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Acts of the Apostles
(Encyclopedia) Acts of the Apostles, book of the New Testament. It is the only 1st-century account of the expansion of Christianity in its earliest period. It was written in Greek anonymously as…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Ii. Geography Of The Grand CaÃÂon District.
CHAPTER I. THE PLATEAU PROVINCE.CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHY OF THE GRAND CAíON DISTRICT.The Grand Cañon District-the region draining into the Grand and Marble Cañons-is…Egmont, Lamoral, count of
(Encyclopedia) Egmont, Lamoral, count ofEgmont, Lamoral, count ofläˌmōrälˈ, ĕgˈmônt [key], 1522–68, Flemish general and statesman, member of one of the noblest families of the Netherlands. In the…Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st ViscountRhondda, David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscountrŏnˈdə [key], 1856–1918, British industrialist and public official. He entered his father's coal…Gijón
(Encyclopedia) Gijón Gijón hēhōnˈ [key], city, Oviedo prov., N Spain, in Asturias, on the Bay of Biscay…Waller, Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Waller, Edmund, 1606–87, English poet. He studied at Eton and Cambridge and became a prominent speaker in Parliament at a young age. He married twice (1631 and 1644), but his early…Palladius
(Encyclopedia) Palladius, fl. 4th cent. a.d., Roman author. He was a specialist on agriculture and possessed estates in both Italy and Sardinia. Palladius wrote a 14-volume treatise on farming that…Roscommon, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) RoscommonRoscommonrŏskŏmˈən [key], county (1991 pop. 51,876), 951 sq mi (2,463 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Roscommon. A part of the central plain of Ireland…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 19, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 18, 1805November 20, 1805November 19, 1805 November 19th Tuesday 1805 began to rain a little before day and Continued raining untill 11…New England Primer
(Encyclopedia) New England Primer, famous American school book, first published before 1690. Its compiler was Benjamin Harris, an English printer who emigrated to Boston. This was the book from which…Trending
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