The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... consists of good loam or clay , 32 per cent . is mediocre or of loam and sand mixed , 31 per cent . is pre- dominantly sandy , and 6 per cent . is occupied by bogs and marshes . The north - eastern provinces contain a high proportion of ...
... consists of good loam or clay , 32 per cent . is mediocre or of loam and sand mixed , 31 per cent . is pre- dominantly sandy , and 6 per cent . is occupied by bogs and marshes . The north - eastern provinces contain a high proportion of ...
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... consists as it now stands of a union of the Lutherans and Calvinists , effected under royal pressure in 1817. According to the king this was not a fusion of two faiths but an external union for mutual admission to the Eucharist and for ...
... consists as it now stands of a union of the Lutherans and Calvinists , effected under royal pressure in 1817. According to the king this was not a fusion of two faiths but an external union for mutual admission to the Eucharist and for ...
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... consists of two chambers , which are convoked annually at the same time but meet separately . The right of proposing new measures belongs equally to the king and each of the chambers , but the consent of all three estates is neces- sary ...
... consists of two chambers , which are convoked annually at the same time but meet separately . The right of proposing new measures belongs equally to the king and each of the chambers , but the consent of all three estates is neces- sary ...
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... consists of Devonian deposits of great thickness , the Old Red Sandstone , with sub- ordinate layers of various ... consisting of Glacial sands and post - Glacial clays , sands , and peat - bogs . The soil is thus not only infertile on ...
... consists of Devonian deposits of great thickness , the Old Red Sandstone , with sub- ordinate layers of various ... consisting of Glacial sands and post - Glacial clays , sands , and peat - bogs . The soil is thus not only infertile on ...
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... consists almost exclusively of Great Russians , there being only 8000 Esthonians ( in the district of Pskoff ) ... consisting of several suburbs , its numerous monasteries and its extensive trade , bear testimony to the wealth of the ...
... consists almost exclusively of Great Russians , there being only 8000 Esthonians ( in the district of Pskoff ) ... consisting of several suburbs , its numerous monasteries and its extensive trade , bear testimony to the wealth of the ...
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