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... nearly all its predecessors , is neces- sarily characterized by condensation - by the brevity of its articles . It was thought best to include as many titles or topics as possible , and to say what was necessary upon each , omitting ...
... nearly all its predecessors , is neces- sarily characterized by condensation - by the brevity of its articles . It was thought best to include as many titles or topics as possible , and to say what was necessary upon each , omitting ...
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... nearly 200,000 sq . miles . Its surface is much diversified , consisting of high mountain ranges 12,000 to 13,000 ft . above sea , and elevated table lands 6,000 to 10,000 ft . high , among which are numerous deep valleys . It is ...
... nearly 200,000 sq . miles . Its surface is much diversified , consisting of high mountain ranges 12,000 to 13,000 ft . above sea , and elevated table lands 6,000 to 10,000 ft . high , among which are numerous deep valleys . It is ...
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... nearly 1500 species , generally unimportant . Some are muci- laginous and bitter . The principal genera are Acanthus , Andrographis and Ruellia ( q.v. ) . Acanthin . Horny substance allied to chitin , which com- poses the skeleton of ...
... nearly 1500 species , generally unimportant . Some are muci- laginous and bitter . The principal genera are Acanthus , Andrographis and Ruellia ( q.v. ) . Acanthin . Horny substance allied to chitin , which com- poses the skeleton of ...
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... nearly all the towns in Achaia , ab . 280 B.C. , afterward in- creased by Sicyon , Corinth and others ; in 191 B.C. it included Athens and Sparta . It maintained Greek independence against Rome for 50 years preceding the fall of Corinth ...
... nearly all the towns in Achaia , ab . 280 B.C. , afterward in- creased by Sicyon , Corinth and others ; in 191 B.C. it included Athens and Sparta . It maintained Greek independence against Rome for 50 years preceding the fall of Corinth ...
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... nearly six months by Ibrahim Pasha 1831-32 ; stormed and taken by English Nov. 3 , 1840 , and handed over to Turks 1841. Pop . ab . 8,000 . Acredula caudata . Genus Titmouse , family Paridæ , characterized by length of tail . Acredula ...
... nearly six months by Ibrahim Pasha 1831-32 ; stormed and taken by English Nov. 3 , 1840 , and handed over to Turks 1841. Pop . ab . 8,000 . Acredula caudata . Genus Titmouse , family Paridæ , characterized by length of tail . Acredula ...
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