The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1884 |
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... probably descendants of Sigmodont Muridae , have become so strongly modified either as to structure or habits as to have been able to avoid the rivalry of the Mures , and thus to exist side by side with the latter ; such probably are ...
... probably descendants of Sigmodont Muridae , have become so strongly modified either as to structure or habits as to have been able to avoid the rivalry of the Mures , and thus to exist side by side with the latter ; such probably are ...
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... probably the breath or secre- tions of the mouth . Mumps is in general a mild disease , and requires but little treatment beyond a gentle laxative , the application of warm fomentations to the swollen and painful parts , and the use of ...
... probably the breath or secre- tions of the mouth . Mumps is in general a mild disease , and requires but little treatment beyond a gentle laxative , the application of warm fomentations to the swollen and painful parts , and the use of ...
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... probably one of the most ancient of the arts . Pliny ( H. N. , xxxv . ) clearly describes a dyeing process employed by the ancient Egyptians , in which the pattern was probably formed by printing from blocks . Various methods have been ...
... probably one of the most ancient of the arts . Pliny ( H. N. , xxxv . ) clearly describes a dyeing process employed by the ancient Egyptians , in which the pattern was probably formed by printing from blocks . Various methods have been ...
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... probably brought to Etruria through the Phoenician traders , was succeeded by an even more strongly - marked Greek influence - at first archaic and stiff , then developing into great beauty of drawing , and finally yielding to the Roman ...
... probably brought to Etruria through the Phoenician traders , was succeeded by an even more strongly - marked Greek influence - at first archaic and stiff , then developing into great beauty of drawing , and finally yielding to the Roman ...
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... probably refer less to what we should call colour than to the chromatic strength of the various objects and their more or less strong powers of reflecting light , either in motion or when at rest . Nor have we any word like Virgil's ...
... probably refer less to what we should call colour than to the chromatic strength of the various objects and their more or less strong powers of reflecting light , either in motion or when at rest . Nor have we any word like Virgil's ...
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