The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Volume 5George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana Appleton, 1874 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... land rather than use the cheaper but infe- rior qualities made from the coals of France and Belgium . The cause of the superiority of the English coke is attributed to the coal beds of England containing but few seams of slate ...
... land rather than use the cheaper but infe- rior qualities made from the coals of France and Belgium . The cause of the superiority of the English coke is attributed to the coal beds of England containing but few seams of slate ...
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... land , where he was chosen secretary of the conference . The revolution in France open- ing a field for Protestant missionaries , he set out for that country ; but as he could not ob- tain a congregation in Paris , he returned to ...
... land , where he was chosen secretary of the conference . The revolution in France open- ing a field for Protestant missionaries , he set out for that country ; but as he could not ob- tain a congregation in Paris , he returned to ...
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... land , 12 m . S. W. of Berwick ; pop . about 2,200 . It is situated on the left bank of the Tweed , here spanned by a handsome bridge . Besides the parish church , there are several places of worship , and a number of schools and ...
... land , 12 m . S. W. of Berwick ; pop . about 2,200 . It is situated on the left bank of the Tweed , here spanned by a handsome bridge . Besides the parish church , there are several places of worship , and a number of schools and ...
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... land lock navigation . He was the designer of one of the first steam engines built in the country . In 1774 he submitted proposals for the construction of a reservoir for the supply of the city of New York with water . After- ward he ...
... land lock navigation . He was the designer of one of the first steam engines built in the country . In 1774 he submitted proposals for the construction of a reservoir for the supply of the city of New York with water . After- ward he ...
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... land " ( 1808 ) , says : " We have seen a woman take on a load of 170 pounds of coal and travel with this up the dip of the bed , 150 yards , and then ascend a pit by stairs or lad- ders 117 ft . , no less than 24 times during a day of ...
... land " ( 1808 ) , says : " We have seen a woman take on a load of 170 pounds of coal and travel with this up the dip of the bed , 150 yards , and then ascend a pit by stairs or lad- ders 117 ft . , no less than 24 times during a day of ...
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