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Word: nearly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Rideout has her drive him away, knowing that when he had made a place for himself he would call her, loving her for her sacrifice, and needing her for her illuminating knowledge of himself. These are real people. Some day we shall meet them, or at least their near of kin, on the highways or the by-paths of the world...

Author: By W. R. Castle ., | Title: Review of "Admiral's Light" | 4/7/1908 | See Source »

...observing room to the eye-piece. Light from an object under observation undergoes three reflections before it reaches the observer. It is first received by the 60-inch mirror at the bottom of the tube, which throws it up to a second small mirror mounted centrally within and near the end of the tube. The second mirror returns the light down the tube to a third mirror, and by this it is reflected through the air to the eye-piece, in front of which the rays finally converge to a focus and form the image...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University to Own Largest Telescope | 4/4/1908 | See Source »

Haverford gained the lead at the start and kept the ball near the Harvard goal until Lewis, against a strong wind, made the only goal of the game. The second half was slower and rougher than the first, with the ball generally in Harvard's territory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAVERFORD 1; HARVARD 0 | 3/30/1908 | See Source »

...chief disadvantages of student life at the Medical School has been the lack of social and dormitory life near the school buildings. Now, largely through the efforts of J. C. Warren '63, who has done so much in raising funds for the Medical School, plans have been drawn by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, which provide for a large dormitory fronting on one corner of the new Avenue Louis Pasteur, Brookline, and for a spacious club-house on the opposite corner. The dormitory will provide small suites for the needs of the men, at the rear of which will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dormitory for Medical School | 3/27/1908 | See Source »

Before the speeches, President Bacon read a letter from Secretary Taft in which he expressed his thanks to the members of the club for their kindly interest, which he greatly appreciated. Mr. Taft said, however, that he did not expect to be in Boston in the near future because of numerous other engagements. It was also announced at the meeting that Postmaster-General George Von L. Meyer would probably speak to the club on April...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Vigorous Speeches on Taft | 3/19/1908 | See Source »

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