The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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... river , but in modern times it has spread out in all direc- tions beyond the limits of its own commune ( which was increased in 1869 by the island of Fijenoord and part of the south bank of the river ) into those of Delfshaven ...
... river , but in modern times it has spread out in all direc- tions beyond the limits of its own commune ( which was increased in 1869 by the island of Fijenoord and part of the south bank of the river ) into those of Delfshaven ...
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... river and canals being rendered unwholesome by the sewerage , the treatment of which naturally presents great difficulties in a city lying in great part below high - water level . The most important industrial establishment is that of ...
... river and canals being rendered unwholesome by the sewerage , the treatment of which naturally presents great difficulties in a city lying in great part below high - water level . The most important industrial establishment is that of ...
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... river is maintained by ferry- Square , London , were also his work , as well as many other boats and by two bridges ; the upper bridge , a stone struc important pieces of portrait sculpture . Trinity College , ture , is divided into two ...
... river is maintained by ferry- Square , London , were also his work , as well as many other boats and by two bridges ; the upper bridge , a stone struc important pieces of portrait sculpture . Trinity College , ture , is divided into two ...
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... Rivers is the Danube , which is navigable for large vessels throughout its Roumanian reach , the first obstruction to navigation , the celebrated Iron Gates , occurring just where it enters Roumanian territory . The breadth of the river ...
... Rivers is the Danube , which is navigable for large vessels throughout its Roumanian reach , the first obstruction to navigation , the celebrated Iron Gates , occurring just where it enters Roumanian territory . The breadth of the river ...
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... river for some time before there were any races . Those first recorded at Oxford were in 1815 , said to be college eights , but the boats used are more likely to have been fours , when Brasenose was " head of the river " and Jesus their ...
... river for some time before there were any races . Those first recorded at Oxford were in 1815 , said to be college eights , but the boats used are more likely to have been fours , when Brasenose was " head of the river " and Jesus their ...
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