The Philosophical Magazine and Journal: Comprehending Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce, Volume 56Richard Taylor and Company, 1820 - Physics |
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... Body of an animal or a vegetable , could have carried on its previous living functions , without the aid of the principle of Life ; a principle , which to us is at present , a perfect mystery . A Geologist , can now only see the ...
... Body of an animal or a vegetable , could have carried on its previous living functions , without the aid of the principle of Life ; a principle , which to us is at present , a perfect mystery . A Geologist , can now only see the ...
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... bodies ; and as it has been stated that only the earths in small quantities can be detected , it is reasonable to infer , that the bases of these earths being combined with the iron and carbon render the mass more crystallizable , and ...
... bodies ; and as it has been stated that only the earths in small quantities can be detected , it is reasonable to infer , that the bases of these earths being combined with the iron and carbon render the mass more crystallizable , and ...
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... body : it was indeed in no way di- stinguishable from it . The internal part of these plumbago buttons was a crystalline carburet : a portion of it having been powdered , and fused several times with charcoal , at last refused to melt ...
... body : it was indeed in no way di- stinguishable from it . The internal part of these plumbago buttons was a crystalline carburet : a portion of it having been powdered , and fused several times with charcoal , at last refused to melt ...
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... body to extraordinary diligence and activity in the proper pur- suits of the Society . The election of President is annual , but the Society considered itself too fortunate in its choice to think of changing him when the period of re ...
... body to extraordinary diligence and activity in the proper pur- suits of the Society . The election of President is annual , but the Society considered itself too fortunate in its choice to think of changing him when the period of re ...
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... body of the work , and in the Plates , as will render them easy and pleasant for the fre- quent reference of the Student and the practical Man ; to the latter of whom , whether in the higher rank of an Engineer or an Architect , or ...
... body of the work , and in the Plates , as will render them easy and pleasant for the fre- quent reference of the Student and the practical Man ; to the latter of whom , whether in the higher rank of an Engineer or an Architect , or ...
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