British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volum 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 |
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... considerable in the conclu- sion . But great care must be taken that the reader's expectation be not disap- pointed ; for nothing is more contempti- ble than to promise much and perform little ; or to usher in an errant trifle with the ...
... considerable in the conclu- sion . But great care must be taken that the reader's expectation be not disap- pointed ; for nothing is more contempti- ble than to promise much and perform little ; or to usher in an errant trifle with the ...
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... considerable part . Some have supposed , that the motion of fish in the water depends principally up- on the pectoral fins , but the contrary is easily proved by experiment ; for if the pectoral fins of a fish are cut off , and it be ...
... considerable part . Some have supposed , that the motion of fish in the water depends principally up- on the pectoral fins , but the contrary is easily proved by experiment ; for if the pectoral fins of a fish are cut off , and it be ...
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... considerable resemblance to that of a horse . S. foliatus , or the foliated pipe - fish , is the most singular species of the genus , and this singularity consists chiefly in its possessing appendages , situated on very strong and rough ...
... considerable resemblance to that of a horse . S. foliatus , or the foliated pipe - fish , is the most singular species of the genus , and this singularity consists chiefly in its possessing appendages , situated on very strong and rough ...
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... considerable change in that particular ; for since the invention of gunpowder , our battles have frequently been decided by distant can- nonades ; and by no means resembled those arduous conflicts in which the he- roes of old used to ...
... considerable change in that particular ; for since the invention of gunpowder , our battles have frequently been decided by distant can- nonades ; and by no means resembled those arduous conflicts in which the he- roes of old used to ...
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... considerably enhanc- ed by the little execution done by mus- ketry , as has already been shown . Troops are drawn up in two or three ranks , according to the nature of the service on which they are to be em- ployed , or the enemy to ...
... considerably enhanc- ed by the little execution done by mus- ketry , as has already been shown . Troops are drawn up in two or three ranks , according to the nature of the service on which they are to be em- ployed , or the enemy to ...
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