The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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... lakes Brienz and Thun , and , emerging from the latter , flows through the cantons of Bern , Soleure , and Aargau ... Lake of Thun . Several small rivers in Germany have the same name . AARAU , the chief town of the canton of Aargau ...
... lakes Brienz and Thun , and , emerging from the latter , flows through the cantons of Bern , Soleure , and Aargau ... Lake of Thun . Several small rivers in Germany have the same name . AARAU , the chief town of the canton of Aargau ...
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... lake Celano or Lago di Fucino , the Lacus Fucinus of the Romans , now reduced to about one - third of its former extent . The climate varies with the elevation , but , generally speaking , is temperate and healthy . Agriculture is but ...
... lake Celano or Lago di Fucino , the Lacus Fucinus of the Romans , now reduced to about one - third of its former extent . The climate varies with the elevation , but , generally speaking , is temperate and healthy . Agriculture is but ...
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... lake of Abyssinia is the Dembea , which lies between 11 ° 30 ′ and 12 ° 30 ′ N. lat . , and 37 ° and 37 ° 35 ′ E. long . , being about 60 miles in length by 40 in width , and containing a number of small islands . It is fed by numerous ...
... lake of Abyssinia is the Dembea , which lies between 11 ° 30 ′ and 12 ° 30 ′ N. lat . , and 37 ° and 37 ° 35 ′ E. long . , being about 60 miles in length by 40 in width , and containing a number of small islands . It is fed by numerous ...
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... Lake Dembea ; and Kivara , to the west of that lake , the birth - place of the Emperor Theodore . The two provinces of Tigré and Shoa have generally been in a state of rebellion Gondar . The geographical position of Tigré enhances its ...
... Lake Dembea ; and Kivara , to the west of that lake , the birth - place of the Emperor Theodore . The two provinces of Tigré and Shoa have generally been in a state of rebellion Gondar . The geographical position of Tigré enhances its ...
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... Lake Dembea , there to await the arrival of the captives . The latter reached this on 12th March , and everything appeared to proceed very favourably . A month later they started for the coast , but had not pro- ceeded far when they ...
... Lake Dembea , there to await the arrival of the captives . The latter reached this on 12th March , and everything appeared to proceed very favourably . A month later they started for the coast , but had not pro- ceeded far when they ...
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