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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... drains . The steam from the engine is utilised in heating water for the numerous cast - iron tanks required in the operations of cleansing and dressing the tripery ( H ) and pig slaugh- tering - house ( I ) . By an ingenious arrangement ...
... drains . The steam from the engine is utilised in heating water for the numerous cast - iron tanks required in the operations of cleansing and dressing the tripery ( H ) and pig slaugh- tering - house ( I ) . By an ingenious arrangement ...
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... drained , lighted , supplied with water , and is within the Parliamentary boundary of New Aberdeen . There are several charitable institutions . Population in 1871 , 1857 ; inhabited houses , 233 . ( A. C. ) ABERDEENSHIRE , a maritime ...
... drained , lighted , supplied with water , and is within the Parliamentary boundary of New Aberdeen . There are several charitable institutions . Population in 1871 , 1857 ; inhabited houses , 233 . ( A. C. ) ABERDEENSHIRE , a maritime ...
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... draining , bones , and guano , and the best modes of modern tillage , have greatly increased the produce . Farm - houses and steadings have greatly improved , and the best agricultural implements and machines are in general use . About ...
... draining , bones , and guano , and the best modes of modern tillage , have greatly increased the produce . Farm - houses and steadings have greatly improved , and the best agricultural implements and machines are in general use . About ...
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... drained respectively by the Mareb , the Atbara , and the Abai . The most northern of these rivers is the Mareb , which rises in the mountains of Taranta , flows first south , then west , and afterwards turns to the north , where it is ...
... drained respectively by the Mareb , the Atbara , and the Abai . The most northern of these rivers is the Mareb , which rises in the mountains of Taranta , flows first south , then west , and afterwards turns to the north , where it is ...
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... drained by the Mareb ; the central and southern parts are much more fertile and productive . Here the fertility is so great that in some parts three crops are raised annually . Agriculture receives considerable attention , and large ...
... drained by the Mareb ; the central and southern parts are much more fertile and productive . Here the fertility is so great that in some parts three crops are raised annually . Agriculture receives considerable attention , and large ...
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