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... early as 1784 , and a " thermolampe " using gas distilled from wood was patented in 1799. Although coal gas was denounced as unsafe , it won in- creasing favour for street lighting , and by early in the 19th century most cities in the ...
... early as 1784 , and a " thermolampe " using gas distilled from wood was patented in 1799. Although coal gas was denounced as unsafe , it won in- creasing favour for street lighting , and by early in the 19th century most cities in the ...
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... Early life . Magellan , the son of Rui de Ma- galhães and Alda de Mesquita , belonged to the Portuguese nobility . At an early age he became a page to Queen Leonor in Lisbon . In early 1505 he enlisted in the fleet of Francisco de ...
... Early life . Magellan , the son of Rui de Ma- galhães and Alda de Mesquita , belonged to the Portuguese nobility . At an early age he became a page to Queen Leonor in Lisbon . In early 1505 he enlisted in the fleet of Francisco de ...
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... Early elevated steam - powered lines were erected in New York City in Manhattan ( 1867 ) and ex- panded subsequently to Brooklyn , the Bronx , and Queens . In 1895 the electric - powered Chicago West Side Elevated Railway was opened ...
... Early elevated steam - powered lines were erected in New York City in Manhattan ( 1867 ) and ex- panded subsequently to Brooklyn , the Bronx , and Queens . In 1895 the electric - powered Chicago West Side Elevated Railway was opened ...
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progressives had popularized during the leg | 91 |
La Fontaine also called MLLE | 494 |
Jean de La Fontaine oil painting by François | 537 |
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