The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... central , although its tallest peak - at 5,493 meters ( 18,022 feet ) -is higher than any in the central range . The basins that separate the three Andean ranges contain Colombia's most important rivers . The Magdalena , which flows ...
... central , although its tallest peak - at 5,493 meters ( 18,022 feet ) -is higher than any in the central range . The basins that separate the three Andean ranges contain Colombia's most important rivers . The Magdalena , which flows ...
Page 486
... central processing facility , with communication maintained by telephone lines or by microwave . In this way several widely sepa- rated locations , such as the branch offices of a firm , can share and utilize a central computer ...
... central processing facility , with communication maintained by telephone lines or by microwave . In this way several widely sepa- rated locations , such as the branch offices of a firm , can share and utilize a central computer ...
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... central government . Many solutions have been attempted . At one extreme is the empire or unitary government , which seeks to eliminate all direct relations between its com- ponent groups , to concentrate political authority in the ...
... central government . Many solutions have been attempted . At one extreme is the empire or unitary government , which seeks to eliminate all direct relations between its com- ponent groups , to concentrate political authority in the ...
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