The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... given as follows : - Year . Population . 1875 2,075,971 1885 • • 2,527,320 1895 2,712,145 : - Increase . 256,748 451,349 184,825 For the purpose of comparison these figures are of little value . Prior to 1885 the provinces of ...
... given as follows : - Year . Population . 1875 2,075,971 1885 • • 2,527,320 1895 2,712,145 : - Increase . 256,748 451,349 184,825 For the purpose of comparison these figures are of little value . Prior to 1885 the provinces of ...
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... given out to the value of £ 6,000,000 for the construction of railways in the southern districts ; some 10,000,000 dollars were expended in the erection of schools and colleges ; three cruisers and two sea - going torpedo boats were ...
... given out to the value of £ 6,000,000 for the construction of railways in the southern districts ; some 10,000,000 dollars were expended in the erection of schools and colleges ; three cruisers and two sea - going torpedo boats were ...
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... given these cor- porations to manage their own concerns , and the organiza- tion of the police was placed in their hands ; at a later period , however , it was found necessary to modify this latter condition . The President remained ...
... given these cor- porations to manage their own concerns , and the organiza- tion of the police was placed in their hands ; at a later period , however , it was found necessary to modify this latter condition . The President remained ...
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... given is , however , strictly limited ; those who have failed to get in are set back to try again , which they may do as often as they please . There is no limit of age . Those selected next proceed to the great examination held at the ...
... given is , however , strictly limited ; those who have failed to get in are set back to try again , which they may do as often as they please . There is no limit of age . Those selected next proceed to the great examination held at the ...
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... given by means of costumes , curiosities , and models . To such an exhibition in Birmingham there were as many as 100,000 visitors ; and everywhere similar exhibitions have been crowded . As a witness to the changed popular feeling ...
... given by means of costumes , curiosities , and models . To such an exhibition in Birmingham there were as many as 100,000 visitors ; and everywhere similar exhibitions have been crowded . As a witness to the changed popular feeling ...
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