A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Τόμος 1Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... covered with dust on which mathematicians drew their dia- grams , and a draft or chess board , on which the ancients played games of chance . Macrob . v . Stuck . Ant . Conviv . xi . 16 . The ABACUS , in architecture , Vitruvius tells ...
... covered with dust on which mathematicians drew their dia- grams , and a draft or chess board , on which the ancients played games of chance . Macrob . v . Stuck . Ant . Conviv . xi . 16 . The ABACUS , in architecture , Vitruvius tells ...
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... covered in the country . ABAKA khan , the 18th emperor of the Mo- guls , a wise and clement prince , who is said to have been so far a Christian , as to have joined in keeping the feast of Easter , a short time before his death . He ...
... covered in the country . ABAKA khan , the 18th emperor of the Mo- guls , a wise and clement prince , who is said to have been so far a Christian , as to have joined in keeping the feast of Easter , a short time before his death . He ...
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... covered with tamarisks , beautifully supported by a back ground of tall and stately trees , that never lose the charms of their foliage . It is however , in- fested with crocodiles and hippopotami , and the neighbouring woods are full ...
... covered with tamarisks , beautifully supported by a back ground of tall and stately trees , that never lose the charms of their foliage . It is however , in- fested with crocodiles and hippopotami , and the neighbouring woods are full ...
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... covered the face of the whole country for several days , retaining its whiteness the whole time , then went away like dew , without leaving any smell or unwhole- some effect behind it . " Mr. Salt , nevertheless in his visit to ...
... covered the face of the whole country for several days , retaining its whiteness the whole time , then went away like dew , without leaving any smell or unwhole- some effect behind it . " Mr. Salt , nevertheless in his visit to ...
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... covered with flowers from top to bottom , each.cluster containing between 85 and 90 ; open or shut the fruit is taken , but has rather a harsh . taste . The anguah , found near the Tacazzé , produces a gum resembling frankincense . The ...
... covered with flowers from top to bottom , each.cluster containing between 85 and 90 ; open or shut the fruit is taken , but has rather a harsh . taste . The anguah , found near the Tacazzé , produces a gum resembling frankincense . The ...
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