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Page 14
... force . Their shape was obviously suggested by that of the human hand slightly flexed . Some of the old in- struments had approached the same shape , and it is fair to conjecture that it was while using such a lever in his right hand ...
... force . Their shape was obviously suggested by that of the human hand slightly flexed . Some of the old in- struments had approached the same shape , and it is fair to conjecture that it was while using such a lever in his right hand ...
Page 25
... force and effect . Chambers was twice married , but both his wives predeceased him . He was survived by three sons and six daughters . 6 When the ' Vestiges ' were disposed of , Chambers returned to Edinburgh and resumed the writing and ...
... force and effect . Chambers was twice married , but both his wives predeceased him . He was survived by three sons and six daughters . 6 When the ' Vestiges ' were disposed of , Chambers returned to Edinburgh and resumed the writing and ...
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... forces , ' with young Richard Burke as his colleague , and a salary of 500l . a year . This office he finally resigned in 1784 , pro- bably because his extreme political opinions made it untenable . In the same year he published ...
... forces , ' with young Richard Burke as his colleague , and a salary of 500l . a year . This office he finally resigned in 1784 , pro- bably because his extreme political opinions made it untenable . In the same year he published ...
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... forces at the battle of Auray ( 6 Oct. 1364 ) , when De Blois was killed and Bertrand du Guesclin became Chandos's prisoner . Du Guesclin was ransomed during the following year for one hundred thousand francs . In 1367 the Black Prince ...
... forces at the battle of Auray ( 6 Oct. 1364 ) , when De Blois was killed and Bertrand du Guesclin became Chandos's prisoner . Du Guesclin was ransomed during the following year for one hundred thousand francs . In 1367 the Black Prince ...
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... force , and that he would try to obtain the consent of parliament to an alteration in the law . Charles not only confirmed his father's promise , but engaged that the existing law should be altered within three years , that the ...
... force , and that he would try to obtain the consent of parliament to an alteration in the law . Charles not only confirmed his father's promise , but engaged that the existing law should be altered within three years , that the ...
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