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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... known and prized in every capital of Europe . The etched collections by which Goya is best known include Los Caprichos , which have a satirical meaning known only to the few ; they are bold , weird , and full of force . Los Proverbios ...
... known and prized in every capital of Europe . The etched collections by which Goya is best known include Los Caprichos , which have a satirical meaning known only to the few ; they are bold , weird , and full of force . Los Proverbios ...
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... known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a king Eteocles , whose three daughters fell into a well while dancing in honour of the ...
... known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a king Eteocles , whose three daughters fell into a well while dancing in honour of the ...
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... known as graphic granite or Lapis Judaicus - names | which refer to the resemblance which the rock presents , when cut in certain directions , to lines of Hebrew charac- ters . Graphic granite was termed by Hauy pegmatite , but this ...
... known as graphic granite or Lapis Judaicus - names | which refer to the resemblance which the rock presents , when cut in certain directions , to lines of Hebrew charac- ters . Graphic granite was termed by Hauy pegmatite , but this ...
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... known as Mrs Grant of Laggan , was born at Glasgow , 21st February 1755. Her father , Duncan MacVicar , who held a commission in the army , went in 1757 with his regiment to America , and his family followed him in 1758. He received an ...
... known as Mrs Grant of Laggan , was born at Glasgow , 21st February 1755. Her father , Duncan MacVicar , who held a commission in the army , went in 1757 with his regiment to America , and his family followed him in 1758. He received an ...
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... known substance except iron . By the attraction of gravitation , every body attracts every other body , whatever be the materials of which each is composed . In this we see a wide difference between the attractions of gravitation and ...
... known substance except iron . By the attraction of gravitation , every body attracts every other body , whatever be the materials of which each is composed . In this we see a wide difference between the attractions of gravitation and ...
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