Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4David Patrick, William Geddie W. & R. Chambers, limited, 1924 |
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... close - set outer feathers . Dippers frequent clear pebbly streams and lakes , feeding chiefly on mol- luses and on aquatic insects and their larvæ . The bird carries its short tail elevated after the manner of wrens , which it also ...
... close - set outer feathers . Dippers frequent clear pebbly streams and lakes , feeding chiefly on mol- luses and on aquatic insects and their larvæ . The bird carries its short tail elevated after the manner of wrens , which it also ...
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... close by a stream , and often near or under a cascade . The dipper breeds twice in the year . There are 4 to 6 dull white eggs . The statement is often made that it eats the spawn of fishes , but this charge is base- less . On the ...
... close by a stream , and often near or under a cascade . The dipper breeds twice in the year . There are 4 to 6 dull white eggs . The statement is often made that it eats the spawn of fishes , but this charge is base- less . On the ...
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... Close , London , opened in 1770. See HOSPITAL . Dispensation , the remission of a law in a particular case by competent authority . It is generally admitted , even by the most extreme of the Roman Catholic canonists , that no dispensa ...
... Close , London , opened in 1770. See HOSPITAL . Dispensation , the remission of a law in a particular case by competent authority . It is generally admitted , even by the most extreme of the Roman Catholic canonists , that no dispensa ...
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... position . Leather boots loaded with lead were also worn . In 1839 Siebe obviated the dangers attendant on the open dress by perfecting his close dress - a waterproof costume covering the whole body , save the head. DIVING.
... position . Leather boots loaded with lead were also worn . In 1839 Siebe obviated the dangers attendant on the open dress by perfecting his close dress - a waterproof costume covering the whole body , save the head. DIVING.
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... close of the war he commanded the Department of the East . He was appointed minister to France in 1866 , and elected governor of New York by the Republicans in 1872. He died in New York City , 21st April 1879. His memoirs were published ...
... close of the war he commanded the Department of the East . He was appointed minister to France in 1866 , and elected governor of New York by the Republicans in 1872. He died in New York City , 21st April 1879. His memoirs were published ...
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Page 141 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state.
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Page 171 - It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.