A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1846 - 518 páginas |
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... present edition . To the kindness of John Frodsham , Esq . , the present proprietor of Arnold's Chronome- ter Establishment , we are indebted for much of the interesting information added to the article on Clocks and Watches ; ' and we ...
... present edition . To the kindness of John Frodsham , Esq . , the present proprietor of Arnold's Chronome- ter Establishment , we are indebted for much of the interesting information added to the article on Clocks and Watches ; ' and we ...
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... present purpose to discuss ; I only wish to draw this conclusion- that the death of an old friend and companion was alone able to subdue his mind , even after it had supported him against the severest calamities . For the force of habit ...
... present purpose to discuss ; I only wish to draw this conclusion- that the death of an old friend and companion was alone able to subdue his mind , even after it had supported him against the severest calamities . For the force of habit ...
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... present into a history of the invention of these processes ; they will more properly be reserved for a future volume , in which the disco- veries of the present century will be treated of . The following short outline may however not ...
... present into a history of the invention of these processes ; they will more properly be reserved for a future volume , in which the disco- veries of the present century will be treated of . The following short outline may however not ...
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... present is employed all over Europe in gilding wooden frames , coaches , and various articles , and which was formerly used in the preparation of the now old - fashioned leather tapestry , was invented towards the end of the 17th ...
... present is employed all over Europe in gilding wooden frames , coaches , and various articles , and which was formerly used in the preparation of the now old - fashioned leather tapestry , was invented towards the end of the 17th ...
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... present . The only difference between the tulip - trade and stock - jobbing is , that at the end of the contract the price in the latter is de- termined by the Stock - exchange ; whereas in the former it was determined by that at which ...
... present . The only difference between the tulip - trade and stock - jobbing is , that at the end of the contract the price in the latter is de- termined by the Stock - exchange ; whereas in the former it was determined by that at which ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 37 - From the evidence it would appear that the submergence took place at the end of the fourteenth or the beginning of the fifteenth century.
Página 446 - ... and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
Página 468 - Plight (towards the end of the fifteenth or the beginning of the sixteenth century...
Página 490 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow and two sheep...
Página 2 - BOSWELL'S LIFE OF DR. JOHNSON ; BY THE RIGHT HON. JC CROKER. Incorporating his Tour to the Hebrides, and accompanied by the Commentaries of all preceding Editors : with numerous additional Notes and Illustrative Anecdotes ; to which are added. Two Supplementary Volumes of Anecdotes by HAWKINS, PIOZZI, MURPHY, TTKKS, RET^OLUS STEEVKNK, and others.
Página 446 - My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea : and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them : and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
Página 5 - It is, indeed, a lasting memorial of eminent literary exertion, devoted to a subject of great importance, and one dear, not only to every scholar, but to every reader of intelligence to whom the truth of history is an object of consideration.
Página 138 - About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.