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Its bed is the lowest part of the great valley of in England is not capable of holding
any benefice , yet he the Jordan ; and its surface has a depression of no less may
officiate as a private chaplain , as curate to a beneficed than 1308 féet ...
Its bed is the lowest part of the great valley of in England is not capable of holding
any benefice , yet he the Jordan ; and its surface has a depression of no less may
officiate as a private chaplain , as curate to a beneficed than 1308 féet ...
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The mountain range along the eastern side of the Dead to a depth of 1308 feet .
The southern section is shallow , Sea is the sustaining wall of the tableland of
Moab , which the greatest depth of the channel between the peninsula and has
an ...
The mountain range along the eastern side of the Dead to a depth of 1308 feet .
The southern section is shallow , Sea is the sustaining wall of the tableland of
Moab , which the greatest depth of the channel between the peninsula and has
an ...
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The record of Genesis xix . as we find it , let us see whether the existing
depression of the Dead Sea is 1308 feet , while the elevation condition of the
country throws any light on the Biblical narrative . of the watershed is 787 feet ;
and the action ...
The record of Genesis xix . as we find it , let us see whether the existing
depression of the Dead Sea is 1308 feet , while the elevation condition of the
country throws any light on the Biblical narrative . of the watershed is 787 feet ;
and the action ...
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A full grown stag stands about | Deer is in July and August ; but that the ovum lies
4 feet high at the shoulders ; its fur in summer is of a dormant until December ,
when it begins to develop in the reddish brown colour with a ...
A full grown stag stands about | Deer is in July and August ; but that the ovum lies
4 feet high at the shoulders ; its fur in summer is of a dormant until December ,
when it begins to develop in the reddish brown colour with a ...
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The hill station of Mussooree feet , one peak reaching an elevation of 8565 feet ;
the is a favourite summer resort . Its population varies highest point of the Siwálik
range is 3041 above sea - level . according to the season of the year . During ...
The hill station of Mussooree feet , one peak reaching an elevation of 8565 feet ;
the is a favourite summer resort . Its population varies highest point of the Siwálik
range is 3041 above sea - level . according to the season of the year . During ...
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| Title | The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 7. köide The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Thomas Spencer Baynes |
| Contributor | Thomas Spencer Baynes |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | H.G. Allen, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 sept. 2007 |
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