CHAMBERS ENCYCLOPAEDIA A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE1891 |
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... miles in length , which , hening at Torwoodlee Hill , near the junction of the Gala Water with the Tweed , runs with a semi- realar sweep southward through the counties of Selkirk and Roxburgh to a point under Peel Fell , in the ...
... miles in length , which , hening at Torwoodlee Hill , near the junction of the Gala Water with the Tweed , runs with a semi- realar sweep southward through the counties of Selkirk and Roxburgh to a point under Peel Fell , in the ...
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... miles . The breadth , including the secondary ranges and spurs , is about 150 miles , but that of the higher Caucasus does not exceed 70 miles . This range is sometimes treated as part of the boundary line between Europe and Asia , but ...
... miles . The breadth , including the secondary ranges and spurs , is about 150 miles , but that of the higher Caucasus does not exceed 70 miles . This range is sometimes treated as part of the boundary line between Europe and Asia , but ...
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... miles a day , at 5 miles an hour , is a good rate . Duties on Service . - In large armies , from one- eighth to one quarter of the whole force should be cavalry . Their duties are to cover the movements of their own army , and to find ...
... miles a day , at 5 miles an hour , is a good rate . Duties on Service . - In large armies , from one- eighth to one quarter of the whole force should be cavalry . Their duties are to cover the movements of their own army , and to find ...
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... miles SW . of Turin . See De la Rive , Le Comte de Cavour , Récits et Souvenirs ( Paris , 1863 ; Eng . trans . of same date ) ; Bianchi , La Politique de Cavour ( Turin , 1885 ) ; his Lettere , edited by Chiala ( 6 vols . 1883-87 ) ...
... miles SW . of Turin . See De la Rive , Le Comte de Cavour , Récits et Souvenirs ( Paris , 1863 ; Eng . trans . of same date ) ; Bianchi , La Politique de Cavour ( Turin , 1885 ) ; his Lettere , edited by Chiala ( 6 vols . 1883-87 ) ...
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... miles by rail Celaya , a town in the Mexican state of Guana- handsome churches , and manufactures of cotton NW . of the city of Mexico , has several fine plazas , and woollen cloths and saddlery . Pop . ( 1877 ) , with district , 28,336 ...
... miles by rail Celaya , a town in the Mexican state of Guana- handsome churches , and manufactures of cotton NW . of the city of Mexico , has several fine plazas , and woollen cloths and saddlery . Pop . ( 1877 ) , with district , 28,336 ...
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