The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... miles N.W. kodugor , and on the Fala river , a tributary of the Little Scar- cies . It was founded by the Sulimas , who revolted from the Mahometan Foulas , and its warlike inhabitants soon attained supremacy over the neighbouring ...
... miles N.W. kodugor , and on the Fala river , a tributary of the Little Scar- cies . It was founded by the Sulimas , who revolted from the Mahometan Foulas , and its warlike inhabitants soon attained supremacy over the neighbouring ...
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... miles W. by N. from Edinburgh by rail , is situated on a declivity which overlooks the expanse of fertile country called the Carse of Falkirk . The town consists of one wide street , with a number of narrow streets and lanes branching ...
... miles W. by N. from Edinburgh by rail , is situated on a declivity which overlooks the expanse of fertile country called the Carse of Falkirk . The town consists of one wide street , with a number of narrow streets and lanes branching ...
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... miles in extreme length , with an average width of 40 miles , and the smaller , West Falkland , is 80 miles long , and about 25 miles wide . The area of East Falkland is about 3000 square miles , and that of West Falkland 2000. Most of ...
... miles in extreme length , with an average width of 40 miles , and the smaller , West Falkland , is 80 miles long , and about 25 miles wide . The area of East Falkland is about 3000 square miles , and that of West Falkland 2000. Most of ...
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... miles ; popu- lation ( 1870 ) , 27,763 . See DENMARK . fisheries . The total value of foreign and domestic imports for the year ending June 30 , 1877 , was $ 12,358 , and of exports $ 4795 . The principal industry is the manufacture of ...
... miles ; popu- lation ( 1870 ) , 27,763 . See DENMARK . fisheries . The total value of foreign and domestic imports for the year ending June 30 , 1877 , was $ 12,358 , and of exports $ 4795 . The principal industry is the manufacture of ...
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... miles in their greatest length and some 6 miles in width , and are 8. Defective Transport . - This may arise from such causes as bad roads or want of roads , absence of canals or want of shipping , or from wilful obstruction . In our ...
... miles in their greatest length and some 6 miles in width , and are 8. Defective Transport . - This may arise from such causes as bad roads or want of roads , absence of canals or want of shipping , or from wilful obstruction . In our ...
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