The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Influences of Land and Water . - Since the temperature of the lower atmosphere is controlled by the temperature of the earth's surface rather than directly by the sun , a fact that is proved by the normally decreasing temperature with ...
Influences of Land and Water . - Since the temperature of the lower atmosphere is controlled by the temperature of the earth's surface rather than directly by the sun , a fact that is proved by the normally decreasing temperature with ...
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Law of Land . - During the Middle Ages , the only portion of common law which was at all highly developed was the law of land . Land was then the only form of property on which a moderate fortune could be based , and from the richest to ...
Law of Land . - During the Middle Ages , the only portion of common law which was at all highly developed was the law of land . Land was then the only form of property on which a moderate fortune could be based , and from the richest to ...
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One mode of alienation the common law quickly suppressed : it would not tolerate the devise of land by will . This power , once enjoyed by royal favor under the Anglo - Saxons , was lost ( except in the towns ) about 1189 , and only ...
One mode of alienation the common law quickly suppressed : it would not tolerate the devise of land by will . This power , once enjoyed by royal favor under the Anglo - Saxons , was lost ( except in the towns ) about 1189 , and only ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1960 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2022 |
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