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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... portions of oxygen forms sul- phurous or sulphuric acid , according to the quantity of oxygen absorbed . ACIDOTON , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Polyandria class and order ; it has male and female flowers on the same , or a ...
... portions of oxygen forms sul- phurous or sulphuric acid , according to the quantity of oxygen absorbed . ACIDOTON , in botany , a genus of the Monoecia Polyandria class and order ; it has male and female flowers on the same , or a ...
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... portion of its stalk which is above the spadix , as well as by all its parts , except the florets , being five times smaller than in that plant . It is probably a native of China , and cultivated , for the sake of its smell , in pots ...
... portion of its stalk which is above the spadix , as well as by all its parts , except the florets , being five times smaller than in that plant . It is probably a native of China , and cultivated , for the sake of its smell , in pots ...
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... portion to the thickness of the parts of the air , and the distance of these parts from each other . From hence he goes on to prove , that each little part moves back- ward and forward like a pendulum ; and from thence he proceeds to ...
... portion to the thickness of the parts of the air , and the distance of these parts from each other . From hence he goes on to prove , that each little part moves back- ward and forward like a pendulum ; and from thence he proceeds to ...
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... portion of a pulse of a sound is separated by any means from the rest of the spherical or hemispherical surface to which it belongs , and proceeds through a wide space , without being supported on either side , there is a certain degree ...
... portion of a pulse of a sound is separated by any means from the rest of the spherical or hemispherical surface to which it belongs , and proceeds through a wide space , without being supported on either side , there is a certain degree ...
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... portion of its length or breadth to1130feet . By altering our situation in a room , and expressing a sound , or hearing the sound of another person , in different situations , or when different objects are alternately placed in the room ...
... portion of its length or breadth to1130feet . By altering our situation in a room , and expressing a sound , or hearing the sound of another person , in different situations , or when different objects are alternately placed in the room ...
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