5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ... |
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... Stone Age . ( 2 ) The Bronze Age . ( 3 ) The Iron Age . In the Stone Age , man was in a state of savagism , and used stone im- plements and weapons . This age is further subdivided into the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age ( called also the ...
... Stone Age . ( 2 ) The Bronze Age . ( 3 ) The Iron Age . In the Stone Age , man was in a state of savagism , and used stone im- plements and weapons . This age is further subdivided into the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age ( called also the ...
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... Stone of Mecca . A dark- colored stone - apparently a meteorite -contained in the temple of the Caaba , at Mecca . It is about nine inches long , and is built into the southeast corner of the building at the proper height for kissing ...
... Stone of Mecca . A dark- colored stone - apparently a meteorite -contained in the temple of the Caaba , at Mecca . It is about nine inches long , and is built into the southeast corner of the building at the proper height for kissing ...
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... stone in one's shoe . Those who have a stone in their shoe halt , and those who doubt halt be- tween two opinions ' ( Lat . , Scrupulus , gravel , small stone ) . " - Brewer's Dic- tionary of Phrase and Fable . Scylla . A famous rock in ...
... stone in one's shoe . Those who have a stone in their shoe halt , and those who doubt halt be- tween two opinions ' ( Lat . , Scrupulus , gravel , small stone ) . " - Brewer's Dic- tionary of Phrase and Fable . Scylla . A famous rock in ...
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