Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 2W. and R. Chambers, 1876 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ancient Bellunum ) , a city of Venetia , Northern Italy , on the right bank of the Piave , and 51 miles north of the city of Venice . It is walled , is the seat of a bishop , has a handsome cathedral , hospital , public library , fine ...
... ancient Bellunum ) , a city of Venetia , Northern Italy , on the right bank of the Piave , and 51 miles north of the city of Venice . It is walled , is the seat of a bishop , has a handsome cathedral , hospital , public library , fine ...
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... ancient commercial entrepôt between Europe and India . In September 1819 , he returned to Europe , visited his native town , Padua , and enriched it with two Egyptian statues of granite . He also published in London his Narrative of the ...
... ancient commercial entrepôt between Europe and India . In September 1819 , he returned to Europe , visited his native town , Padua , and enriched it with two Egyptian statues of granite . He also published in London his Narrative of the ...
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... ( ancient Beneventum ) , a city of out of the materials of which it is entirely name . It occupies the site of the ancient city , built , on the declivity of a hill , near the con- fluence of the Calore and Sabato , about 32 miles north ...
... ( ancient Beneventum ) , a city of out of the materials of which it is entirely name . It occupies the site of the ancient city , built , on the declivity of a hill , near the con- fluence of the Calore and Sabato , about 32 miles north ...
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... ancient times the emporium of the trade with India , but it is now ruined , and interesting only for its antiquities , which include hieroglyphics , sculp- tures , and a temple dedicated to Serapis . There are emerald mines in its ...
... ancient times the emporium of the trade with India , but it is now ruined , and interesting only for its antiquities , which include hieroglyphics , sculp- tures , and a temple dedicated to Serapis . There are emerald mines in its ...
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... ( ancient Pergamos ) , a city of Asiatic Turkey , pashalic of Anatolia , situated in a beauti- ful and fertile valley , on the right bank of the Caicus , about 40 miles north - north - east of Smyrna . Lat . 39 ° 4 ' N. , and long . 27 ...
... ( ancient Pergamos ) , a city of Asiatic Turkey , pashalic of Anatolia , situated in a beauti- ful and fertile valley , on the right bank of the Caicus , about 40 miles north - north - east of Smyrna . Lat . 39 ° 4 ' N. , and long . 27 ...
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Page 95 - ... shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.
Page 89 - Majesty, or to any person marrying a second time whose husband or wife shall have been continually absent from such person for the space of seven years then last past, and shall not have been known by such person to be living within that time...
Page 32 - That levying money for or to the use of the crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time, or in other manner, than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 13 - He was a fellow of the royal societies of London and Edinburgh, and a member of some other learned bodies.
Page 88 - That if any person, being married, shall marry any other person during the life of the former husband or wife,' whether the second marriage shall have taken place in England or elsewhere, every such offender, and every person counselling aiding or abetting such offender, shall be guilty of felony...
Page 345 - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments, as for instance the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms ; the effect of digestion, and thereby of conversion ; the construction of the hand of man, and an infinite variety of other arguments ; as also by discoveries ancient and modern, in arts, sciences, and the whole extent of literature.
Page 118 - Holy Scripture and ancient authors, that from the Apostles' time there have been these Orders of Ministers in Christ's Church ; Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Page 45 - These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Page 115 - Scotland, shall conceal her being with child during the whole period of her pregnancy, and shall not call for and make use of help or assistance in the birth, and if the child be found dead or be amissing, the mother being lawfully convicted thereof, shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding two years, in such common gaol or prison as the Court before which she is tried shall direct or appoint.
Page 94 - ... no acceptance of any bill of exchange, whether inland or foreign, made after the 31st day of December, 1856, shall be sufficient to bind or charge any person, unless the same be in writing on such bill, or if there be more than one part of such bill on one of the said parts, and signed by the acceptor or some person duly authorised by him...