The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... principles of Des Cartes , with whose philosophy he was greatly delighted . In the next place , he engaged in the study of the mathematics , with the various departments of which he became intimately conversant . He then entered upon ...
... principles of Des Cartes , with whose philosophy he was greatly delighted . In the next place , he engaged in the study of the mathematics , with the various departments of which he became intimately conversant . He then entered upon ...
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... principle of the onion acts upon the tin of the alembic in which experiments have been made , ONISCUS , in natural history , a genus of insects of the order Aptera . Jaw trun- cate denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to four ...
... principle of the onion acts upon the tin of the alembic in which experiments have been made , ONISCUS , in natural history , a genus of insects of the order Aptera . Jaw trun- cate denticulate ; lip bifid ; antennæ from two to four ...
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... principle he discovered the reason why some people are short - sighted , and others long - sighted ; also why the former are relieved by con- cave glasses , and the others by convex ones . Contemporary with Maurolycus was John Baptista ...
... principle he discovered the reason why some people are short - sighted , and others long - sighted ; also why the former are relieved by con- cave glasses , and the others by convex ones . Contemporary with Maurolycus was John Baptista ...
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... principle of the compo- sition and resolution of forces or motion : let the motion of the incident ray be ex- pressed by AC ( fig . 2 ) ; then A D will ex- press the parallel motion , and A B the per- pendicular motion . motion after ...
... principle of the compo- sition and resolution of forces or motion : let the motion of the incident ray be ex- pressed by AC ( fig . 2 ) ; then A D will ex- press the parallel motion , and A B the per- pendicular motion . motion after ...
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... principles , concave for short - sighted , and convex for long - sighted people . See SPEC . TACLES and VISION . " Of ... principle is con- structed the MAGIC LANTERN , which see . The camera obscura is an instrument used to facilitate ...
... principles , concave for short - sighted , and convex for long - sighted people . See SPEC . TACLES and VISION . " Of ... principle is con- structed the MAGIC LANTERN , which see . The camera obscura is an instrument used to facilitate ...
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