XX Century Cyclopaedia and Atlas: Biography, History, Art, Science and Gazeteer of the World, Том 4Gebbie & Company, 1901 |
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... manufacture . The Limerick hook , which has the greatest reputation , has a barb that is forged solid , and then ... manufactures of paper , machinery , woollen goods , & c . Pop . 31,531 . Fitchet , or FITCH , the fur of the polecat ...
... manufacture . The Limerick hook , which has the greatest reputation , has a barb that is forged solid , and then ... manufactures of paper , machinery , woollen goods , & c . Pop . 31,531 . Fitchet , or FITCH , the fur of the polecat ...
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... manufactures . Gand or Ghent is the capital . Pop . 955,520 . - WEST FLANDERS ( French , Flandre Occidentale ) has an area of 1218 square miles . The surface is generally flat ; the soil naturally sandy and poor , but well cultivated ...
... manufactures . Gand or Ghent is the capital . Pop . 955,520 . - WEST FLANDERS ( French , Flandre Occidentale ) has an area of 1218 square miles . The surface is generally flat ; the soil naturally sandy and poor , but well cultivated ...
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... manufactures of linen , bleach - works , & c . Pop . 11,257 . Flesh , a compound substance forming a large part of an animal , consisting mainly of the muscles , with connective tissue , and the blood - vessels and nerves , & c ...
... manufactures of linen , bleach - works , & c . Pop . 11,257 . Flesh , a compound substance forming a large part of an animal , consisting mainly of the muscles , with connective tissue , and the blood - vessels and nerves , & c ...
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... manufacture . It is exten- sively used for domestic purposes . Its dis- persive power in regard to light renders it invaluable in the manufacture of the object- glasses of telescopes and microscopes , as by combining a concave lens of ...
... manufacture . It is exten- sively used for domestic purposes . Its dis- persive power in regard to light renders it invaluable in the manufacture of the object- glasses of telescopes and microscopes , as by combining a concave lens of ...
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... manufactures have greatly fallen off , but still embrace woollens , silk , straw - hats , porcelain , mosaics , and numerous objects in the fine arts . Florence was probably founded by the Ro- mans in the 1st century B.C. , and early at ...
... manufactures have greatly fallen off , but still embrace woollens , silk , straw - hats , porcelain , mosaics , and numerous objects in the fine arts . Florence was probably founded by the Ro- mans in the 1st century B.C. , and early at ...
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