Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 8Francis Lieber Mussey & Company, 1851 |
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Side 12
... iron works , & c . Mount Tom , on the western border of the township , is 700 feet high . There are four ponds in this township , the largest of which comprises 900 acres . There is a medicinal spring within half a mile of the court ...
... iron works , & c . Mount Tom , on the western border of the township , is 700 feet high . There are four ponds in this township , the largest of which comprises 900 acres . There is a medicinal spring within half a mile of the court ...
Side 17
... iron or earthen vessel , over the fire , and , when it is melted , little pieces of wax and tallow are added ; it must be stirred the whole time , and , when the heat is extreme , the contents of the vessel are to be lighted by a ...
... iron or earthen vessel , over the fire , and , when it is melted , little pieces of wax and tallow are added ; it must be stirred the whole time , and , when the heat is extreme , the contents of the vessel are to be lighted by a ...
Side 19
... iron and turf . The forests are full of game ; among the wild animals are the urus , lynx , elk , beaver , & c . Corn , wax , honey , wolf and bear skins , leath- er , wool , and small but good horses , are exported . The manufactures ...
... iron and turf . The forests are full of game ; among the wild animals are the urus , lynx , elk , beaver , & c . Corn , wax , honey , wolf and bear skins , leath- er , wool , and small but good horses , are exported . The manufactures ...
Side 23
... iron and brass founderies , brewe- ries , soap - works and sugar - houses . In the vicinity are many wind - mills for grind- ing corn , which have a very striking ap- pearance ; also a large tide - mill , and another worked by steam . A ...
... iron and brass founderies , brewe- ries , soap - works and sugar - houses . In the vicinity are many wind - mills for grind- ing corn , which have a very striking ap- pearance ; also a large tide - mill , and another worked by steam . A ...
Side 29
... iron head , very sharp at the point and sides , and rather flat ; in shape like our sergeants ' halbert . A blanket of about a yard square , with a hole , or rather a slit , cut in the centre , through which the wearer thrusts his head ...
... iron head , very sharp at the point and sides , and rather flat ; in shape like our sergeants ' halbert . A blanket of about a yard square , with a hole , or rather a slit , cut in the centre , through which the wearer thrusts his head ...
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Side 82 - And that in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, there is truly, really, and substantially the body and blood, together with the SOUL and DIVINITY of our Lord Jesus Christ...
Side 240 - States authorizes the supreme court " to issue writs of mandamus, in cases warranted by the principles and usages of law, to any courts appointed, or persons holding office, under the authority of the United States.
Side 487 - Texas by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals...
Side 75 - It is near six inches in length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail, the former being about half an inch, and the latter two inches and a half.
Side 370 - To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts.
Side 370 - The change of motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.
Side 309 - States, but shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the said prisoner shall have made his plea, as to object to any leading question to any of the witnesses, or any question to the prisoner, the answer to which might tend to criminate himself...
Side 487 - ... shall be elected by the written votes of the captains and subalterns of their respective regiments ; the...
Side 507 - The standard scale, which consists of 10 common minerals arranged in order of increasing hardness, is as follows: 1. Talc 2. Gypsum 3. Calcite 4. Fluorite 5. Apatite 6. Feldspar 7. Quartz 8. Topaz 9. Corundum 10. Diamond By using the above reference minerals, the hardness of an unknown mineral can be determined.
Side 11 - Holy God ! Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal ! have mercy upon us !" and this gave rise to the litany.