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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Trochu
Britannica 11thTROCHU, LOUIS JULES (1815-1896), French general, was born at Palais (Belle-Ile-en-Mer) on the i2th of March 1815. Educated at St Cyr he received 'a commission in the Staff Corps in 1837, was promoted lieutenant in 1840, and captain in 1843. He served as a capt ...
Vol. 27, pp. 298-298
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Torch
Britannica 11thTORCH (O. Fr. torche, from Med. Lat. lorlia, derived from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist), a light or illuminant that can be carried in the hand, made of twisted tow, hemp or other inflammable substance. Torches or " links " were, till the general introdu
Vol. 27, pp. 50-50
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Anthozoa
Britannica 11th... ra — Flabellum, Lesson. Turbinolia, M. Edw. and H. Caryophyllia, Lamarck. Sphenotrochus, Moseley, &c. Family 3. AMPHIASTRAEIDAE. — Mainly colonial, rarely solitary corals, with radial septa, but bilateral arrangement indicated by persistence of a mam septum. T ...
Vol. 2, pp. 97-105
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