A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Band 5Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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... celebrated Mikias Nilometer , or measurer of the Nile , the purpose of which is to ascertain the rising of the river during the annual inundation . It is com- posed of a noble marble pillar , surmounted by à Corinthian capital , which ...
... celebrated Mikias Nilometer , or measurer of the Nile , the purpose of which is to ascertain the rising of the river during the annual inundation . It is com- posed of a noble marble pillar , surmounted by à Corinthian capital , which ...
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... celebrated among the poets than her distaff . It was also the name of a cup for wine used in sa- crifices . CALATOR , from raλaw , to call , in antiquity , a crier , appointed to publish any thing aloud , or call the people together ...
... celebrated among the poets than her distaff . It was also the name of a cup for wine used in sa- crifices . CALATOR , from raλaw , to call , in antiquity , a crier , appointed to publish any thing aloud , or call the people together ...
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... celebrated painter , was the disciple of Titian , and perfected himself by studying Raphael . Among other pieces he drew a nativity , representing the angels around the in- fant Jesus ; and so ordered the disposition of his picture ...
... celebrated painter , was the disciple of Titian , and perfected himself by studying Raphael . Among other pieces he drew a nativity , representing the angels around the in- fant Jesus ; and so ordered the disposition of his picture ...
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... celebrated erection , to the honor of this goddess , having long stood near the villages of Gobindpore and Chuttanutty . The situation , though very advantageous both for external and internal commerce , vessels of the largest size ...
... celebrated erection , to the honor of this goddess , having long stood near the villages of Gobindpore and Chuttanutty . The situation , though very advantageous both for external and internal commerce , vessels of the largest size ...
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... celebrated piece entitled Altare Damascenum , in which he attacks the church of England with great asperity . He returned home and remained some time in obscurity . During his retirement , he collected all the memorials relating to the ...
... celebrated piece entitled Altare Damascenum , in which he attacks the church of England with great asperity . He returned home and remained some time in obscurity . During his retirement , he collected all the memorials relating to the ...
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