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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... island off the western coast of Attica . They were discovered in 1811 , and excavated by a party of Germans , Danes , and English . They were purchased by Ludwig , Crown- Prince of Bavaria , for the Glyptothek at Munich . One group ...
... island off the western coast of Attica . They were discovered in 1811 , and excavated by a party of Germans , Danes , and English . They were purchased by Ludwig , Crown- Prince of Bavaria , for the Glyptothek at Munich . One group ...
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... islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea , called from him the Eolian Islands , —now the Lipari group . He was given by Jupiter ... island of Cephallenia . It first came into prominence about 323 B.C. , and became an important rival of the Achæan ...
... islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea , called from him the Eolian Islands , —now the Lipari group . He was given by Jupiter ... island of Cephallenia . It first came into prominence about 323 B.C. , and became an important rival of the Achæan ...
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... island of Alderney ; yet one dealer advertises in the Times ' that he annually imports from the island ' upwards of 1000 cows ! He does not tell us by what process they are pro- duced . " Aldershot Camp . A permanent camp for military ...
... island of Alderney ; yet one dealer advertises in the Times ' that he annually imports from the island ' upwards of 1000 cows ! He does not tell us by what process they are pro- duced . " Aldershot Camp . A permanent camp for military ...
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... island between Sicily and Thessalonica . While there , he fell in with a hermit , who told him that , among the cliffs of the island , might be found a great opening through which ascended huge flames , as well as the groans of the ...
... island between Sicily and Thessalonica . While there , he fell in with a hermit , who told him that , among the cliffs of the island , might be found a great opening through which ascended huge flames , as well as the groans of the ...
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... island of Gua- nahani , one of the Bahamas , and named it San Salvador . On June 24th , 1497 , John Cabot , who had been sent on a voyage of exploration by Henry VII ( 1485-1509 ) of England , sighted the coast of Labrador . On August ...
... island of Gua- nahani , one of the Bahamas , and named it San Salvador . On June 24th , 1497 , John Cabot , who had been sent on a voyage of exploration by Henry VII ( 1485-1509 ) of England , sighted the coast of Labrador . On August ...
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