The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... portion of the city wall between the Museium and the Nymphs ' Hill a sort of bastion was thrown out to S.W. so as to form an irregular triangle , from the apex of which a long wall , " about 4 miles long , was carried down to the N. portion ...
... portion of the city wall between the Museium and the Nymphs ' Hill a sort of bastion was thrown out to S.W. so as to form an irregular triangle , from the apex of which a long wall , " about 4 miles long , was carried down to the N. portion ...
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... portion of the mid - African coast - line which is known as the Gulf of Guinea . parallels of 20 ° and 30 ° S. , and. This correspondence suggested to Humboldt the idea that the Atlantic basin was originally excavated by a very violent ...
... portion of the mid - African coast - line which is known as the Gulf of Guinea . parallels of 20 ° and 30 ° S. , and. This correspondence suggested to Humboldt the idea that the Atlantic basin was originally excavated by a very violent ...
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... portion of its floor has a depth exceeding 3000 fathoms , or about 3-4 miles , the greatest depth determined by the recent " Challenger " sound- ings , which was that of a limited depression about a hundred miles to the north of St ...
... portion of its floor has a depth exceeding 3000 fathoms , or about 3-4 miles , the greatest depth determined by the recent " Challenger " sound- ings , which was that of a limited depression about a hundred miles to the north of St ...
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... portion of the current which is deflected into the northern hemisphere is much greater than that which is turned to the southward . It is 1 Mr Laughton , however , states the average velocity to be between 20 and 30 miles per day . a ...
... portion of the current which is deflected into the northern hemisphere is much greater than that which is turned to the southward . It is 1 Mr Laughton , however , states the average velocity to be between 20 and 30 miles per day . a ...
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... portion of the North Atlantic , except near St Thomas 200 400 FROM GOTO 6 FROM SEREOT LEAD 45yabo FROM 40 TO 45 600 800 Vertical Scale of Fathoms 41000 FROM 35040 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 BELOW 35 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 8200 8400 2275 ...
... portion of the North Atlantic , except near St Thomas 200 400 FROM GOTO 6 FROM SEREOT LEAD 45yabo FROM 40 TO 45 600 800 Vertical Scale of Fathoms 41000 FROM 35040 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 BELOW 35 2200 2400 2600 2800 3000 8200 8400 2275 ...
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