Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4W. & R. Chambers, 1868 |
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... called Abu , or the ivory island , ' from its having been the entrepôt of the trade in that precious material . The most import- ant ruins are a gateway of the time of Alexander , and a small temple dedicated to Khnum , the god of the ...
... called Abu , or the ivory island , ' from its having been the entrepôt of the trade in that precious material . The most import- ant ruins are a gateway of the time of Alexander , and a small temple dedicated to Khnum , the god of the ...
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... called Iacchus , in honour of the son of Ceres , was the great day of the feast . On that day the statue of Iacchus was borne in pomp along the sacred way from the Ceramicus at Athens to Eleusis , where the votaries spent the night ...
... called Iacchus , in honour of the son of Ceres , was the great day of the feast . On that day the statue of Iacchus was borne in pomp along the sacred way from the Ceramicus at Athens to Eleusis , where the votaries spent the night ...
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... called the Pious , and brought to his court to be educated under the eyes of the parents of her future husband . She early displayed what may be called a passion for the severities of the Christian life , as it was conceived in those ...
... called the Pious , and brought to his court to be educated under the eyes of the parents of her future husband . She early displayed what may be called a passion for the severities of the Christian life , as it was conceived in those ...
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... called the foci ; and the diameter drawn through them is the major axis ; the minor axis bisects the major at right angles . The distance of either focus from the middle of the major axis is the eccentricity . The less the eccentricity ...
... called the foci ; and the diameter drawn through them is the major axis ; the minor axis bisects the major at right angles . The distance of either focus from the middle of the major axis is the eccentricity . The less the eccentricity ...
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... called Elm Water ( Eau d'orme ) , which is used for washing wounds , contu- sions , and sore eyes . - The seeds of the elm are eagerly eaten by pigeons and common poultry . The elm is one of the principal timber trees of Britain , most ...
... called Elm Water ( Eau d'orme ) , which is used for washing wounds , contu- sions , and sore eyes . - The seeds of the elm are eagerly eaten by pigeons and common poultry . The elm is one of the principal timber trees of Britain , most ...
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