The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... stone , they seldom miss the smallest mark ; they transfix fish in the water ; knock down birds on the wing ; and strike every enemy with un- erring exactness . Obs . - Every one is acquainted with the success of the shepherd David , in ...
... stone , they seldom miss the smallest mark ; they transfix fish in the water ; knock down birds on the wing ; and strike every enemy with un- erring exactness . Obs . - Every one is acquainted with the success of the shepherd David , in ...
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... stones , or earths ; but , on being broken , repeatedly washed , and burnt , ( or , roasted , as it is called ) , they ... stone - quar- ries . 74. The deepest mines are in Hungary ; and are about three - quarters of a mile below the ...
... stones , or earths ; but , on being broken , repeatedly washed , and burnt , ( or , roasted , as it is called ) , they ... stone - quar- ries . 74. The deepest mines are in Hungary ; and are about three - quarters of a mile below the ...
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... stones are minerals ; coal is a mineral ; chalk , and , in short , whatever is not animal or vegetable , is called mineral . 76. The study of minerals has been methodised , and called the science of mineralogy . In this , as in many ...
... stones are minerals ; coal is a mineral ; chalk , and , in short , whatever is not animal or vegetable , is called mineral . 76. The study of minerals has been methodised , and called the science of mineralogy . In this , as in many ...
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... stone , however rude , and mud or clay to fill up the interstices between the stones , and cement them together , made considerable improve- ments . After the discovery of iron and metals , when the axe , the hammer , the saw , and the ...
... stone , however rude , and mud or clay to fill up the interstices between the stones , and cement them together , made considerable improve- ments . After the discovery of iron and metals , when the axe , the hammer , the saw , and the ...
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... stone , without the ex- pense of carriage , and often with less labour than was required to dig and fashion the stone . The best London bricks are made of clay , sand , and ashes ; and are nine inches long , four and a half broad , and ...
... stone , without the ex- pense of carriage , and often with less labour than was required to dig and fashion the stone . The best London bricks are made of clay , sand , and ashes ; and are nine inches long , four and a half broad , and ...
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