The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... given a graphic description of life in Falaba in his African Sketch Book , vol . ii . , 1873. See also Laing , Travels in WV . Africa , 1825 . FALAISE , a town of France , the capital of an arron- dissement in the department of Calvados ...
... given a graphic description of life in Falaba in his African Sketch Book , vol . ii . , 1873. See also Laing , Travels in WV . Africa , 1825 . FALAISE , a town of France , the capital of an arron- dissement in the department of Calvados ...
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... given to them , at any rate to hawks of the species now used in England . Peregrines and the great northern falcons are best kept on beefsteak , with a frequent change in the shape of fresh - killed pigeons and other birds . The smaller ...
... given to them , at any rate to hawks of the species now used in England . Peregrines and the great northern falcons are best kept on beefsteak , with a frequent change in the shape of fresh - killed pigeons and other birds . The smaller ...
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... given to the prince of Wales . Large punkahs or screens , moved by a servant who does nothing else , are in common use by Europeans in India at this day . Fans were used in the early Middle Ages to keep flies from the sacred elements ...
... given to the prince of Wales . Large punkahs or screens , moved by a servant who does nothing else , are in common use by Europeans in India at this day . Fans were used in the early Middle Ages to keep flies from the sacred elements ...
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... given to the manufacture and painting of fans in England since the exhibition which took place at South Kensington in 1870. Other exhibitions have since been held , and competitive prizes offered , one of which was gained by the ...
... given to the manufacture and painting of fans in England since the exhibition which took place at South Kensington in 1870. Other exhibitions have since been held , and competitive prizes offered , one of which was gained by the ...
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... given no result on October 6. A bar of heavy glass was sus- pended by silk between the poles of the new magnet . " When it was arranged , and had come to rest , I found I could affect it by the magnetic forces and give it position ...
... given no result on October 6. A bar of heavy glass was sus- pended by silk between the poles of the new magnet . " When it was arranged , and had come to rest , I found I could affect it by the magnetic forces and give it position ...
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