American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... pounds . In Scotland , a sack is twenty - four stone , each stone con- taining sixteen pounds . SACKS of earth , in fortification , are can- vass - bags filled with earth . They are used in making entrenchments in haste , to place on ...
... pounds . In Scotland , a sack is twenty - four stone , each stone con- taining sixteen pounds . SACKS of earth , in fortification , are can- vass - bags filled with earth . They are used in making entrenchments in haste , to place on ...
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... pounds . This fish is re- markable for the excellence of its fla- vour , and its richness , and is a welcome dish at every table . It constitutes , also , an important article of commerce . The principal fishery for salmon , in this ...
... pounds . This fish is re- markable for the excellence of its fla- vour , and its richness , and is a welcome dish at every table . It constitutes , also , an important article of commerce . The principal fishery for salmon , in this ...
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... pounds was dis- tributed in premiums , to persons who had been engaged in killing them , and who must have destroyed between six and seven hundred thousand . It is not easily destroyed by the gun , on account of the perpetual ...
... pounds was dis- tributed in premiums , to persons who had been engaged in killing them , and who must have destroyed between six and seven hundred thousand . It is not easily destroyed by the gun , on account of the perpetual ...
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... pounds . In the Indian ocean it is said to exceed even this enormous size . It is recorded by Pliny , who was sufficiently attached to the marvellous , that the fleet of Alexander met with no slight obstruction from a host of tunnies ...
... pounds . In the Indian ocean it is said to exceed even this enormous size . It is recorded by Pliny , who was sufficiently attached to the marvellous , that the fleet of Alexander met with no slight obstruction from a host of tunnies ...
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... pounds a - year SHASTER , or SHASTRAM , a sacred book , containing the religion of the Ba- nians ; it consists of three tracts ; the first of which contains their moral law ; the second , the ceremonial ; and the third , delivers the ...
... pounds a - year SHASTER , or SHASTRAM , a sacred book , containing the religion of the Ba- nians ; it consists of three tracts ; the first of which contains their moral law ; the second , the ceremonial ; and the third , delivers the ...
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