The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 11. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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... known and prized in every capital of Europe . The etched collections by which Goya is best known include Los Caprichos , which have a satirical meaning known only to the few ; they are bold , weird , and full of force . Los Proverbios ...
... known and prized in every capital of Europe . The etched collections by which Goya is best known include Los Caprichos , which have a satirical meaning known only to the few ; they are bold , weird , and full of force . Los Proverbios ...
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... known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a king Eteocles , whose three daughters fell into a well while dancing in honour of the ...
... known ; and stones fallen from heaven stood in their temple as symbols of the goddesses ( Paus . , ix . 35 ) . Their worship was instituted by a king Eteocles , whose three daughters fell into a well while dancing in honour of the ...
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... known as Mrs Grant of Laggan , was born at MacVicar , who held a commission in the army , went in Glasgow , 21st February 1755. Her father , Duncan 1757 with his regiment to America , and his family followed him in 1758. He received an ...
... known as Mrs Grant of Laggan , was born at MacVicar , who held a commission in the army , went in Glasgow , 21st February 1755. Her father , Duncan 1757 with his regiment to America , and his family followed him in 1758. He received an ...
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... known substance except iron : By the attraction of gravitation , every body attracts every other body , whatever be the materials of which each is composed . In this we see a wide difference between the attractions of gravitation and ...
... known substance except iron : By the attraction of gravitation , every body attracts every other body , whatever be the materials of which each is composed . In this we see a wide difference between the attractions of gravitation and ...
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... known as Kepler's Laws . The sun and the planets are all very nearly spherical , and for the present , whenever we speak of the motions of the sun or the planets , we are to understand the motions of the centres of the corresponding ...
... known as Kepler's Laws . The sun and the planets are all very nearly spherical , and for the present , whenever we speak of the motions of the sun or the planets , we are to understand the motions of the centres of the corresponding ...
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