The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... become the dominant language of the coast , if it does not give way before English or French , which have both become familiar in a corrupted form to a large number of the maritime population . The Fan , whose name appears under the ...
... become the dominant language of the coast , if it does not give way before English or French , which have both become familiar in a corrupted form to a large number of the maritime population . The Fan , whose name appears under the ...
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... become wild , of cattle , swine , and goats . The principal settlement , founded by General Vilamil in 1832 , is situated in Charles Island , and bears the name of La Floreana , in honour of Floris , the president of Ecuador . At one ...
... become wild , of cattle , swine , and goats . The principal settlement , founded by General Vilamil in 1832 , is situated in Charles Island , and bears the name of La Floreana , in honour of Floris , the president of Ecuador . At one ...
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... become common near Birmingham by 1866 , and two or three years later were observed in several parts of Scotland . 14 They contain about 17 per cent . of tannin.15 On account of their regular form they have been used , threaded on wire ...
... become common near Birmingham by 1866 , and two or three years later were observed in several parts of Scotland . 14 They contain about 17 per cent . of tannin.15 On account of their regular form they have been used , threaded on wire ...
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... become detached from | the leaves that bear them , and are caused to jump by the spasmodic movements of the grub within the thin - walled gall - cavity.1 d FIG . 1. - a , Aleppo " blue " gall ; b , ditto in section , showing central ...
... become detached from | the leaves that bear them , and are caused to jump by the spasmodic movements of the grub within the thin - walled gall - cavity.1 d FIG . 1. - a , Aleppo " blue " gall ; b , ditto in section , showing central ...
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... become slower and slower , till at last the equilibrium becomes unstable , and the needle turns round through 180 ° ; after which , on causing the magnet to approach still farther , the rapidity of oscillation increases . If the damping ...
... become slower and slower , till at last the equilibrium becomes unstable , and the needle turns round through 180 ° ; after which , on causing the magnet to approach still farther , the rapidity of oscillation increases . If the damping ...
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