The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, 第 3 卷 |
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... the second voyage reached Brazil and built a fort , remaining there about five
months , and then returned with a cargo of Brazil - wood , which gave the vast
region its name . The Spaniards of Buenos Ayres founded Montevideo to control
the ...
... the second voyage reached Brazil and built a fort , remaining there about five
months , and then returned with a cargo of Brazil - wood , which gave the vast
region its name . The Spaniards of Buenos Ayres founded Montevideo to control
the ...
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Alderney B . is a great work , consisting of ashlar walls and parapet , built on a
stone mound up to low - water from a depth of 72 feet . Small breakwaters have
been con . structed at Cette near Marseilles , at the mouth of the Delaware in the
...
Alderney B . is a great work , consisting of ashlar walls and parapet , built on a
stone mound up to low - water from a depth of 72 feet . Small breakwaters have
been con . structed at Cette near Marseilles , at the mouth of the Delaware in the
...
第 20 頁
They are seen in England and on the continent in old houses that are built partly
of wood and partly of stone , brick , or mud . BREAST WHEEL . See WATER
POWER . BREASTWORK , in fortification , is a hastily constructed earthwork ; not
so ...
They are seen in England and on the continent in old houses that are built partly
of wood and partly of stone , brick , or mud . BREAST WHEEL . See WATER
POWER . BREASTWORK , in fortification , is a hastily constructed earthwork ; not
so ...
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The ancient Greeks , probably owing to their possessing plenty of stone , cared
little for building with burned clay ; but most of the great ruins in Rome are built of
brick , and the Romans appear to have introduced the art into England .
The ancient Greeks , probably owing to their possessing plenty of stone , cared
little for building with burned clay ; but most of the great ruins in Rome are built of
brick , and the Romans appear to have introduced the art into England .
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The material of which a town is built depends mainly on the geology of the
surrounding district . ... of the great towns of England , situated in alluvial valleys
and plains , are built of bricks derived from the alluvial clay beneath and around
them .
The material of which a town is built depends mainly on the geology of the
surrounding district . ... of the great towns of England , situated in alluvial valleys
and plains , are built of bricks derived from the alluvial clay beneath and around
them .
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