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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... sometimes of kings , sometimes of lesser persons . Many of these ascend up to Noah , and even to Adam ,. showing at least that they date since the conversion of the Gael to Christianity . There are several interesting genealogical lists ...
... sometimes of kings , sometimes of lesser persons . Many of these ascend up to Noah , and even to Adam ,. showing at least that they date since the conversion of the Gael to Christianity . There are several interesting genealogical lists ...
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... sometimes called a galvanoscope . If we consider only such instruments as have come into actual use , this definition is strict enough for practical purposes . instruments that have been or might be made , some would If we were to ...
... sometimes called a galvanoscope . If we consider only such instruments as have come into actual use , this definition is strict enough for practical purposes . instruments that have been or might be made , some would If we were to ...
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... sometimes used , and file steel is recommended by some authorities . The hardness is important for two reasons , - in the first place , to ensure that the permanent magnetism of the needle shall not alter . This is of small importance ...
... sometimes used , and file steel is recommended by some authorities . The hardness is important for two reasons , - in the first place , to ensure that the permanent magnetism of the needle shall not alter . This is of small importance ...
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... sometimes as a bird , sometimes as a divine being . Just as the eagle brings nectar to Zeus in Crete , so Odin takes the form of an eagle to steal the meth from Guttung for the use of the gods . The same divinity that in heaven ...
... sometimes as a bird , sometimes as a divine being . Just as the eagle brings nectar to Zeus in Crete , so Odin takes the form of an eagle to steal the meth from Guttung for the use of the gods . The same divinity that in heaven ...
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... sometimes now , employed as a medicinal remedy . Pliny in which it was considered beneficial . Dr Sydenham valued it as an application in confluent smallpox , and , says Cullen ( Mat . Med . , ii . p . 174 , 1789 ) , found some dropsies ...
... sometimes now , employed as a medicinal remedy . Pliny in which it was considered beneficial . Dr Sydenham valued it as an application in confluent smallpox , and , says Cullen ( Mat . Med . , ii . p . 174 , 1789 ) , found some dropsies ...
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