The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... united with Brandenburg . Albert allowed his devo- tion to the emperor to interfere to some extent with his own interests , but he carried on successful wars with Mecklenburg and Pomerania , and effectually resisted the attempts of the ...
... united with Brandenburg . Albert allowed his devo- tion to the emperor to interfere to some extent with his own interests , but he carried on successful wars with Mecklenburg and Pomerania , and effectually resisted the attempts of the ...
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... united state , nor had it as yet any pretension to an independent part on the European stage . Perhaps the most marked internal change was the increase in the power of the estates , resulting in great measure from the financial needs of ...
... united state , nor had it as yet any pretension to an independent part on the European stage . Perhaps the most marked internal change was the increase in the power of the estates , resulting in great measure from the financial needs of ...
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... united Prussians , Saxons , and Danes under the command of the king of Prussia . The Swedes were driven from Pomerania , and at the peace of 1720 Frederick William received the greater part of Vorpom- mern , including the important ...
... united Prussians , Saxons , and Danes under the command of the king of Prussia . The Swedes were driven from Pomerania , and at the peace of 1720 Frederick William received the greater part of Vorpom- mern , including the important ...
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... United Kingdom it is about £ 2 , 10s . Between 1821 and 1844 the rate in Prussia was 11s . 6d . per head , and even in 1858 it was only 21s . 8d . The incidence of direct taxation in Prussia is also less than in Great Britain , the ...
... United Kingdom it is about £ 2 , 10s . Between 1821 and 1844 the rate in Prussia was 11s . 6d . per head , and even in 1858 it was only 21s . 8d . The incidence of direct taxation in Prussia is also less than in Great Britain , the ...
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... United States . - After the Civil War boards of health were estab . lished in the chief cities . Public health is under the control of the local authorities to a greater extent than in England . By the Act of Congress of 25th February ...
... United States . - After the Civil War boards of health were estab . lished in the chief cities . Public health is under the control of the local authorities to a greater extent than in England . By the Act of Congress of 25th February ...
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