Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Poole, for forty years, connected with the British Museum, lately being in charge of ancient coins, is about to leave that institution to become a lecturer in University College, Cambridge...
Sanskrit Conference, 9. General view of the Ancient Literature of India. Professor Lanman. No. Farrar...
...ancient astronomers came to the general idea of the spherical shape of the earth for they observed that as one travelled north or south he found that the position of the pole in regard to the position of the zenith changed. If one travelled south, the pole became farther distant from the zenith, and if north, it became nearer. This then took place either because the earth was round or the pole was an object so near that it might be passed and left behind. But the ancients observed that the stars were very far distant and therefore arrived...
...Owens graduated from Bucknell University, after which he entered the Graduate School here. He was a special assistant in the department of ethnology for archaeological work in Honduras and Guatemale. Last winter he was engaged as a member of the Peabody Museum Honduras expedition in exploring the ancient city of Copan and this winter was placed in charge of that work...
...report of the Librarian this year contains the report of the Curator of Coins. The collection consists of 1161 ancient and 1739 modern coins. The need of new accommodations for the books and of a new reading room is spoken of. For several years past Gore Hall has been heated by steam from boilers in University Hall...