The Encyclopedia Americana: A Universal Reference Library Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volume 3Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American Compiling Department, 1903 |
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... chief constructor of the navy with the rank of rear admiral in 1901 . Springfield , Mass . , 9 Feb. 1826 ; d . 16 Jan. 1878 . Bowles , Samuel , American journalist : b . He was editor and proprietor of the Springfield Republican and a ...
... chief constructor of the navy with the rank of rear admiral in 1901 . Springfield , Mass . , 9 Feb. 1826 ; d . 16 Jan. 1878 . Bowles , Samuel , American journalist : b . He was editor and proprietor of the Springfield Republican and a ...
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... chief of the Greek forces in that port , he was dangerously wounded at a night attack on the camp of the Pasha of Scutari , near Karpenisi , and died soon after . His deeds are still celebrated by the Greeks in many popular songs ...
... chief of the Greek forces in that port , he was dangerously wounded at a night attack on the camp of the Pasha of Scutari , near Karpenisi , and died soon after . His deeds are still celebrated by the Greeks in many popular songs ...
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... chief of the Division of Pomology in the United States Department of Agriculture . Brackett , John Quincy Adams , American lawyer : b . Bradford , N. H. , 8 June 1842. After studying law at the Harvard Law School he began the practice ...
... chief of the Division of Pomology in the United States Department of Agriculture . Brackett , John Quincy Adams , American lawyer : b . Bradford , N. H. , 8 June 1842. After studying law at the Harvard Law School he began the practice ...
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... chief tributary of the Rio Negro . It is 400 miles in length , but 250 miles from its confluence with the Rio Negro navigation is blocked by falls . Brand , Sir Jan Hendrik , Boer statesman : b . Cape Town , 6 Dec. 1823 ; d . 15 July ...
... chief tributary of the Rio Negro . It is 400 miles in length , but 250 miles from its confluence with the Rio Negro navigation is blocked by falls . Brand , Sir Jan Hendrik , Boer statesman : b . Cape Town , 6 Dec. 1823 ; d . 15 July ...
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... chief food consisting of the " eel - grass , " for which they dive at low tide . The brant is chiefly a marine bird , rarely seen in the interior of the United States , and breeds in the far North , well within the Arctic Circle . Its ...
... chief food consisting of the " eel - grass , " for which they dive at low tide . The brant is chiefly a marine bird , rarely seen in the interior of the United States , and breeds in the far North , well within the Arctic Circle . Its ...
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