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... and the serial now appears at irregular intervals in parts or brochures ( designated by pages and designed either for separate preservation or for gathering into volumes ) which consist either of single memoirs or of magazine ...
... and the serial now appears at irregular intervals in parts or brochures ( designated by pages and designed either for separate preservation or for gathering into volumes ) which consist either of single memoirs or of magazine ...
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The civilization of the Incas appears to have been of a higher order than that of the Mexicans . It is not probable that hieroglyphics were in use among any of the South American Indians , though it is said that traces of a pictorial ...
The civilization of the Incas appears to have been of a higher order than that of the Mexicans . It is not probable that hieroglyphics were in use among any of the South American Indians , though it is said that traces of a pictorial ...
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It appears from the foregoing statement that all the carrying trade to and from South America , by water , is by foreign steamers ; that only four of these are American lines ; that the railroads are generally owned and operated by ...
It appears from the foregoing statement that all the carrying trade to and from South America , by water , is by foreign steamers ; that only four of these are American lines ; that the railroads are generally owned and operated by ...
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Some of the discussions of this subject appear to be in the nature of speculation , which , by good authority , is defined to be “ chiefly the work of the imagination , and has little to do with realities .
Some of the discussions of this subject appear to be in the nature of speculation , which , by good authority , is defined to be “ chiefly the work of the imagination , and has little to do with realities .
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The method proposed by Captain James Allen in 1888 , which is briefly described in appendix 24 to the annual report of the Chief Signal Officer for 1890 , appears to afford the means of more clearly expressing the relations that exist ...
The method proposed by Captain James Allen in 1888 , which is briefly described in appendix 24 to the annual report of the Chief Signal Officer for 1890 , appears to afford the means of more clearly expressing the relations that exist ...
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