The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 7Hugh Chisholm At the University Press, 1910 |
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... appear to have studied the stars more and Lupus in Centaurus ; these two constellations were separated especially ... appears . One of the earliest examples of Greek literature very similar scheme in his uranometria , which appears in ...
... appear to have studied the stars more and Lupus in Centaurus ; these two constellations were separated especially ... appears . One of the earliest examples of Greek literature very similar scheme in his uranometria , which appears in ...
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... appears to have been similarly defective ) , the text commencing in the middle of a sentence which relates to the trial ... appear to be due the explanation of local names ( e.g. xwpiov åreλés ) , or proverbial expressions ( e.g. Tò μǹ ...
... appears to have been similarly defective ) , the text commencing in the middle of a sentence which relates to the trial ... appear to be due the explanation of local names ( e.g. xwpiov åreλés ) , or proverbial expressions ( e.g. Tò μǹ ...
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... appears to have spent some time in Pegu , from which he again plunged into the Malay Archipelago , and visited Java ... appear generally as wedge - shaped tracts pointing southward , while the oceans have a polygonal shape . Eurasia is ...
... appears to have spent some time in Pegu , from which he again plunged into the Malay Archipelago , and visited Java ... appear generally as wedge - shaped tracts pointing southward , while the oceans have a polygonal shape . Eurasia is ...
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... appears to have had no theory on the subject . A previous writer , Rafaello Bombelli , had used them in his treatise ... appear to have been used by Daniel Schwenter ( 1585-1636 ) in a Geometrica Practica published in 1618. He uses them ...
... appears to have had no theory on the subject . A previous writer , Rafaello Bombelli , had used them in his treatise ... appear to have been used by Daniel Schwenter ( 1585-1636 ) in a Geometrica Practica published in 1618. He uses them ...
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... appear to have followed up this idea independently ; the former producing a metal contrafagotto in Eb in 1856 and one in Bb which he called sub - contrafagotto in 1867 , while Mahillon's was ready in 1868. In the brass contrafagotto the ...
... appear to have followed up this idea independently ; the former producing a metal contrafagotto in Eb in 1856 and one in Bb which he called sub - contrafagotto in 1867 , while Mahillon's was ready in 1868. In the brass contrafagotto the ...
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