Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People ...Appleton, 1864 |
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... length on the boundary - line between East Lothian and Berwickshire , the other half lying in the south - eastern corner of the former county , and forming , where it meets the German Ocean , a bold , rocky , and dangerous coast . The L ...
... length on the boundary - line between East Lothian and Berwickshire , the other half lying in the south - eastern corner of the former county , and forming , where it meets the German Ocean , a bold , rocky , and dangerous coast . The L ...
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... length , until it had moved round one - fourth the periphery of the ellipse . The projectiles are , of course , elliptical also ; elongated , and somewhat pointed in front . When the shell is projected , it must follow the twist in the ...
... length , until it had moved round one - fourth the periphery of the ellipse . The projectiles are , of course , elliptical also ; elongated , and somewhat pointed in front . When the shell is projected , it must follow the twist in the ...
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... length cution of further researches concerning the course of the Niger . In 1830 , he and his brother John understood to exist as between landlord and tenant , succeeded in proving that the Quorra , or Niger , falls of which the most ...
... length cution of further researches concerning the course of the Niger . In 1830 , he and his brother John understood to exist as between landlord and tenant , succeeded in proving that the Quorra , or Niger , falls of which the most ...
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... length he sinks into a drowsy state , often preceded by delirium , and quickly followed by death . The disease is very rapid , ending , when fatal , in three or four days , and occasionally in less than one day . On The most frequent ...
... length he sinks into a drowsy state , often preceded by delirium , and quickly followed by death . The disease is very rapid , ending , when fatal , in three or four days , and occasionally in less than one day . On The most frequent ...
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... length of the chink or aperture of the glottis , which is directed horizontally from before back- wards , varies , like the vocal cords , until the period of puberty , when its length , in the male , undergoes a sudden development ...
... length of the chink or aperture of the glottis , which is directed horizontally from before back- wards , varies , like the vocal cords , until the period of puberty , when its length , in the male , undergoes a sudden development ...
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