The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... capital were founded on realities , and evidence was afforded of a state of civilization and culture such as few men supposed to have existed on the earth before the Golden Age of Greece . Not merely were artistic sculptures and bas ...
... capital were founded on realities , and evidence was afforded of a state of civilization and culture such as few men supposed to have existed on the earth before the Golden Age of Greece . Not merely were artistic sculptures and bas ...
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... capital . Situated as it is , midway between Moulmein and Yunnan and between the valley of the Menam and the northern Shan states , it has long been of commercial importance ; while as the centre of the principal teak forests of Siam it ...
... capital . Situated as it is , midway between Moulmein and Yunnan and between the valley of the Menam and the northern Shan states , it has long been of commercial importance ; while as the centre of the principal teak forests of Siam it ...
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... capital of 40,689,665 pesos ( £ 3,051,720 ) and a note issue in July 1898 of 12,733,160 pesos ( or , at par , £ 954,990 ) . On 31st July 1898 the national government advanced to the banks notes amounting to 27,989,929 pesos ...
... capital of 40,689,665 pesos ( £ 3,051,720 ) and a note issue in July 1898 of 12,733,160 pesos ( or , at par , £ 954,990 ) . On 31st July 1898 the national government advanced to the banks notes amounting to 27,989,929 pesos ...
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... capital of the province of Nuble and of the department of Chillan , 248 miles S. of Santiago by rail . It is reputed to be one of the most picturesque cities of Chile , with fine streets and public squares . Population ( 1898 ) , 32,769 ...
... capital of the province of Nuble and of the department of Chillan , 248 miles S. of Santiago by rail . It is reputed to be one of the most picturesque cities of Chile , with fine streets and public squares . Population ( 1898 ) , 32,769 ...
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... capital are , as a rule , forwarded with reason- able regularity , mostly in the form of hard cash , and though there are frequent complaints of the falling - off of revenue , yet , by good luck , some other fund is found to have a ...
... capital are , as a rule , forwarded with reason- able regularity , mostly in the form of hard cash , and though there are frequent complaints of the falling - off of revenue , yet , by good luck , some other fund is found to have a ...
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