The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 4Charles Knight, 1835 |
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... The Batavi were em- BAT artillery would be impracticable ; and towards the bay. BATAVI , or BATA'VI ( the forms Badai and Betavi Scale of English Feet . [ Plan of the Baths. D2 BAT BAT 19 bands are whitish and the crest blackish, and the ..
... The Batavi were em- BAT artillery would be impracticable ; and towards the bay. BATAVI , or BATA'VI ( the forms Badai and Betavi Scale of English Feet . [ Plan of the Baths. D2 BAT BAT 19 bands are whitish and the crest blackish, and the ..
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... Bath Nov. Dec. 40.93 37.66 Jan. Feb. Mar. 34.16 39.78 41.51 · 43.60 37:00 36.90 37.10 42.10 44 40 the 45.35 42.25 37.75 41.25 In the summer months , the same observations give mean temperature of Bath at 61.20 in June , 64.20 in July ...
... Bath Nov. Dec. 40.93 37.66 Jan. Feb. Mar. 34.16 39.78 41.51 · 43.60 37:00 36.90 37.10 42.10 44 40 the 45.35 42.25 37.75 41.25 In the summer months , the same observations give mean temperature of Bath at 61.20 in June , 64.20 in July ...
Page 22
... Bath are exempt from serving on the juries of the county . A community of Religious existed here from the earliest ages of Christianity in Britain , who had their house near to the springs and baths . The constitution of the society ...
... Bath are exempt from serving on the juries of the county . A community of Religious existed here from the earliest ages of Christianity in Britain , who had their house near to the springs and baths . The constitution of the society ...
Page 23
... Bath 117 ° , King's Bath 114 ° , and Cross Bath 109 ° of Fahrenheit , yielding respectively 128 , 20 , and 12 gallons a minute . The specific gravity of the water is 1002. As it flows from the earth it is transparent , but in a short ...
... Bath 117 ° , King's Bath 114 ° , and Cross Bath 109 ° of Fahrenheit , yielding respectively 128 , 20 , and 12 gallons a minute . The specific gravity of the water is 1002. As it flows from the earth it is transparent , but in a short ...
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... Bath : upon which occasion his Royal Highness , by virtue of the royal prerogative , was pleased to ordain that thenceforward the order should be composed of three classes , differing in their ranks and degrees of dignity . The first ...
... Bath : upon which occasion his Royal Highness , by virtue of the royal prerogative , was pleased to ordain that thenceforward the order should be composed of three classes , differing in their ranks and degrees of dignity . The first ...
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