The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1962 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 109
... land and of water , our picture will be modified . There are at least six reasons why the tem- perature of a water surface varies much less than the temperature of a land surface . ( 1 ) When the sun is near the horizon , water reflects ...
... land and of water , our picture will be modified . There are at least six reasons why the tem- perature of a water surface varies much less than the temperature of a land surface . ( 1 ) When the sun is near the horizon , water reflects ...
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... Land - Grant , are institutions established and maintained in whole or in part by the Morrill Act of July 2 , 1862. These 69 insti- tutions are called land - grant colleges and univer- sities because public lands were granted to the ...
... Land - Grant , are institutions established and maintained in whole or in part by the Morrill Act of July 2 , 1862. These 69 insti- tutions are called land - grant colleges and univer- sities because public lands were granted to the ...
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... land to his wife as her dower . The law soon came to assume such an endowment whether he had done so or not , and so dower arose " by operation of the law . " It was defined as one third of any land held by the husband during the ...
... land to his wife as her dower . The law soon came to assume such an endowment whether he had done so or not , and so dower arose " by operation of the law . " It was defined as one third of any land held by the husband during the ...
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