The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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... rivers in the west of Russia , both falling into the Gulf of Livonia , near Riga , which is situated between them ; a river in the north of France , falling into the sea at Gravelines , and navigable as far as St Omer ; and a river of ...
... rivers in the west of Russia , both falling into the Gulf of Livonia , near Riga , which is situated between them ; a river in the north of France , falling into the sea at Gravelines , and navigable as far as St Omer ; and a river of ...
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... river , abounding in fish , and is navigable from the Rhine as far as the Lake of Thun . Several small rivers in Germany have the same name . AARAU , the chief town of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , is situated at the foot of the ...
... river , abounding in fish , and is navigable from the Rhine as far as the Lake of Thun . Several small rivers in Germany have the same name . AARAU , the chief town of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland , is situated at the foot of the ...
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... river Abakan , near its confluence with the Yenisei . Lat . 54 ° N .; long . 91 ° 14 ' E. This is considered the mildest and most salubrious place in Siberia , and is remarkable for the tumuli in its neighbourhood , and for some statues ...
... river Abakan , near its confluence with the Yenisei . Lat . 54 ° N .; long . 91 ° 14 ' E. This is considered the mildest and most salubrious place in Siberia , and is remarkable for the tumuli in its neighbourhood , and for some statues ...
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... river Zab ( 750 ) , effected the over- throw of the Ommiad dynasty . Merwan fled to Egypt , but was pursued and put to death , and the vanquished family was treated with a severity which gained for Abul- Abbas the surname of Al - Saffah ...
... river Zab ( 750 ) , effected the over- throw of the Ommiad dynasty . Merwan fled to Egypt , but was pursued and put to death , and the vanquished family was treated with a severity which gained for Abul- Abbas the surname of Al - Saffah ...
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... River Somme , 12 miles from its mouth in the English Channel , and 25 miles N.W. of Amiens . It lies in a pleasant and fertile valley , and is built partly on an island , and partly on both sides of the river . The streets are narrow ...
... River Somme , 12 miles from its mouth in the English Channel , and 25 miles N.W. of Amiens . It lies in a pleasant and fertile valley , and is built partly on an island , and partly on both sides of the river . The streets are narrow ...
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