The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... portion of the latter being de- tached and acquiring an independent existence . The new form takes on the characters of that from which it arose ; exhibits the same power of propagating itself by means of an offshoot ; and , sooner or ...
... portion of the latter being de- tached and acquiring an independent existence . The new form takes on the characters of that from which it arose ; exhibits the same power of propagating itself by means of an offshoot ; and , sooner or ...
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... portion of the body - guard of the British Sovereign and garrison of London . They took their origin in two troops of horse - grenadiers raised respect- ively 1693 and 1702 ; reformed as regiments of Life Guards 1783. Although usually ...
... portion of the body - guard of the British Sovereign and garrison of London . They took their origin in two troops of horse - grenadiers raised respect- ively 1693 and 1702 ; reformed as regiments of Life Guards 1783. Although usually ...
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... portion of the luminous cone pro- ceed , after reflection , in such divergent directions , as to render it practically possible to light up , though un- equally , the whole horizon . The useful divergence pro- duced in this way by a ...
... portion of the luminous cone pro- ceed , after reflection , in such divergent directions , as to render it practically possible to light up , though un- equally , the whole horizon . The useful divergence pro- duced in this way by a ...
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... portion of a spherical mirror , b . The lens , when at its proper focal distance from the flame , subtends the same angle from it as the outer lips of the paraboloid , so that no ray of light coming from the front of the flame can ...
... portion of a spherical mirror , b . The lens , when at its proper focal distance from the flame , subtends the same angle from it as the outer lips of the paraboloid , so that no ray of light coming from the front of the flame can ...
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... portion of the revolving apparatus , was first employed on a small scale 1850 at the Horsburgh Light - house , and on the large scale 1851 , at North Ronaldshay in Orkney . that date , this system has been almost universally introduced ...
... portion of the revolving apparatus , was first employed on a small scale 1850 at the Horsburgh Light - house , and on the large scale 1851 , at North Ronaldshay in Orkney . that date , this system has been almost universally introduced ...
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