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Pagina 4
... thing refpecting the accuracy with which he was able to obferve the comet . On the 21ft of June M. Von Zach received the promifed con- tinuation of Dr. Burckhardt's refearches . He had calculated an ellipfis for the comet , although the ...
... thing refpecting the accuracy with which he was able to obferve the comet . On the 21ft of June M. Von Zach received the promifed con- tinuation of Dr. Burckhardt's refearches . He had calculated an ellipfis for the comet , although the ...
Pagina 18
... things . He is a zealous follower of the French chemistry , a good experimenter , and poffeffed of great knowledge ; there is nothing but the res angufta domi which prevents him from labouring and making new difcoveries . Profeffor ...
... things . He is a zealous follower of the French chemistry , a good experimenter , and poffeffed of great knowledge ; there is nothing but the res angufta domi which prevents him from labouring and making new difcoveries . Profeffor ...
Pagina 19
... thing he can for the advancement of the new doctrine . The above is a faint sketch of the present state of chemistry in Germany . " As my occupations have not permitted me to continue my experiments on phofphorus and alkalies , I'am ...
... thing he can for the advancement of the new doctrine . The above is a faint sketch of the present state of chemistry in Germany . " As my occupations have not permitted me to continue my experiments on phofphorus and alkalies , I'am ...
Pagina 20
... thing , the preceding year , in the fecond edition of The Grounds of Natural Philofophy . A third edition of that work is now printing , in which he will give an account of the phenomena of that fcience according to the pure fystem of ...
... thing , the preceding year , in the fecond edition of The Grounds of Natural Philofophy . A third edition of that work is now printing , in which he will give an account of the phenomena of that fcience according to the pure fystem of ...
Pagina 39
... thing hap- pens with refpect to the feeds of the long watery fquafh , early peas , potatoes , and several other kinds of vegetables . The fame principle has , indeed , long ago been applied . in the breeding of animals , by Mr. BAKEWELL ...
... thing hap- pens with refpect to the feeds of the long watery fquafh , early peas , potatoes , and several other kinds of vegetables . The fame principle has , indeed , long ago been applied . in the breeding of animals , by Mr. BAKEWELL ...
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Pagina 108 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
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