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... tion , without regard to position , calling , or occupa- tion . In Scotland , inland bills were put on the same footing with foreign bills , by an act of the Scottish parliament passed in 1696 . A bill of exchange , as distinguished ...
... tion , without regard to position , calling , or occupa- tion . In Scotland , inland bills were put on the same footing with foreign bills , by an act of the Scottish parliament passed in 1696 . A bill of exchange , as distinguished ...
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... tion of light ; and his researches connected with ancient astronomy are also very valuable . Of his numerous writings may be mentioned Traité Elé- mentaire d'Astronomie Physique , 3 vols . ( Paris , 1805 ) ; 3d ed . , considerably ...
... tion of light ; and his researches connected with ancient astronomy are also very valuable . Of his numerous writings may be mentioned Traité Elé- mentaire d'Astronomie Physique , 3 vols . ( Paris , 1805 ) ; 3d ed . , considerably ...
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... tion - there is obtained a reddish empyreumatic oil found in the more northern parts of North America , called B. OIL ; it yields also the B. TAR , or Degutt , and sometimes called the SWEET B. or CHERRY B. which is employed in the ...
... tion - there is obtained a reddish empyreumatic oil found in the more northern parts of North America , called B. OIL ; it yields also the B. TAR , or Degutt , and sometimes called the SWEET B. or CHERRY B. which is employed in the ...
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... tion for drawing , his father thought he was con- sulting his son's taste when he apprenticed him to a Birmingham tea - board manufacturer , his duty there being to paint flowers , shepherds , & c . , on the boards . On the expiration ...
... tion for drawing , his father thought he was con- sulting his son's taste when he apprenticed him to a Birmingham tea - board manufacturer , his duty there being to paint flowers , shepherds , & c . , on the boards . On the expiration ...
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... tion of swallows , this opinion has been entirely relinquished , and their annual migrations are fully ascertained . Birds avail themselves of their powers of wing to seek situations adapted for them in respect of temperature and supply ...
... tion of swallows , this opinion has been entirely relinquished , and their annual migrations are fully ascertained . Birds avail themselves of their powers of wing to seek situations adapted for them in respect of temperature and supply ...
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