The World in Miniature: Embracing a History of the Various Religions; Brief Notice of Nearly All the Benevolent Societies of the World; Notice of the Instruments and Machines Used in Scientific Investigations ... Agriculture; A General View of the Earth ; Notice of All Nations ; with Their Population, Square Miles, &c. Statistics: Embracing the Census for 1840. Debt of the United States, Commerce, Manufactures, Mint of the United States, Military Force, Post-Office Department ... Public Lands, &c. Also the Government of the United States, Congress, Revenue and Expenditures ... Foreign Intercourse, Persons Employed, Pensioners, Education ... Indians, Navy, Disasters at Sea, Banks and Specie, Cotton, and Much Other Important Statistical Information, Concerning Different Nations ... To which is Added a Nomenclature of Technical Terms ...Bolles & Williams, 1842 - 185 |
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... ship , which is wholly employed by their missionary society in doing its business abroad . Their missionaries preach in about 25 different languages . They have about 342,000 scholars in their sabbath schools . They support several ...
... ship , which is wholly employed by their missionary society in doing its business abroad . Their missionaries preach in about 25 different languages . They have about 342,000 scholars in their sabbath schools . They support several ...
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... ships . NATURAL HISTORY . This science describes the nature and properties of all the natural bodies found in the animal , vegetable , and mineral kingdoms , as well as air , water , meteors , & c . In this de- partment , we will notice ...
... ships . NATURAL HISTORY . This science describes the nature and properties of all the natural bodies found in the animal , vegetable , and mineral kingdoms , as well as air , water , meteors , & c . In this de- partment , we will notice ...
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... ship on the sea , and from one place to another . It embraces a knowledge of latitudes and longitudes , maps and charts , various instru- ments , and trigonometry . Mr. Riddle has published an ex- cellent treatise on this subject . A ...
... ship on the sea , and from one place to another . It embraces a knowledge of latitudes and longitudes , maps and charts , various instru- ments , and trigonometry . Mr. Riddle has published an ex- cellent treatise on this subject . A ...
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... ship , sunk on the coast of Hispaniola , in 1687 , and obtained from it , by means of the diving bell , treasure to the value of two hun- dred thousand pounds sterling . The diving - bell was first used in Europe by John Taisnier , born ...
... ship , sunk on the coast of Hispaniola , in 1687 , and obtained from it , by means of the diving bell , treasure to the value of two hun- dred thousand pounds sterling . The diving - bell was first used in Europe by John Taisnier , born ...
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... ships employed in the Whale Fishery out of the United States , on the 31st of December , 1841 , was 640 ; the aggregate tonnage was 193,000 tons . These ships were manned by 16,000 seamen , upwards of one half of whom go to sea green ...
... ships employed in the Whale Fishery out of the United States , on the 31st of December , 1841 , was 640 ; the aggregate tonnage was 193,000 tons . These ships were manned by 16,000 seamen , upwards of one half of whom go to sea green ...
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