An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 2W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 - 676 Seiten |
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... feet and elbows , prefs out as much of the juice as they can : the ftalks are afterwards collected , and being tied together with a rope , are put under a square piece of wood , which is preffed down upon them by a lever with a ftone ...
... feet and elbows , prefs out as much of the juice as they can : the ftalks are afterwards collected , and being tied together with a rope , are put under a square piece of wood , which is preffed down upon them by a lever with a ftone ...
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... feet , near an English mile , perpendicu- larly from its base , which is much higher than any land that has been measured in Great Britain . The fides of these hills are covered with vines to a certain height , above which there are ...
... feet , near an English mile , perpendicu- larly from its base , which is much higher than any land that has been measured in Great Britain . The fides of these hills are covered with vines to a certain height , above which there are ...
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... feet , which is but 148 yards lefs than three miles , reckoning the mile at 1760 yards . Its appearance at funfet was very ftriking ; when the fun was below the horizon , and the rest of the ifland appeared of a deep black , the ...
... feet , which is but 148 yards lefs than three miles , reckoning the mile at 1760 yards . Its appearance at funfet was very ftriking ; when the fun was below the horizon , and the rest of the ifland appeared of a deep black , the ...
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... feet in length , which upon being touched fting like a nettle , but with much more force . On the top of the bladder is a membrane which is used as a fail , and turned fo as to receive the wind which way foever it blows : this membrane ...
... feet in length , which upon being touched fting like a nettle , but with much more force . On the top of the bladder is a membrane which is used as a fail , and turned fo as to receive the wind which way foever it blows : this membrane ...
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... feet long , which was open at both ends ; this he thrust into the cafk through a small hole in the top , and then , stopping the upper end with the palm of his hand , drew it out ; the preffure of the air against the other end keeping ...
... feet long , which was open at both ends ; this he thrust into the cafk through a small hole in the top , and then , stopping the upper end with the palm of his hand , drew it out ; the preffure of the air against the other end keeping ...
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