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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... various manufacturing industries . nail instead of a claw . No cheek pouches . Tail long , nearly naked , with rings of overlapping scales . This genus , so closely allied to us as to be barely worthy of separation , contains five or ...
... various manufacturing industries . nail instead of a claw . No cheek pouches . Tail long , nearly naked , with rings of overlapping scales . This genus , so closely allied to us as to be barely worthy of separation , contains five or ...
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... various benevolent societies , including a large institu- tion with 250 beds for the reception of aged workmen . Mülhausen also carries on an active trade in grain , wine , colonial produce , and timber , which is much facilitated by ...
... various benevolent societies , including a large institu- tion with 250 beds for the reception of aged workmen . Mülhausen also carries on an active trade in grain , wine , colonial produce , and timber , which is much facilitated by ...
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... various departments of physiology , and in particular he extended knowledge as to the mechanism of voice and speech and of hearing , and as to the chemical and physical properties of lymph , chyle , and blood . It was , however , less ...
... various departments of physiology , and in particular he extended knowledge as to the mechanism of voice and speech and of hearing , and as to the chemical and physical properties of lymph , chyle , and blood . It was , however , less ...
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... various methods under dif- ferent heads.1 1. Reliefs sculptured in Marble or Stone . - This is the oldest method of wall - decoration , of which numerous ex- amples still exist . The tombs and temples of Egypt are very rich in this kind ...
... various methods under dif- ferent heads.1 1. Reliefs sculptured in Marble or Stone . - This is the oldest method of wall - decoration , of which numerous ex- amples still exist . The tombs and temples of Egypt are very rich in this kind ...
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... various shapes , mostly some form of a star , arranged so as to fit closely together . Very delicate and minute patterns were then painted on the tiles , after the first firing , in a copper - like colour with strong metallic lustre ...
... various shapes , mostly some form of a star , arranged so as to fit closely together . Very delicate and minute patterns were then painted on the tiles , after the first firing , in a copper - like colour with strong metallic lustre ...
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