equalis class and order : receptacle ...
... ment representing the leaves of the herb acanthus , and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders . See ARCHITECTURE . ACARNA , in botany , a genus belong ing to the Syngenesia Equalis class and order : receptacle ...
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... ment , reserving rent , and the husband dies ; after which the widow receives , or accepts the rent ; such receipt is deemed an acceptance , confirms the lease of feoff- ment , and bars her from bringing the writ cui in vita ...
... ment , reserving rent , and the husband dies ; after which the widow receives , or accepts the rent ; such receipt is deemed an acceptance , confirms the lease of feoff- ment , and bars her from bringing the writ cui in vita ...
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... ment . In the course of this investigation , it appeared that the chord vibrated in a manner precisely similar to a pendulum vibrating in a cycloid . It must therefore agitate the air contiguous to it in the same manner and thus there ...
... ment . In the course of this investigation , it appeared that the chord vibrated in a manner precisely similar to a pendulum vibrating in a cycloid . It must therefore agitate the air contiguous to it in the same manner and thus there ...
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... ment the flash is seen you take a watch , and count the seconds till you hear the sound , the number of seconds is the time the sound has been travelling a mile . We are also enabled to find the distance between objects that would be ...
... ment the flash is seen you take a watch , and count the seconds till you hear the sound , the number of seconds is the time the sound has been travelling a mile . We are also enabled to find the distance between objects that would be ...
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