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Page 526
... held important commands in the wars of 1866 and 1870 . Falcon , JUAN CRISOSTOMO , 1820-1880 . 1863-67 . Pres . Venezuela Falcone , ANIELLO , 1600-1665 . Neapolitan military painter . Falconer , HUGH , M.D. , F.R.S. , 1808-1865 ...
... held important commands in the wars of 1866 and 1870 . Falcon , JUAN CRISOSTOMO , 1820-1880 . 1863-67 . Pres . Venezuela Falcone , ANIELLO , 1600-1665 . Neapolitan military painter . Falconer , HUGH , M.D. , F.R.S. , 1808-1865 ...
Page 527
... held . False Pretenses . Intentional lie by words or acts , in- ducing the victim to part with any property of value . Its grade and punishment are regulated by statute . Falsetto . False or unnatural voice differing from the chest and ...
... held . False Pretenses . Intentional lie by words or acts , in- ducing the victim to part with any property of value . Its grade and punishment are regulated by statute . Falsetto . False or unnatural voice differing from the chest and ...
Page 528
... held im- portant positions till 1822 . Fan Blowers . Machine for displacing large volumes of air or gas at light pressures . They usually act on the centrif- ugal principle , a series of vanes or blades being set in rapid rotation ...
... held im- portant positions till 1822 . Fan Blowers . Machine for displacing large volumes of air or gas at light pressures . They usually act on the centrif- ugal principle , a series of vanes or blades being set in rapid rotation ...
Page 533
... held . Every leap - year it has 29 days by the FECULA - FELIX. Fayrfax , ROBERT . English musician of 16th century . Fayum , or FAYOUM . Most fertile province of Egypt , w . of the Nile , once connected with it by a canal ; in a basin ...
... held . Every leap - year it has 29 days by the FECULA - FELIX. Fayrfax , ROBERT . English musician of 16th century . Fayum , or FAYOUM . Most fertile province of Egypt , w . of the Nile , once connected with it by a canal ; in a basin ...
Page 538
... held the same post 1702-11 . Fernandez de Palencia , ab . 1520-1581 . Historian of Peru 1571 . Fernandez Madrid , José , 1789-1830 . Pres . of New Granada 1816 ; Minister to England 1825 ; author of poems , tragedies , and medical books ...
... held the same post 1702-11 . Fernandez de Palencia , ab . 1520-1581 . Historian of Peru 1571 . Fernandez Madrid , José , 1789-1830 . Pres . of New Granada 1816 ; Minister to England 1825 ; author of poems , tragedies , and medical books ...
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