Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 456
... considerably raised his credit and power . In the fixth year of the Hegira he fet out with 1400 men to visit the temple of Mecca , not with any intent of commit- ting hoftilities , but in a peaceable manner . However , when he came to ...
... considerably raised his credit and power . In the fixth year of the Hegira he fet out with 1400 men to visit the temple of Mecca , not with any intent of commit- ting hoftilities , but in a peaceable manner . However , when he came to ...
Page 702
... considerable is the fteam or vapour which arifes from the warmth of the fprings acted upon by the fun - beams : and although the water is fo exceeding clear , yet upon its being thrown over the land only a few days in warm weather , by ...
... considerable is the fteam or vapour which arifes from the warmth of the fprings acted upon by the fun - beams : and although the water is fo exceeding clear , yet upon its being thrown over the land only a few days in warm weather , by ...
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