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Page 94
The length of the church from east to west is 351 feet , and the width of the
transept 186 feet . The ambulatory , which is situated behind the altar , is 132 feet
long , and 36 feet broad . HENRY , first Lord PERCY of Alnwick , was buried , in
the ...
The length of the church from east to west is 351 feet , and the width of the
transept 186 feet . The ambulatory , which is situated behind the altar , is 132 feet
long , and 36 feet broad . HENRY , first Lord PERCY of Alnwick , was buried , in
the ...
Page 95
le 3 er de TO P al EC 71 CI ne he The Chapter - house is 84 feet by 42 ; and
contains the tombs of eighteen of the abbots ; the last of whom was interred A. D.
1345. . In the years 1790 and 1791 the rubbish was taken out of this chapter -
house ...
le 3 er de TO P al EC 71 CI ne he The Chapter - house is 84 feet by 42 ; and
contains the tombs of eighteen of the abbots ; the last of whom was interred A. D.
1345. . In the years 1790 and 1791 the rubbish was taken out of this chapter -
house ...
Page 181
1 The length from the east window to the west door is 224 feet . The transept
north and south extends from the side aisles 27 feet ; add this to the width of the
nave and aisles ( 80 feet ) and it will make the length of the transept 114 feet ,
which ...
1 The length from the east window to the west door is 224 feet . The transept
north and south extends from the side aisles 27 feet ; add this to the width of the
nave and aisles ( 80 feet ) and it will make the length of the transept 114 feet ,
which ...
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As 39 : 125 : 16,1 :: 39 · 02139 : 16.04074 feet per second at the equator . On
these principles we have calculated the following Table of the lengths of the
pendulum vibrating seconds , and the space fallen from rest by a heavy body in
the first ...
As 39 : 125 : 16,1 :: 39 · 02139 : 16.04074 feet per second at the equator . On
these principles we have calculated the following Table of the lengths of the
pendulum vibrating seconds , and the space fallen from rest by a heavy body in
the first ...
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571 , of Philosophical Transactions , where it is stated that in Jurie , 1747 , the
body of a woman was discovered near Amcotts , six feet deep in a peat - moor ;
the antique sandals on her feet showed that she had been buried for many ages .
571 , of Philosophical Transactions , where it is stated that in Jurie , 1747 , the
body of a woman was discovered near Amcotts , six feet deep in a peat - moor ;
the antique sandals on her feet showed that she had been buried for many ages .
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