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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... Remains of a former World , " composed the articles Geology , Oryctology , Rocks , and Shells , which appear in this Dictionary . Those on Dyeing , and on the Manufacture of Cotton , de- duced from actual observation , with several ...
... Remains of a former World , " composed the articles Geology , Oryctology , Rocks , and Shells , which appear in this Dictionary . Those on Dyeing , and on the Manufacture of Cotton , de- duced from actual observation , with several ...
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... remains contained therein , were removed . The cemetry , having been for ages appropriated to the reception of the dead , in one of the most populous districts of Paris , was eminently well calculated to exhibit the various process- es ...
... remains contained therein , were removed . The cemetry , having been for ages appropriated to the reception of the dead , in one of the most populous districts of Paris , was eminently well calculated to exhibit the various process- es ...
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... remains under water , pu- trefaction is stopped ; this , therefore , should be carefully guarded against . Stirring the dung should also be avoided , as the oils and alkaline salts are thus car- ried off into the atmosphere , and it is ...
... remains under water , pu- trefaction is stopped ; this , therefore , should be carefully guarded against . Stirring the dung should also be avoided , as the oils and alkaline salts are thus car- ried off into the atmosphere , and it is ...
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... remains at least above twelve years producing very large crops , and yielding the most excellent hay to the amount of about seven tons per acre . It has obtained the highest praises from all agricultural writers . With a view to its ...
... remains at least above twelve years producing very large crops , and yielding the most excellent hay to the amount of about seven tons per acre . It has obtained the highest praises from all agricultural writers . With a view to its ...
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... remains on the field to be consumed on the spot , even so late as the ensuing May , and the ad- vantage of having turnips good till the spring grasses are ready for food has greatly encouraged this practice . To pre- vent the ...
... remains on the field to be consumed on the spot , even so late as the ensuing May , and the ad- vantage of having turnips good till the spring grasses are ready for food has greatly encouraged this practice . To pre- vent the ...
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