The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 6Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... usually denotes a complete alternation of light and darkness . It is the earth's rotation that causes these changes of light and darkness . The earth being a globe , only one - half of it can be in the sun's light at half is in its own ...
... usually denotes a complete alternation of light and darkness . It is the earth's rotation that causes these changes of light and darkness . The earth being a globe , only one - half of it can be in the sun's light at half is in its own ...
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... usually last one day ) , Hemerocallis . A genus of plants of the natural order Liliacea , with bell - shaped flowers . Several species are culti- vated in flower - gardens , especially the fragrant yellow day - lily or lemon lily ...
... usually last one day ) , Hemerocallis . A genus of plants of the natural order Liliacea , with bell - shaped flowers . Several species are culti- vated in flower - gardens , especially the fragrant yellow day - lily or lemon lily ...
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... usually three inches thick , and when sawed into thinner pieces they are called boards . When a deal is sawed into twelve or more thin planks , they are called leaves . DEALFISH ( deal , a board , plank ; refers to the shape of the fish ) ...
... usually three inches thick , and when sawed into thinner pieces they are called boards . When a deal is sawed into twelve or more thin planks , they are called leaves . DEALFISH ( deal , a board , plank ; refers to the shape of the fish ) ...
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... usually in the form of a covenant , to pay a principal sum , with periodical interest thereon , on a specified date in the future , and they are usually issued in series , and for the purpose of borrowing money thereon . They are ...
... usually in the form of a covenant , to pay a principal sum , with periodical interest thereon , on a specified date in the future , and they are usually issued in series , and for the purpose of borrowing money thereon . They are ...
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... usually under- stood that the Government will not soon avail it- self of the privilege of repayment . So much is this the case that on the Continent of Europe the debts are spoken of as rentes , the emphasis being thereby wholly laid ...
... usually under- stood that the Government will not soon avail it- self of the privilege of repayment . So much is this the case that on the Continent of Europe the debts are spoken of as rentes , the emphasis being thereby wholly laid ...
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