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Page 118
... known of divers who could remain four and even five minutes , which was the case with a Caffree boy the last year I visited the fishery . The longest instance ever known was that of a diver who came from Anjango in 1797 , and who ...
... known of divers who could remain four and even five minutes , which was the case with a Caffree boy the last year I visited the fishery . The longest instance ever known was that of a diver who came from Anjango in 1797 , and who ...
Page 199
... known , and as northerly winds generally prevail in the upper part of the Gulph , betwixt Juddah and Suez , in which part are situated the only dangerous shoals , vessels have , on that account , made very tedious passages , having , on ...
... known , and as northerly winds generally prevail in the upper part of the Gulph , betwixt Juddah and Suez , in which part are situated the only dangerous shoals , vessels have , on that account , made very tedious passages , having , on ...
Page 402
... known . Gold made standard with platina was very ductile , and of a dusky white , like tar- nished silver ; and when to this compound another alloy of copper was added , the metal was less ductile , and of a pale dull yellow . Pure ...
... known . Gold made standard with platina was very ductile , and of a dusky white , like tar- nished silver ; and when to this compound another alloy of copper was added , the metal was less ductile , and of a pale dull yellow . Pure ...
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TITLES AUTHORS NAMES c of the Pub | 3 |
LITERARY JOURNAL | 21 |
Four Heroic Epistles of Ovid 1329 | 33 |
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