The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 6. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1878 |
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... fire of the ships reduced it , on the 2d January 1757. On the 4th February he defeated the whole army of the nawab , which had taken up a strong position just beyond what is now the most northerly suburb of Calcutta . The nawab hastened ...
... fire of the ships reduced it , on the 2d January 1757. On the 4th February he defeated the whole army of the nawab , which had taken up a strong position just beyond what is now the most northerly suburb of Calcutta . The nawab hastened ...
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... fire of the rebels , Sir Colin himself headed the final assault , carried the fort , and saved the besieged . He afterwards , by his skilful tactics , thoroughly defeated the enemy , and captured their strongholds , thus crushing the ...
... fire of the rebels , Sir Colin himself headed the final assault , carried the fort , and saved the besieged . He afterwards , by his skilful tactics , thoroughly defeated the enemy , and captured their strongholds , thus crushing the ...
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... fires - smiths ' forges and furnaces— where a long flame is required . The excess of hydrogen in a coal , above the amount necessary to combine with its oxygen to form water , is known as " disposable " hydrogen , and is a measure of ...
... fires - smiths ' forges and furnaces— where a long flame is required . The excess of hydrogen in a coal , above the amount necessary to combine with its oxygen to form water , is known as " disposable " hydrogen , and is a measure of ...
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... fire - clay , allowance being made for lime , which may be present either as carbonate or sulphate , and for sulphuric acid . The latter is derived mainly from iron lphur in pyrites , which yields sulphate by combustion . An indi ...
... fire - clay , allowance being made for lime , which may be present either as carbonate or sulphate , and for sulphuric acid . The latter is derived mainly from iron lphur in pyrites , which yields sulphate by combustion . An indi ...
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... fire . In the district north of the Tyne the produce is principally steam coal , which is known as Hartley coal , being named after one of the principal collieries . It is largely used for sea - going steamers , and was lately in use in ...
... fire . In the district north of the Tyne the produce is principally steam coal , which is known as Hartley coal , being named after one of the principal collieries . It is largely used for sea - going steamers , and was lately in use in ...
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