The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 7. köideHenry G. Allen Company, 1890 |
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... present form . The formation of the Jordan valley M. Lartet accounts for in this way . At some remote period a fracture took place in the upper strata in this region , extending north and south . In consequence of the unequal strength ...
... present form . The formation of the Jordan valley M. Lartet accounts for in this way . At some remote period a fracture took place in the upper strata in this region , extending north and south . In consequence of the unequal strength ...
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... present penny . As a penny is of more value than the metal of which it is made , the present copper coinage could be made to serve under the new system . This scheme , from its alteration of the value of the penny , is open to most of ...
... present penny . As a penny is of more value than the metal of which it is made , the present copper coinage could be made to serve under the new system . This scheme , from its alteration of the value of the penny , is open to most of ...
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... present in most species of deer . This consists of a cavity beneath each eye , capable of being opened at pleasure , in which a waxy substance of a disagreeable odour is secreted , the purpose of which is not yet clearly ascertained ...
... present in most species of deer . This consists of a cavity beneath each eye , capable of being opened at pleasure , in which a waxy substance of a disagreeable odour is secreted , the purpose of which is not yet clearly ascertained ...
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... present in both sexes , although in the female they are more slender and less branched than in the males . In the latter they appear at a much earlier age than in any other species of deer , and Darwin conjectures that in this ...
... present in both sexes , although in the female they are more slender and less branched than in the males . In the latter they appear at a much earlier age than in any other species of deer , and Darwin conjectures that in this ...
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... present century ; the arsenal , originally erected as a warehouse for the East India Company ; and the polytechnic school , with the fine collection of mechanical models formerly preserved in the dockyard at Amsterdam . It is sufficient ...
... present century ; the arsenal , originally erected as a warehouse for the East India Company ; and the polytechnic school , with the fine collection of mechanical models formerly preserved in the dockyard at Amsterdam . It is sufficient ...
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