The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... increased by the foundation of St Dionysius , Simopetra , Constamonitu , Russico , St Paul . In the 15th century the monks made terms with the Turkish conqueror Amurath , and have since been molested by none of the sultans , except ...
... increased by the foundation of St Dionysius , Simopetra , Constamonitu , Russico , St Paul . In the 15th century the monks made terms with the Turkish conqueror Amurath , and have since been molested by none of the sultans , except ...
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... increased . It is the centre of a large trade in grain and cotton , and has extensive railway communication in all directions . En- gineering work of various kinds is carried on , as well as the manufacture of cast - iron , flour , and ...
... increased . It is the centre of a large trade in grain and cotton , and has extensive railway communication in all directions . En- gineering work of various kinds is carried on , as well as the manufacture of cast - iron , flour , and ...
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... increased rate , so as to bring down the surface - temperature of the stream to the normal isotherm of the locality , long before it could reach the shores of Europe . But it has been shown that when it passes Newfoundland the Gulf ...
... increased rate , so as to bring down the surface - temperature of the stream to the normal isotherm of the locality , long before it could reach the shores of Europe . But it has been shown that when it passes Newfoundland the Gulf ...
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... increased , the water will rise higher in the pump ; but if diminished , the level of the water will sink . The height to which the water rises within the pump thus varies with the pressure of the atmosphere , the height being generally ...
... increased , the water will rise higher in the pump ; but if diminished , the level of the water will sink . The height to which the water rises within the pump thus varies with the pressure of the atmosphere , the height being generally ...
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... increasing temperature , and the rapid evaporation owing to the great dryness of the air at this time of the day , and to the increased elasticity of the lowermost stratum of air which results therefrom , until a steady ascending ...
... increasing temperature , and the rapid evaporation owing to the great dryness of the air at this time of the day , and to the increased elasticity of the lowermost stratum of air which results therefrom , until a steady ascending ...
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