The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... side by side as the greatest portrait painters of the English school . It is difficult to say which stands the higher of the two , although Reynolds may claim to have worked with a nearer approach to even and demonstrable excellence ...
... side by side as the greatest portrait painters of the English school . It is difficult to say which stands the higher of the two , although Reynolds may claim to have worked with a nearer approach to even and demonstrable excellence ...
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... side of the plain of Esdraelon . North - west of Nazareth is Wâdy el Melek , an open valley full of springs . The river Belus , just south of Acre , rising in the sea - coast marshes , drains the whole valley of Jiphthah- el . On the ...
... side of the plain of Esdraelon . North - west of Nazareth is Wâdy el Melek , an open valley full of springs . The river Belus , just south of Acre , rising in the sea - coast marshes , drains the whole valley of Jiphthah- el . On the ...
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... side of the lake a small plain called el Ghuweir , formed by the junction of three large wide . This plain , naturally fertile , but now almost uncul- tivated , is recognized to be the plain of Gennesareth , described by Josephus ...
... side of the lake a small plain called el Ghuweir , formed by the junction of three large wide . This plain , naturally fertile , but now almost uncul- tivated , is recognized to be the plain of Gennesareth , described by Josephus ...
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... side by side in the same or in opposite directions . GALVANISM . See ELECTRICITY and PHYSIOLOGY . GALVANOMETER , an instrument used for indicating or measuring currents of electricity , wherein advantage is taken of the force exerted by ...
... side by side in the same or in opposite directions . GALVANISM . See ELECTRICITY and PHYSIOLOGY . GALVANOMETER , an instrument used for indicating or measuring currents of electricity , wherein advantage is taken of the force exerted by ...
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... side by side , with their north and south and their south and north poles together ; this gives a differential adjustment which is very convenient . main advantage of placing magnets in this way is that we can alter the direction of the ...
... side by side , with their north and south and their south and north poles together ; this gives a differential adjustment which is very convenient . main advantage of placing magnets in this way is that we can alter the direction of the ...
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