The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 249
... courtesy of Einar Hoiland , Oslo University The work of his father , the Norwegian physi- cist and meteorologist Vilhelm F.K. Bjerknes , influenced Bjerknes in his choice of meteo- rology as a career . During World War I he assisted his ...
... courtesy of Einar Hoiland , Oslo University The work of his father , the Norwegian physi- cist and meteorologist Vilhelm F.K. Bjerknes , influenced Bjerknes in his choice of meteo- rology as a career . During World War I he assisted his ...
Page 611
... courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale , Paris ria as governor - general , his new tactics won early successes over the Algerians . In 1843 he was made a marshal of France . After crush- ing Abdelkader's Moroccan allies at the Battle of ...
... courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale , Paris ria as governor - general , his new tactics won early successes over the Algerians . In 1843 he was made a marshal of France . After crush- ing Abdelkader's Moroccan allies at the Battle of ...
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... courtesy of the Australian Information Service , New York City as well as more indigenous contests , such as campdrafting , i.e. , cutting out a chosen steer from a herd and leading it through a set course . Bushmen's carnivals have ...
... courtesy of the Australian Information Service , New York City as well as more indigenous contests , such as campdrafting , i.e. , cutting out a chosen steer from a herd and leading it through a set course . Bushmen's carnivals have ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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