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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... covered with dust on which mathematicians drew their dia- grams , and a draft or chess board , on which the ancients played games of chance . Macrob . v . Stuck . Ant . Conviv . xi . 16 . The ABACUS , in architecture , Vitruvius tells ...
... covered with dust on which mathematicians drew their dia- grams , and a draft or chess board , on which the ancients played games of chance . Macrob . v . Stuck . Ant . Conviv . xi . 16 . The ABACUS , in architecture , Vitruvius tells ...
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... covered with woods of fir - trees . Abundance of peasants are employed in hewing down the largest of these trees ; that , after they are barked and cut into shape , are tumbled down . Addis . on Italy . If the Prophecies have been ...
... covered with woods of fir - trees . Abundance of peasants are employed in hewing down the largest of these trees ; that , after they are barked and cut into shape , are tumbled down . Addis . on Italy . If the Prophecies have been ...
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... covered with flowers from top to bottom , each cluster containing between 85 and 90 ; open or shut the fruit is taken , but has rather a harsh taste . The anguah , found near the Tacazzé , produces a gum resembling frankincense . The ...
... covered with flowers from top to bottom , each cluster containing between 85 and 90 ; open or shut the fruit is taken , but has rather a harsh taste . The anguah , found near the Tacazzé , produces a gum resembling frankincense . The ...
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... covered with down . Its motion is rapid , like that of a gad - fly , pro- ducing a jarring noise , accompanied by a hum- ming , which is no sooner heard than the utmost consternation prevails amongst the cattle , who use every effort to ...
... covered with down . Its motion is rapid , like that of a gad - fly , pro- ducing a jarring noise , accompanied by a hum- ming , which is no sooner heard than the utmost consternation prevails amongst the cattle , who use every effort to ...
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... covering of tanned kid skins . The plain of Larai , near Dixan , is in a state of high cultivation , and is rendered ... covered , and his eyes only are seen , while one hand is placed upon his mouth . He communi- cates with his subjects ...
... covering of tanned kid skins . The plain of Larai , near Dixan , is in a state of high cultivation , and is rendered ... covered , and his eyes only are seen , while one hand is placed upon his mouth . He communi- cates with his subjects ...
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