The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 91
... Early domestic clocks had only one hand , but in the 16th and the early 17th century a few minute hands appeared . They were , however , hardly justified by the accuracy of the clocks , which erred by at least a quarter hour a day ...
... Early domestic clocks had only one hand , but in the 16th and the early 17th century a few minute hands appeared . They were , however , hardly justified by the accuracy of the clocks , which erred by at least a quarter hour a day ...
Page 199
... Early pieces were impressed with a die only on one side ; the reverse side was blank . Early motifs were predominantly animals , notably the stag , lion , and turtle . The silver coinages of Aegina , Corinth , Chal- cis , and Eretria ...
... Early pieces were impressed with a die only on one side ; the reverse side was blank . Early motifs were predominantly animals , notably the stag , lion , and turtle . The silver coinages of Aegina , Corinth , Chal- cis , and Eretria ...
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... early digital computers of the late 1940s and ending with the supercom- puters of the early 1990s , is measured in factors of magnitude ranging from a million to a billion . Transformation of the U.S. Economy . In 1976 Soci- ologist ...
... early digital computers of the late 1940s and ending with the supercom- puters of the early 1990s , is measured in factors of magnitude ranging from a million to a billion . Transformation of the U.S. Economy . In 1976 Soci- ologist ...
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