A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Band 1Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... & c . Many accounts ar given of its unwholesome atmosphere , and of the pride of its inhabitants . Hence the phrases , ab- deritica mens , and abderian laughter . ABDERAHMA , a Saracen viceroy in Spain , who revolted ABD ABD 21 Ye. The. ...
... & c . Many accounts ar given of its unwholesome atmosphere , and of the pride of its inhabitants . Hence the phrases , ab- deritica mens , and abderian laughter . ABDERAHMA , a Saracen viceroy in Spain , who revolted ABD ABD 21 Ye. The. ...
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... atmosphere , and which are continually taken in by animal respiration : their young kept from every thing but air , will grow considerably in a few days . The eggs of lizards are observed to increase in bulk after they are produced ...
... atmosphere , and which are continually taken in by animal respiration : their young kept from every thing but air , will grow considerably in a few days . The eggs of lizards are observed to increase in bulk after they are produced ...
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... atmosphere as were sufficient for the nutrition of the body , and that the ex- cretions were likewise replaced by the skin . " Some- Instances of the like kind might be multiplied from Haller , in his Elementa Physiologa , tom . vi ...
... atmosphere as were sufficient for the nutrition of the body , and that the ex- cretions were likewise replaced by the skin . " Some- Instances of the like kind might be multiplied from Haller , in his Elementa Physiologa , tom . vi ...
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... atmosphere ; those of the natives who live upon the hills , are healthy and sprightly , whilst those who live in the vallies , marshes , or sandy deserts , experience an excessive heat , with a humid suffocating atmosphere . To avoid ...
... atmosphere ; those of the natives who live upon the hills , are healthy and sprightly , whilst those who live in the vallies , marshes , or sandy deserts , experience an excessive heat , with a humid suffocating atmosphere . To avoid ...
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... atmosphere intolerable to Europeans . A wretch- ed fort , 30 pieces of cannon , and a small gar- rison defend it . But the harbour is equally ex- tensive , safe , and commodious ; surrounded by lofty mountains , which are so dry , that ...
... atmosphere intolerable to Europeans . A wretch- ed fort , 30 pieces of cannon , and a small gar- rison defend it . But the harbour is equally ex- tensive , safe , and commodious ; surrounded by lofty mountains , which are so dry , that ...
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