Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers' Encyclopaedia, with Copious Additions by American Editors, Volum 4American Book Exchange, 1880 |
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... coast - line is 140 m . along the sea , and 80 along the Shannon estuary . The sea - line is high and rocky , in parts precipitous , with many isles and fantastic detached rocks . For 5 m . at Moher , the coast rises 400 ft . nearly ...
... coast - line is 140 m . along the sea , and 80 along the Shannon estuary . The sea - line is high and rocky , in parts precipitous , with many isles and fantastic detached rocks . For 5 m . at Moher , the coast rises 400 ft . nearly ...
Side 56
... coast and w . border are formed of lias . In the s . the hills rise 1300 to 1850 feet . An extraordinary change has been wrought in the aspect of the country by a rich discovery of ironstone in the C. hills ; since 1851 , lonely hamlets ...
... coast and w . border are formed of lias . In the s . the hills rise 1300 to 1850 feet . An extraordinary change has been wrought in the aspect of the country by a rich discovery of ironstone in the C. hills ; since 1851 , lonely hamlets ...
Side 80
... coast , said to have been founded by Minos , a traditional king of the island . Tradition says that Jupiter was born , married , and buried near Cnossus ; and it is also said to have been the site of the labyrinth in which the Minotaur ...
... coast , said to have been founded by Minos , a traditional king of the island . Tradition says that Jupiter was born , married , and buried near Cnossus ; and it is also said to have been the site of the labyrinth in which the Minotaur ...
Side 85
... coast , in strata of the cretaceous age . Tertiary lignites are worked in Bellingham bay , at Coosa bay in Oregon , and at monte Diablo near San Francisco . The lignite formations of the e . flank of the Rocky mountains , which are ...
... coast , in strata of the cretaceous age . Tertiary lignites are worked in Bellingham bay , at Coosa bay in Oregon , and at monte Diablo near San Francisco . The lignite formations of the e . flank of the Rocky mountains , which are ...
Side 87
... by the board of trade , others named by the corpo- ration of London , and one by the shipowners ' society . This board assumed the functions Coast . of a middleman or master coal - whipper 87 Coalition . Coal - whipping .
... by the board of trade , others named by the corpo- ration of London , and one by the shipowners ' society . This board assumed the functions Coast . of a middleman or master coal - whipper 87 Coalition . Coal - whipping .
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Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880 ..., Volum 4 Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1880 |
Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880 ..., Volum 4 Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1880 |
Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880 ..., Volum 4 Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1880 |
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