The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... tion from constant brauching is so great , that the block becomes as hard as the boulder which it so much resembles , and it is difficult to cut a shaving from the surface with a sharp knife . Under the unfrequent condition of a warın ...
... tion from constant brauching is so great , that the block becomes as hard as the boulder which it so much resembles , and it is difficult to cut a shaving from the surface with a sharp knife . Under the unfrequent condition of a warın ...
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... tion of the municipal borough in 1871 was 5294 . FALSE POINT , a land - locked harbour in the Cuttack district of Orissa , situated in 20 ° 20 ′ N. lat . and 86 ° 47 ′ E long . , and reported by the famine commissioners in 1867 to be ...
... tion of the municipal borough in 1871 was 5294 . FALSE POINT , a land - locked harbour in the Cuttack district of Orissa , situated in 20 ° 20 ′ N. lat . and 86 ° 47 ′ E long . , and reported by the famine commissioners in 1867 to be ...
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... tion . The marriage continued during the pleasure of the parties . " IV . The Patriarchal Family . It was founded upon the marriage of one man with several wives , followed in general by the seclusion " V. The Monogamian Family . It was ...
... tion . The marriage continued during the pleasure of the parties . " IV . The Patriarchal Family . It was founded upon the marriage of one man with several wives , followed in general by the seclusion " V. The Monogamian Family . It was ...
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... tion of floods and the damage they occasion . " So great indeed were the devastations from which these alpine districts suffered through the denudation of the mountain sides , and the consequent formation of torrents , that inter ...
... tion of floods and the damage they occasion . " So great indeed were the devastations from which these alpine districts suffered through the denudation of the mountain sides , and the consequent formation of torrents , that inter ...
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... tion in the splendour of their fans , which were set with jewels and mounted in gold . Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century . Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period ...
... tion in the splendour of their fans , which were set with jewels and mounted in gold . Rosalba Carriera was the name of a fan painter of celebrity in the 17th century . Lebrun and Romanelli were much employed during the same period ...
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