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... English- men benefited . Increasing use of the potato helped further in this direction . There were other important advances . In 1733 a Berkshire farmer named Jethro Tull ( 1674-1741 ) published an account of his mechanical drill for ...
... English- men benefited . Increasing use of the potato helped further in this direction . There were other important advances . In 1733 a Berkshire farmer named Jethro Tull ( 1674-1741 ) published an account of his mechanical drill for ...
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... English naval commanders who , moreover , were held , as in a straitjacket , by the official Admiralty Instructions . These had been formulated by Ad- miral Rooke ( 1650-1709 ) . Obtaining the weather gage ( i.e. the windward position ) ...
... English naval commanders who , moreover , were held , as in a straitjacket , by the official Admiralty Instructions . These had been formulated by Ad- miral Rooke ( 1650-1709 ) . Obtaining the weather gage ( i.e. the windward position ) ...
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... English , 111f ; and schools , 310 Dolland , John , English optician , 282 Dominica , 177 , 277 Doria , Andrea , Genoese admiral , 68 Douai , Parlement of , 267 Dover , Straits of , strategic importance , 170 Dresden , 88 , 115 , 152 ...
... English , 111f ; and schools , 310 Dolland , John , English optician , 282 Dominica , 177 , 277 Doria , Andrea , Genoese admiral , 68 Douai , Parlement of , 267 Dover , Straits of , strategic importance , 170 Dresden , 88 , 115 , 152 ...
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PART | 11 |
CONTINENTAL EMPIRES MONARCHIES | 48 |
OVERSEAS SETTLEMENT AND TRADE | 74 |
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