Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Programs," 378; Math la, "Introduction to Calculus," 355; Chemistry 20a, "Organic Chemistry," 342; Chemistry 5a, "Principles of Chemistry," 332; Biology 7b, "Introduction to Biology II," 297; General Education 105, "The Literature of Social Reflection," 291; English 166, "The Novel Since World War II," 281; Literature and Arts B-22, " Ancient and Classical Painting," 281; Science B-16, "History of the Earth and of Life," 275; Physics la, "Principles of Physics," 255; Economics 1325, "Statistical Methods for Economists...
...ancient imperial city of Viet Nam, the Communists seized large parts of the city-and only grudgingly yielded them block by block under heavy allied counterattacks at week...
...famed "Lahore the Golden," capital of the Punjab, ancient seat of the Mogul Sultan "Akbar the Magnificent," there stood on a muddy sidewalk last week, with a grin of amazement and recognition on his round red face, His Majesty's Mr. Constable Sean O'Rourke...
...added new iron clamps and rods to hold the marble stones in position. But in doing so, they ignored the wisdom of the Parthenon's original designers, the sculptor Phidias and Architects Ictinus and Callicrates. During the installation of the temple's original iron reinforcing rods, the ancient builders used a form of rust-proofing that has been effective for two millenniums: they wrapped the rods tightly in a sheath of pliable lead, which gave them room to expand and contract, and kept away rust-producing moisture. Unfortunately, later restorers did not seal their irons...
...save the temple, the Greek government called upon Architect Korres, a native of Athens and a specialist in ancient monuments, who since 1977 has participated in the restoration of the nearby Erechtheum. That project is nearly completed; the scaffolding of the Erechtheum is scheduled for removal in 1984. At this temple engineers also encountered irons rusting within marble. After tearing down the Erechtheum's walls, they replaced the rods with rustproof titanium, a strong, lightweight metal commonly used in airplane engines and earth-orbiting craft...