Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3872
... increased , the librarian , who was generally a slave or a freedman , be- | came a recognized public functionary . The names of several librarians are preserved to us in inscriptions , in- cluding that of C. Hymenæus , who appears to ...
... increased , the librarian , who was generally a slave or a freedman , be- | came a recognized public functionary . The names of several librarians are preserved to us in inscriptions , in- cluding that of C. Hymenæus , who appears to ...
Page 3876
... increased by the incorpo- ration of the valuable collection formed by the well- known bibliographer Don Luis de Usoz . There are 30,000 MSS . , contained in 10,000 volumes and bun- dles ; they include some finely illuminated codices ...
... increased by the incorpo- ration of the valuable collection formed by the well- known bibliographer Don Luis de Usoz . There are 30,000 MSS . , contained in 10,000 volumes and bun- dles ; they include some finely illuminated codices ...
Page 3877
... increased to 4,000 volumes in 1766 , and some of these were lost in the revolutionary war . During the present century the collection has grown more speedily , and now the main library numbers 102 , - ooo volumes , while the special ...
... increased to 4,000 volumes in 1766 , and some of these were lost in the revolutionary war . During the present century the collection has grown more speedily , and now the main library numbers 102 , - ooo volumes , while the special ...
Page 3900
... increased which sent it back by the same course , so that when the by an outer ring of masonry four feet thick , and made wheel was at rest the reflected light could be seen . On solid from the foundation to nearly twenty feet above ...
... increased which sent it back by the same course , so that when the by an outer ring of masonry four feet thick , and made wheel was at rest the reflected light could be seen . On solid from the foundation to nearly twenty feet above ...
Page 3902
... increasing , it will be in or the catadioptric , in which both glass and metal are the opposite direction when they are ... increased , of the current would change . the red light increases , and yellow , green , and blue rays are ...
... increasing , it will be in or the catadioptric , in which both glass and metal are the opposite direction when they are ... increased , of the current would change . the red light increases , and yellow , green , and blue rays are ...
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