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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... original observation and research . The Encyclopædia Britannica thus became , to some extent at least , an instrument as well as a register of scientific progress . This characteristic feature of the work will be retained and made even ...
... original observation and research . The Encyclopædia Britannica thus became , to some extent at least , an instrument as well as a register of scientific progress . This characteristic feature of the work will be retained and made even ...
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... original a ( ah - sound ) through e ( a - sound ) , till it sinks finally to i ( e - sound ) ; the other marks a similar degradation , through o to u ( oo - sound ) . This figure omits many minor modifications , and is sub- ject to some ...
... original a ( ah - sound ) through e ( a - sound ) , till it sinks finally to i ( e - sound ) ; the other marks a similar degradation , through o to u ( oo - sound ) . This figure omits many minor modifications , and is sub- ject to some ...
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... original French into other languages , and had a wide circulation all over Europe . The most important of these are Traité de la Vérité de la Religion Chrétienne ; its continuation , Traité de la Divinité de Jésus - Christ ; and L'Art ...
... original French into other languages , and had a wide circulation all over Europe . The most important of these are Traité de la Vérité de la Religion Chrétienne ; its continuation , Traité de la Divinité de Jésus - Christ ; and L'Art ...
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... original design was not completed , enough was built to give a good idea of the splendid structure it was intended to erect . The façade is a magnificent specimen of the flamboyant Gothic style , and is adorned by rich tracery , while ...
... original design was not completed , enough was built to give a good idea of the splendid structure it was intended to erect . The façade is a magnificent specimen of the flamboyant Gothic style , and is adorned by rich tracery , while ...
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... original preserved in the archives of the convent . The general appearance of the convent is that of a town of isolated houses with streets running between them . It is evidently planned in compliance with the Benedictine rule , which ...
... original preserved in the archives of the convent . The general appearance of the convent is that of a town of isolated houses with streets running between them . It is evidently planned in compliance with the Benedictine rule , which ...
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