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... inch and a half or two inches in expanse of wings ; the upper wings with two brown curved bands , and margined with black , the lower wings with one brown band . The caterpillar feeds on the oak . OA'KHAM , the county - town of ...
... inch and a half or two inches in expanse of wings ; the upper wings with two brown curved bands , and margined with black , the lower wings with one brown band . The caterpillar feeds on the oak . OA'KHAM , the county - town of ...
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... inches , the tallest known being that of Karnuk , which rises to 105 feet 7 inches . The sides are generally sculp- tured with hieroglyphs and representations , record- ing the names and titles of kings , generally in one line of deeply ...
... inches , the tallest known being that of Karnuk , which rises to 105 feet 7 inches . The sides are generally sculp- tured with hieroglyphs and representations , record- ing the names and titles of kings , generally in one line of deeply ...
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... inches high . stood at Heliopolis , were subsequently re - erected by Rameses II . at Alexandria . One of these still remains erect , and is popularly known as Cleopatra's Needle , the other lies prostrate . Both have greatly suffered ...
... inches high . stood at Heliopolis , were subsequently re - erected by Rameses II . at Alexandria . One of these still remains erect , and is popularly known as Cleopatra's Needle , the other lies prostrate . Both have greatly suffered ...
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... inches in stature ( and therefore , according to Dr Hutchin- son's calculations , ought to weigh about 142 lbs . ) ; and in August 1862 weighed 202 lbs . Few men , ' he observes , ' have led a more active life . Who a OBJECT , in the ...
... inches in stature ( and therefore , according to Dr Hutchin- son's calculations , ought to weigh about 142 lbs . ) ; and in August 1862 weighed 202 lbs . Few men , ' he observes , ' have led a more active life . Who a OBJECT , in the ...
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... inches , and a focal length of 16 feet 6 inches . The observatory at Greenwich was the first to employ galvanic signals on an extensive scale in the transmission of time . By this means , since the year 1852 , a time - ball has been ...
... inches , and a focal length of 16 feet 6 inches . The observatory at Greenwich was the first to employ galvanic signals on an extensive scale in the transmission of time . By this means , since the year 1852 , a time - ball has been ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1889 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1887 |
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