Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 17D. Appleton & Company, 1893 |
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... fire in St. John's , and is illustrated with a full- page view of that city and its harbor . The articles on the great sciences are full and brought down to time , as usual . Dr. Swift , of Warner Observatory , treats the subject ...
... fire in St. John's , and is illustrated with a full- page view of that city and its harbor . The articles on the great sciences are full and brought down to time , as usual . Dr. Swift , of Warner Observatory , treats the subject ...
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... fire without doing much damage . On the following morning the guns of the war ves- sels opened fire on the forts , while the troops moved upon Fort Pico , which was carried by assault . The defenders of the other fort were forced to ...
... fire without doing much damage . On the following morning the guns of the war ves- sels opened fire on the forts , while the troops moved upon Fort Pico , which was carried by assault . The defenders of the other fort were forced to ...
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... fire . Instead of that they cheered the Federal Government , and the commander and lieutenant were arrested . Col. Barbosa and Major Hannibal , the revolutionary leaders , kept up the struggle , having to contend not only against the ...
... fire . Instead of that they cheered the Federal Government , and the commander and lieutenant were arrested . Col. Barbosa and Major Hannibal , the revolutionary leaders , kept up the struggle , having to contend not only against the ...
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... fire on Porto Alegre , but was repelled . Near Bage several skirmishes took place , in which the forces of Castilhos were generally successful . The people supported Castilhos generally . An army of over 6,000 men was raised , and after ...
... fire on Porto Alegre , but was repelled . Near Bage several skirmishes took place , in which the forces of Castilhos were generally successful . The people supported Castilhos generally . An army of over 6,000 men was raised , and after ...
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... fire , that it is low ; some that allotropic conditions influence it . Prof. W. R. Hodgkinson believes that allotropic conditions have little or no effect , and that sulphur ignites only after it has reached the gaseous state . From the ...
... fire , that it is low ; some that allotropic conditions influence it . Prof. W. R. Hodgkinson believes that allotropic conditions have little or no effect , and that sulphur ignites only after it has reached the gaseous state . From the ...
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