The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 6. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1878 |
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... river , immediately to the north of the ramparts of Paris , of which it may almost be said to be part . It is the seat of a number of extensive industrial establishments , engaged in the manufacture of steam engines , chemical stuffs ...
... river , immediately to the north of the ramparts of Paris , of which it may almost be said to be part . It is the seat of a number of extensive industrial establishments , engaged in the manufacture of steam engines , chemical stuffs ...
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... rivers of Great Britain laurels , araucarias , and other trees and shrubs were destroyed during the great frost of ... river , it is yet only a difference of degree , the space being in all cases limited and well defined , so that in ...
... rivers of Great Britain laurels , araucarias , and other trees and shrubs were destroyed during the great frost of ... river , it is yet only a difference of degree , the space being in all cases limited and well defined , so that in ...
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... River , about 32 | miles west of Boston , at the junction of several railway lines . It is the seat of extensive manufacturing activity , chiefly expended in the production of cotton cloths , woollen carpets , boots and shoes , combs ...
... River , about 32 | miles west of Boston , at the junction of several railway lines . It is the seat of extensive manufacturing activity , chiefly expended in the production of cotton cloths , woollen carpets , boots and shoes , combs ...
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... river against Chandernagore , while he besieged it by land . After consenting to the siege , the nawab sought to assist the French , but in vain . The capture of their principal settle ment in India , next to Pondicherry , which had ...
... river against Chandernagore , while he besieged it by land . After consenting to the siege , the nawab sought to assist the French , but in vain . The capture of their principal settle ment in India , next to Pondicherry , which had ...
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... rivers , and rapid oscillation of level , the coal produced during subsidence being covered up by the sediment brought down by the river forming beds of sand or clay , which , on re - elevation , formed the soil for fresh growths , the ...
... rivers , and rapid oscillation of level , the coal produced during subsidence being covered up by the sediment brought down by the river forming beds of sand or clay , which , on re - elevation , formed the soil for fresh growths , the ...
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