The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature: A - Ana, 2. köideBlack, 1853 - 840 pages |
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... feet in length , with a centre roadway 25 feet wide . There are three separate blocks of building on each side of the roadway , the extreme blocks being each 100 feet in length , and the central one 140 feet , with cross roads 18 feet ...
... feet in length , with a centre roadway 25 feet wide . There are three separate blocks of building on each side of the roadway , the extreme blocks being each 100 feet in length , and the central one 140 feet , with cross roads 18 feet ...
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... feet wide , and 34 feet high above the surface of the river , which at ebb tide is here 19 feet deep . The town , which consists chiefly of one long street , was formerly the see of a bishop , and had a large cathedral dedicated to St ...
... feet wide , and 34 feet high above the surface of the river , which at ebb tide is here 19 feet deep . The town , which consists chiefly of one long street , was formerly the see of a bishop , and had a large cathedral dedicated to St ...
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... feet in front , and 156 Aberdeen . feet at the back of the edifice , are splendidly finished in the interior . It has military barracks , erected in 1796 , a neat theatre , and public baths . The commerce and manufactures of Aberdeen ...
... feet in front , and 156 Aberdeen . feet at the back of the edifice , are splendidly finished in the interior . It has military barracks , erected in 1796 , a neat theatre , and public baths . The commerce and manufactures of Aberdeen ...
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... feet . In con- sequence of this improvement the depth of water on the bar is at spring - tides upwards of nineteen feet , and at neap - tides fourteen feet , where there was formerly only a few feet . The flood - gates , and other works ...
... feet . In con- sequence of this improvement the depth of water on the bar is at spring - tides upwards of nineteen feet , and at neap - tides fourteen feet , where there was formerly only a few feet . The flood - gates , and other works ...
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... feet high , while the Abba Yaret and the Buahat rise to a height of almost 15,000 feet . Lying between the Samen mountains and the Red Sea , and almost parallel to the coast , is the Taranta range , which attains a height of upwards of ...
... feet high , while the Abba Yaret and the Buahat rise to a height of almost 15,000 feet . Lying between the Samen mountains and the Red Sea , and almost parallel to the coast , is the Taranta range , which attains a height of upwards of ...
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