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... reference is greatly impaired , whatever may be the advantages which on other points are gained . With a view to bring back the Encyclopædia to its original purpose of a Dictionary of Knowledge , even down to matters of familiar ...
... reference is greatly impaired , whatever may be the advantages which on other points are gained . With a view to bring back the Encyclopædia to its original purpose of a Dictionary of Knowledge , even down to matters of familiar ...
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... reference to its most ancient form , which rudely represented an ox's head . From this came the Greek name alpha . For engraving or tracing on stone or other hard materials , characters com- posed of straight lines are best adapted ...
... reference to its most ancient form , which rudely represented an ox's head . From this came the Greek name alpha . For engraving or tracing on stone or other hard materials , characters com- posed of straight lines are best adapted ...
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... reference to King James II . was advisedly used instead of deserted - the meaning , it is presumed , being that King James had not only deserted his office , but that by his acts and deeds , of which the said desertion formed part , he ...
... reference to King James II . was advisedly used instead of deserted - the meaning , it is presumed , being that King James had not only deserted his office , but that by his acts and deeds , of which the said desertion formed part , he ...
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... reference to other things . means that the thing is considered in itself , and In physics , we speak of the absolute velocity of a body - i.e . , the rate of its motion through space ; and of the relative velocity of two bodies - i . e ...
... reference to other things . means that the thing is considered in itself , and In physics , we speak of the absolute velocity of a body - i.e . , the rate of its motion through space ; and of the relative velocity of two bodies - i . e ...
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... reference to any objects num- bered ; thus 7 , 20 , are abstract numbers ; but 7 feet , 20 horses are concrete numbers . ABSURDUM , REDUCTIO AD , the method of proving a truth by shewing that to suppose the proposition untrue would lead ...
... reference to any objects num- bered ; thus 7 , 20 , are abstract numbers ; but 7 feet , 20 horses are concrete numbers . ABSURDUM , REDUCTIO AD , the method of proving a truth by shewing that to suppose the proposition untrue would lead ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
CHAMBERS'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE PEOPLE ... Affichage du livre entier - 1872 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ... Affichage du livre entier - 1878 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 6 William Chambers,Robert Chambers Aucun aperçu disponible - 2013 |
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