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... natural advantages , to be a nucleus of civilisation for the whole of the surrounding islands . Exports ( 1870 ) £ 61,218 ; imports , £ 122,982 . Pop . ( 1871 ) 4898 . the Egyptian , the Cretan , and the Samian . The first , or Egyptian ...
... natural advantages , to be a nucleus of civilisation for the whole of the surrounding islands . Exports ( 1870 ) £ 61,218 ; imports , £ 122,982 . Pop . ( 1871 ) 4898 . the Egyptian , the Cretan , and the Samian . The first , or Egyptian ...
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... natural history , in which he was greatly encouraged by the friendship of Buffon , he was appointed curator of the Cabinet of Natural History in the Royal Gardens at Paris . This office he held till the Revolution , when he became ...
... natural history , in which he was greatly encouraged by the friendship of Buffon , he was appointed curator of the Cabinet of Natural History in the Royal Gardens at Paris . This office he held till the Revolution , when he became ...
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... natural order Rosacea , sub - order San- guisorbeæ ; having small and numerous flowers , an 8 - cleft calyx , no corolla , and the fruit surrounded by the persistent calyx . The name L. M. signifying Mantle of our Lady - i . e . , of ...
... natural order Rosacea , sub - order San- guisorbeæ ; having small and numerous flowers , an 8 - cleft calyx , no corolla , and the fruit surrounded by the persistent calyx . The name L. M. signifying Mantle of our Lady - i . e . , of ...
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... natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups and boxes of northern nations . The invention of lamps has been attributed to the Egyptians , but it ...
... natural lamps was for a long time retained , as seen in ancient Egyptian , Greek , and Roman lamps ( fig . 1 ) , and in the stone cups and boxes of northern nations . The invention of lamps has been attributed to the Egyptians , but it ...
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... ( natural order Anonacea ) ; Another species , G. laurifolia , yields the wood called White Lancewood . The latter is not much used . L. is of great value to coach - builders , by whom it is used for shafts and carriage - poles , for ...
... ( natural order Anonacea ) ; Another species , G. laurifolia , yields the wood called White Lancewood . The latter is not much used . L. is of great value to coach - builders , by whom it is used for shafts and carriage - poles , for ...
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