Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, Brought Down to the Present Time : Including a Copious Collection of Original Articles in American Biography, Volum 14Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford Carey, Lea & Carey, 1847 |
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... tion , for instance , above the level of the ocean , of Sorata is 25,250 feet ; of Illi- mani , 24,200 ; of Aconcagua , 23,200 ; and of Gualtieri , 22,000 ; that of Chimborazo being only 21,423 feet . In 1793 , the English made a ...
... tion , for instance , above the level of the ocean , of Sorata is 25,250 feet ; of Illi- mani , 24,200 ; of Aconcagua , 23,200 ; and of Gualtieri , 22,000 ; that of Chimborazo being only 21,423 feet . In 1793 , the English made a ...
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... tion of the ancient dynasty to the throne of that kingdom in 1815 , when he returned to France . The remainder of his life was spent at Paris , in the exercise of his pro- fession ; and in the period of the cholera ( 1831 ) especially ...
... tion of the ancient dynasty to the throne of that kingdom in 1815 , when he returned to France . The remainder of his life was spent at Paris , in the exercise of his pro- fession ; and in the period of the cholera ( 1831 ) especially ...
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... tion of Light . He received the Copley that Arago was an instructor in the Poly - medal for his discovery of magnetism de- technic School at the early age of 18. In 1805 , he was appointed secretary of the Board of Longitude ; and ...
... tion of Light . He received the Copley that Arago was an instructor in the Poly - medal for his discovery of magnetism de- technic School at the early age of 18. In 1805 , he was appointed secretary of the Board of Longitude ; and ...
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... tion for the prosecution of investigations in physical science , formed by some of the most distinguished of the French savans , who then spent a portion of every year in its vicinity . Several volumes of their transactions were ...
... tion for the prosecution of investigations in physical science , formed by some of the most distinguished of the French savans , who then spent a portion of every year in its vicinity . Several volumes of their transactions were ...
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... tion was both practicable and all but indis - of professor of modern history in that uni- pensable , " he succeeded , in December versity , together with a posthumous tract 1837 , in carrying a resolution " that , as a on the Church ...
... tion was both practicable and all but indis - of professor of modern history in that uni- pensable , " he succeeded , in December versity , together with a posthumous tract 1837 , in carrying a resolution " that , as a on the Church ...
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