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Britannica 11th

Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition

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Asbjornsen

Britannica 11th

ASBJORNSEN, PETER CHRISTEN (1812-1885), and MOB. J0RGEN ENGEBRETSEN (1813-1882), collectors of Norwegian folklore, so closely united in their life's work that it is unusual to name them apart. Asbjornsen was born in Christian!* on the 1 5th of January 1812; he ...

Vol. 2, pp. 715-715 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 330.0
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Asbestos

Britannica 11th

... een made for the stage, and even clothing for firemen. Asbestos enters into the ASBJORNSEN— ASBURY PARK composition of fire-proof cement*, plasters and paints: it is used fur packing safes; and is made into balls with fire-clay for gasstoves. Various preparati ...

Vol. 2, pp. 714-714 OCR text aligned to scanned pages Relevance 12.0
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