A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1846 - 518 páginas |
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... says , in his preface , that he had instructed many mercantile people in this art , which had been long practised in other countries , though in England it was then undoubtedly new . One may readily believe that Mr. Anderson was not ...
... says , in his preface , that he had instructed many mercantile people in this art , which had been long practised in other countries , though in England it was then undoubtedly new . One may readily believe that Mr. Anderson was not ...
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... says that he means to give to the public a clear and intelligible method of book - keeping , such as was never before printed . It appears , therefore , that he considered his book as the first of the kind ever published in Germany . It ...
... says that he means to give to the public a clear and intelligible method of book - keeping , such as was never before printed . It appears , therefore , that he considered his book as the first of the kind ever published in Germany . It ...
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... says , is still preserved in the collection of curiosities at Dresden . In the same collection is an odometer which Augustus , elec- tor of Saxony , who reigned between the years 1553 and 1586 , employed in measuring his territories ...
... says , is still preserved in the collection of curiosities at Dresden . In the same collection is an odometer which Augustus , elec- tor of Saxony , who reigned between the years 1553 and 1586 , employed in measuring his territories ...
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... says , is to be put into an earthen vessel , and placed over the fire , in order that it may be burnt . The ashes are to be thrown into water , and quicksilver added to them . The latter attracts the parti- cles of the gold , and unites ...
... says , is to be put into an earthen vessel , and placed over the fire , in order that it may be burnt . The ashes are to be thrown into water , and quicksilver added to them . The latter attracts the parti- cles of the gold , and unites ...
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... says , that quicksilver was a free article of trade till the year 1571 , when it was de- clared to belong exclusively to the crown ; and this regulation was made in consequence of its being employed in refining . Robertson , in his ...
... says , that quicksilver was a free article of trade till the year 1571 , when it was de- clared to belong exclusively to the crown ; and this regulation was made in consequence of its being employed in refining . Robertson , in his ...
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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.