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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Argenteuil
Britannica 11thARGENTEUIL, a town of northern France in the department of Seine-et-Oise, on the Seine, 5 m. N.W. of the fortifications of Paris by the railway from Paris to Mantes. Pop. (1906) 17,330. Argenteuil grew up round a monastery, which, dating from A.D. 656, was by ...
Vol. 2, pp. 460-460
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Argentite
Britannica 11thARGENTITE, a mineral which belongs to the galena group, and is cubic silver sulphide (AgjS). It is occasionally found as uneven cubes and octahedra, but more often as dendritic or earthy masses, with a blackish lead-grey colour and metallic lustre. The cubic c
Vol. 2, pp. 475-475
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Asparagus
Britannica 11th... sparagus beds will continue to bear well for many years. The asparagus grown at Argenteuil, near Paris, has acquired much notoriety for its large size and excellent quality. The French growers plant in trenches instead of raised beds. The most common method of ...
Vol. 2, pp. 765-765
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