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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... probably produced about 50 years before the time of Phidias ( fl . 450 B.C. ) and mark the transition 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 ...
... probably produced about 50 years before the time of Phidias ( fl . 450 B.C. ) and mark the transition 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 ...
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... probably the first declaration of the doctrine of States ' Rights in our history . The Kentucky Resolutions were drawn by Jefferson , and those of Virginia by Madison . See State Rights . Alkali Desert . An extensive tract of land in ...
... probably the first declaration of the doctrine of States ' Rights in our history . The Kentucky Resolutions were drawn by Jefferson , and those of Virginia by Madison . See State Rights . Alkali Desert . An extensive tract of land in ...
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... probably the " Tarshish " of the Bible . See Tarshish ; Vandals . Andaman Islands . A group of islands in the eastern part of the Bay of Bengal . A penal settlement was established there by Great Britain in 1858. The native inhabitants ...
... probably the " Tarshish " of the Bible . See Tarshish ; Vandals . Andaman Islands . A group of islands in the eastern part of the Bay of Bengal . A penal settlement was established there by Great Britain in 1858. The native inhabitants ...
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... Probably the earli- est form of Christian creed that exists . Not only has it been attributed to the apostles directly , but , according to a legend , each one of the twelve clauses has been contributed by one of the apos- tles . This ...
... Probably the earli- est form of Christian creed that exists . Not only has it been attributed to the apostles directly , but , according to a legend , each one of the twelve clauses has been contributed by one of the apos- tles . This ...
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... probably derived their acquaint- ance with it from the Etruscans , and it is to the former that the nations of modern Europe are indebted for this form of construction . The oldest arch in the world is probably in the Cloaca Maxima at ...
... probably derived their acquaint- ance with it from the Etruscans , and it is to the former that the nations of modern Europe are indebted for this form of construction . The oldest arch in the world is probably in the Cloaca Maxima at ...
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