The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... means be compared with the autumn Highland gatherings at Braemar and elsewhere . Until recently the two classes contended indiscriminately together , and the prowess displayed by such amateurs as the late ATHLONE , a market - town and ...
... means be compared with the autumn Highland gatherings at Braemar and elsewhere . Until recently the two classes contended indiscriminately together , and the prowess displayed by such amateurs as the late ATHLONE , a market - town and ...
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... means occupy the whole of the sectional area of the Florida Channel ; for it is separated from the American coast by ... mean averages only 1.4 miles per hour , or 34 miles per day , whilst for the other six months it only averages 24 ...
... means occupy the whole of the sectional area of the Florida Channel ; for it is separated from the American coast by ... mean averages only 1.4 miles per hour , or 34 miles per day , whilst for the other six months it only averages 24 ...
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... mean winter - temperature , which , in the equatorial zone , would be certainly not below 75 ° . Nothing , Dr ... mean of eight observations taken in the " Challenger " expedition between Bermuda ( 32 ° N. ) and St Thomas ( 18 ° N ...
... mean winter - temperature , which , in the equatorial zone , would be certainly not below 75 ° . Nothing , Dr ... mean of eight observations taken in the " Challenger " expedition between Bermuda ( 32 ° N. ) and St Thomas ( 18 ° N ...
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... means of an air - pump , and again weighing the globe , when it will be found to weigh less than at first . The ... Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere and the Prevailing Winds over the Globe . " By the monthly isobaric charts and copious ...
... means of an air - pump , and again weighing the globe , when it will be found to weigh less than at first . The ... Mean Pressure of the Atmosphere and the Prevailing Winds over the Globe . " By the monthly isobaric charts and copious ...
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... mean pressure , spreading , however , over a much greater breadth in North America , and a still greater breadth in Asia . In July , on the other hand , the mean pressure of Central Asia is only 29.468 inches , or nearly an inch lower ...
... mean pressure , spreading , however , over a much greater breadth in North America , and a still greater breadth in Asia . In July , on the other hand , the mean pressure of Central Asia is only 29.468 inches , or nearly an inch lower ...
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