The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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Page 37
... angles , the whole exterior of the tower is covered with a network of stucco reliefs in simple geometrical patterns . The Alhambra at Granada and the Alcazar at Seville have the richest examples of this work , both in the delicate ...
... angles , the whole exterior of the tower is covered with a network of stucco reliefs in simple geometrical patterns . The Alhambra at Granada and the Alcazar at Seville have the richest examples of this work , both in the delicate ...
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... angles of every two of these colourless cells we find inserted a cell containing hlorophyll . The colourless cells are filled with air instead f water , and thus the whole plant has a whitish appear- ince ( Leucobryum ) , while the ...
... angles of every two of these colourless cells we find inserted a cell containing hlorophyll . The colourless cells are filled with air instead f water , and thus the whole plant has a whitish appear- ince ( Leucobryum ) , while the ...
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... angles to them perish . In other cases ( Fontinalis anti- pyretica ) the peristome forms a lattice - work . The number of teeth in the peristome is always four , or a multiple of four . They are very hygroscopic ; their function is to ...
... angles to them perish . In other cases ( Fontinalis anti- pyretica ) the peristome forms a lattice - work . The number of teeth in the peristome is always four , or a multiple of four . They are very hygroscopic ; their function is to ...
Page 104
... angles to its plane . Series of holes are arranged in circles , and puffs of air are sent through the holes as they move over fixed holes . In this way a known number of impulses is produced at each revolution . The revolutions are ...
... angles to its plane . Series of holes are arranged in circles , and puffs of air are sent through the holes as they move over fixed holes . In this way a known number of impulses is produced at each revolution . The revolutions are ...
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... angle by low ranges of limestone hills . The eastern half consists for the most part of a rich upland plain , abundantly irrigated by wells , rivers , and canals , while the western portion , though rich in mythological association and ...
... angle by low ranges of limestone hills . The eastern half consists for the most part of a rich upland plain , abundantly irrigated by wells , rivers , and canals , while the western portion , though rich in mythological association and ...
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