The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... whole powder at the same instant , which is secured by the previous fusion that it undergoes ; whereas the grains of gunpowder burn in succession . A mixture of equal parts of tartar and nitre , deflagrated in a crucible , is known by ...
... whole powder at the same instant , which is secured by the previous fusion that it undergoes ; whereas the grains of gunpowder burn in succession . A mixture of equal parts of tartar and nitre , deflagrated in a crucible , is known by ...
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... whole number is that whereof unity is an aliquot part ; a rational broken num- ber , that equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consist- ing of a whole number and a broken one . Even number , that ...
... whole number is that whereof unity is an aliquot part ; a rational broken num- ber , that equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consist- ing of a whole number and a broken one . Even number , that ...
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... whole fruit is sometimes imported in preserve , by way of sweetmeat , or as a curiosity . See MACE . The nutmeg , as we receive it , is of a roundish or oval figure , of a tolerably com- pact and firm texture , but easily cut with a ...
... whole fruit is sometimes imported in preserve , by way of sweetmeat , or as a curiosity . See MACE . The nutmeg , as we receive it , is of a roundish or oval figure , of a tolerably com- pact and firm texture , but easily cut with a ...
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... whole instrument about the axis , H I , till the plane of it be successively directed , first to one of the stars , and then to another , it is easy to move the sector about the joint , F , into such a position , that the arch , A B ...
... whole instrument about the axis , H I , till the plane of it be successively directed , first to one of the stars , and then to another , it is easy to move the sector about the joint , F , into such a position , that the arch , A B ...
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... putting out branches almost their whole length , covered with a greyish bark . The olive , in all ages , has been held in peculiar estimation , as the , bounteous gift of Heaven ; it is still considered as emble . OLD OLI.
... putting out branches almost their whole length , covered with a greyish bark . The olive , in all ages , has been held in peculiar estimation , as the , bounteous gift of Heaven ; it is still considered as emble . OLD OLI.
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