The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ment is accurate to a few seconds per day . Smaller portable clocks , whose timekeeping element is a balance and spring , require escape- ments of a different type , since in these clocks the balance may have quite a large arc of swing ...
... ment is accurate to a few seconds per day . Smaller portable clocks , whose timekeeping element is a balance and spring , require escape- ments of a different type , since in these clocks the balance may have quite a large arc of swing ...
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... ment of the U.S. government , created to promote the country's international trade , economic growth , and technological advancement . With the growth of U.S. industry in the late 19th century , many business leaders came to feel that ...
... ment of the U.S. government , created to promote the country's international trade , economic growth , and technological advancement . With the growth of U.S. industry in the late 19th century , many business leaders came to feel that ...
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... ment . A constitution is usually a single document ; but it may be a group or series of documents , as was the constitution of the Third French Re- public ; or it may be simply the totality of basic legislation , as is the case in ...
... ment . A constitution is usually a single document ; but it may be a group or series of documents , as was the constitution of the Third French Re- public ; or it may be simply the totality of basic legislation , as is the case in ...
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