5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901 - 816 Seiten |
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... CIVIL , MILITARY , and religIOUS IN- STITUTIONS ; SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND THEORIES ; NATURAL CURIOSITIES ; FAMOUS BUILDINGS , MONUMENTS , STATUES , PAINTINGS , AND OTHER WORKS OF ART AND UTILITY ; CELEBRATED LITERARY PRODUCTIONS ...
... CIVIL , MILITARY , and religIOUS IN- STITUTIONS ; SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND THEORIES ; NATURAL CURIOSITIES ; FAMOUS BUILDINGS , MONUMENTS , STATUES , PAINTINGS , AND OTHER WORKS OF ART AND UTILITY ; CELEBRATED LITERARY PRODUCTIONS ...
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... civil , military , and religious institutions ; scientific facts and theories ; natural curiosities ; famous buildings , monuments , statues , paintings , and other works of art and utility ; celebrated literary productions ; sobriquets ...
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... Civil War , was famous as the seat of a Confederate military prison . This consisted of an open pen in a field , -1540 feet long . by 750 feet broad , surrounded by a stockade . The spot became notorious for its unwholesomeness , as ...
... Civil War , was famous as the seat of a Confederate military prison . This consisted of an open pen in a field , -1540 feet long . by 750 feet broad , surrounded by a stockade . The spot became notorious for its unwholesomeness , as ...
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... Civil War . Apsley House . Once the residence of the Duke of Wellington ( 1769-1852 ) . It is situated on Piccadilly , London , and immediately adjoins Hyde Park . It was built about 1785 for Charles Bathurst , Lord Apsley , and in 1820 ...
... Civil War . Apsley House . Once the residence of the Duke of Wellington ( 1769-1852 ) . It is situated on Piccadilly , London , and immediately adjoins Hyde Park . It was built about 1785 for Charles Bathurst , Lord Apsley , and in 1820 ...
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... Civil War . Baker's Dozen . A phrase meaning 13 for 12 . When heavy penalties were imposed for short weight or measure , bakers used to add an extra loaf to every dozen , to avoid the risk of incur- ring a fine . The thirteenth loaf was ...
... Civil War . Baker's Dozen . A phrase meaning 13 for 12 . When heavy penalties were imposed for short weight or measure , bakers used to add an extra loaf to every dozen , to avoid the risk of incur- ring a fine . The thirteenth loaf was ...
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