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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... period in Greek sculpture from the old to the new style . AE I. ( Gr . dei , always ) . A word frequently used as a motto for jewelry . It signifies for ever and for aye . " AEIOU . The initial letters of the Latin words composing the ...
... period in Greek sculpture from the old to the new style . AE I. ( Gr . dei , always ) . A word frequently used as a motto for jewelry . It signifies for ever and for aye . " AEIOU . The initial letters of the Latin words composing the ...
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... periods : first , the period from 323 to 30 B.C .; and , second , the period from 30 B.C. to 640 A.D. , when Alexandria fell into the hands of the Saracens . During the first period , its leading teachers and philosophers were Euclid ...
... periods : first , the period from 323 to 30 B.C .; and , second , the period from 30 B.C. to 640 A.D. , when Alexandria fell into the hands of the Saracens . During the first period , its leading teachers and philosophers were Euclid ...
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... period he was secretly put to death and buried in a sacred well . If , however , he died a natural death , he was sol- emnly interred in the Temple of Sera- Apocalypse . The last book of the New Testament , commonly known as the ...
... period he was secretly put to death and buried in a sacred well . If , however , he died a natural death , he was sol- emnly interred in the Temple of Sera- Apocalypse . The last book of the New Testament , commonly known as the ...
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... , the Winds , and the Clouds . At a period not later than 3000 B.C. , the Aryans began to migrate in search of new dwelling - places . Some of the tribes spread themselves over the tablelands of Iran 50 Five Thousand Facts and Fancies.
... , the Winds , and the Clouds . At a period not later than 3000 B.C. , the Aryans began to migrate in search of new dwelling - places . Some of the tribes spread themselves over the tablelands of Iran 50 Five Thousand Facts and Fancies.
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... period during which the popes resided at Avignon , a city in the southeast of France . It lasted about 70 years ( 1309-1377 ) , and is hence often called the Babylonian Captivity . " In 1309 , Clement V ( 1305-1314 ) , a Frenchman ...
... period during which the popes resided at Avignon , a city in the southeast of France . It lasted about 70 years ( 1309-1377 ) , and is hence often called the Babylonian Captivity . " In 1309 , Clement V ( 1305-1314 ) , a Frenchman ...
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