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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
... perplex the most skilful readers of the Chinese geography, (p. 177.) * Note: And likewise in Chinese history ...
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
... a woody, mountainous, and barren tract, (Busching's Geography, vol. vi. p. 270—286, English translation.) in ...
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
... grazing beyond the Elbe. Foolish enough! In poetical geography, the Elbe, and the Hercynian, signify any river ...
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)
... the Byzantine empire, would be an improvement of geography. But, alas D'Anville is no more! the ...
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
... of the time was taught: mathematics, history, geography, drawing, architecture, etc. In the maritime ... writing, arithmetic, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, mechanics, history, geography, agriculture, physics, chemistry, physiology, zoology, botany, geology, ...
Quiet Talks on Following The Christ by Gordon, Samuel Dickey (1859-1936)
... there tell of Calvary, as no piece of geography ever can. His mere presence tells unmistakably of ...
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
... , Travels in Brazil (1817); Hartt, Geology ad Physical Geography of Brazil (1870); United States Bureau of American ...
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
... (27), and arts, including ancient and modern languages, geography, music, fine arts, etc. (69). The chief burden ... Convocation. Diplomas in certain subjects, as health, education, geography, and political economy, are granted by Convocation after ...
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
... : Myths and Languages (San Francisco, 1886); BARRETT, Ethno-Geography of the Pomo and Neighboring Indians in Univ ... . and Ethnology, VI, no. 1 (Berkeley, 1908); IDEM, Geography and Dialects of the Miwok Indians, ibid., no ...
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability by Herbermann, Charles George (1840-1916)
... be well-versed in Biblical history, archaeology, and geography; he should know the various Christian dogmas bearing ...