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Page 305
Subjugation did not, however, mean extinction. The Dvaravati Mon retained their
customs and a relative degree of racial homogeneity under their own rulers.
Dvaravati was historically important as a transmitter of Indian culture. Having had
...
Subjugation did not, however, mean extinction. The Dvaravati Mon retained their
customs and a relative degree of racial homogeneity under their own rulers.
Dvaravati was historically important as a transmitter of Indian culture. Having had
...
Page 439
Compare nucleophile. electrophone, any of a class of musical instruments in
which the initial sound either is produced by electronic means or is
conventionally produced (as by a vibrating string) and electronically amplified.
Electronically ...
Compare nucleophile. electrophone, any of a class of musical instruments in
which the initial sound either is produced by electronic means or is
conventionally produced (as by a vibrating string) and electronically amplified.
Electronically ...
Page 592
The discovery of irrational numbers about 400 bc meant that Pythagorean
geometry, which dealt initially with commensurable quantities only, was
inadequate; it had no means for dealing with irrational numbers. Eudoxus' theory
of proportion ...
The discovery of irrational numbers about 400 bc meant that Pythagorean
geometry, which dealt initially with commensurable quantities only, was
inadequate; it had no means for dealing with irrational numbers. Eudoxus' theory
of proportion ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 4 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0852295537, 9780852295533 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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