The Edinburgh Encyclopædia Conducted by David Brewster, with the Assistance of Gentlemen Eminent in Science and Literature, Հատոր 18J. and E. Parker, 1832 |
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... Italian physician , and Drebbel , a Dutchman , both men of ingenuity and original minds . moderns support each of these claims , but Sancto- rius ( or Santorio ) has , on the whole , most in his favour , since , as Martine justly ...
... Italian physician , and Drebbel , a Dutchman , both men of ingenuity and original minds . moderns support each of these claims , but Sancto- rius ( or Santorio ) has , on the whole , most in his favour , since , as Martine justly ...
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... Italy . Mercu- rial thermometers are more usually made in this country in a style resembling Fig . 4 , the scale be- ing of ivory , and sometimes the bulb and stem pro- ject below from the scale for the purpose of greater delicacy ; the ...
... Italy . Mercu- rial thermometers are more usually made in this country in a style resembling Fig . 4 , the scale be- ing of ivory , and sometimes the bulb and stem pro- ject below from the scale for the purpose of greater delicacy ; the ...
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... Italy , as in the latter country , flattened bores seem quite unknown . To form the bulb , after the elastic bottle already men- tioned has been attached , the other extremity of the tube is heated to fusion and then pressed flat by a ...
... Italy , as in the latter country , flattened bores seem quite unknown . To form the bulb , after the elastic bottle already men- tioned has been attached , the other extremity of the tube is heated to fusion and then pressed flat by a ...
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... Italy , during which he had a severe ill- ness at Naples , and on his return to Munich in 1799 , he found himself unfit for active duty , and devoted himself to the preparation of the first five of his " Essays . " In 1795 he came over ...
... Italy , during which he had a severe ill- ness at Naples , and on his return to Munich in 1799 , he found himself unfit for active duty , and devoted himself to the preparation of the first five of his " Essays . " In 1795 he came over ...
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... Italy , in the Campagna di Roma , about 18 miles N.E. of Rome . It is agreeably situated on an eminence , overlooked on one side by Monte Castali , and a circular range of the Sabine mountains . The town has a mean appearance , and ...
... Italy , in the Campagna di Roma , about 18 miles N.E. of Rome . It is agreeably situated on an eminence , overlooked on one side by Monte Castali , and a circular range of the Sabine mountains . The town has a mean appearance , and ...
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Էջ 327 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source; and from its source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Էջ 339 - Delaware, December 7, 1787 ; Pennsylvania, December 12, 1787 ; New Jersey, December 18, 1787 ; Georgia, January 2, 1788; Connecticut, January 9, 1788; Massachusetts, February 6, 1788; Maryland, April 28, 1788 ; South Carolina, May 23, 1788 ; New...
Էջ 327 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Էջ 326 - The United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions to the Territories lying West and South of the above described Line; and, in like manner, His Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States, all his rights, claims, and pretensions to any Territories, East and North of the said Line, and, for himself, his heirs and successors, renounces all claim to the said Territories forever.
Էջ 329 - Mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the...
Էջ 326 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Էջ 325 - River; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 West from I/ondon, and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due North, to the River Arkansas...
Էջ 387 - We have suffered more from this cause," he says, " than from every other cause of calamity: it has killed more men, pervaded and corrupted the choicest interests of our country more, and done more injustice than even the arms and artifices of our enemies...
Էջ 321 - The southern boundary of the United States, which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and West Florida, shall be designated by a line beginning on the River Mississippi, at the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of latitude north of the equator, which from thence shall be drawn due east to the middle of the River Apalachicola, or Catahouche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint; thence straight to the head of St.
Էջ 339 - States ; if the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; to fix the standard of weights and measures...