The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 17. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... chief town is St Thiajo Major , about 250 miles from the mouth of the Zambesi . The climate is genial , and the soil is specially suitable for wheat , maize , tobacco , cotton , and sugar - cane . The chief town of the Sofala district ...
... chief town is St Thiajo Major , about 250 miles from the mouth of the Zambesi . The climate is genial , and the soil is specially suitable for wheat , maize , tobacco , cotton , and sugar - cane . The chief town of the Sofala district ...
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... chief strongholds against the raids of the Tatars . It is now an important centre for trade in grain , hemp , hemp - seed oil , tobacco , and wine - spirit , shipped on the Zusha , Oka , and Volga to and from Moscow , Nijni- Novgorod ...
... chief strongholds against the raids of the Tatars . It is now an important centre for trade in grain , hemp , hemp - seed oil , tobacco , and wine - spirit , shipped on the Zusha , Oka , and Volga to and from Moscow , Nijni- Novgorod ...
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... chief town of a circle in the district of Cologne , Prussia , lies on the right bank of the Rhine , 2 miles below Cologne . It is a pretty and well - built town , with important manufactures of silk , velvet , ribbons , sail - cloth ...
... chief town of a circle in the district of Cologne , Prussia , lies on the right bank of the Rhine , 2 miles below Cologne . It is a pretty and well - built town , with important manufactures of silk , velvet , ribbons , sail - cloth ...
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... chief scenes in the history of the world . Descending the street towards the west we pass in succes- sion the national museum , the new gymnasium , the pro- vincial government buildings for Upper Bavaria ( in which the composite style ...
... chief scenes in the history of the world . Descending the street towards the west we pass in succes- sion the national museum , the new gymnasium , the pro- vincial government buildings for Upper Bavaria ( in which the composite style ...
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... chief place among the scientific insti- tutions is due to the Academy of Science , founded in 1759 , to which some of the above - mentioned collections belong . The royal library , containing 1,000,000 printed volumes and numerous ...
... chief place among the scientific insti- tutions is due to the Academy of Science , founded in 1759 , to which some of the above - mentioned collections belong . The royal library , containing 1,000,000 printed volumes and numerous ...
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