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... give it the name of ' Oiseau mon père . ' The quills and the tail - feathers are black . The large beak and ample forehead bare of feathers give a singular air to this bird . Vieillot observes that it has been compared to the rook , on ...
... give it the name of ' Oiseau mon père . ' The quills and the tail - feathers are black . The large beak and ample forehead bare of feathers give a singular air to this bird . Vieillot observes that it has been compared to the rook , on ...
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... give : we shall therefore assume some results of mathema- tical reasoning , point out the probability of those results , and consider the theory of the vibrating cord independently . Firstly , we suppose our cord to be of uniform ...
... give : we shall therefore assume some results of mathema- tical reasoning , point out the probability of those results , and consider the theory of the vibrating cord independently . Firstly , we suppose our cord to be of uniform ...
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... give the lowest musical sound , where we say it is 32. But their vibration is double of ours . By supposing the whole string put in vibration , or any simultaneous disturbances communicated to it , the effect may similarly be shown to ...
... give the lowest musical sound , where we say it is 32. But their vibration is double of ours . By supposing the whole string put in vibration , or any simultaneous disturbances communicated to it , the effect may similarly be shown to ...
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... give fur . The royal tiger , which is a native of the country , is covered with a longer and closer hair than in Bengal . On the east- ern coast whales are numerous . It seems that Corea is rich in minerals . Gold , silver , iron , salt ...
... give fur . The royal tiger , which is a native of the country , is covered with a longer and closer hair than in Bengal . On the east- ern coast whales are numerous . It seems that Corea is rich in minerals . Gold , silver , iron , salt ...
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... give a coast - line of about 200 miles . Population in 1821 , 629,786 ; in 1931 , 703,716 . The chief mountain ... gives twenty feet of water on the bar at neaps . Three leagues south is a good anchorage and fishing ground , in five to ...
... give a coast - line of about 200 miles . Population in 1821 , 629,786 ; in 1931 , 703,716 . The chief mountain ... gives twenty feet of water on the bar at neaps . Three leagues south is a good anchorage and fishing ground , in five to ...
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