The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... called Olo ' Mpongwe by the Mpongwe natives , and Aboka by the Fan , is , in reality , not a river but an estuary on the west coast of Africa . It lies immediately north of the equator , disem- boguing in.0 ° 21 ′ 25 ′′ N. lat . and 9 ...
... called Olo ' Mpongwe by the Mpongwe natives , and Aboka by the Fan , is , in reality , not a river but an estuary on the west coast of Africa . It lies immediately north of the equator , disem- boguing in.0 ° 21 ′ 25 ′′ N. lat . and 9 ...
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... called by Linnæus Anas strepera , but considered by many modern ornithologists to require removal from the genus Anas to that of Chaulelusmus or Ctenorhynchus , of either of which it is not only the typical but the sole species . Its ...
... called by Linnæus Anas strepera , but considered by many modern ornithologists to require removal from the genus Anas to that of Chaulelusmus or Ctenorhynchus , of either of which it is not only the typical but the sole species . Its ...
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... called the Irish dialect . The present tense is in universal use , as well by Scottish as by Irish writers . This arose from the identity of the Irish and Scottish churches . The dialect in which all theological treatises were written ...
... called the Irish dialect . The present tense is in universal use , as well by Scottish as by Irish writers . This arose from the identity of the Irish and Scottish churches . The dialect in which all theological treatises were written ...
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... called daoine included under that term ; in particular , it appears necessary sithe , or the men of the hillocks . Sith , peace , has no part to give here some account of topographical and personal in forming the designation , although ...
... called daoine included under that term ; in particular , it appears necessary sithe , or the men of the hillocks . Sith , peace , has no part to give here some account of topographical and personal in forming the designation , although ...
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... called " The Dean of Lismore's book , ' 27 a collection of poetical pieces , and an obituary , chiefly of the M'Gregor chiefs , made about the year 1512. The work has recently been transcribed , translated , and edited , with notes by ...
... called " The Dean of Lismore's book , ' 27 a collection of poetical pieces , and an obituary , chiefly of the M'Gregor chiefs , made about the year 1512. The work has recently been transcribed , translated , and edited , with notes by ...
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