The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... persons and property at a time when villainage or serfdom was the ordinary state of their class in feudal Europe . The dues paid by these contractors in return for their concessions formed the principal revenue of the margraves . As the ...
... persons and property at a time when villainage or serfdom was the ordinary state of their class in feudal Europe . The dues paid by these contractors in return for their concessions formed the principal revenue of the margraves . As the ...
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... persons are employed in its mines , the larger part of whom are engaged in the production of coal . For purposes of administration and supervision the entire country is divided into five mining districts ( Oberbergamtsbezirke ) , the ...
... persons are employed in its mines , the larger part of whom are engaged in the production of coal . For purposes of administration and supervision the entire country is divided into five mining districts ( Oberbergamtsbezirke ) , the ...
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... persons lost their lives as compared with about four times as many in Great Britain . The passenger traffic has not increased in pro- portion to the extension of the railway system and the growth of population , but the goods traffic ...
... persons lost their lives as compared with about four times as many in Great Britain . The passenger traffic has not increased in pro- portion to the extension of the railway system and the growth of population , but the goods traffic ...
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... persons are members of both . Where imperial and Prussian legisla- tion come into conflict the latter must give way . For administrative purposes Prussia is divided into Provinzen or provinces , Regierungsbezirke or governmental ...
... persons are members of both . Where imperial and Prussian legisla- tion come into conflict the latter must give way . For administrative purposes Prussia is divided into Provinzen or provinces , Regierungsbezirke or governmental ...
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... Persons of Delinquents , Pre- lates , and Churchmen . The Convention Parliament , which met on 25th April 1660 , contained a large number of Presbyterians . Prynne , who was returned for two places , Ludgershall and Bath , elected to ...
... Persons of Delinquents , Pre- lates , and Churchmen . The Convention Parliament , which met on 25th April 1660 , contained a large number of Presbyterians . Prynne , who was returned for two places , Ludgershall and Bath , elected to ...
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