Word: entertainment
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Erastothenes, a Greek geometer and astronomer who flourished about two centuries before Christ, is credited with being the first to entertain an accurate idea of the principles on which the determination of the figure ot the earth really depends. It is said that "his results were inaccurate, but his method is the same as that which is followed at the present day." He suggested 250,000 stadia as the earth's circumference...
...Lampoon will entertain 90 past and present editors at its annual dinner tonight at 7 o'clock in the Lampoon Building. President Lowell will be one of the speakers and James Montgomery Flagg, one of Lampy's honorary editors and perennial guest, will also speak...
...offer from the University of California to entertain the Harvard debating team some time next fall was referred to the executive committee...
...caused more than local attention among newspaper men, is evidenced by the fact that eight photographers with moving picture machines were present at Soldiers Field for the daily practice yesterday. On account of the soft ground practice was suspended for all the squad except those who consented to entertain the camera...
...Clive made his offer when it was learned that Leon Gordon had declared himself unable to complete his offer to entertain the Club at a performance of "White Cargo...