Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3889
... portion at least of their nutriment from the substratum to which they are affixed . For this , however , their structure is by no means well adapted , and such inorganic substances as iron and lime , which enter into their composition ...
... portion at least of their nutriment from the substratum to which they are affixed . For this , however , their structure is by no means well adapted , and such inorganic substances as iron and lime , which enter into their composition ...
Page 3890
... portion of the thallus next to the substra- men on the same spot of the same tree has been ob- tum is dead , so that no nutrient substances can be con- served without any change in its condition . On this veyed through it to the upper ...
... portion of the thallus next to the substra- men on the same spot of the same tree has been ob- tum is dead , so that no nutrient substances can be con- served without any change in its condition . On this veyed through it to the upper ...
Page 3891
... portion of gummy matter ( of a much inferior quality , however , to gum arabic ) , and were employed in the process of calico printing , and in the making of parchment and cardboard . In the seven- teenth century some filamentose and ...
... portion of gummy matter ( of a much inferior quality , however , to gum arabic ) , and were employed in the process of calico printing , and in the making of parchment and cardboard . In the seven- teenth century some filamentose and ...
Page 3892
... portion of phere is impregnated with smoke . Many species also the vegetation , occurring everywhere on the ground prefer growing in moist places by streams , lakes , and and on rocks , and fruiting freely ; while terricole the sea ...
... portion of phere is impregnated with smoke . Many species also the vegetation , occurring everywhere on the ground prefer growing in moist places by streams , lakes , and and on rocks , and fruiting freely ; while terricole the sea ...
Page 3900
... portion of a circle on the roof , but a portion of an hyperbola on the vertical wall . If the roof be not hori- zontal , we may obtain in this way any form of conic section . Interesting and useful hints in projection may be obtained by ...
... portion of a circle on the roof , but a portion of an hyperbola on the vertical wall . If the roof be not hori- zontal , we may obtain in this way any form of conic section . Interesting and useful hints in projection may be obtained by ...
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