The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, Volume 4A. and C. Black, 1828 - Science |
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... coast of Great Britain ; and as a naval station , especially in the event of war with any of the northern powers , it is of primary importance to the best interests of the nation . To those who are not locally acquainted with this great ...
... coast of Great Britain ; and as a naval station , especially in the event of war with any of the northern powers , it is of primary importance to the best interests of the nation . To those who are not locally acquainted with this great ...
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... coast , and the other along the Lothians up the Frith . This last , however , has more the character of an eddy - tide , having changed its course almost at right angles , at or near St Abb's Head , and being further intersected in its ...
... coast , and the other along the Lothians up the Frith . This last , however , has more the character of an eddy - tide , having changed its course almost at right angles , at or near St Abb's Head , and being further intersected in its ...
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... coast of Denmark . The great obstacle to the improvement of the present entrance of Leith harbour arises from the extensive flat or bank trend- ing northward to the rocky grounds called the Symonds , lying seaward of the Martello Tower ...
... coast of Denmark . The great obstacle to the improvement of the present entrance of Leith harbour arises from the extensive flat or bank trend- ing northward to the rocky grounds called the Symonds , lying seaward of the Martello Tower ...
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... coast , to the turn of Loch Seaforth on the east , and uniting with the southern at an isth- mus named Tarbert , about a quarter of a mile across , consists of a range of lofty , rugged , and sterile mountains , running from east to ...
... coast , to the turn of Loch Seaforth on the east , and uniting with the southern at an isth- mus named Tarbert , about a quarter of a mile across , consists of a range of lofty , rugged , and sterile mountains , running from east to ...
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... coast , which is everywhere rocky and low , there are numerous inlets and creeks , here denominated bays , that word being supposed to correspond to the Gaelic baigh , which latter , however , appears to be nothing else than a ...
... coast , which is everywhere rocky and low , there are numerous inlets and creeks , here denominated bays , that word being supposed to correspond to the Gaelic baigh , which latter , however , appears to be nothing else than a ...
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