The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... important land action in the East during this period was the battle at Ball's Bluff ( q.v. ) near Leesburg , Va . , on October 21 , in which Union troops led by Col. Edward D. Baker , senator from Oregon and friend of Lincoln , were ...
... important land action in the East during this period was the battle at Ball's Bluff ( q.v. ) near Leesburg , Va . , on October 21 , in which Union troops led by Col. Edward D. Baker , senator from Oregon and friend of Lincoln , were ...
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... important astro- nomical discoveries , and in mathematics they originated a number system based upon the unit 60 . The Semitic people who conquered the Su- merians safeguarded and advanced the culture found in Shinar . For example , the ...
... important astro- nomical discoveries , and in mathematics they originated a number system based upon the unit 60 . The Semitic people who conquered the Su- merians safeguarded and advanced the culture found in Shinar . For example , the ...
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... important single influence in shaping Chinese life and thought down to mod- ern times . Following the end of the Chou dynasty the next important formative and progressive period is that of the Han dynasty from 202 в.с. to 220 A.D. in ...
... important single influence in shaping Chinese life and thought down to mod- ern times . Following the end of the Chou dynasty the next important formative and progressive period is that of the Han dynasty from 202 в.с. to 220 A.D. in ...
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