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... island . Its mean annual temperature is about 47 ° , while that of the neighbourhood of London is about 48.5 ° , and that of London 50-5 ° . The mean annual quan- tity of rain which falls at Inverness is about 26:21 inches . This ...
... island . Its mean annual temperature is about 47 ° , while that of the neighbourhood of London is about 48.5 ° , and that of London 50-5 ° . The mean annual quan- tity of rain which falls at Inverness is about 26:21 inches . This ...
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... island was antiently inhabited by Druids , who were expelled by the Christians about the time that St. Columba came to Britain ( A.D. 565 ) , and the inha- bitants still point out the spot where this holy man is tra- ditionally said to ...
... island was antiently inhabited by Druids , who were expelled by the Christians about the time that St. Columba came to Britain ( A.D. 565 ) , and the inha- bitants still point out the spot where this holy man is tra- ditionally said to ...
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... island of Chios . On the north coast of the same peninsula Clazomena was founded afterwards by a colony from Colophon , and later still Phocæa was colonized by adventurers from Phocis and Ionians from Attica on a territory north of the ...
... island of Chios . On the north coast of the same peninsula Clazomena was founded afterwards by a colony from Colophon , and later still Phocæa was colonized by adventurers from Phocis and Ionians from Attica on a territory north of the ...
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... Islands under the protection of Great Britain . The following is a general view of the population , extent , produce , trade , and education of these islands . Population . - A statement of the area , population , & c . of each island ...
... Islands under the protection of Great Britain . The following is a general view of the population , extent , produce , trade , and education of these islands . Population . - A statement of the area , population , & c . of each island ...
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... island , and there is an inspector - general of all these cold and warm , earth and heaven , were first evolved ... islands of the gean Sea . As the new Ionic , it is distinguished from an older , which was the common origin of itself ...
... island , and there is an inspector - general of all these cold and warm , earth and heaven , were first evolved ... islands of the gean Sea . As the new Ionic , it is distinguished from an older , which was the common origin of itself ...
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