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After ma . near Netherby : 2. in Surry , 4 miles from Guildny experiments , Mr
Reaumur found , that ftoves ford , heated by means of a baker's oven , succeeded
bet ( 1. ) * HATCHMENT . n . f . ( Corrupted from ter than those made hot by layers
.of ...
After ma . near Netherby : 2. in Surry , 4 miles from Guildny experiments , Mr
Reaumur found , that ftoves ford , heated by means of a baker's oven , succeeded
bet ( 1. ) * HATCHMENT . n . f . ( Corrupted from ter than those made hot by layers
.of ...
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A.M. was 70 : 4 ; and by another register kept ws at Hawkbill , near Edinburgh ,
that the mean heat in that place , during the same period of 18341 18341 Line ,
was 46o . Also by registers kept in Lon19696 don and at Hawkhill for 1772 , 1973
...
A.M. was 70 : 4 ; and by another register kept ws at Hawkbill , near Edinburgh ,
that the mean heat in that place , during the same period of 18341 18341 Line ,
was 46o . Also by registers kept in Lon19696 don and at Hawkhill for 1772 , 1973
...
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... in water , and ing before the plough ; the corn being cast in a rendered soluble
in that fluid by means of fone straight line just where the plough is to come , is
unknown principle combined with it , and which by this means presently plowed
in .
... in water , and ing before the plough ; the corn being cast in a rendered soluble
in that fluid by means of fone straight line just where the plough is to come , is
unknown principle combined with it , and which by this means presently plowed
in .
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means separated and carried into the stomach , feated on the Kennet , in a low
and watry soil . would further contribute to assuage the sensations It is a great
thoroughfare in the Bath and Bristol both of hunger and of thirst . See GUM
ARABIC ...
means separated and carried into the stomach , feated on the Kennet , in a low
and watry soil . would further contribute to assuage the sensations It is a great
thoroughfare in the Bath and Bristol both of hunger and of thirst . See GUM
ARABIC ...
Page 585
The Suppose PF the fucking tube , d the surface of pump rod is generally raised
by means of a lever , the water , from d to F 60 feet ; and that after a whole longer
arm , where the power is applied , is certain number of strokes of the piston , the ...
The Suppose PF the fucking tube , d the surface of pump rod is generally raised
by means of a lever , the water , from d to F 60 feet ; and that after a whole longer
arm , where the power is applied , is certain number of strokes of the piston , the ...
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| Title | Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volume 11 Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference |
| Publisher | John Brown, 1816 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2007 |
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