The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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The result , therefore , was likely to be a hybrid , part new creation and part imperfect copy of established civilized styles . We may call the result a satellite civilization , combining local peculiarities with the ambition to attain ...
The result , therefore , was likely to be a hybrid , part new creation and part imperfect copy of established civilized styles . We may call the result a satellite civilization , combining local peculiarities with the ambition to attain ...
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There is a consequent lowering of the temperature at night , and the result is a large daily temperature range in the ... The resulting inequali- ties produce a gradual warming at low latitudes and a gradual cooling at high latitudes .
There is a consequent lowering of the temperature at night , and the result is a large daily temperature range in the ... The resulting inequali- ties produce a gradual warming at low latitudes and a gradual cooling at high latitudes .
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As a result , new demands for the ser- vices of blacksmiths , millers , and other artisans created new opportunities . Another result was the revolution in agriculture brought on by the rising demand for foodstuffs in the urban centers ...
As a result , new demands for the ser- vices of blacksmiths , millers , and other artisans created new opportunities . Another result was the revolution in agriculture brought on by the rising demand for foodstuffs in the urban centers ...
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