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... ancient kind of lamp in existence . When pottery and metal began to be used , the principle of these natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups ...
... ancient kind of lamp in existence . When pottery and metal began to be used , the principle of these natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups ...
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... ancient and picturesque German town , capital of Lower Bavaria , is situated in a pleasant , fertile district on the Isar , 39 miles north- east of Munich . Its streets are rich in quaint old gables , and there are numerous towers ...
... ancient and picturesque German town , capital of Lower Bavaria , is situated in a pleasant , fertile district on the Isar , 39 miles north- east of Munich . Its streets are rich in quaint old gables , and there are numerous towers ...
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... ancient Andomatunum , was in the time of Caesar the capital of the Lingones , a name corrupted into Langres . LA'NGSAT , or LANSEH . See MELIACEÆ . LANGTON , STEPHEN , celebrated in the history of the liberties of England , was born ...
... ancient Andomatunum , was in the time of Caesar the capital of the Lingones , a name corrupted into Langres . LA'NGSAT , or LANSEH . See MELIACEÆ . LANGTON , STEPHEN , celebrated in the history of the liberties of England , was born ...
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... ancient sculpture still in existence ; a group discovered in 1506 at Rome , in the Sette Sale , on the side of the Esquiline Hill , and purchased by Pope Julius II . for the Vatican . It was carried to Paris , but recovered in 1814. The ...
... ancient sculpture still in existence ; a group discovered in 1506 at Rome , in the Sette Sale , on the side of the Esquiline Hill , and purchased by Pope Julius II . for the Vatican . It was carried to Paris , but recovered in 1814. The ...
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... ancient and import- ant in that territory , is situated on the Salembria ( anc . Peneus ) , in lat . 39 ° 37 ' N. , long , 22 ° 28 ' E. It contains numerous mosques , from which arise many slender and dazzlingly white minarets . It ...
... ancient and import- ant in that territory , is situated on the Salembria ( anc . Peneus ) , in lat . 39 ° 37 ' N. , long , 22 ° 28 ' E. It contains numerous mosques , from which arise many slender and dazzlingly white minarets . It ...
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