The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... extensive ( see p . 11 , infra ) . Our object in this article will be to treat of the topography of Athens from an historical point of view , and to show how the rise , the greatness , the decline of the city may be read in the history ...
... extensive ( see p . 11 , infra ) . Our object in this article will be to treat of the topography of Athens from an historical point of view , and to show how the rise , the greatness , the decline of the city may be read in the history ...
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... extensive aqueduct , and numerous other structures , besides monu- ments and inscriptions . The city is of great antiquity , and was a place of importance down to the days of the Roman empire . It is remarkable now , as of old , for the ...
... extensive aqueduct , and numerous other structures , besides monu- ments and inscriptions . The city is of great antiquity , and was a place of importance down to the days of the Roman empire . It is remarkable now , as of old , for the ...
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... extensive series of observations from such countries as India , which offers such splendid contrasts of climate at all seasons , has a surface covered at one place with the richest vegetation , and at others with vast stretches of sandy ...
... extensive series of observations from such countries as India , which offers such splendid contrasts of climate at all seasons , has a surface covered at one place with the richest vegetation , and at others with vast stretches of sandy ...
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... extensive tract reaching into the sea , especially when , as in the case of Attica and the Argolic Acte , it was joined to the continent by a broad base . The coast is broken up into numerous small bights and harbours , which , however ...
... extensive tract reaching into the sea , especially when , as in the case of Attica and the Argolic Acte , it was joined to the continent by a broad base . The coast is broken up into numerous small bights and harbours , which , however ...
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... extensive library , a theatre , & c . The cathedral of St Mary , one of the most magnificent in France , was commenced in the reign of Charles VIII . ( 1489 ) , and finished in that of Louis XV . It exhibits several styles of ...
... extensive library , a theatre , & c . The cathedral of St Mary , one of the most magnificent in France , was commenced in the reign of Charles VIII . ( 1489 ) , and finished in that of Louis XV . It exhibits several styles of ...
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