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Hit the wall to understand England's Roman history.(Travel)
The Boston Herald
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June 5, 2003|
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Byline: Dave Smith
Special to the Herald
Next time you're facing minor building work around the house and have deemed it a domestic "Mission: Impossible," spare a thought for Hadrian and his Roman legionaries some 2,000 years ago. Imagine being told by your glorious emperor (as Hadrian was in A.D. 122) that you had to build a wall that stretched across northern England. Once the laughing subsided, and you realized he actually was serious, then, presumably, you assumed he was out of his tiny Roman mind. Execution being the other option, however, you wisely ...
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Gell told world of pompeii tragedy
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph
; ...to reveal its secrets. And it was Derbyshire man, Sir William Gell, who did more than most to broadcast this remarkable...more about the fascinating lifestory of Hopton-born William Gell in the latest issue of our monthly heritage magazine...
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Egginton heath battle resumes 354 years on ; Just over 350 years ago, a bloody battle took place between Royalists and Roundheads at Egginton Heath. Now battle lines have been drawn again on the site - as Maxwell Craven describes.
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph
; ...serious problem was that Sir John Gell had seized Derbyshire for...command. In spring 1644, Gell was on the back foot...county. However, what Gell did not realise was that...his own crony, Captain William Rhodes. Most of the Royalist...
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Art gems and rare book in auction A rare painting by a local artist and an unusual book written by 17th-Century cavalier and Eton headmaster Richard Allestrey, who gave his name to the Derby suburb, are among a raft of interesting items due to be sold at a Matlock auction later this week. Maxwell Craven has delved into the stories behind them.
Newspaper article from: Derby Evening Telegraph
; ...Richard's cousin, William, whose striking monument...Republican clique led by Sir John Gell. Richard's father...was the fifth son of William, of Alvaston, who died...Darley. Their ancestor, William, was a serf in the early...
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Encounters with Ancient Egypt.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...the fate of the antiquities collected by the French expedition, the role of the lesser-acknowledged personality Sir William Gell as an intermediary in the dissemination of progress in the decipherment of the ancient Egyptian language, examination...
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Searle, Alison. 'My Souls Anatomist': Sensibility, Anatomy and Letters of the Heart.
Magazine article from: Early Modern Literary Studies
; ...Richard Baxter, Katherine Gell and Letters of the Heart...including Katherine Gell - of the Derbyshire gentry...traditional Galenic model, William Harvey's scientific...anatomists. His letters to Gell develop a precise theology...concluded: it is you Sir that have Read mee daly...
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Nobel callings // The university's ranks yield 61 winners of the prestigious prize
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Sciences, 1972, with Sir John R. Hicks George...Physics, 1983, with William Fowler Arthur Holly Compton...Sciences, 1976 Murray Gell-Mann, Physics, 1969...Merton H. Miller and William Sharp Albert Abraham...Harry H. Markowitz and William Sharp Robert Andrews...
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List of winners of the Nobel physics prize.
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...Tannoudji, France; William D. Phillips, United...Chandrasekhar, United States; William Alfred Fowler, United...Anderson, United States; Sir Nevill Francis Mott...France. 1969 -- Murray Gell-Mann, United States...Lee, China. 1956 -- William Bradford Shockley, United...
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WINNERS OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...Tannoudji, France; William D. Phillips, United...Chandrasekhar, United States; William Alfred Fowler, United...Anderson, United States; Sir Nevill Francis Mott...France. 1969 -- Murray Gell-Mann, United States...Lee, China. 1956 -- William Bradford Shockley, United...
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LIST OF WINNERS OF THE NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...Tannoudji, France; William D. Phillips, United...Chandrasekhar, United States; William Alfred Fowler, United...Anderson, United States; Sir Nevill Francis Mott...France. 1969 -- Murray Gell-Mann, United States...Lee, China. 1956 -- William Bradford Shockley, United...
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Motor Racing: Seminars earn praise for helping youngsters.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England)
; ...Walker. LEVEL 2 British Racing School: William Buick (A Balding), Sam Drury (R Fahey...Daniel Brown, Charles Eddery, Laura Gell, Sean McBride, Ben Morris, Jemma Oliver...Ter-rence Fisk, Dovile Gudynaite (Sir M Prescott), Kelly Inglis (M Dods...
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