The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1884 |
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... important , of the 10 sub - families into which the Muridæ or Rat family ( order Rodentia ) are divisible . Their nearest neighbours are the Tree - mice ( Dendromyina ) and the Hamsters ( Cricetina ) , from which they differ by various ...
... important , of the 10 sub - families into which the Muridæ or Rat family ( order Rodentia ) are divisible . Their nearest neighbours are the Tree - mice ( Dendromyina ) and the Hamsters ( Cricetina ) , from which they differ by various ...
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... important point in the Russian line towards the Caucasus , and was fortified with earthen rampart and ditch . In 1840 it was attacked by Schamyl and 5000 mountaineers . The population ( 8760 in 1863 ) numbered 11,008 in 1877 , 52 per ...
... important point in the Russian line towards the Caucasus , and was fortified with earthen rampart and ditch . In 1840 it was attacked by Schamyl and 5000 mountaineers . The population ( 8760 in 1863 ) numbered 11,008 in 1877 , 52 per ...
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... important mule - raising country in Europe , four centres being more particularly devoted to this kind of industry : Poitou , the mountainous districts of central France , the Pyrenees , and Dauphiné . The mules of these different parts ...
... important mule - raising country in Europe , four centres being more particularly devoted to this kind of industry : Poitou , the mountainous districts of central France , the Pyrenees , and Dauphiné . The mules of these different parts ...
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... important sandstone quarries , a large zinc foundry , glass - works , and a carpet manufactory . Mül- heim , which possesses a church of the 12th century , was formerly included in the duchy of Berg , and became a town in 1508. In 1880 ...
... important sandstone quarries , a large zinc foundry , glass - works , and a carpet manufactory . Mül- heim , which possesses a church of the 12th century , was formerly included in the duchy of Berg , and became a town in 1508. In 1880 ...
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... important remains of archaic Greek sculp- ture . Opposite the Glyp- tothek stands the exhibi- tion building , in the Corinthian style , used for periodic exhibitions of art . Munich also con- tains several important private galleries ...
... important remains of archaic Greek sculp- ture . Opposite the Glyp- tothek stands the exhibi- tion building , in the Corinthian style , used for periodic exhibitions of art . Munich also con- tains several important private galleries ...
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