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... feet in average height , modern province of Cadiz , stands at the mouth of though rising in one peak to 3678 feet above the sea . the Guadalete , in a most fertile district , on the Bay From the base of the mountains , rich alluvial ...
... feet in average height , modern province of Cadiz , stands at the mouth of though rising in one peak to 3678 feet above the sea . the Guadalete , in a most fertile district , on the Bay From the base of the mountains , rich alluvial ...
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... feet , and is thick in proportion to its length , often as thick as a man's arm . Its head is very broad ; its tail suddenly tapered ; its colour brown , chequered with dark Puff - adder ( Clotho arietans ) . brown and white ; a reddish ...
... feet , and is thick in proportion to its length , often as thick as a man's arm . Its head is very broad ; its tail suddenly tapered ; its colour brown , chequered with dark Puff - adder ( Clotho arietans ) . brown and white ; a reddish ...
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... feet in length from the nose to the root of the tail , and the tail about 2 feet or 24. The fur is thick and close , reddish - brown above , lighter on the sides , and reddish - white on the belly ; the muzzle , chin , throat , and ...
... feet in length from the nose to the root of the tail , and the tail about 2 feet or 24. The fur is thick and close , reddish - brown above , lighter on the sides , and reddish - white on the belly ; the muzzle , chin , throat , and ...
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... feet with blades or propellers , inclined at an angle of 65 ° , and revolving with the shaft . Mid- way between these blades , but attached to the walls of the pipe , are wings or blades of the same pitch , at a reversed angle . On ...
... feet with blades or propellers , inclined at an angle of 65 ° , and revolving with the shaft . Mid- way between these blades , but attached to the walls of the pipe , are wings or blades of the same pitch , at a reversed angle . On ...
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... feet , with a circumference at its base of 500 feet , and at its top , of from 45 to 50 feet . The sides of this sugar - loaf ' are almost perpendicular ; but a winding stair cut along the rock conducts to the summit , which is ...
... feet , with a circumference at its base of 500 feet , and at its top , of from 45 to 50 feet . The sides of this sugar - loaf ' are almost perpendicular ; but a winding stair cut along the rock conducts to the summit , which is ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1868 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1896 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 8 Affichage du livre entier - 1873 |
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