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... turn his mind to the invention of a machine for designing perspective drawings . He survey- ed and made a drawing of the country around Coire , and per- formed numerous physical observations in the mountains of that country . In 1752 ...
... turn his mind to the invention of a machine for designing perspective drawings . He survey- ed and made a drawing of the country around Coire , and per- formed numerous physical observations in the mountains of that country . In 1752 ...
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... It has the transparency of miniature , enough of the mellowness of crayon and the facility of distemper : with a superior preservation to either . In oil paint- ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty 14 CORRESPONDENCE .
... It has the transparency of miniature , enough of the mellowness of crayon and the facility of distemper : with a superior preservation to either . In oil paint- ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty 14 CORRESPONDENCE .
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ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty of white and the light tints which , in wax remain unchanged during any length of time . Cloths prepared for oil - painting are heavy from the quantity of white - lead spread on them ...
ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty of white and the light tints which , in wax remain unchanged during any length of time . Cloths prepared for oil - painting are heavy from the quantity of white - lead spread on them ...
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... turning brass , and of grinding glasses . In the year 1763 , he constructed instruments for Sisson , Dol- lond , Nairne , Adams , and other mathematical instrument ma- kers . He then established a shop , on his own account , in the ...
... turning brass , and of grinding glasses . In the year 1763 , he constructed instruments for Sisson , Dol- lond , Nairne , Adams , and other mathematical instrument ma- kers . He then established a shop , on his own account , in the ...
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... turn them from darkness to light , and from the power of Satan unto God ; that they may receive forgiveness of sins , and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me . Proposition . Whereupon , O King Agrippa ! I ...
... turn them from darkness to light , and from the power of Satan unto God ; that they may receive forgiveness of sins , and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me . Proposition . Whereupon , O King Agrippa ! I ...
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 5 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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