The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... later ( 1788 ) to a bird which , if his diagnosis be correct , could not have been a true Falcon at all , since it had yellow irides - a colour never met with in the eyes of any bird now called by naturalists a " Falcon . " This species ...
... later ( 1788 ) to a bird which , if his diagnosis be correct , could not have been a true Falcon at all , since it had yellow irides - a colour never met with in the eyes of any bird now called by naturalists a " Falcon . " This species ...
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... later . patience , gentleness , aud care must be used . Sloveuly She must now be taught to know tho voice , -the shout taming necessitates starving , and low condition and weak- that is used to call her in the field , —and to jump to ...
... later . patience , gentleness , aud care must be used . Sloveuly She must now be taught to know tho voice , -the shout taming necessitates starving , and low condition and weak- that is used to call her in the field , —and to jump to ...
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... later pieces were directed more against individuals than the general vices and defects of society , they gradually degenerated in quality . In 1804 he published a comedy entitled Amphitryon , which met with some success , and a tragedy ...
... later pieces were directed more against individuals than the general vices and defects of society , they gradually degenerated in quality . In 1804 he published a comedy entitled Amphitryon , which met with some success , and a tragedy ...
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... later was appointed to the command The principal rivers are - the Ganges , which has a course of the " Western Gulf Blockading Squadron , " with the of 87 miles either bordering on or passing through rank of flag - officer , and ordered ...
... later was appointed to the command The principal rivers are - the Ganges , which has a course of the " Western Gulf Blockading Squadron , " with the of 87 miles either bordering on or passing through rank of flag - officer , and ordered ...
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... later ( 1785 , 1788 ) that of royal commissioner for mines . In 1775 he had dis- covered in the Velay a rich mine of pozzuolana , which he opened , and which was largely worked by the Government . One of the most important of his works ...
... later ( 1785 , 1788 ) that of royal commissioner for mines . In 1775 he had dis- covered in the Velay a rich mine of pozzuolana , which he opened , and which was largely worked by the Government . One of the most important of his works ...
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