The Encyclopedia Americana: A Universal Reference Library Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volume 3Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American Compiling Department, 1903 |
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... Sept. 1752 ; d . Naushon Island , Buzzard's Bay , 11 Oct. 1811 . He was graduated from Harvard in 1771 , stud- ied at the University of Oxford , and traveled in Europe . At the outbreak of the Revolution he returned home and became ...
... Sept. 1752 ; d . Naushon Island , Buzzard's Bay , 11 Oct. 1811 . He was graduated from Harvard in 1771 , stud- ied at the University of Oxford , and traveled in Europe . At the outbreak of the Revolution he returned home and became ...
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... Sept. 1811 ; d . Cambridge , Mass . , 21 Jan. 1890. He was graduated from Harvard in 1833 , and for a time taught mathematics in Phillips - Exeter Academy . He became instructor in natural phil- osophy and political economy at Harvard ...
... Sept. 1811 ; d . Cambridge , Mass . , 21 Jan. 1890. He was graduated from Harvard in 1833 , and for a time taught mathematics in Phillips - Exeter Academy . He became instructor in natural phil- osophy and political economy at Harvard ...
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... Sept. 1833. She has been principal of Saint Agnes ' School , at Albany , N. Y. , and has published Outlines of Religious Instruction ) ; ( English Cathedrals ) ; ( Famous Art Galleries . ) Boyd , James P. , American lawyer and author ...
... Sept. 1833. She has been principal of Saint Agnes ' School , at Albany , N. Y. , and has published Outlines of Religious Instruction ) ; ( English Cathedrals ) ; ( Famous Art Galleries . ) Boyd , James P. , American lawyer and author ...
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... Sept. 1848 ; d . New York , 4 Oct. 1895. After completing his university studies at Christiania , he came to the United States in 1869 and was editor of a Norwegian journal in Chicago . He returned to Europe in 1872 and studied Ger ...
... Sept. 1848 ; d . New York , 4 Oct. 1895. After completing his university studies at Christiania , he came to the United States in 1869 and was editor of a Norwegian journal in Chicago . He returned to Europe in 1872 and studied Ger ...
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... Sept. 1643. In 1588 he went to Dublin with strong recommendations to persons in power , whose patronage he obtained . The state of Ireland at that time having rendered land very cheap , he took advantage of the circumstance to make some ...
... Sept. 1643. In 1588 he went to Dublin with strong recommendations to persons in power , whose patronage he obtained . The state of Ireland at that time having rendered land very cheap , he took advantage of the circumstance to make some ...
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