The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 3. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 |
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... remains , and supplemented by the numerous incidental notices of ancient authors , enables us to form a more perfect conception of the topo- graphy of ancient Athens than of any other Greek city . Recent excavations have added greatly ...
... remains , and supplemented by the numerous incidental notices of ancient authors , enables us to form a more perfect conception of the topo- graphy of ancient Athens than of any other Greek city . Recent excavations have added greatly ...
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... remains of it - parts of the frieze built into a wall - which were known in his day were carried off by Lord Elgin , and are now in the British Museum . In 1835 careful excavations were made under the directions of Professor Ross , when ...
... remains of it - parts of the frieze built into a wall - which were known in his day were carried off by Lord Elgin , and are now in the British Museum . In 1835 careful excavations were made under the directions of Professor Ross , when ...
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... remains , consisting of portions of its walls , the ruins of an 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 ...
... remains , consisting of portions of its walls , the ruins of an 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 ...
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... remains , is giving rise to a calcareous deposit of unknown thickness , that corresponds in all essential particulars to Chalk . This deposit , in some parts of the North Atlantic , is replaced by an Arctic drift of fine sand , whilst ...
... remains , is giving rise to a calcareous deposit of unknown thickness , that corresponds in all essential particulars to Chalk . This deposit , in some parts of the North Atlantic , is replaced by an Arctic drift of fine sand , whilst ...
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... remains will show only one daily maximum and minimum , has not been con- firmed by observation , it follows that the above explanation is quite insufficient to account for the phenomena ; indeed , the view can be regarded in no other ...
... remains will show only one daily maximum and minimum , has not been con- firmed by observation , it follows that the above explanation is quite insufficient to account for the phenomena ; indeed , the view can be regarded in no other ...
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