Word: britain
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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July 23d, Cambridge, Mass., to New Britain, Conn...
July 25th to 29th, at or near New Britain, Conn., in charge of Professor W. M. Davis. Study will here be made of the structure and physical history of the Triassic sandstones and trap-sheets of this part of the Connecticut Valley. with special attention to the preparation of geological maps and sections...
...English readers, from the pen of the scholarly anther of "Socrates" (1879) and "A Day in Athens with Socrates" (1883), both of which works have had a large sale, and have received very favorable notice from the critics and classical scholars both of this country and of Great Britain. These scholars have especially commended the power displayed in bringing Plato's meaning in plain, but remarkably pure English, a point in which they award the palm of excellence to this author, who is now known to be a Boston lady of high position, no less eminent for her generous support...
...Gibson, the champion short distance runner of the world, says that he has used cinder tracks all over Great Britain and the United States, but has never seen as fine a one as that in the athletic grounds of the University of Pennsylvania...
...soul became fired with holy passion. From Rome under papal protection he went to his work in Germany. There, with indefatigable industry and love, he pushed his-noble work which took eight centuries and a Luther to undo. He became arch-bishop and papal legate. From his home in Britain came zealous men and women to aid him in his work. At last he fell a victim to his ideal and died a martyr's death, killed by the men he was attempting to save...