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Illustration from Dyke’s Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia 1928
Compiled by Dr. Andrew Lee Dyke, electrical engineer. Dr.Dyke founded the first US automobile spare parts business in 1899, manufactured a steam car called ‘The Dyke’ in 1899, and wrote a number of automotive books.
Published by Goodheart-Willcox Co, Chicago. Blue cloth boards 1250 pages 24.5cm x 17cm.
Brian Dettmer
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2010
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Image of WW #233 from the "WW Encyclopedia" 2010
...for some reason the art differs from the printed comic cover. I don't know the origin of this different art (original comic art that was "fixed" before printing?"
Note: Odd "eagle" emblem and plunging neckline of bodice
Note: "golden age" look to boot tops
Brian Dettmer
Encyclopedias of World Travel
2010
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Map of Sweden and Norway 1868.
From the National Encyclopedia Atlas 1868.
Published by William Mackenzie London. 19cm x 29cm
Map of comparative sizes of major rivers and mountains of the World 1868.
From the National Encyclopedia Atlas 1868.
Published by William Mackenzie London. 19cm x 29cm
Harz, Germany, Summer Holiday 2013
Harz
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"Harz Mountains" redirects here. For the district of the same name, see Harz (district).
Harz
Harz map.png
Highest point
Peak
Brocken
Elevation
3,743 ft (1,141 m)
Geography
Country
Germany
States/Provinces
Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
Geology
Orogeny
Hercynian
Type of rock
Paleozoic sedimentary, metamorphic
and magmatic rocks
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart (mountain forest), Latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz with a height of 1,141.1 metres (3,744 ft) above sea level. The Wurmberg (971 metres (3,186 ft)) is the highest peak located entirely within Lower Saxony.
Origins[edit]
Geological overview map
Gabbro Quarry near Bad Harzburg
The Harz is the most geologically diverse of the German Central Uplands, although it is overwhelmingly dominated by base-poor rocks. The most common rocks lying on the surface are argillaceous shales, slaty (geschieferte) greywackes and granite intrusions in the shape of two large igneous rock masses or plutons. The Gießen-Harz surface layer of the Rhenohercynian zone, which is widespread in the Harz, consists mainly of flysch. Well-known and economically important are the limestone deposits around Elbingerode and the Gabbro of Bad Harzburg. The landscapes of the Harz are characterised by steep mountain ridges, stone runs, relatively flat plateaus with many raised bogs and long, narrow V-shaped valleys, of which the Bode Gorge, the Oker and Selke valleys are the best known. A representative cross-section of all the Harz rocks is displayed on the Jordanshöhe near Sankt Andreasberg near the car park (see photo).
The formation and geological folding of the Harz mountains began during a prominent phase of the Palaeozoic era, in the course of the Hercynian mountain building of the Carboniferous period, about 350 to 250 million years ago. At that time in the history of the Earth, numerous high mountains appeared in Western Europe, including the Fichtelgebirge and Rhenish Massif. They were, however, heavily eroded due to their height (up to 4 km) and were later covered over by Mesozoic rocks. From the Early Cretaceous and into Late Cretaceous times the Harz was uplifted in a single block by tectonic movements and, particularly during the Tertiary period, the younger overlying strata were eroded and the underlying base rock left standing as low mountains. The most important uplift movements were during the sub-Hercynian phase (83 mya), when the northern edge was steeply tilted. This formed a fault zone on the northern border of the Harz (the Northern Harz Boundary Fault or Harznordrandverwerfung).
The Harz is a fault-block mountain range, that rises abruptly from the surrounding lowlands in the west and northeast and gradually dips towards the south. It is dissected by numerous deep valleys. North of the mountains lie the Cretaceous layers of the sub-Hercynian depression in the rolling hills of the Harz Foreland; south of the Harz, Permian sediments lie flat on southwest-dipping Palaeozoic beds.
As a result of the northern fault zone and the vertical or, sometimes even overfolded, geological strata, the geology of the Harz sometimes changes frequently within a relatively small area of just a few square kilometres. As a consequence of this it is also referred to as the "Classic Geological Square Mile" (Klassischen Quadratmeile der Geologie).
There is a room devoted to geology in the Harz Museum in Wernigerode.
