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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... ment of the temple of Pallas Athene , at Ægina , —an 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 ...
... ment of the temple of Pallas Athene , at Ægina , —an 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 ...
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... ment . It was Albert Memorial . This magnificent monument to the memory of the Prince Consort , husband of the late Queen Vic- toria , was erected at a cost of $ 600,000 , one half of which amount was defrayed by voluntary contributions ...
... ment . It was Albert Memorial . This magnificent monument to the memory of the Prince Consort , husband of the late Queen Vic- toria , was erected at a cost of $ 600,000 , one half of which amount was defrayed by voluntary contributions ...
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... ment that the Moslems used the volumes of the famous library to heat the 4000 baths of the city for 6 months is doubtless an exaggeration . See Museum ; Serapeum . Alexandrian School of Philosophy . Founded at Alexandria , Egypt , about ...
... ment that the Moslems used the volumes of the famous library to heat the 4000 baths of the city for 6 months is doubtless an exaggeration . See Museum ; Serapeum . Alexandrian School of Philosophy . Founded at Alexandria , Egypt , about ...
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... ment ordered the work of Alphonso to be reprinted from the most accurate MSS . , and the work was commenced in 1863 . Alps Melted with Vinegar . Ac- cording to Livy , Hannibal , in his passage of the Alps , melted the rocks with hot ...
... ment ordered the work of Alphonso to be reprinted from the most accurate MSS . , and the work was commenced in 1863 . Alps Melted with Vinegar . Ac- cording to Livy , Hannibal , in his passage of the Alps , melted the rocks with hot ...
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... ment was extended into France and Germany . Nearly all the States of the American Union have passed laws punishing cruelty to animals with fine and imprisonment . The " Dogs ' Home " in London was founded in 1861. Ellen M. Gifford ...
... ment was extended into France and Germany . Nearly all the States of the American Union have passed laws punishing cruelty to animals with fine and imprisonment . The " Dogs ' Home " in London was founded in 1861. Ellen M. Gifford ...
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