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 3Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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Pàgina 11
... period . The Poles use a sort of unctuous clay for the same purpose on their navigable rivers . CAUSTIC . The name of caustic ( Lat . causticus , from Gr . Kalw , I burn ) is given to substances , which , by their chemical action ...
... period . The Poles use a sort of unctuous clay for the same purpose on their navigable rivers . CAUSTIC . The name of caustic ( Lat . causticus , from Gr . Kalw , I burn ) is given to substances , which , by their chemical action ...
Pàgina 13
... period , the cavalry of the Gauls was particularly good . In the middle ages , the knights fought only on horse- back , and disdained the foot - service . At this period , however , regular warfare was unknown , and was only gradually ...
... period , the cavalry of the Gauls was particularly good . In the middle ages , the knights fought only on horse- back , and disdained the foot - service . At this period , however , regular warfare was unknown , and was only gradually ...
Pàgina 20
... period ought to excuse a portion of his dark and crooked policy , it may be difficult to deter- mine . But it is easy to decide , that al- most every school of politicians , under similar circumstances , have countenanced similar laxity ...
... period ought to excuse a portion of his dark and crooked policy , it may be difficult to deter- mine . But it is easy to decide , that al- most every school of politicians , under similar circumstances , have countenanced similar laxity ...
Pàgina 28
... period , and , at the time of Tarquinius Priscus , came , un- der Bellovesus , to Upper Italy , and large numbers of them spread over several countries of Europe . In Spain , they be- came mingled with the Iberians , whom they conquered ...
... period , and , at the time of Tarquinius Priscus , came , un- der Bellovesus , to Upper Italy , and large numbers of them spread over several countries of Europe . In Spain , they be- came mingled with the Iberians , whom they conquered ...
Pàgina 29
... period . Fresh sand , wholly silicious and sharp , is the best . That taken from the sea - shore is unfit for making mortar , as the salt is apt to deli- quesce and weaken the mortar . amount of sand is always greater than that of the ...
... period . Fresh sand , wholly silicious and sharp , is the best . That taken from the sea - shore is unfit for making mortar , as the salt is apt to deli- quesce and weaken the mortar . amount of sand is always greater than that of the ...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 3 Francis Lieber,Edward Wigglesworth Visualització completa - 1835 |
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 3 Francis Lieber Visualització completa - 1836 |
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 3 Francis Lieber,Edward Wigglesworth Visualització completa - 1836 |
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