The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... say all to which his hopes prompt him , and leaves his book to speak for itself and prove its worth , by its actual effects on the rising generation . D. B. THE UNIVERSAL PRECEPTOR ; OR , GRAMMAR OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE iv. ...
... say all to which his hopes prompt him , and leaves his book to speak for itself and prove its worth , by its actual effects on the rising generation . D. B. THE UNIVERSAL PRECEPTOR ; OR , GRAMMAR OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE iv. ...
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... leaves ; 300,000 of which , are only the thickness of an inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire finer than a hair . 85. Mercury , or ...
... leaves ; 300,000 of which , are only the thickness of an inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire finer than a hair . 85. Mercury , or ...
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... leaves , and turf , in the shape of a soldier's tent . In Africa , the materials of the kraals or houses are the same as the wigwams ; but the shape is circular , with a hole at the top to let out the smoke ; and in or- der to keep out ...
... leaves , and turf , in the shape of a soldier's tent . In Africa , the materials of the kraals or houses are the same as the wigwams ; but the shape is circular , with a hole at the top to let out the smoke ; and in or- der to keep out ...
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... leaves of fig trees , sewn , perhaps , to- gether ; and , even at this day , our manufactures of clothing are derived , chiefly , from the fibres of the vegetable kingdom . 113. The skins of animals were doubtless the first substantial ...
... leaves of fig trees , sewn , perhaps , to- gether ; and , even at this day , our manufactures of clothing are derived , chiefly , from the fibres of the vegetable kingdom . 113. The skins of animals were doubtless the first substantial ...
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... leaves of the mulberry ; in which tree it lives in warm climates . After it attains its full growth , it winds itself in its silky web , attached to one of the leaves ; and in this cone of silk , it is converted into a chrysalis ! 128 ...
... leaves of the mulberry ; in which tree it lives in warm climates . After it attains its full growth , it winds itself in its silky web , attached to one of the leaves ; and in this cone of silk , it is converted into a chrysalis ! 128 ...
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