The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... volcanic tufa , and closely resembled the lapis Albanus , to which , however , it was superior . The name of cinctus Gabinus was given by the Romans to a peculiar method of girding the toga , with one end thrown over the head and the ...
... volcanic tufa , and closely resembled the lapis Albanus , to which , however , it was superior . The name of cinctus Gabinus was given by the Romans to a peculiar method of girding the toga , with one end thrown over the head and the ...
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... volcanic action . It stands in very deep water , and Mr Darwin thinks that it has never been nearer to the mainland than it is now , nor have its members been at any time closer together . None of the islands are inhabited , with the ...
... volcanic action . It stands in very deep water , and Mr Darwin thinks that it has never been nearer to the mainland than it is now , nor have its members been at any time closer together . None of the islands are inhabited , with the ...
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... volcanic action . division the hills are all tilted up towards the east , and broad streams of lava have flowed over the plateau above the sea of Galilee . In this district the highest hills are only about 1800 feet above the sea . The ...
... volcanic action . division the hills are all tilted up towards the east , and broad streams of lava have flowed over the plateau above the sea of Galilee . In this district the highest hills are only about 1800 feet above the sea . The ...
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... volcanic eruptions from three centres east , west , and north of the lake . The district has always been liable to volcanic disturbance and to earthquakes . In 1837 Safed and Tiberias were destroyed by earthquake , and the tempera- ture ...
... volcanic eruptions from three centres east , west , and north of the lake . The district has always been liable to volcanic disturbance and to earthquakes . In 1837 Safed and Tiberias were destroyed by earthquake , and the tempera- ture ...
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... volcanic action— " " " A land , of old upheaven from the abyss By fire , to sink into the abyss again " — 1 The specimen is in the Museum of Copenhagen ; the doubt lies as to the locality where it was obtained , whether at Disco , which ...
... volcanic action— " " " A land , of old upheaven from the abyss By fire , to sink into the abyss again " — 1 The specimen is in the Museum of Copenhagen ; the doubt lies as to the locality where it was obtained , whether at Disco , which ...
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