The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
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... important beds occur in Lower Silesia , near Halle , and near Aix - la- Chapelle . In 1882 Prussia produced upwards of 47 million tons of coal , equal to 90 per cent . of the total yield of Germany , and double the output of 1869 ...
... important beds occur in Lower Silesia , near Halle , and near Aix - la- Chapelle . In 1882 Prussia produced upwards of 47 million tons of coal , equal to 90 per cent . of the total yield of Germany , and double the output of 1869 ...
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... important are the Nahe , the Moselle , and the Ahr on the left bank , and the Sieg , the Wupper , the Ruhr , and the Lippe on the right . The only lake of any size is the Laacher See , the largest of the " maare or extinct crater lakes ...
... important are the Nahe , the Moselle , and the Ahr on the left bank , and the Sieg , the Wupper , the Ruhr , and the Lippe on the right . The only lake of any size is the Laacher See , the largest of the " maare or extinct crater lakes ...
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... important town . In the greater part of the province the Code Napoléon , introduced under the French régime , is still in force . Being a frontier province the Rhineland is strongly garrisoned , and the Rhine is guarded by the four ...
... important town . In the greater part of the province the Code Napoléon , introduced under the French régime , is still in force . Being a frontier province the Rhineland is strongly garrisoned , and the Rhine is guarded by the four ...
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... important strategic point , its pos- session was obstinately disputed between the Russians and the Germans and Lithuanians , and throughout the 11th and 12th centuries numerous battles were fought . At that time the place had its own ...
... important strategic point , its pos- session was obstinately disputed between the Russians and the Germans and Lithuanians , and throughout the 11th and 12th centuries numerous battles were fought . At that time the place had its own ...
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... important step onwards for psychology when Locke introduced that " new way of ideas " which Stillingfleet found alternately so amusing and so dangerous . By idea Locke tells us he meant true appearances in men's minds , or " whatsoever ...
... important step onwards for psychology when Locke introduced that " new way of ideas " which Stillingfleet found alternately so amusing and so dangerous . By idea Locke tells us he meant true appearances in men's minds , or " whatsoever ...
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