Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopędia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 21813 |
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... half the year ) , it will be as free from decay as the posts or beams of the barn . " BARN - OWL . See STRIX and FLAMMEA . BARNABAS'S DAY ( St. ) , a Christian festival , celebrated on the 11th of June . St. Barnabas was born at Cyprus ...
... half the year ) , it will be as free from decay as the posts or beams of the barn . " BARN - OWL . See STRIX and FLAMMEA . BARNABAS'S DAY ( St. ) , a Christian festival , celebrated on the 11th of June . St. Barnabas was born at Cyprus ...
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... half high would also be a counterpoise to it , since quicksilver is near 14 times heavier than water , and so the 14th part of the height , or near 2 feet and a half , would be as heavy as the column of wa- ter . This reasoning was soon ...
... half high would also be a counterpoise to it , since quicksilver is near 14 times heavier than water , and so the 14th part of the height , or near 2 feet and a half , would be as heavy as the column of wa- ter . This reasoning was soon ...
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... motion of the ship . His con- trivance consisted of a double thermometer , or a couple of tubes half filled with spirit of wine ; the one sealed at both ends , with a quantity of air included ; the other sealed at one end BAROMETER .
... motion of the ship . His con- trivance consisted of a double thermometer , or a couple of tubes half filled with spirit of wine ; the one sealed at both ends , with a quantity of air included ; the other sealed at one end BAROMETER .
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... half . See Nich . Journal , No. 55 .; Phil . Mag . No. 117 .; or Retrospect of Discoveries , No. 13 . Humbolt , the celebrated traveller , contrived a portable barometer , composed of several parts which could be easily put together ...
... half . See Nich . Journal , No. 55 .; Phil . Mag . No. 117 .; or Retrospect of Discoveries , No. 13 . Humbolt , the celebrated traveller , contrived a portable barometer , composed of several parts which could be easily put together ...
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... half concealed . The mahogany pil- lar egf ( fig 4. ) contains the mercury , to be poured into it after it has been screwed into its stand g h ( fig . 5. ) , supported by three feet that fold over each other . The interior part of the ...
... half concealed . The mahogany pil- lar egf ( fig 4. ) contains the mercury , to be poured into it after it has been screwed into its stand g h ( fig . 5. ) , supported by three feet that fold over each other . The interior part of the ...
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