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... reference surface for a geometric figure of the Earth . As reference figures of the Earth , but not for its topog- raphy , simple geometric forms are used that approxi- mate the geoid . For many purposes an adequate geo- metrical ...
... reference surface for a geometric figure of the Earth . As reference figures of the Earth , but not for its topog- raphy , simple geometric forms are used that approxi- mate the geoid . For many purposes an adequate geo- metrical ...
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... references and bibliographies . Cross - references are an essential feature of the modern encyclopaedia ; they date back at least as far as Bandini's Fons memora- bilium universi , but it was Brockhaus who introduced an ingenious system ...
... references and bibliographies . Cross - references are an essential feature of the modern encyclopaedia ; they date back at least as far as Bandini's Fons memora- bilium universi , but it was Brockhaus who introduced an ingenious system ...
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... reference material . The contents of each volume are arranged alphabetically ( with cross - references ) , and there are many illustrations . SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPAEDIAS The alternative title of the 12th - century Speculum uni- versale ...
... reference material . The contents of each volume are arranged alphabetically ( with cross - references ) , and there are many illustrations . SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPAEDIAS The alternative title of the 12th - century Speculum uni- versale ...
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