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... early traded with the English and who made coins so much more stable in value than any other money that they be- came associated with sound money and the standard of purity . This interesting theory was advanced as early as about 1300 ...
... early traded with the English and who made coins so much more stable in value than any other money that they be- came associated with sound money and the standard of purity . This interesting theory was advanced as early as about 1300 ...
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... earliest known recipe for making such a mixture . His own statement indicates clearly that he was not the inventor ... early Spanish conquerors of America had very few firearms and depended almost entirely on swords , battleaxes and ...
... earliest known recipe for making such a mixture . His own statement indicates clearly that he was not the inventor ... early Spanish conquerors of America had very few firearms and depended almost entirely on swords , battleaxes and ...
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... early date . The magnetic properties of magnetite or lodestone were observed in ancient times and the earliest compasses consisted of a magnetized needle attached to a splinter of wood floating in water . Once mariners learned that one ...
... early date . The magnetic properties of magnetite or lodestone were observed in ancient times and the earliest compasses consisted of a magnetized needle attached to a splinter of wood floating in water . Once mariners learned that one ...
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