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methanol 70 produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal and by
coal carbonization is important in locations where natural gas is not plentiful.
Since commercial natural gas is composed largely of methane, their uses may for
all ...
methanol 70 produced by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal and by
coal carbonization is important in locations where natural gas is not plentiful.
Since commercial natural gas is composed largely of methane, their uses may for
all ...
Page 217
Agriculture is presently important in Modica, and there is manufacturing of
foodstuffs and traditional crafts. Pop. (1984 est.) mun., 48,- 542. Modigliani,
Amedeo (b. July 12, 1884, Livomo, Italy— d. Jan. 24, 1920, Paris), Italian painter
and ...
Agriculture is presently important in Modica, and there is manufacturing of
foodstuffs and traditional crafts. Pop. (1984 est.) mun., 48,- 542. Modigliani,
Amedeo (b. July 12, 1884, Livomo, Italy— d. Jan. 24, 1920, Paris), Italian painter
and ...
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As a human boundary it played almost as important a role as the Tsinling
Mountains in the north (which run west to east from Kansu to Shensi provinces),
though it is a comparatively small-scale mountain range. Structurally the Nan
Mountains ...
As a human boundary it played almost as important a role as the Tsinling
Mountains in the north (which run west to east from Kansu to Shensi provinces),
though it is a comparatively small-scale mountain range. Structurally the Nan
Mountains ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 8 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0852299613, 9780852299616 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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