Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,1. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... miles ( foldier ) , it denotes him young . On the reverse of ancient medals , it de- notes them ftruck by the city of Argos , fometimes by that of Athens ; but on coins of modern date , it is the mark of Paris.- A , as an abbreviation ...
... miles ( foldier ) , it denotes him young . On the reverse of ancient medals , it de- notes them ftruck by the city of Argos , fometimes by that of Athens ; but on coins of modern date , it is the mark of Paris.- A , as an abbreviation ...
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... miles from To- bolfk . E. Long . 64. 10. N. Lat . 57. 1 . ABALIENATION , in law , the act of transfer- ring one man's property to another . ABALLABA , the ancient name of APPLEBY , a town in Weftmoreland , remarkable only for its anti ...
... miles from To- bolfk . E. Long . 64. 10. N. Lat . 57. 1 . ABALIENATION , in law , the act of transfer- ring one man's property to another . ABALLABA , the ancient name of APPLEBY , a town in Weftmoreland , remarkable only for its anti ...
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... miles east of the British channel , and fhips may come from thence by the river Somme to the middle of the town . E. Long . 2. 6. Lat . 50. 7 . ABBEY , a monaftery , or religious houfe , governed by a fuperior under the title of abbot ...
... miles east of the British channel , and fhips may come from thence by the river Somme to the middle of the town . E. Long . 2. 6. Lat . 50. 7 . ABBEY , a monaftery , or religious houfe , governed by a fuperior under the title of abbot ...
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... miles diftant from Philadelphia , abounding in vines , and hence the name . It was alfo called Abela . ABEL - Mebola , the country of the prophet Elifha , fituate on this fide Jordan , between the valley of Jez . reel and the village ...
... miles diftant from Philadelphia , abounding in vines , and hence the name . It was alfo called Abela . ABEL - Mebola , the country of the prophet Elifha , fituate on this fide Jordan , between the valley of Jez . reel and the village ...
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... mile from the rivu- let Sabbato , between Beneventum and Salernum . Pliny calls the inhabitants Abellinates , with ... miles N. N. E. of Edinburgh ; its W. Long . being 2. 29. and N. Lat . 56. 36. It is feat- ed on the discharge of the ...
... mile from the rivu- let Sabbato , between Beneventum and Salernum . Pliny calls the inhabitants Abellinates , with ... miles N. N. E. of Edinburgh ; its W. Long . being 2. 29. and N. Lat . 56. 36. It is feat- ed on the discharge of the ...
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