Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography, 8. ciltFrancis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford Carey, Lea & Carey, 1831 |
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Sayfa 9
... feet in diameter , with a proportional summit . The usual diameter , however , is from one to three feet . The wood is compact , ca- pable of receiving a fine polish , and has been used for articles of furniture ; but , for this purpose ...
... feet in diameter , with a proportional summit . The usual diameter , however , is from one to three feet . The wood is compact , ca- pable of receiving a fine polish , and has been used for articles of furniture ; but , for this purpose ...
Sayfa 23
... feet high , 16 broad , 6750 long . The thickness from the roof to the surface of the ground , va- ries from 5 feet to 70. About two thirds of it is cut through solid rock . The rail- road is continued through the remaining distance of ...
... feet high , 16 broad , 6750 long . The thickness from the roof to the surface of the ground , va- ries from 5 feet to 70. About two thirds of it is cut through solid rock . The rail- road is continued through the remaining distance of ...
Sayfa 27
... feet and a tail , are vulgarly known under the name of lizards . Lin- næus himself only constituted two gene- ra of this numerous class of animals- draco and lacerta ; but more modern nat- uralists have greatly increased the num- ber of ...
... feet and a tail , are vulgarly known under the name of lizards . Lin- næus himself only constituted two gene- ra of this numerous class of animals- draco and lacerta ; but more modern nat- uralists have greatly increased the num- ber of ...
Sayfa 28
... feet , they are pecu- liarly fitted for mountainous countries , being , it is said , even safer than mules . They are also maintained at a trifling expense , wanting , as is observed by father Feuillée , " neither bit nor saddle ; there ...
... feet , they are pecu- liarly fitted for mountainous countries , being , it is said , even safer than mules . They are also maintained at a trifling expense , wanting , as is observed by father Feuillée , " neither bit nor saddle ; there ...
Sayfa 29
... feet and a half high , and not more than six in length . He has a bunch on his breast , which constantly exudes a yellowish oily matter . His hair is long and soft ; his colors , various shades of white , brown , & c . The tail is ...
... feet and a half high , and not more than six in length . He has a bunch on his breast , which constantly exudes a yellowish oily matter . His hair is long and soft ; his colors , various shades of white , brown , & c . The tail is ...
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