The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began operating in Scotland between Edinburgh and Leith . About the same time hackney coaches ( those ...
... began to be used as a public conveyance between towns and was eventually known as a stagecoach , or stage . About 1610 a stage service began operating in Scotland between Edinburgh and Leith . About the same time hackney coaches ( those ...
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... began their own coinage systems , using the Roman system as a starting point on which to base denominations and designs . The coinage of the Eastern Roman Empire passed into the coinage system of the Byzantine Empire . Oriental Coinage ...
... began their own coinage systems , using the Roman system as a starting point on which to base denominations and designs . The coinage of the Eastern Roman Empire passed into the coinage system of the Byzantine Empire . Oriental Coinage ...
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... began to offer a course in engineering that immediately attracted students . During the 1850's the new schools of applied science included Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn , Cooper Union in New York City , and state schools of ...
... began to offer a course in engineering that immediately attracted students . During the 1850's the new schools of applied science included Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn , Cooper Union in New York City , and state schools of ...
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