The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 4 |
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... feet each way , between each pair of which a small channel , made by banking the soil , pro tem- pore , in a very simple manner , conducts the little stream supplied from numerous wells made expressly for the occasion . When the ear ...
... feet each way , between each pair of which a small channel , made by banking the soil , pro tem- pore , in a very simple manner , conducts the little stream supplied from numerous wells made expressly for the occasion . When the ear ...
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... feet , over low lands ; so that , when kept stationary for a few hours , the fecula and sediment may be de- posited ; as is often the case , to the depth of many inches during a single tide ; and give a new stratum of the finest soil ...
... feet , over low lands ; so that , when kept stationary for a few hours , the fecula and sediment may be de- posited ; as is often the case , to the depth of many inches during a single tide ; and give a new stratum of the finest soil ...
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... feet measurement for each face ; the drain being about a foot broad , and four inches deep ; thus the whole breadth of a pitch , declining each way equally , might occupy a base of about ten feet at the nt- most . The declivities ought ...
... feet measurement for each face ; the drain being about a foot broad , and four inches deep ; thus the whole breadth of a pitch , declining each way equally , might occupy a base of about ten feet at the nt- most . The declivities ought ...
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... feet , the number on each side doubling that of the segments , but in the scolopendræ the number of joints and of feet is equal on each side . The eyes of the juli are composed of hexagonal con- vexities , as in most of the insect tribe ...
... feet , the number on each side doubling that of the segments , but in the scolopendræ the number of joints and of feet is equal on each side . The eyes of the juli are composed of hexagonal con- vexities , as in most of the insect tribe ...
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... feet high , sending out slen- der opposite branches ; leaves nearly six inches long , on short foot stalks . Flowers at the ends of the branches in a loose spike ; they are white , and have a scent like jas- mine , whence in Jamaica and ...
... feet high , sending out slen- der opposite branches ; leaves nearly six inches long , on short foot stalks . Flowers at the ends of the branches in a loose spike ; they are white , and have a scent like jas- mine , whence in Jamaica and ...
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