The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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He next discovered the month , due to the phases of the moon , and probably much later the year , resulting from his noticing the changes of temperature and vegetation due to the recurring seasons . Eventually he connected this with the ...
He next discovered the month , due to the phases of the moon , and probably much later the year , resulting from his noticing the changes of temperature and vegetation due to the recurring seasons . Eventually he connected this with the ...
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New York , N.Y. , Oct. 4 , 1816. He received a good education under the direction of Richard Pococke , and in 1765 came to America . He gave illustrated lectures on pneumatics in Philadelphia in 1772. Two years later he proposed the ...
New York , N.Y. , Oct. 4 , 1816. He received a good education under the direction of Richard Pococke , and in 1765 came to America . He gave illustrated lectures on pneumatics in Philadelphia in 1772. Two years later he proposed the ...
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Strongly opposed to compromise on the slavery issue , he represented Georgia at the Nashville Convention ( q.v. ) of Southern states ( 1850 ) and spoke openly for secession in the state campaign later that year , but withdrew from ...
Strongly opposed to compromise on the slavery issue , he represented Georgia at the Nashville Convention ( q.v. ) of Southern states ( 1850 ) and spoke openly for secession in the state campaign later that year , but withdrew from ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work |
| Publisher | Americana Corporation, 1960 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 9 Jun 2022 |
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