The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1989 - 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 exhibit at the Academy in 1802. The size of his paintings gradually increased , and in 1817 he began the series of large paintings that culminated in the Hay Wain ( 1821 ) . Constable's range of subjects was extended by a visit ...
... began to exhibit at the Academy in 1802. The size of his paintings gradually increased , and in 1817 he began the series of large paintings that culminated in the Hay Wain ( 1821 ) . Constable's range of subjects was extended by a visit ...
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