The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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Page 12
... known except in the topography . There is not a shade of difference between the language of the Book of Deer and the language of the Irish writings of the same age . The following specimen of the notices of grants of land may be ...
... known except in the topography . There is not a shade of difference between the language of the Book of Deer and the language of the Irish writings of the same age . The following specimen of the notices of grants of land may be ...
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... known in France and Germany . A rich literature on the subject exists in Polish . are - on the left the Sil , which rises among the lofty moun- tains between Leon and Asturias , and on the right the Tea , which rises on the eastern ...
... known in France and Germany . A rich literature on the subject exists in Polish . are - on the left the Sil , which rises among the lofty moun- tains between Leon and Asturias , and on the right the Tea , which rises on the eastern ...
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... known . The constant of the galvanometer G being known , the value of a current producing a deflexion is given in absolute measure by I - tan 0 , G H being the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force . In many cases it is ...
... known . The constant of the galvanometer G being known , the value of a current producing a deflexion is given in absolute measure by I - tan 0 , G H being the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force . In many cases it is ...
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... known of the history of Galway until after the arrival of the English , at which time it was under the pro- tection of O'Flaherty , who possessed the adjoining district to the west . On the extinction of the native dynasty of the O ...
... known of the history of Galway until after the arrival of the English , at which time it was under the pro- tection of O'Flaherty , who possessed the adjoining district to the west . On the extinction of the native dynasty of the O ...
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... known to the Portuguese discoverers ; but it was not till 1618 that English traders began to turn their atten- tion to this quarter . In that year a company was formed for the exploration of the river . Richard Thompson was sent out in ...
... known to the Portuguese discoverers ; but it was not till 1618 that English traders began to turn their atten- tion to this quarter . In that year a company was formed for the exploration of the river . Richard Thompson was sent out in ...
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