Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 10; Volume 25D. Appleton & Company, 1886 |
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Page 30
... Silver bars , of the value of 5,000,000 francs , were found in the royal treasury , and other treasure of equal amount was discovered subsequently . The Annamite soldiers continued to fire upon them from a safe distance for two or three ...
... Silver bars , of the value of 5,000,000 francs , were found in the royal treasury , and other treasure of equal amount was discovered subsequently . The Annamite soldiers continued to fire upon them from a safe distance for two or three ...
Page 33
... silver , copper , iron , and tin ; specimens of leaf - gold ; and tiny plaques of jasper , lapis lazuli , turquoise , agate , quartz , and obsidian . With these were found some small cartouch- tablets in lapis lazuli , engraved with the ...
... silver , copper , iron , and tin ; specimens of leaf - gold ; and tiny plaques of jasper , lapis lazuli , turquoise , agate , quartz , and obsidian . With these were found some small cartouch- tablets in lapis lazuli , engraved with the ...
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... silver - coining propen- sities of the Government . An interesting pa- per , by Prof. Eliott , on the economy of elec- tric lighting at the Philadelphia Post - Office , followed . Various committee reports were made , notably one from ...
... silver - coining propen- sities of the Government . An interesting pa- per , by Prof. Eliott , on the economy of elec- tric lighting at the Philadelphia Post - Office , followed . Various committee reports were made , notably one from ...
Page 48
... silver is particu- larly sensitive to the rays in which the corona is relatively rich , so that salt I concluded to be the best for my photographic operations . Then came in the difficulty about the imperfect achro- matism of the lenses ...
... silver is particu- larly sensitive to the rays in which the corona is relatively rich , so that salt I concluded to be the best for my photographic operations . Then came in the difficulty about the imperfect achro- matism of the lenses ...
Page 68
... silver , iron , and lead ores . The furnace products , not included Grain CROPS . Potatoes Beet - sugar .. Wine Tobacco . Flax and hemp ... Product Acres . 19,183,618 972,958 807,714,079 bush . 85,024,079 bush . 190,054 84,848,068 cwt ...
... silver , iron , and lead ores . The furnace products , not included Grain CROPS . Potatoes Beet - sugar .. Wine Tobacco . Flax and hemp ... Product Acres . 19,183,618 972,958 807,714,079 bush . 85,024,079 bush . 190,054 84,848,068 cwt ...
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