The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1989 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 79
Page 78
... LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS CONCENTRATED AT THE SURFACE . TEMPERATURE OF LAND TENDS TO RISE MORE SHARPLY THAN TEMPERATURE OF OCEAN DURING THE DAY ...
... LESS WHEN SUN IS OVERHEAD , PROVIDED THE GROUND IS NOT COVERED WITH SNOW HEAT DOES NOT PENETRATE DEEPLY BUT REMAINS CONCENTRATED AT THE SURFACE . TEMPERATURE OF LAND TENDS TO RISE MORE SHARPLY THAN TEMPERATURE OF OCEAN DURING THE DAY ...
Page 281
... less fortunate . Less than 10 percent of the pop- ulation could claim such distinction . The majority of colonists , around 60 percent , comprised an amorphous middle class - farmers for the most part , along with the artisans and ...
... less fortunate . Less than 10 percent of the pop- ulation could claim such distinction . The majority of colonists , around 60 percent , comprised an amorphous middle class - farmers for the most part , along with the artisans and ...
Page 783
... less weight , but it has 44 % less strength than a nylon rope . Most com- panies manufacturing polypropylene cordage ex- trude their own fiber from resin pellets . Colors can easily be added and , in fact , are desirable as they reduce ...
... less weight , but it has 44 % less strength than a nylon rope . Most com- panies manufacturing polypropylene cordage ex- trude their own fiber from resin pellets . Colors can easily be added and , in fact , are desirable as they reduce ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa American Atlantic cod became Bogotá born Britain British church civil Clark Clay Cleisthenes Cleveland climate clocks cloture cloud clubs coal coal tar Coast Guard coeducation coelacanth coffee coinage coins coke College Colombia colonies color Colorado Columbia Columbus comets comic commercial common cold common law Commonwealth COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS Communist countries courts developed died early East economic elected Empire England English established European example federal France French higher education important India Indian industry institutions Island known land later latitudes major ment meters miles montmorillonite mountain Museum National North Ocean organization party period plants political Population president production programs region River Roman served social South southern Soviet Soviet Union species temperature tion trade treaties Union United University usually West western World World War II York
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Incorporated |
| Contributor | Grolier Incorporated |
| Publisher | Grolier, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Oct 2006 |
| ISBN | 0717201201, 9780717201204 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |