The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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Page 33
... length from north to south is 43 miles , and its greatest breadth about 30 miles . The area is 428,464 acres , or about 670 square miles . Surface and Geology . - The greater part of Roxburgh is included in Teviotdale . The whole course ...
... length from north to south is 43 miles , and its greatest breadth about 30 miles . The area is 428,464 acres , or about 670 square miles . Surface and Geology . - The greater part of Roxburgh is included in Teviotdale . The whole course ...
Page 51
... length of which amounts to 20 50 metres ( about 67 feet ) . It was made of granite , foreign to the neighbour hood , and its weight , according to the most recent calculations , amounted to 347,531 kilogrammes or 342 tons ( L'Homme ...
... length of which amounts to 20 50 metres ( about 67 feet ) . It was made of granite , foreign to the neighbour hood , and its weight , according to the most recent calculations , amounted to 347,531 kilogrammes or 342 tons ( L'Homme ...
Page 52
... length , 7 in breadth , and 1 in thickness . The chamber is 18 metres long , 6 · 5 broad , and 3 high . Another near Essé , called " la Rocke aux Fées , " is equally long , and is constructed of thirty supports , with eight capstones ...
... length , 7 in breadth , and 1 in thickness . The chamber is 18 metres long , 6 · 5 broad , and 3 high . Another near Essé , called " la Rocke aux Fées , " is equally long , and is constructed of thirty supports , with eight capstones ...
Page 73
... length of 2110 , 1330 , and 1125 miles , and their basins cover 645,000 , 244,600 , and about 115,000 square miles respectively . Moreover the chief rivers of Russia - the Volga , the Duna , the Dnieper , and even the Lovat and the Oka ...
... length of 2110 , 1330 , and 1125 miles , and their basins cover 645,000 , 244,600 , and about 115,000 square miles respectively . Moreover the chief rivers of Russia - the Volga , the Duna , the Dnieper , and even the Lovat and the Oka ...
Page 87
... length of 16,155 miles . The railways chiefly connect the Baltic ports with the granaries of Russia in the south - east , and the western frontier with Moscow , whence six trunk lines radiate in all directions . Several military lines ...
... length of 16,155 miles . The railways chiefly connect the Baltic ports with the granaries of Russia in the south - east , and the western frontier with Moscow , whence six trunk lines radiate in all directions . Several military lines ...
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