Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 61813 |
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... earth . He saw Jupiter surrounded with an atmosphere , which accompanied him ; and therefore pressed on him ; as our air presses on the earth - He inferred , that it was the same kind of power that maintained the sun and other planets ...
... earth . He saw Jupiter surrounded with an atmosphere , which accompanied him ; and therefore pressed on him ; as our air presses on the earth - He inferred , that it was the same kind of power that maintained the sun and other planets ...
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... earth , will ap pear to coincide , when continued to the sphere of the fixed stars ; because the earth compared with this sphere is but a point . The The sensible horizon is divided into eastern and western . The eastern or ortive ...
... earth , will ap pear to coincide , when continued to the sphere of the fixed stars ; because the earth compared with this sphere is but a point . The The sensible horizon is divided into eastern and western . The eastern or ortive ...
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... earth , thrusting in a stick to show the places of the apertures ; then cover the bed all over with the earth that was taken out of the trench , about four inches thick , and put it on the frame , letting it remain till the earth be ...
... earth , thrusting in a stick to show the places of the apertures ; then cover the bed all over with the earth that was taken out of the trench , about four inches thick , and put it on the frame , letting it remain till the earth be ...
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... earth's diurnal rotation . Fifteen degrees of the equator answer to an hour ; though not precisely , but near enough for common use . it is divided into 60 minutes ; the minute into 60 seconds , & c . The division of the day into hours ...
... earth's diurnal rotation . Fifteen degrees of the equator answer to an hour ; though not precisely , but near enough for common use . it is divided into 60 minutes ; the minute into 60 seconds , & c . The division of the day into hours ...
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... earth to a water table , where the thickness of the walls is abated , or taken in , on either side , the thick ness of a brick , namely , two inches and a quarter . For large and high houses , or building of three , four , or five ...
... earth to a water table , where the thickness of the walls is abated , or taken in , on either side , the thick ness of a brick , namely , two inches and a quarter . For large and high houses , or building of three , four , or five ...
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