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Armada, Spanish
(Encyclopedia) Armada, SpanishArmada, Spanishärmäˈdə [key], 1588, fleet launched by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of England, to overthrow the Protestant Elizabeth I and establish Philip on the…Ottawa, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) OttawaOttawaŏtˈəwə [key] or OdawaOdawaōdäˈwə [key], Native Americans whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…1 Chronicles: 26
1 Chronicles Chapter 26 1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the…Ezekiel: 47
Ezekiel Chapter 47 1 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of…Flatland: How I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott How I had a Vision of LinelandConcerning a Stranger from SpacelandHow I vainly tried to explain the nature of Flatland Thinking that it was time to bring down the…The Seasons
The seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis (23.4°) and not by the fact that Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse. The average distance of Earth from the Sun is 93 million miles; the…The Celtic Twilight: Drumcliff and Rosses
by W. B. Yeats The Three O'Byrnes and the Evil FaeriesThe Thick Skull of the FortunateDrumcliff and Rosses Drumcliff and Rosses were, are, and ever shall be, please Heaven! places of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 14, 1805
Day 779 Day 781 Lewis, July 14, 1805 Sunday July 14th 1805. This morning was calm fair and warm; the Musquetoes of course troublesome. all hands that could work were employed about the…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter V. The Toroweap And Uinkaret.
CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.CHAPTER VI. THE KAIBAB.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.The present chapter will contain an account of a journey from the village Kanab to the Toroweap…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, September 10, 1805
Day 886 Day 888 Lewis, September 10, 1805 Tuesday September 10th 1805. The morning being fair I sent out all the hunters, and directed two of them to procede down the river as far as it's…Trending
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