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... feet above the sea - level . Some of the plains have an elevation of from 7 to 10,000 feet . A. gives birth to numerous rivers , the largest of which are the Abai or Nile ( Bahr - ele - Azrek or Blue River ) , and the Takkazie , an ...
... feet above the sea - level . Some of the plains have an elevation of from 7 to 10,000 feet . A. gives birth to numerous rivers , the largest of which are the Abai or Nile ( Bahr - ele - Azrek or Blue River ) , and the Takkazie , an ...
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... feet per second . who , knowing a felony to have been committed , receives , pro- For , since the velocity was nothing at first and increased uni- tects , or assists the felon . In sudden and unpremeditated offen- formly , 16 feet must ...
... feet per second . who , knowing a felony to have been committed , receives , pro- For , since the velocity was nothing at first and increased uni- tects , or assists the felon . In sudden and unpremeditated offen- formly , 16 feet must ...
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... feet in length ; the latter , 8550 feet in length , contains some most remarkable stalactites , among which is the curtain ' ( vor- hang ) , a white semi - transparent wall . The town of A. is 22 m . N.E. of Trieste . A'DELUNG , JOH ...
... feet in length ; the latter , 8550 feet in length , contains some most remarkable stalactites , among which is the curtain ' ( vor- hang ) , a white semi - transparent wall . The town of A. is 22 m . N.E. of Trieste . A'DELUNG , JOH ...
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... feet ; its depth , from 10 to 16 feet . It is navi- gable as far as Trent , but the navigation is rendered extremely arduous , on account of the swiftness of the current . The A. is a transit - river for the trade of Germany and Italy ...
... feet ; its depth , from 10 to 16 feet . It is navi- gable as far as Trent , but the navigation is rendered extremely arduous , on account of the swiftness of the current . The A. is a transit - river for the trade of Germany and Italy ...
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... feet in a second , the sky in all directions . At other times , they appear in swarms which is about five or six times that of a cannon - ball , would suf- of thousands , moving parallel ; and these swarms are periodic , or recur on the ...
... feet in a second , the sky in all directions . At other times , they appear in swarms which is about five or six times that of a cannon - ball , would suf- of thousands , moving parallel ; and these swarms are periodic , or recur on the ...
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