The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... islands clothe themselves in mats made of reeds or vegetable fibres ; others render pliable the common bark of trees ; but none of these will wash , and they are not durable . Civilized man , however , adapts the means of nature to his ...
... islands clothe themselves in mats made of reeds or vegetable fibres ; others render pliable the common bark of trees ; but none of these will wash , and they are not durable . Civilized man , however , adapts the means of nature to his ...
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... islands of Ceylon and Su- matra . From these and neighbouring countries , they bring to Europe spices , silk , rice , tea , muslins , coffee , drugs , perfumes , and precious stones . 218. In Africa the colonies of Britain are the Cape ...
... islands of Ceylon and Su- matra . From these and neighbouring countries , they bring to Europe spices , silk , rice , tea , muslins , coffee , drugs , perfumes , and precious stones . 218. In Africa the colonies of Britain are the Cape ...
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... islands ; and by many hundred coasting - vessels , which carry the pro- duce and manufactures of one place to another . 224. The chief ports are London , ( equal in trade to all the others , ) Liverpool , Bristol , Glasgow , Green- ock ...
... islands ; and by many hundred coasting - vessels , which carry the pro- duce and manufactures of one place to another . 224. The chief ports are London , ( equal in trade to all the others , ) Liverpool , Bristol , Glasgow , Green- ock ...
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... islands surrounded by the sea ; many of them , as Great Britain , it is supposed were anciently united to the continent , and others , the tops of marine mountains peeping out of the sea , the bases of which are at the bottom of the ...
... islands surrounded by the sea ; many of them , as Great Britain , it is supposed were anciently united to the continent , and others , the tops of marine mountains peeping out of the sea , the bases of which are at the bottom of the ...
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... islands and rocks . The waters serve , in truth , as a species of balance- wheel , or pendulum , to the earth , each stroke being of six hours continuance , and its length from 30 to 50 miles , accord- ing to the velocity . 5. The ...
... islands and rocks . The waters serve , in truth , as a species of balance- wheel , or pendulum , to the earth , each stroke being of six hours continuance , and its length from 30 to 50 miles , accord- ing to the velocity . 5. The ...
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