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... obtained , it is a yellowish - green gas with a peculiar and suffocating odour , is not combustible , and a very feeble sup- porter of ordinary combustion . A lighted candle placed in it burns with a very smoky flame , owing to the ...
... obtained , it is a yellowish - green gas with a peculiar and suffocating odour , is not combustible , and a very feeble sup- porter of ordinary combustion . A lighted candle placed in it burns with a very smoky flame , owing to the ...
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... obtained , by his prudence and dexterity , milder terms for his nation than had been expected . This made him very popular , as did also his suc- cessful attempt to overthrow the Jesuits . In 1764 , Madame Pompadour died , but the power ...
... obtained , by his prudence and dexterity , milder terms for his nation than had been expected . This made him very popular , as did also his suc- cessful attempt to overthrow the Jesuits . In 1764 , Madame Pompadour died , but the power ...
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... obtained by St Veronica at the Cruci- fixion ; but there is as little foundation for these legends as for that which attributes to the evangelist Luke such a picture . The Emperor Alexander Severus ( 230 A. D. ) is said to have ...
... obtained by St Veronica at the Cruci- fixion ; but there is as little foundation for these legends as for that which attributes to the evangelist Luke such a picture . The Emperor Alexander Severus ( 230 A. D. ) is said to have ...
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... obtained by examining the rays of the spectrum through dif ferent absorbing media - a mode of experiment now admitted to be fallacious in principle . Pro- fessor Maxwell , by direct examination of the rays , concludes that the three ...
... obtained by examining the rays of the spectrum through dif ferent absorbing media - a mode of experiment now admitted to be fallacious in principle . Pro- fessor Maxwell , by direct examination of the rays , concludes that the three ...
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... obtained from the thoracic duct of an animal that has been killed while the process of digestion was going on ( espe ... obtaining an engagement at 10s . per week , which was raised to 158 .; and on the commendation of Congreve , who had ...
... obtained from the thoracic duct of an animal that has been killed while the process of digestion was going on ( espe ... obtaining an engagement at 10s . per week , which was raised to 158 .; and on the commendation of Congreve , who had ...
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