The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Part 1, Volume 21Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... inches . Caterpillar very large , yel- low , with six green and orange oblique belts , and a posterior horn . 2. S. convolvuli , unicorn , or bindweed hawk- moth . The antenne are long and thick ; the trunk very long and spiral . Above ...
... inches . Caterpillar very large , yel- low , with six green and orange oblique belts , and a posterior horn . 2. S. convolvuli , unicorn , or bindweed hawk- moth . The antenne are long and thick ; the trunk very long and spiral . Above ...
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... inches , and the whole cylinder made of the heart of oak ; and when the irons were burnt in , and the man seated on the box designed for that purpose , the weight of the whole was about a ton . But the blunt ends of the irons were ...
... inches , and the whole cylinder made of the heart of oak ; and when the irons were burnt in , and the man seated on the box designed for that purpose , the weight of the whole was about a ton . But the blunt ends of the irons were ...
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... inches asunder . The ground being kept clear of weeds , the spinage will be fit for use in October . The way of gathering it to advantage is only to take off the longest leaves , leaving those in the centre to grow bigger ; and at this ...
... inches asunder . The ground being kept clear of weeds , the spinage will be fit for use in October . The way of gathering it to advantage is only to take off the longest leaves , leaving those in the centre to grow bigger ; and at this ...
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... inch and a half in diameter , the whole length of the carriage , about three or four inches above the tops of the spindles , so that the outer surface , or that next the person who works the machine , may be perpendicular , or nearly so ...
... inch and a half in diameter , the whole length of the carriage , about three or four inches above the tops of the spindles , so that the outer surface , or that next the person who works the machine , may be perpendicular , or nearly so ...
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... inches in height . The scenery of Spitzbergen is strikingly sublime and awfully grand ; but it is a brilliancy of desolation , which rather astonishes than pleases -a chaotic confusion that chills while it de- lights , and rather ...
... inches in height . The scenery of Spitzbergen is strikingly sublime and awfully grand ; but it is a brilliancy of desolation , which rather astonishes than pleases -a chaotic confusion that chills while it de- lights , and rather ...
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Page 79 - First follow Nature, and your judgment frame By her just standard, which is still the same...
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