5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and NatureG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913 - 816 pages |
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... ( called also the Age of Rough Stone Implements ) , and the Neolithic or New Stone Age ( called also the Age of Polished Stone Imple- ments ) . In the Bronze Age , man first learned the uses of the metals . Copper min- gled with tin ...
... ( called also the Age of Rough Stone Implements ) , and the Neolithic or New Stone Age ( called also the Age of Polished Stone Imple- ments ) . In the Bronze Age , man first learned the uses of the metals . Copper min- gled with tin ...
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... called the Appian Way Regina Viarum ( Queen of Roads ) . See Roman Roads . Apple of Discord . At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis , all the gods and goddesses - except Eris , or Discord , -were present . Angry at not being in- vited ...
... called the Appian Way Regina Viarum ( Queen of Roads ) . See Roman Roads . Apple of Discord . At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis , all the gods and goddesses - except Eris , or Discord , -were present . Angry at not being in- vited ...
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... called the " Ancient of the Mountain , " and the " Old Man of the Mountain , " because he made Mount Lebanon his stronghold . The " Assassins " murdered the Marquis of Montferrat in 1192 , Lewis of Bavaria in 1213 , and the Khan of ...
... called the " Ancient of the Mountain , " and the " Old Man of the Mountain , " because he made Mount Lebanon his stronghold . The " Assassins " murdered the Marquis of Montferrat in 1192 , Lewis of Bavaria in 1213 , and the Khan of ...
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... called from Philip Ast- ley ( 1742-1814 ) , the builder of 19 theatres . It was built , in 1805 , of the wood of an old man - of - war ; was burned down in 1841 ; and re - erected in 1850 . It was originally designed for eques trian ...
... called from Philip Ast- ley ( 1742-1814 ) , the builder of 19 theatres . It was built , in 1805 , of the wood of an old man - of - war ; was burned down in 1841 ; and re - erected in 1850 . It was originally designed for eques trian ...
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... called from the name of the first astronomer - royal . See Greenwich Observatory . The following is a list of the names of the astronomers - royal and the dates of their appointment , from the found- ing of the Observatory to the ...
... called from the name of the first astronomer - royal . See Greenwich Observatory . The following is a list of the names of the astronomers - royal and the dates of their appointment , from the found- ing of the Observatory to the ...
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5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and ... William Henry Pinkney Phyfe Affichage du livre entier - 1901 |
5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and ... William Henry Pinkney Phyfe Affichage d'extraits - 1966 |
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