The New International Encyclopæeia, Volume 1Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby, Daniel Coit Gilman Dodd, Mead, 1909 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... produced by attempting to pronounce onion ' without touching the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth . The corresponding nasal of Portu- guese is also indicated by N , as in the case of São Antão . " shine , shut . " thrust ...
... produced by attempting to pronounce onion ' without touching the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth . The corresponding nasal of Portu- guese is also indicated by N , as in the case of São Antão . " shine , shut . " thrust ...
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... produced some very individual work in pastel , full of sentiment and color . His works are distinguished by careful archæological ac- curacy , fine sentiment , and a strong feeling for color . He may be ranked among the strongest ...
... produced some very individual work in pastel , full of sentiment and color . His works are distinguished by careful archæological ac- curacy , fine sentiment , and a strong feeling for color . He may be ranked among the strongest ...
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... produced nearly 100 volumes of reports and digests of Federal and State laws . In 1865 , as secretary of the New York Code Commission , he drafted a penal code which , when adopted by the Legis- lature , became the basis of the present ...
... produced nearly 100 volumes of reports and digests of Federal and State laws . In 1865 , as secretary of the New York Code Commission , he drafted a penal code which , when adopted by the Legis- lature , became the basis of the present ...
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... producing what is called the " circle of least confusion . " If instead of considering a narrow pencil of rays , we ... produced by the indi- vidual pencils of which the bundle of rays is composed , and which has a cusp or projecting ...
... producing what is called the " circle of least confusion . " If instead of considering a narrow pencil of rays , we ... produced by the indi- vidual pencils of which the bundle of rays is composed , and which has a cusp or projecting ...
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... produced a similar apparent slant of the light , and we shall see the stars displaced on the sky in the direction of the terrestrial motion . But since the motion of our planet takes place in a closed , oval curve , the apparent ...
... produced a similar apparent slant of the light , and we shall see the stars displaced on the sky in the direction of the terrestrial motion . But since the motion of our planet takes place in a closed , oval curve , the apparent ...
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