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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... mountains , on the right bank of the river Aar , 41 miles N.E. of Bern . It is well built , and contains a town - hall , barracks , several small museums , and a library rich in histories of Switzer- land . There is a cannon foundry at ...
... mountains , on the right bank of the river Aar , 41 miles N.E. of Bern . It is well built , and contains a town - hall , barracks , several small museums , and a library rich in histories of Switzer- land . There is a cannon foundry at ...
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... mountainous , especially Braemar , its west and Highland part , which contains the greatest mass of elevated land in the British Isles . Here the Dee rises amid the grandeur and wildness of lofty mountains , much visited by tourists ...
... mountainous , especially Braemar , its west and Highland part , which contains the greatest mass of elevated land in the British Isles . Here the Dee rises amid the grandeur and wildness of lofty mountains , much visited by tourists ...
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... mountainous districts , is comparatively mild , from the sea being on two sides . The mean annual temperature at Braemar is ... mountains have an arctic flora . At Her Majesty's Lodge , Loch Muick , 1350 feet above the sea , grow larches ...
... mountainous districts , is comparatively mild , from the sea being on two sides . The mean annual temperature at Braemar is ... mountains have an arctic flora . At Her Majesty's Lodge , Loch Muick , 1350 feet above the sea , grow larches ...
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... mountains of the Caucasus on the N. and N.E. divide it from Circassia ; on the S.E. it is bounded by Mingrelia ; and on the S. W. by the Black Sea . Though the country is generally mountainous , there are some deep well - watered ...
... mountains of the Caucasus on the N. and N.E. divide it from Circassia ; on the S.E. it is bounded by Mingrelia ; and on the S. W. by the Black Sea . Though the country is generally mountainous , there are some deep well - watered ...
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... mountains , which shall I ascend ? " " The top of the mountain where thou shalt see my glory veiled in the clouds , " & c . ( Beer , pp . 59 , 60. ) The Arabic legends about Ibrahim are mostly taken from the Jewish fountain , very few ...
... mountains , which shall I ascend ? " " The top of the mountain where thou shalt see my glory veiled in the clouds , " & c . ( Beer , pp . 59 , 60. ) The Arabic legends about Ibrahim are mostly taken from the Jewish fountain , very few ...
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