The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
Из књиге
Резултати 1-5 од 40
Страница 17
... common productions ; but no art is so curious , as that of extracting metals from the earth , or oar in which they are buried or concealed ; and no discove- 2 * . METALLURGY . 17 and twenty pounds of potatoes, per day, the ...
... common productions ; but no art is so curious , as that of extracting metals from the earth , or oar in which they are buried or concealed ; and no discove- 2 * . METALLURGY . 17 and twenty pounds of potatoes, per day, the ...
Страница 19
... common salt , alum , nitre or salt - petre , and borax . III . Inflammable Minerals - being lighter , brittle , opa- que , and never feeling cold ; as coals , sulphur , black - lead , and amber . IV . Metallic Minerals - being heavier ...
... common salt , alum , nitre or salt - petre , and borax . III . Inflammable Minerals - being lighter , brittle , opa- que , and never feeling cold ; as coals , sulphur , black - lead , and amber . IV . Metallic Minerals - being heavier ...
Страница 29
... common bark of trees ; but none of these will wash , and they are not durable . Civilized man , however , adapts the means of nature to his purposes , by a process of his own ; he separates the fibres themselves , then twists them into ...
... common bark of trees ; but none of these will wash , and they are not durable . Civilized man , however , adapts the means of nature to his purposes , by a process of his own ; he separates the fibres themselves , then twists them into ...
Страница 32
... common articles of external cloth- ing is derived from the wool of the sheep ; and this forms the most admired and useful of the native man- ufactures of Great Britain . 123. The fleece , as it comes from the animal , is first picked ...
... common articles of external cloth- ing is derived from the wool of the sheep ; and this forms the most admired and useful of the native man- ufactures of Great Britain . 123. The fleece , as it comes from the animal , is first picked ...
Страница 35
... common bene- fit and protection afforded by them . What constitutes a state ? Not high - raised battlement or labour'd mound , Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud , with spires and turrets crown'd , Not bays , and broad - arm'd ...
... common bene- fit and protection afforded by them . What constitutes a state ? Not high - raised battlement or labour'd mound , Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud , with spires and turrets crown'd , Not bays , and broad - arm'd ...
Друга издања - Прикажи све
Чести термини и фразе
acid acre ancient angle animals aqueous humour Asia atmosphere atoms blood bodies Britain Cæsar called carbon carbonic acid cause chief chyle circle clouds colours combined consists copper countries degrees distance divided division duce earth effect electrical England English equal equator fall fire fluid force four glass globe half hatchment heat heavens Hence inches inhabitants insects iron islands Julius Cæsar Jupiter kinds lacteals land lens light lines matter Mercury metals miles millions mineral moon motion move nations nature nerves north pole object Obs.-The ocean optic nerve orbit oxygen pass phenomena pistil plants pounds principle produce proportion quadrupeds rays round Saturn savage nations sense side soil solid Sophism south pole species stamens stars stone substance sulphur sulphuric acid supposed surface Syllogism telescope tion tribes various vegetables velocity vibrations whole winds