The Pamphleteer, Volume 4Abraham John Valpy A. J. Valpy., 1814 - Great Britain |
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Page 11
... least to what it ought to , and may be , on land skilfully cultivated . That the present number of ounces in a pound , and drachms in an ounce , being 16 , and therefore each the square of 4 , the number of its quarters is ...
... least to what it ought to , and may be , on land skilfully cultivated . That the present number of ounces in a pound , and drachms in an ounce , being 16 , and therefore each the square of 4 , the number of its quarters is ...
Page 13
... least interfering with the series of weights and measures in the proposed tables ; making only the divisions and multiples of the standard measures to correspond in exact proportion of solid contents with the gallon so rectified ...
... least interfering with the series of weights and measures in the proposed tables ; making only the divisions and multiples of the standard measures to correspond in exact proportion of solid contents with the gallon so rectified ...
Page 16
... least , as far as can possibly be required in practice , is proved at once by recollecting that in the table of invo- lution 16,777,216 , the number of grains in a ton imperial , is the twelfth power of 4. the number of quarters of any ...
... least , as far as can possibly be required in practice , is proved at once by recollecting that in the table of invo- lution 16,777,216 , the number of grains in a ton imperial , is the twelfth power of 4. the number of quarters of any ...
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... least then , " said the august Pontiff , " this colonel must not be seated in my carriage ; " and at these words , M. de Beaumont took his leave . As soon as he had quitted the apartment of his Holiness , the colonel entered , to inform ...
... least then , " said the august Pontiff , " this colonel must not be seated in my carriage ; " and at these words , M. de Beaumont took his leave . As soon as he had quitted the apartment of his Holiness , the colonel entered , to inform ...
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... least danger of resistance in this country in any extremity ; or that , if such a hazardous spirit should arise hereafter , it would not come too late . Quid mini leges et inania jura narras armato ? Still , however , though a nation ...
... least danger of resistance in this country in any extremity ; or that , if such a hazardous spirit should arise hereafter , it would not come too late . Quid mini leges et inania jura narras armato ? Still , however , though a nation ...
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