The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... given ; but neither it , nor the one last quoted ( from Spencer ) , is of the least value as real definition , since neither gives any clearer idea of what life is than is given by the word life itself . Indeed , such definitions darken ...
... given ; but neither it , nor the one last quoted ( from Spencer ) , is of the least value as real definition , since neither gives any clearer idea of what life is than is given by the word life itself . Indeed , such definitions darken ...
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... given number of persons of the same age . The North- ampton Table of Mortality shows that , of 3,635 persons aged 40 ... given number alive at a given age by a given mor- tality table , and b the number alive at the end of the first year ...
... given number of persons of the same age . The North- ampton Table of Mortality shows that , of 3,635 persons aged 40 ... given number alive at a given age by a given mor- tality table , and b the number alive at the end of the first year ...
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... given ratio . The small arc of about 6o , which is unequally illuminated by the lens as presently constructed , may be made of equal intensity throughout by the differential form , or by means of separate straight prisms placed at the ...
... given ratio . The small arc of about 6o , which is unequally illuminated by the lens as presently constructed , may be made of equal intensity throughout by the differential form , or by means of separate straight prisms placed at the ...
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... given to the brain , in which case there is a certain amount of paralysis of motion and sen- sation . In a case recorded by Boudin ( Géographie Médi- cale , 1857 ) , a gentleman , who had been struck by light- ning , remained for an ...
... given to the brain , in which case there is a certain amount of paralysis of motion and sen- sation . In a case recorded by Boudin ( Géographie Médi- cale , 1857 ) , a gentleman , who had been struck by light- ning , remained for an ...
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... given to the republic of Genoa 1797 , when , in consequence of the conquests of Bonaparte in Italy , it was obliged to ex- change its aristocratic for a democratic constitution : see GENOA . The name was chosen because the Genoese ...
... given to the republic of Genoa 1797 , when , in consequence of the conquests of Bonaparte in Italy , it was obliged to ex- change its aristocratic for a democratic constitution : see GENOA . The name was chosen because the Genoese ...
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