The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... whole plain and familiar to young minds , and to the mean- est capacities , are the objects of the present work . II . Of the Simple Arts of Savage Life . 11. The arts of savage life are those which were possessed by the ancient Britons ...
... whole plain and familiar to young minds , and to the mean- est capacities , are the objects of the present work . II . Of the Simple Arts of Savage Life . 11. The arts of savage life are those which were possessed by the ancient Britons ...
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... whole of the land , or two acres each , of that nine millions employed in raising corn . 64. On an average , each man , woman , and child , consumes ten ounces per day , of animal food , or 220 lbs . in the year ; which , in animal food ...
... whole of the land , or two acres each , of that nine millions employed in raising corn . 64. On an average , each man , woman , and child , consumes ten ounces per day , of animal food , or 220 lbs . in the year ; which , in animal food ...
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... like towns under ground ; and many miners pass their whole lives in them . The want of fresh air , and the influx of water , prevent mines from sink- ing deeper . 75. All the substances which form the ground and earth 18 METALLURGY .
... like towns under ground ; and many miners pass their whole lives in them . The want of fresh air , and the influx of water , prevent mines from sink- ing deeper . 75. All the substances which form the ground and earth 18 METALLURGY .
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... whole earth as metallic ; and all the different earths to be nothing more than various oxides , or rusts of metals , produced by the continued action of the air and water on them ; and capable , by suitable means , of being reconverted ...
... whole earth as metallic ; and all the different earths to be nothing more than various oxides , or rusts of metals , produced by the continued action of the air and water on them ; and capable , by suitable means , of being reconverted ...
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... whole civilized world are now made . Obs . Cast iron for many purposes , to which timber was usually applied , has lately been used to great advantage . 104. Simply as is the contrivance of chimnies to carry off smoke , they are yet a ...
... whole civilized world are now made . Obs . Cast iron for many purposes , to which timber was usually applied , has lately been used to great advantage . 104. Simply as is the contrivance of chimnies to carry off smoke , they are yet a ...
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