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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... taken the lead in ' science and the arts . On the smaller dictionaries it is needless to en- large . After various deliberate consultations between the Proprietors , the Editor , and the principal gentle- men engaged in the different ...
... taken the lead in ' science and the arts . On the smaller dictionaries it is needless to en- large . After various deliberate consultations between the Proprietors , the Editor , and the principal gentle- men engaged in the different ...
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... taken upon divers pains and penalties by many statutes , particularly 1 W. and M. 13 W. III . 1 Anne , 1 Geo . I. ABOLITION , in law , denotes the re- pealing any law or statute , and prohibit- ing some custom , ceremony , & c . Some ...
... taken upon divers pains and penalties by many statutes , particularly 1 W. and M. 13 W. III . 1 Anne , 1 Geo . I. ABOLITION , in law , denotes the re- pealing any law or statute , and prohibit- ing some custom , ceremony , & c . Some ...
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... taken inwardly . See MATERIA Medica and PHARMACY . ABSORBENT vessels , in anatomy , are those which take up any fluid from the surface of the body , or of any cavity in it , and carry it into the blood . They are de- nominated according ...
... taken inwardly . See MATERIA Medica and PHARMACY . ABSORBENT vessels , in anatomy , are those which take up any fluid from the surface of the body , or of any cavity in it , and carry it into the blood . They are de- nominated according ...
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... taken , then the accessary may be prosecuted for a misdemeanor , and punished by fine , imprisonment , & c . stat . ib . see stat . 5 Anne , cap . 31. In the lowest and highest offences there are no accessaries , but all are principals ...
... taken , then the accessary may be prosecuted for a misdemeanor , and punished by fine , imprisonment , & c . stat . ib . see stat . 5 Anne , cap . 31. In the lowest and highest offences there are no accessaries , but all are principals ...
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... taken place , the remains of muscular fi- bres being still visible ; but where the VOL . I. conversion had been complete , the bonea throughout the whole body were found co . vered with this grey substance , generally soft and ductile ...
... taken place , the remains of muscular fi- bres being still visible ; but where the VOL . I. conversion had been complete , the bonea throughout the whole body were found co . vered with this grey substance , generally soft and ductile ...
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