Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Band 12,Teil 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... observation in respect to thofe of Lap- land ; having , during his whole tour , discovered only a fingle fpecimen of ... observations of this kind that have been produced in support of the doctrine of a regular and periodical mi- gration ...
... observation in respect to thofe of Lap- land ; having , during his whole tour , discovered only a fingle fpecimen of ... observations of this kind that have been produced in support of the doctrine of a regular and periodical mi- gration ...
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... observation , viz . that curds vomited by infants of a few days old are yellow , while they become white in a fortnight or three weeks . This he accounts for from the yellow colour of the cream thrown up by the milk of women during the ...
... observation , viz . that curds vomited by infants of a few days old are yellow , while they become white in a fortnight or three weeks . This he accounts for from the yellow colour of the cream thrown up by the milk of women during the ...
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... observed , that in all the defcriptions of the refurrection and future judge ment which are given us at fuch length in the gofpels and epiftles , there is no mention made of a first and fecond refurrection at the distance of a thousand ...
... observed , that in all the defcriptions of the refurrection and future judge ment which are given us at fuch length in the gofpels and epiftles , there is no mention made of a first and fecond refurrection at the distance of a thousand ...
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... observed that the millepore grow upon one another ; their little ani- mals produce their spawn ; which attaching itself ei- ther to the extremity of the body already formed , or underneath it , gives a different form to this produc ...
... observed that the millepore grow upon one another ; their little ani- mals produce their spawn ; which attaching itself ei- ther to the extremity of the body already formed , or underneath it , gives a different form to this produc ...
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... observed . Its specific gravity and heat are to be afcertained by the hydrostatical balance and the thermometer . From the properties above - mentioned of fpirituous mineral waters , we may discover whether it be one of this clafs . For ...
... observed . Its specific gravity and heat are to be afcertained by the hydrostatical balance and the thermometer . From the properties above - mentioned of fpirituous mineral waters , we may discover whether it be one of this clafs . For ...
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Seite 24 - And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them : and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands ; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Seite 24 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Seite 24 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Seite 369 - ... nor should by any art or ingenuity appropriate to himself any lands or tenements in mortmain, upon pain that the immediate lord of the fee, or, on his default for one year, the lords paramount, and, in default of all of them, the king, might enter thereon as a forfeiture.
Seite 278 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Seite 173 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Seite 175 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Seite 367 - ... the estate to the mortgagor: in this case the land, which is so put in pledge, is by law, in case of non-payment at the time limited, for ever dead and gone from the mortgagor ; and the mortgagee's estate in the lands is then no longer conditional, but absolute. But, so long as it continues conditional, that is, between the time of lending the money, and the time allotted for payment, the mortgagee is called tenant in mortgage x.
Seite 370 - ... witnesses twelve calendar months before the death of the donor, and enrolled in the court of chancery within six months after its execution (except stocks in the public funds, which may be transferred within six months previous to the donor's death), and unless such gift be made to take effect immediately, and be without power of revocation: and that all other ¡gifts shall be void...
Seite 11 - In a land of liberty it is extremely dangerous to make a distinct order of the profession of arms. In absolute monarchies this is necessary for the safety of the prince, and arises from the main principle of their constitution, which is that of governing by fear : but...