The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... cent . , and the house - tax producing 19 per cent . The proceeds of the income- tax amount to about Is . 2d . per head , as compared with 6s . per head in Great Britain ( in 1881 ) . The comparative insignificance of the sum raised by ...
... cent . , and the house - tax producing 19 per cent . The proceeds of the income- tax amount to about Is . 2d . per head , as compared with 6s . per head in Great Britain ( in 1881 ) . The comparative insignificance of the sum raised by ...
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... cent . is occupied by forests , and 23 per cent . by meadows and pastures . The most fertile soil is found in the valleys of the Pregel and the Memel , but the southern slopes of the Baltic plateau and the district to the north of the ...
... cent . is occupied by forests , and 23 per cent . by meadows and pastures . The most fertile soil is found in the valleys of the Pregel and the Memel , but the southern slopes of the Baltic plateau and the district to the north of the ...
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... cent . of the Rhenish recruits were unable to read and write . For purposes of administration the province is divided into the five districts At PRUSSIAN BLUE . See PRUSSIC ACID ( p . 24 infra ) . PRUSSIC ACID , the familiar name for a ...
... cent . of the Rhenish recruits were unable to read and write . For purposes of administration the province is divided into the five districts At PRUSSIAN BLUE . See PRUSSIC ACID ( p . 24 infra ) . PRUSSIC ACID , the familiar name for a ...
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... cent . ) are sufficient to kill a large dog . It acts with characteristic promptitude , especially when Even a relatively large dose , if it has once safd to do relatively little harm there.1 found its way into the stomach without ...
... cent . ) are sufficient to kill a large dog . It acts with characteristic promptitude , especially when Even a relatively large dose , if it has once safd to do relatively little harm there.1 found its way into the stomach without ...
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... of chloride of silver which appears locally from the first just fails to disappear on stirring , i.e. , until the reaction 2KNC + AgÑO , = KAg . ( NC ) , + KNO ̧ has just been completed . One cub . cent . 24 ACID PRUSSIC.
... of chloride of silver which appears locally from the first just fails to disappear on stirring , i.e. , until the reaction 2KNC + AgÑO , = KAg . ( NC ) , + KNO ̧ has just been completed . One cub . cent . 24 ACID PRUSSIC.
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