Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 13Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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... color ; and it is almost as sterile , after a period of five centuries , as if it had cooled down yester- day . The next eruption occurred in 1306 ; between which era and 1631 , there was only one other ( in 1500 ) , and that a slight ...
... color ; and it is almost as sterile , after a period of five centuries , as if it had cooled down yester- day . The next eruption occurred in 1306 ; between which era and 1631 , there was only one other ( in 1500 ) , and that a slight ...
Pàgina 34
... colors . The general color of the plumage is red- dish white , with the wings and tail black . This and the preceding species are re- markable for having a comb and fleshy caruncles on the head of the male . Two other small species of ...
... colors . The general color of the plumage is red- dish white , with the wings and tail black . This and the preceding species are re- markable for having a comb and fleshy caruncles on the head of the male . Two other small species of ...
Pàgina 38
... color several shades of yellow , sometimes nearly orange - yellow , often in- clining to gray ; streak white ; translu- cent ; hardness nearly that of feldspar ; Specific gravity 3.11 . It consists of • Phosphoric acid , Fluoric acid ...
... color several shades of yellow , sometimes nearly orange - yellow , often in- clining to gray ; streak white ; translu- cent ; hardness nearly that of feldspar ; Specific gravity 3.11 . It consists of • Phosphoric acid , Fluoric acid ...
Pàgina 56
... colors . By boiling the husks when beginning to decay , and the bark of the roots , a substantial dark - brown color is obtained , which is used by dyers for woollens , and also by cabinet - makers to stain other species of wood in ...
... colors . By boiling the husks when beginning to decay , and the bark of the roots , a substantial dark - brown color is obtained , which is used by dyers for woollens , and also by cabinet - makers to stain other species of wood in ...
Pàgina 62
... color of the shells most frequent in wampum belts ) ; shells , or strings of shells , used , by the American In- dians , as money . These , when united , form a broad belt , which is worn as an ornament or girdle . It is sometimes ...
... color of the shells most frequent in wampum belts ) ; shells , or strings of shells , used , by the American In- dians , as money . These , when united , form a broad belt , which is worn as an ornament or girdle . It is sometimes ...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 13 Francis Lieber Visualització completa - 1833 |
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 13 Francis Lieber,Edward Wigglesworth Visualització completa - 1835 |
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