The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... direction of which , and of the winds , rarely violent in this region , does not favour inter - migration . Many of the islands are yet but imperfectly known . For more detailed information the following works may be con- sulted ...
... direction of which , and of the winds , rarely violent in this region , does not favour inter - migration . Many of the islands are yet but imperfectly known . For more detailed information the following works may be con- sulted ...
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... direction , en- close the basin of the Miño . The average elevation of the province is considerable , and the maximum height ( 6593 feet ) is reached in the Peña Trevinca on the east border of Orense . The principal river is the Miño ...
... direction , en- close the basin of the Miño . The average elevation of the province is considerable , and the maximum height ( 6593 feet ) is reached in the Peña Trevinca on the east border of Orense . The principal river is the Miño ...
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... direction of his new instrument to the heavens formed an era in the history of astronomy . Discoveries followed upon it with astound- ing rapidity and in bewildering variety . The Sidereus Nuncius , published at Venice in the early part ...
... direction of his new instrument to the heavens formed an era in the history of astronomy . Discoveries followed upon it with astound- ing rapidity and in bewildering variety . The Sidereus Nuncius , published at Venice in the early part ...
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... direction in which they are seen . left notable traces of its working . He studied the proper- The explanation , however , of this phenomenon is equally ties of the cycloid , and attempted the problem of its consistent with the ...
... direction in which they are seen . left notable traces of its working . He studied the proper- The explanation , however , of this phenomenon is equally ties of the cycloid , and attempted the problem of its consistent with the ...
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... direction of the magnetic axis does recollect that the couple not alter . In the second place the induced magnetism is tending to bring the less in hard than in soft steel , though not so much less as needle back to its posi- some ...
... direction of the magnetic axis does recollect that the couple not alter . In the second place the induced magnetism is tending to bring the less in hard than in soft steel , though not so much less as needle back to its posi- some ...
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