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Brewer's: Eelkhance Tables

The celebrated calculation of Nazir' u Dien, the Persian astronomer, grandson of Zenghis Khan, brought out in the middle of the thirteenth century. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable…

Brewer's: Eternal Tables

A white pearl, extending from east to west, and from heaven to earth, on which, according to Mahomet, God has recorded every event, past, present, and to come. Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Eugubine Tables

Seven bronze tables found near Eugubium (Gubbio) in Italy, in 1444. Of the inscriptions, five are Umbrian and Etruscan, and two are Latin. “The Umbrian, the tongue of north-eastern Italy,…

The Koran/Sura V — The Table

Sura V — The Table Medina — 120 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful O BELIEVERS! be faithful to your engagements. You are allowed the flesh of cattle other than…

Amy Lowell: Breakfast Table

Breakfast TableIn the fresh-washed sunlight, the breakfast table is decked and white. It offers itself in flat surrender, tendering tastes, and smells, and colours, and metals, and grains,…

Brewer's: Table d'Hote

[the host's table ]. An ordinary. In the Middle Ages, and even down to the reign of Louis XIV., the landlord's table was the only public dining-place known in Germany and France. The first…

Brewer's: Knights of the Round Table

King Arthur's knights, so called from the large circular table round which they sat. The table was circular to prevent any heart-sore about precedency. The number of these knights is…

Brewer's: Harcourt's Round Table

A private conference in the house of Sir William Harcourt, January 14, 1887, with the view of reuniting, if possible, the Liberal party, broken up by Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy. The…

The Twelve Tables of Ancient Rome

The Question: I'm writing a research paper on Roman law and government, and I need information on the Twelve Tables. Can you help me? The Answer…

The Major Faiths (concise table)

JudaismChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhismFounderThe Hebrew leader Abraham founded Judaism around 2000 B.C. Moses gave the Jews the Torah around 1250 B.C. Jesus Christ, who was crucified…