Cyclopædia

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  • THE PREFACEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/preface

    concur thereto; so far its Existence depends on us: But are our Desires and Inclinations with respect thereto of our own growth, or do they arise naturally, in consequence of an Apprehension of Good, and Advantage in the Subject? That is, does anything...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Introduction

  • ADOLESCENCEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ADOLESCENCE

    Adolescencia, the state of youth;or that period of a person's age commencing from his infancy, and terminating at his full growth. See AGE. The state of Adolescence lasts so long as the fibers continue to grow, either in magnitude or firmness. See...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ACMEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACME

    is divided into four periods by some institution writers: 1) the Arche, the beginning, or first attack; 2) Anabasis, the growth; 3) Acme, the height; and 4) Paracme, which is the declension of the distemper. See DISEASE. ACME

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • AGEhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AGE

    the bottom of the tusk: the tusks withal, being white, small, short, and sharp. At seven years, the teeth are all at their growth, and the mark in the mouth appears very plain. At eight, all his teeth are full, smooth, and plain, and the mark scarce...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • AIRhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/AIR

    any Alteration in any of its Properties. See FLAME. Other Instances to countenance such Suspicions, are, the Appearance and Growth of Salts in many Bodies; which either afford them not at all, or not in that plenty, unless exposed to the Air. Mr. Boyle...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Physics

  • ARThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ART

    are chiefly employed in Matters of Luxury. See SENSE. It has been well noted by some Philosophers, that during the Rise and Growth of States, the military Arts chiefly flourish; when arrived at their Height, the liberal Arts; and when on the declining...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ANIMALhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ANIMAL

    through the whole Habit of the little Body, nourishes and dilates it by little and little, and thus produces what we call Growth. See CHYLE, CHYLIFICATION, and NUTRITION. This Circulation repeated several times, refines and attenuates the Juices; till...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • ACCRETIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ACCRETION

    ACCRETION, the growth or increase of an organic body by the accession of new parts. See NUTRITION. Accretion is of two kinds; the one consisting in an external apposition of new matter. This is what we otherwise call Juxtaposition; and thus, stones,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified

  • APPOSITIONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/APPOSITION

    applying one thing to another. See APPLICATION. Apposition is used in Physics, with respect to Bodies, which derive their Growth from the Adjunction or Union of neighboring Bodies. See ADJUNCTION. Most Bodies of the fossil or mineral Kingdom, are formed...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ephraïm Chambers
    • Category: Unclassified
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