The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... feet in length and 150 feet broad , but possesses a celebrated organ , and a series of splendid painted windows , several of which are the workmanship of Dirk and Wouter Krabeth ( 1555-1603 ) . ( Compare Ex- planation of the Famous and ...
... feet in length and 150 feet broad , but possesses a celebrated organ , and a series of splendid painted windows , several of which are the workmanship of Dirk and Wouter Krabeth ( 1555-1603 ) . ( Compare Ex- planation of the Famous and ...
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... feet mural circle which was graduated by Graham for the National Observatory in 1725. In this two concentric ares of radii 96-85 and 95'8 inches respectively were first described by the beam - compass . On the inner of these the arc of ...
... feet mural circle which was graduated by Graham for the National Observatory in 1725. In this two concentric ares of radii 96-85 and 95'8 inches respectively were first described by the beam - compass . On the inner of these the arc of ...
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... feet 10 inches along the curve of the back , with a girth of 13 feet . It had 24 teeth in each jaw , the front tooth on each side of the lower jaw being exceedingly small and almost hidden by the overlapping of the gum , while the two ...
... feet 10 inches along the curve of the back , with a girth of 13 feet . It had 24 teeth in each jaw , the front tooth on each side of the lower jaw being exceedingly small and almost hidden by the overlapping of the gum , while the two ...
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... feet in twenty - four hours . Silicic hardening does not commence till the full height is nearly attained . The largest bamboo recorded is 170 feet , and the diameter is usually reckoned at about 4 inches to each 50 feet . A specimen in ...
... feet in twenty - four hours . Silicic hardening does not commence till the full height is nearly attained . The largest bamboo recorded is 170 feet , and the diameter is usually reckoned at about 4 inches to each 50 feet . A specimen in ...
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... feet in length by 92 feet in breadth , is richly adorned with stained glass win- dows of modern date , costly shrines , paintings , and tombs . In the immediate neighbourhood of the cathedral is the mausoleum church of St Catherine's ...
... feet in length by 92 feet in breadth , is richly adorned with stained glass win- dows of modern date , costly shrines , paintings , and tombs . In the immediate neighbourhood of the cathedral is the mausoleum church of St Catherine's ...
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