The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1999 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries A thirty-volume encyclopedia covering important world events while providing major new treatments of selected topics in various academic fields. |
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... centuries was marked by a strict imitation of Greek and Roman models . Neo- classicism gradually faded with the rise of 19th century romanticism but was revived in the 20th century as part of the cultural diversity of the time . Basic ...
... centuries was marked by a strict imitation of Greek and Roman models . Neo- classicism gradually faded with the rise of 19th century romanticism but was revived in the 20th century as part of the cultural diversity of the time . Basic ...
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... century B.C. Decadrachm from Car- thage , 3d century B.C. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY the 1830's ; the United States experimented with platinum for coinage in the late 19th century , but only pattern ( experimental ) pieces were pro ...
... century B.C. Decadrachm from Car- thage , 3d century B.C. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY the 1830's ; the United States experimented with platinum for coinage in the late 19th century , but only pattern ( experimental ) pieces were pro ...
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... 19th century . nic Institute ( R.P.I. ) at Troy , N.Y. , had been founded primarily to train teachers who could help farmers apply scientific knowledge to agri- culture . Some 10 years later R.P.I. began to offer a course in engineering ...
... 19th century . nic Institute ( R.P.I. ) at Troy , N.Y. , had been founded primarily to train teachers who could help farmers apply scientific knowledge to agri- culture . Some 10 years later R.P.I. began to offer a course in engineering ...
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