The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... known about them , their position must remain doubt- at length , such as F. barbarus of Mauritania , F. minor of South Africa , the Asiatic F. babylonicus , F. peregrinator We have then a small but very beautiful group - the of India ...
... known about them , their position must remain doubt- at length , such as F. barbarus of Mauritania , F. minor of South Africa , the Asiatic F. babylonicus , F. peregrinator We have then a small but very beautiful group - the of India ...
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... known peregrines , shaheens , and goshawks to reach ages between 15 and 20 years . Goshawks , however , never fly well after 4 or 5 seasons , when they will no longer take difficult quarry ; they may be used at rabbits as long as they ...
... known peregrines , shaheens , and goshawks to reach ages between 15 and 20 years . Goshawks , however , never fly well after 4 or 5 seasons , when they will no longer take difficult quarry ; they may be used at rabbits as long as they ...
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... known in England , passed as Percy's servant , and took the name of Johnson . Barrels of gunpowder which had been stored in a house at Lambeth were brought over in the night , large stones and bars of iron were placed upon them , and ...
... known in England , passed as Percy's servant , and took the name of Johnson . Barrels of gunpowder which had been stored in a house at Lambeth were brought over in the night , large stones and bars of iron were placed upon them , and ...
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... known as Quietism had been set afloat towards the end of the 17th century by a Spanish priest of the name of Molinos . The system was espoused in France amongst others especially by Madame Guyon , a remarkable woman devoted to the cause ...
... known as Quietism had been set afloat towards the end of the 17th century by a Spanish priest of the name of Molinos . The system was espoused in France amongst others especially by Madame Guyon , a remarkable woman devoted to the cause ...
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... known change which grape juice under- goes when it " ferments " into wine , the souring of wine or milk , and the putrefaction of animal or vegetable matter may be cited as familiar examples . What in all these and similar processes ...
... known change which grape juice under- goes when it " ferments " into wine , the souring of wine or milk , and the putrefaction of animal or vegetable matter may be cited as familiar examples . What in all these and similar processes ...
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