The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 147
... major fields : the Somme- Meuse areas in the north and the coalfields of Lorraine in the east . Coal is a major resource of the Saar district . The largest Belgian field is the Campine Basin , situated in the northern part of the ...
... major fields : the Somme- Meuse areas in the north and the coalfields of Lorraine in the east . Coal is a major resource of the Saar district . The largest Belgian field is the Campine Basin , situated in the northern part of the ...
Page 157
... major source of fuel , but as carbon is a raw material for a wide variety of industries , and " sooner or later several major industries will have to sink their tap roots deeply into our coal reserves , as did the railroads earlier ...
... major source of fuel , but as carbon is a raw material for a wide variety of industries , and " sooner or later several major industries will have to sink their tap roots deeply into our coal reserves , as did the railroads earlier ...
Page 564
... MAJOR Fig . 1. Ursa Major ( The Great Bear ) . LYRA Fig . 2. Cygnus ( The Swan ) and Lyra ( The Lyre ) . Three of the most familiar constellations , Ursa Major , which contains the Big Dipper , whose two " pointer " stars in the bowl ...
... MAJOR Fig . 1. Ursa Major ( The Great Bear ) . LYRA Fig . 2. Cygnus ( The Swan ) and Lyra ( The Lyre ) . Three of the most familiar constellations , Ursa Major , which contains the Big Dipper , whose two " pointer " stars in the bowl ...
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