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... called the Pythagorean abacus . Abancay , a river in Peru , on the banks of which the Spanish marshal Almagro defeated and took prisoner Alvarado , a partisan of Pizarro , 12 July , 1537 . Abbot's Ripton , see Railway Accidents , 1876 ...
... called the Pythagorean abacus . Abancay , a river in Peru , on the banks of which the Spanish marshal Almagro defeated and took prisoner Alvarado , a partisan of Pizarro , 12 July , 1537 . Abbot's Ripton , see Railway Accidents , 1876 ...
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... called Asteroth , or Spy . In Rev. xii . 10 , the devil is called " the accuser of the brethren . " False accusers were to be hanged , by 24 Henry VI . 1446 ; and burned in the face with an F , by 37 Henry VIII . 1545. — Stow . Aceldama ...
... called Asteroth , or Spy . In Rev. xii . 10 , the devil is called " the accuser of the brethren . " False accusers were to be hanged , by 24 Henry VI . 1446 ; and burned in the face with an F , by 37 Henry VIII . 1545. — Stow . Aceldama ...
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... called the country Amazonia , and gave the name of Amazon to the river , previously called Marañon . Amazons . Three nations of Amazons have been mentioned - the Asiatic , Scythian , and African . They are said to have been the ...
... called the country Amazonia , and gave the name of Amazon to the river , previously called Marañon . Amazons . Three nations of Amazons have been mentioned - the Asiatic , Scythian , and African . They are said to have been the ...
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... called archons , whose office continued for life . Medon , eldest son of Codrus , was the first archon . The office was limited to ten years , 752 B.C. , and to one year 683 B.C. Arcola ( Lombardy ) , the site of battles between the ...
... called archons , whose office continued for life . Medon , eldest son of Codrus , was the first archon . The office was limited to ten years , 752 B.C. , and to one year 683 B.C. Arcola ( Lombardy ) , the site of battles between the ...
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... called Conscienciaries , because they held that there is no other deity than conscience . " Though a small draught of philosophy may lead a man into atheism , a deep draught will certainly bring him back again to the belief of a God ...
... called Conscienciaries , because they held that there is no other deity than conscience . " Though a small draught of philosophy may lead a man into atheism , a deep draught will certainly bring him back again to the belief of a God ...
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