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... less perfect than it is at present , and when the use of it was much less accurately understood . Mr. Lister , who has succeeded in effecting a considerable improvement in the microscope , and who , together with his friend Dr. Hodgkin ...
... less perfect than it is at present , and when the use of it was much less accurately understood . Mr. Lister , who has succeeded in effecting a considerable improvement in the microscope , and who , together with his friend Dr. Hodgkin ...
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... less con- spicuous . In the battle fought August 26th , 1813 , on the banks of a small river near Liegnitz in Silesia , called the Katzbach , Blücher first held undivided command ; and with 60,000 men , the largest portion but raw ...
... less con- spicuous . In the battle fought August 26th , 1813 , on the banks of a small river near Liegnitz in Silesia , called the Katzbach , Blücher first held undivided command ; and with 60,000 men , the largest portion but raw ...
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... less extent than 800 acres ) to be divided into twenty parts , twelve of these parts will be found in the western division , and five parts in the eastern division of the district already described , while , of the remaining three parts ...
... less extent than 800 acres ) to be divided into twenty parts , twelve of these parts will be found in the western division , and five parts in the eastern division of the district already described , while , of the remaining three parts ...
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... less cold than in the adjoining district of Purneah , and the summer season is frequently most oppressively hot . Besides Boglipore , the capital , the district contains the towns of Rajamahal , Champanagur , Surajeghur , Colgong ...
... less cold than in the adjoining district of Purneah , and the summer season is frequently most oppressively hot . Besides Boglipore , the capital , the district contains the towns of Rajamahal , Champanagur , Surajeghur , Colgong ...
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... less mortality among the inhabitants than in many other countries , and longevity is of frequent occurrence . The average proportion of the deaths to the whole popula- tion is 3 in every hundred souls , which includes the mor tality of ...
... less mortality among the inhabitants than in many other countries , and longevity is of frequent occurrence . The average proportion of the deaths to the whole popula- tion is 3 in every hundred souls , which includes the mor tality of ...
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