Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 111819 |
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... fixed to one end of the cistern , and the height of the water noted before each man went in , and to what height it rose when he immersed himself under its surface . The following table contains the several results of his experiments ...
... fixed to one end of the cistern , and the height of the water noted before each man went in , and to what height it rose when he immersed himself under its surface . The following table contains the several results of his experiments ...
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... fixed as the company agree to ; the highest trump , in each deal , wins the pool ; and whenever it hap- pens that not one is dealt , the company pool again , and the event is decided by the suc- ceeding coup . After determining the deal ...
... fixed as the company agree to ; the highest trump , in each deal , wins the pool ; and whenever it hap- pens that not one is dealt , the company pool again , and the event is decided by the suc- ceeding coup . After determining the deal ...
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... fixed . SPECULUM ORIS . open the mouth . An instrument to force SPECULUM VENERIS . LIUM . See MILLEFO- SPED . The pret . and part . pass . of speed . SPEECH . s . ( from speak . ) 1. The power of articulate utterance ; the power of ...
... fixed . SPECULUM ORIS . open the mouth . An instrument to force SPECULUM VENERIS . LIUM . See MILLEFO- SPED . The pret . and part . pass . of speed . SPEECH . s . ( from speak . ) 1. The power of articulate utterance ; the power of ...
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... fixed during the heat of the day , so as to prevent the surface of the mould from becoming dry ; and if a little water be sprinkled upon the canvas , once or twice during the day , it will keep it tight , and produce a moist atmosphere ...
... fixed during the heat of the day , so as to prevent the surface of the mould from becoming dry ; and if a little water be sprinkled upon the canvas , once or twice during the day , it will keep it tight , and produce a moist atmosphere ...
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... fixed stars , from whence it is sometimes called the sphere of the fixed stars , is immensely great . So much so , that the diameter of the earth's orbit is vastly small in respect of it ; and consequently the centre of the sphere is ...
... fixed stars , from whence it is sometimes called the sphere of the fixed stars , is immensely great . So much so , that the diameter of the earth's orbit is vastly small in respect of it ; and consequently the centre of the sphere is ...
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Page 15 - You gave the wrong answer,' said the sphinx. 'But that was what made everything possible,' said Oedipus. 'No.' she said. 'When I asked, what walks on four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening, you answered Man. You didn't say anything about Woman.' 'When you say Man,' said Oedipus, 'you include women too. Everyone knows that.