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... produced in 1766 , and which helped to fame several engravers now celebrated . This machine was first exhibited in Paris in 1839 , and was sold to the Munich- Mint ; while a similar invention , devised at the same time by the English ...
... produced in 1766 , and which helped to fame several engravers now celebrated . This machine was first exhibited in Paris in 1839 , and was sold to the Munich- Mint ; while a similar invention , devised at the same time by the English ...
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... produced . medal work shows little promise of rivalling that of France . The Belgium . Although sculpture so greatly flourishes in Belgium , even when the relief is the lowest , is in a great measure free . influence of the three ...
... produced . medal work shows little promise of rivalling that of France . The Belgium . Although sculpture so greatly flourishes in Belgium , even when the relief is the lowest , is in a great measure free . influence of the three ...
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... produced when the weapon is discharged at a distance exceed- ing 2 or 3 ft . , as usually happens in cases of homicidal shooting . They may also be wanting in undoubted suicidal wounds produced by revolvers and cartridges filled with ...
... produced when the weapon is discharged at a distance exceed- ing 2 or 3 ft . , as usually happens in cases of homicidal shooting . They may also be wanting in undoubted suicidal wounds produced by revolvers and cartridges filled with ...
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... produced by them , and treatment of poisoning , is called Toxicology , and is one of the most important subjects included under the term Medical Jurisprudence . The medical evidence in cases of poisoning rests upon― ( 1 ) the symptoms ...
... produced by them , and treatment of poisoning , is called Toxicology , and is one of the most important subjects included under the term Medical Jurisprudence . The medical evidence in cases of poisoning rests upon― ( 1 ) the symptoms ...
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... produced excellent fruits . In 1814 Orfila , a Spaniard by the greater gilds . The victory of the Ciompi , birth , but naturalized in France , published his Toxicologie , a work however , was brief , for the excesses of the lower ...
... produced excellent fruits . In 1814 Orfila , a Spaniard by the greater gilds . The victory of the Ciompi , birth , but naturalized in France , published his Toxicologie , a work however , was brief , for the excesses of the lower ...
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