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From the days of the early Egyptians to the court of Louis XIV the sun has fascinated man. And with the world's energy supply dwindling, some are looking to the sun as a new source of power...
...Sciences announced the new exam schedule yesterday: Exam Groups New Date Day I, VII, IX Jan. 24 Thursday XIII Jan. 25 Friday XI Jan. 26 Saturday X, XV, XVI Jan. 28 Monday IV Jan. 29 Tuesday II Jan. 30 Wednesday XII Jan. 31 Thursday III Feb. 1 Friday VII, XIV Feb. 2 Saturday V Feb. 4 Monday VI, XVII, XVIII Feb. 5 Tuesday...
...Chapel of Louis XIV at Versailles was resplendent on that morning in 1770 when the dauphin (later Louis XVI) married Marie Antoinette of Austria. Sunlight pierced the stained-glass windows, illuminating the frescoed ceiling and the embroidered brocades and silks of the guests-the aristocracy of Europe and a few lords from the colonies. It was a state affair, too sublime for common folk. Only nobles whose coats of arms bore many quarterings were permitted inside Versailles's marble walls and mirrored hallways. All went smoothly until a thunderstorm rained out a postnuptial display of fireworks...
HARKNESS COMMONS, Cat Ballou, Dec. 8, at 8, $1 or $.50 with activity card. HARVARD EPWORTH CHURCH, Mexican Footage by Ron Rice, The Rise to Power of Louis XIV, by Roberto Rossellini...
...known as I T & T-a name chosen to confuse its rickety little venture with the mighty AT&T. When Hernand died in 1933, Sosthenes became the undisputed master, "the Prince of Telephones" as he came to be known. At his New York headquarters, he worked in a Louis XIV salon with a portrait of Pius XI on the wall. Haute cuisine for 200 in the private dining room was not uncommon...