Steel engraving from The National Encyclopedia 1884 [Orig: 3307x4677 pixel]- A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge.
Published by William Mackenzie, London; 18 Vols. Brown gilt cloth boards 20cm x 17cm.
Aeronautical devices.
Steel plate engraving from The National Encyclopedia 1884 - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge.
Published by William Mackenzie, London; 18 Vols. Brown gilt cloth boards 20cm x 17cm.
Anatomy of the Human Body.
Steel plate engraving from The National Encyclopedia 1884 - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge.
Published by William Mackenzie, London; 18 Vols. Brown gilt cloth boards 20cm x 17cm.
Here it is! A pristine copy of the MS-DOS Encyclopedia. I wish that I had found it when I was struggling with DOS back in the early 90's? This book was written six years after MS-DOS was introduced in 1981 and by then there were ten million users of the Microsoft Disk Operating System. You are probably using a Microsoft operating system right now.
Klick Link For Read Online Or Download The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine Book : bit.ly/2h6rG6q
Synopsis
Chef Folse's seventh cookbook is the authoritative collection on Louisiana's culture and cuisine. The book features more than 850 full-color pages, dynamic historical Louisiana photographs and more than 700 recipes. You will not only find step-by-step directions to preparing everything from a roux to a cochon de lait, but you will also learn about the history behind these recipes. Cajun and Creole cuisine was influenced by seven nations that settled Louisiana, from the Native Americans to the Italian immigrants of the 1800s. Learn about the significant contributions each culture made-okra seeds carried here by African slaves, classic French recipes recalled by the Creoles, the sausage-making skills of the Germans and more. Relive the adventure and romance that shaped Louisiana, and recreate the recipes enjoyed in Cajun cabins, plantation kitchens and New Or
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History
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Unlike most cathedrals in Spain, construction of this cathedral had to await the acquisition of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada from its Muslim rulers in 1492; while its very early plans had Gothic designs, such as are evident in the Royal Chapel of Granada by Enrique Egas, the construction of the church in the main occurred at a time when Spanish Renaissance designs were supplanting the Gothic regnant in Spanish architecture of prior centuries. Foundations for the church were laid by the architect Egas starting from 1518 to 1523 atop the site of the city's main mosque; by 1529, Egas was replaced by Diego de Siloé who labored for nearly four decades on the structure from ground to cornice, planning the triforium and five naves instead of the usual three. Most unusually, he created a circular capilla mayor rather than a semicircular apse, perhaps inspired by Italian ideas for circular 'perfect buildings' (eg in Alberti's works). Within its structure the cathedral combines other orders of architecture. It took 181 years for the cathedral to be built.
Subsequent architects included Juan de Maena (1563-1571), followed by Juan de Orea (1571-1590), and Ambrosio de Vico (1590-?). In 1667 Alonso Cano, working with Gaspar de la Peña, altered the initial plan for the main façade, introducing Baroque elements. The magnificence of the building would be even greater, if the two large 81 meter towers foreseen in the plans had been built; however the project remained incomplete for various reasons, among them, financial.
The Cathedral had been intended to become the royal mausoleum by Charles I of Spain of Spain, but Philip II of Spain moved the site for his father and subsequent kings to El Escorial outside of Madrid.
The main chapel contains two kneeling effigies of the Catholic King and Queen, Isabel and Ferdinand by Pedro de Mena y Medrano. The busts of Adam and Eve were made by Alonso Cano. The Chapel of the Trinity has a marvelous retablo with paintings by El Greco, Jose Ribera, Alonso Cano, and the Spanoleto.
Room mainly used for meetings nowadays. The sheves to the right hold English Swedish and Norwegian encyclopedias.
