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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Gresham College — is an unusual institution of higher learning off Holborn in central London. It enrolls no students and grants no degrees. The Collège de France offers perhaps a Parisian equivalent. Gresham College has provided lectures free and open to the… … Wikipedia
First Town-House, Boston — The First Town House in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony was located on the site of the Old State House and served as Boston s first purpose built town hall and colonial government seat.Robert Keayne left ₤300 in his will for the construction of… … Wikipedia
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Mayflower Compact — This bas relief depicting the signing of the Mayflower Compact is on Bradford Street in Provincetown directly below the Pilgrim Monument … Wikipedia
Dodona's Grove — (1640) is a historical allegory by James Howell, making extensive use of tree lore.[1] James Howell from Dodona s Grove (1641) by Abraham Bosse … Wikipedia
Shackleton (crater) — lunar crater data caption=South lunar pole as imaged by Clementine. Shackleton is in the small, dark patch at center. NASA photo . latitude=89.9 N or S=S longitude=0.0 E or W=E diameter=19 km depth=2 km colong= 0 eponym=Ernest ShackletonThe… … Wikipedia
Samuel Rowlands — (c. 1573 1630), English author of pamphlets in prose and verse, which reflect the follies and humours of the lower middle class life of his time, seems to have had no contemporary literary reputation; but his work throws considerable light on the … Wikipedia
John Rut — (fl. 1512 ndash; 1528) was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America in search of the Northwest Passage; on 10 June 1527 he set sail from Plymouth with two ships, the Samson and the… … Wikipedia
Chorography — (from χῶρος khōros; place + γράφειν graphein, writing ) is a term deriving from the writings of the ancient geographer Ptolemy, meaning the geographical description of regions. However, its resonances have varied with time and place … Wikipedia