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 3869
... square miles , or 1,000 miles less than Holland and Belgium combined . Like that of northern Guinea generally , the Liberian shore is low , but the country rises toward the interior , and is well wooded and watered by numerous streams ...
... square miles , or 1,000 miles less than Holland and Belgium combined . Like that of northern Guinea generally , the Liberian shore is low , but the country rises toward the interior , and is well wooded and watered by numerous streams ...
Page 3897
... square well or shaft , to the walls of which are attached guides to prevent the cage swinging to and fro ; ( 3 ) a rope or chain by which to haul the cage upward from above , or else a long rod or pillar by which to push it up from ...
... square well or shaft , to the walls of which are attached guides to prevent the cage swinging to and fro ; ( 3 ) a rope or chain by which to haul the cage upward from above , or else a long rod or pillar by which to push it up from ...
Page 3900
... square ; how to place an elliptic disk , with a small hole in it , so that the shadow may be circular , with a bright spot at its center , etc. When there are more luminous points than one , we nave only to draw separately the ...
... square ; how to place an elliptic disk , with a small hole in it , so that the shadow may be circular , with a bright spot at its center , etc. When there are more luminous points than one , we nave only to draw separately the ...
Page 3906
... square stands a column , erected in 1848 , com- memorating the defense of the town in 1792. There are several large hospitals , faculties of medicine and of science , a Catholic institute , comprising the five faculties of theology ...
... square stands a column , erected in 1848 , com- memorating the defense of the town in 1792. There are several large hospitals , faculties of medicine and of science , a Catholic institute , comprising the five faculties of theology ...
Page 3907
... square miles , with a population of 211,694 . The sur- face is for the most part flat , but rising somewhat toward the southeast . Most of the province is included in the barren and marshy district of sandy heath known as La Campine ...
... square miles , with a population of 211,694 . The sur- face is for the most part flat , but rising somewhat toward the southeast . Most of the province is included in the barren and marshy district of sandy heath known as La Campine ...
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