Norris & Ross McWhirter - Dunlop Illustrated Encyclopedia of Facts
(Original Title: Dunlop Book of Facts)
Bantam Books D4189, 1969
Cover Design: unknown
ift.tt/1TF3lzN "AFRICAN PIGMIES DISCOVERED BY EXPLORERS" - Collier's New Encyclopedia Vol. 1, 1921 [1382x2112] #HistoryPorn #history #retro ift.tt/24tQfdA via Histolines
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Virginia Water Lake lies on the southern edge of Windsor Great Park, in the borough of Runnymede in Surrey and the civil parishes of Old Windsor and Sunningdale and Ascot in Berkshire, in England. It is a man-made lake taking its name from a natural body of water of the same name. There is a village of Virginia Water which stretches out to the east of the lake. The grounds of the lake, nearby Fort Belvedere, and the Clockcase are all Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Virginia Water Lake was originally little more than a stream, which existed from at least the 17th century and may well be named after Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, although this is not certain. The lake itself was begun in 1746 by William, Duke of Cumberland who was then Ranger of the Park. Few details are recorded of the building of the lake, however it has been suggested that prisoners-of-war from the recent Jacobite risings, who were encamped at the nearby Breakheart Hill, were involved. The original lake was much smaller than the current form, and was destroyed in a flood in 1768. In 1780 Paul and Thomas Sandby began construction of a much larger lake at the site, and went on to add an artificial waterfall, Meadow Pond and Obelisk Pond. During World War II, the lake was drained, as its obvious shape provided enemy guidance at night to Windsor and other important military targets in the area. The circuit around the lake is about 4.5 miles (7.2 km), about half is paved and the other half is a "natural" path both providing easy walking conditions even with a pram or pushchair. Recently the lake has been used by the crews for the Harry Potter films for lakeside scenes. The Scottish alternative was deemed unsuitable due to the number of midges. The River Bourne provides the water for the lake and it exits the lake at the eastern end after the cascading waterfall.
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Page removed from an old encyclopedia volume. This page has portions that can be opened for additional insights into the inventory of the human head. Dated approx. 1952. Encyclopedia purchased at Safeway on 36th between Dayton Avenue and Francis Avenue, Seattle, Washington. I believe the building is now a bagel plac..or was.
at Yoshida Jinja (吉田神社), Kyoto
Encyclopedia of Shinto:
"Also called nagoshi, minatsuki barae, or aranigo no harae. This term refers to the "great purification" (ōharae) that is performed on the last day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar. Since antiquity, with the adoption of the ritsuryō system, a great purification was held at the imperial court on the last day of the sixth and twelfth months. Also at the folk shrines the great purification was enthusiastically performed twice a year. The great purification at the court briefly came to an end as a result of the Ōnin War (1467-77), but it continued to flourish among the people, becoming especially famous at the Shrines Kamo Wakeikazura jinja and Kamo Mioya jinja in Kyōto and Sumiyoshi jinja in Ōsaka. At some point, the twelfth month purification (harae) was abandoned by the people and the sixth month purification became increasingly grander in scale, and becoming known specifically as nagoshi no harae. For the folk ritual of nagoshi at shrines circular rings or "gates" made of miscanthus reed (chinowa) are common. These large rings are made of reeds bundled together with paper strips and set up under a shrine's torii, or in front of its worship hall (haiden). Worshippers, led by the chief priest (gūji), pass through the reed gate and are thus purified of all defilements (kegare) and protected from misfortune. This practice originates from a legend appearing in the "Bingo Fudoki," in which Somin Shōrai, in return for housing Susano no mikoto for the night, was given a chinowa as protection against epidemic. In addition to passsing through the chinowa ring, customs of transferring one's defilement onto a puppet that is then floated down a river and of purifying oneself in seawater also exist. All of these popular nagoshi practices are intended as protection against bad communicable diseases. There is also a custom in some areas from Chūgoku to Kyūshū in which the last day of the sixth lunar month is called "nagoshi" and regarded as a turning point on which it is the custom to lead cows and horses to the river or the sea to entertain them. Scholars believe that this custom extended the idea of human purification to include domestic animals as well. See also Chinowa."
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Forbidden City
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"Gugong" redirects here. For other uses, see Gugong (disambiguation).
"Palace Museum" redirects here. For the historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, see Palace Museum, Zanzibar.
For other uses, see Forbidden City (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 39°54′53″N 116°23′26″E
UNESCO World Heritage Site Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) at the centre of the Forbidden City
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv
Reference 439
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 1987 (11th Session)
Extensions 2004
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The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government for almost 500 years.
Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 72 ha (180 acres).[1] The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture,[2] and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987,[2] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artefacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War.