The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 - 908 pages |
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... considerable variation , proved in one case at least by a variation of symbol ; in Ionic a commonly passed into n , a symbol which probably denoted the modern Italian open e ; but possibly the close e , that is , the English a in ale ...
... considerable variation , proved in one case at least by a variation of symbol ; in Ionic a commonly passed into n , a symbol which probably denoted the modern Italian open e ; but possibly the close e , that is , the English a in ale ...
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... considerable manufactures of cotton goods , silk , and linen . The chief exports are cattle , hides , cheese , timber , raw cotton , yarn , cotton cloths , silk , machinery , and wooden wares ; and the imports include wheat , wine ...
... considerable manufactures of cotton goods , silk , and linen . The chief exports are cattle , hides , cheese , timber , raw cotton , yarn , cotton cloths , silk , machinery , and wooden wares ; and the imports include wheat , wine ...
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... considerable extent . These have been identified either with the hospitium or with the abbot's house , but they occupy the position in which the infirmary is more usually found . The hall was a very spacious apartment , measuring 83 ...
... considerable extent . These have been identified either with the hospitium or with the abbot's house , but they occupy the position in which the infirmary is more usually found . The hall was a very spacious apartment , measuring 83 ...
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... considerable size . The capital of Shoa is Ankobar , and near it is Angolala , also a place of considerable size . The capital of Agamé is Adigerat . The language of the religion and literature of the country is the Geez , which belongs ...
... considerable size . The capital of Shoa is Ankobar , and near it is Angolala , also a place of considerable size . The capital of Agamé is Adigerat . The language of the religion and literature of the country is the Geez , which belongs ...
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... considerable academies in most of their large towns . Montpellier , for example , had a Royal Academy of Sciences , founded in 1706 by Louis XIV . , on nearly the same footing as that of Paris , of which , indeed , it was in some ...
... considerable academies in most of their large towns . Montpellier , for example , had a Royal Academy of Sciences , founded in 1706 by Louis XIV . , on nearly the same footing as that of Paris , of which , indeed , it was in some ...
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