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... common objects , when we see them at a distance we judge how far they are off by seeing how much smaller they appear than we know they must be . For example , when I see a horse grazing in a distant field , I of course suppose that the ...
... common objects , when we see them at a distance we judge how far they are off by seeing how much smaller they appear than we know they must be . For example , when I see a horse grazing in a distant field , I of course suppose that the ...
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... common objects . which lie between him and the mountain , and which they know to be towns , villages , trees , and such things . U. O. Thank you , Mr. Dillon , for your ex- planation . I hope now you are all satisfied that 28 PERSIA .
... common objects . which lie between him and the mountain , and which they know to be towns , villages , trees , and such things . U. O. Thank you , Mr. Dillon , for your ex- planation . I hope now you are all satisfied that 28 PERSIA .
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... common cracking of the ice , and the fall of ordinary avalanches , is attended with a most appalling report . Now , before we conclude with Ararat , consider whether there is anything more you wish to know . H. ( After a general pause ...
... common cracking of the ice , and the fall of ordinary avalanches , is attended with a most appalling report . Now , before we conclude with Ararat , consider whether there is anything more you wish to know . H. ( After a general pause ...
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... common Persian summer is about one - third more than the greatest heat of the English summer . In some places the pro- portion is much greater , and in other places it may be less . In some parts of the country which are not considered ...
... common Persian summer is about one - third more than the greatest heat of the English summer . In some places the pro- portion is much greater , and in other places it may be less . In some parts of the country which are not considered ...
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... common in winter , when it is so fierce and so terribly cold that travellers are said to be sometimes killed by it . I can well believe this ; for in another part of Persia , not particularly notorious for its cold winds , and in the ...
... common in winter , when it is so fierce and so terribly cold that travellers are said to be sometimes killed by it . I can well believe this ; for in another part of Persia , not particularly notorious for its cold winds , and in the ...
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