Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography. A New Ed.; Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed. of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 1Francis Lieber Bazin and Ellsworth, 1859 |
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... given different signifi- cations to the word abacus . ( See Ar- chitecture . ) ABATIS , ( Fr. ) Trees cut down and laid with their branches turned towards the enemy , in such a way as to form a defence for troops stationed behind them ...
... given different signifi- cations to the word abacus . ( See Ar- chitecture . ) ABATIS , ( Fr. ) Trees cut down and laid with their branches turned towards the enemy , in such a way as to form a defence for troops stationed behind them ...
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... given to the eldest inhabitants of a country , of whose origin nothing certain is known . The Roman historians give this name to the people who dwelt in the vicinity of Rome , before the arrival of the Trojans . Differ- ent derivations ...
... given to the eldest inhabitants of a country , of whose origin nothing certain is known . The Roman historians give this name to the people who dwelt in the vicinity of Rome , before the arrival of the Trojans . Differ- ent derivations ...
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... given them by God , and the miracles performed in their favor . He was born at Ur , in Chaldæa , about 2000 B. C. , and descended in the eighth gen- eration from Shem , Noah's eldest son . He passed his early days in the house of his ...
... given them by God , and the miracles performed in their favor . He was born at Ur , in Chaldæa , about 2000 B. C. , and descended in the eighth gen- eration from Shem , Noah's eldest son . He passed his early days in the house of his ...
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... given an impulse to the literary character of Italy . He has actively opposed the pretensions of the Accademia della Crusca , and the arro- gant pretensions of the Florentine dialect . For several years past , spirited sketches of the ...
... given an impulse to the literary character of Italy . He has actively opposed the pretensions of the Accademia della Crusca , and the arro- gant pretensions of the Florentine dialect . For several years past , spirited sketches of the ...
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... given to , and the new light which he has thrown on the science , which explains systemati- cally the nature and amount of the active powers of a state , and hence deduces the sources of its physical and moral pros- perity . He gave it ...
... given to , and the new light which he has thrown on the science , which explains systemati- cally the nature and amount of the active powers of a state , and hence deduces the sources of its physical and moral pros- perity . He gave it ...
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Encyclopaedia Americana. A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 1 Visualització completa - 1849 |
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volum 1 Francis Lieber Visualització completa - 1836 |
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