The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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Page 48
... direction of the visual rays , and with He calculated the this the apparent positions of the stars . aberration from the known relative velocities of the earth and of light , and the results agreed entirely with his observations . The ...
... direction of the visual rays , and with He calculated the this the apparent positions of the stars . aberration from the known relative velocities of the earth and of light , and the results agreed entirely with his observations . The ...
Page 52
... directions for the proper use of the charm are given in the Pr¿cepta de Medicina of Serenus Sammonicus . The paper on ... direction of Canaan . Abram had married his half - sister Sarai , who was ten years younger than himself ; and ...
... directions for the proper use of the charm are given in the Pr¿cepta de Medicina of Serenus Sammonicus . The paper on ... direction of Canaan . Abram had married his half - sister Sarai , who was ten years younger than himself ; and ...
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... direction towards the Red Sea , is lost in Lake Aussa , lat . sea . Abyssinia is said to enjoy " probably as salubrious a climate as any country on the face of the globe . " - Parkyns . The heat is by no means oppressive , a fine light ...
... direction towards the Red Sea , is lost in Lake Aussa , lat . sea . Abyssinia is said to enjoy " probably as salubrious a climate as any country on the face of the globe . " - Parkyns . The heat is by no means oppressive , a fine light ...
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... direction of the ministry , the immediate superintendence over all the establishments for public instruction in the kingdom of Bavaria . The Privy- Councillor Jacobi , a man of most excellent character , and of considerable scientific ...
... direction of the ministry , the immediate superintendence over all the establishments for public instruction in the kingdom of Bavaria . The Privy- Councillor Jacobi , a man of most excellent character , and of considerable scientific ...
Page 72
... direction of Baron Korf ; but upon his death , towards the end of Anne's reign , an ignorant person being appointed president , many of the most able members quitted Russia . At the accession of Elizabeth , however , new life and vigour ...
... direction of Baron Korf ; but upon his death , towards the end of Anne's reign , an ignorant person being appointed president , many of the most able members quitted Russia . At the accession of Elizabeth , however , new life and vigour ...
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