The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... miles N. W. | when the race or the religion was introduced there is n described as distinct under the name of F. melanogenys . kodugor , and on the Fala river , a tributary of the Little Scar- cies . It was founded by the Sulimas , who ...
... miles N. W. | when the race or the religion was introduced there is n described as distinct under the name of F. melanogenys . kodugor , and on the Fala river , a tributary of the Little Scar- cies . It was founded by the Sulimas , who ...
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... miles W. by N. from Edinburgh by rail , is situated on a declivity which overlooks the expanse of fertile country called the Carse of Falkirk . The town consists of one wide street , with a number of narrow streets and lanes branching ...
... miles W. by N. from Edinburgh by rail , is situated on a declivity which overlooks the expanse of fertile country called the Carse of Falkirk . The town consists of one wide street , with a number of narrow streets and lanes branching ...
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... miles . is now occupied as a dwelling house . The western front The little town of Stanley is built along the shore of the has two round towers , similar to those at Holyrood , and harbour and stretches a short way up the slope ; it has ...
... miles . is now occupied as a dwelling house . The western front The little town of Stanley is built along the shore of the has two round towers , similar to those at Holyrood , and harbour and stretches a short way up the slope ; it has ...
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... miles S. of Boston . The Fall river , which here joins the Taunton , has a descent of 130 feet in less than half a mile , and its great water - power was at an early period of much advantage for the development of the manufactures of ...
... miles S. of Boston . The Fall river , which here joins the Taunton , has a descent of 130 feet in less than half a mile , and its great water - power was at an early period of much advantage for the development of the manufactures of ...
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... miles N.N.E. of Lizard Point , and 267 miles W.S.W , of London . The town con- sists chiefly of a long and narrow street extending along the shore . The principal public buildings are the hall of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society , the ...
... miles N.N.E. of Lizard Point , and 267 miles W.S.W , of London . The town con- sists chiefly of a long and narrow street extending along the shore . The principal public buildings are the hall of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society , the ...
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