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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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acid XVII. — F.
acide or L.
acidus, f. IE. *
ak- be pointed or sharp, as in L.
acēre be sharp,
acus needle, etc.; see -ID1.
So
acidity XVII. — F. — late L.
acidulated XVIII. f. L.
acidulus sourish (whence
acidulous XVIII); see
-ATE3.
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Herculaneum's glories shown off
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; Herculaneum, ignored by many a Pompeii-bound...remnants of the much-less visited Herculaneum, and what marvelous remnants they have...well-appointed villas. The exhibit Herculaneum, three centuries of discoveries brings...
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Blame it on the pigeons Miraculously preserved by volcanic mud 2,000 years ago, Herculaneum is a unique Roman treasure trove. But bureacracy has wrought shocking damage only now being reversed, writes Alasdair Palmer
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...ash. The fact that it also interred Herculaneum, Pompeii's smaller neighbour, in...Surprisingly, the effect was to preserve Herculaneum even more perfectly for posterity than...more than enough to demonstrate that Herculaneum is a unique treasure-trove of material...
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Herculaneum shows off artifacts frozen in time.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 12/20/2008; 654 words
; NAPLES, ITALY -- Herculaneum, ignored by many a Pompeii-bound...remnants of the much-less visited Herculaneum, and what marvellous remnants they...appointed villas. The exhibit Herculaneum, Three Centuries of Discoveries...
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What's what in Herculaneum?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2005; ; 640 words
; ...In the first century A.D., Herculaneum, named after the Greek hero Herakles...Vesuvius. Unlike nearby Pompeii, Herculaneum was not a busy commercial city...between 4,000 and 5,000. Herculaneum had certain features that were...
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Herculaneum, Mo., Residents Upset about Contamination from Lead Smelter.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...Business News Mar. 18--Mike Milne of Herculaneum drew applause from several neighbors...attended the hearing Tuesday night at Herculaneum High School. They heard officials of...Warden, a resident and member of the Herculaneum Community Advisory Group, said she...
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Federal Environmental Policies Hurt Herculaneum, Mo., Sierra Club Says.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...Sep. 26--The Sierra Club has put Herculaneum on a list of 25 communities around the...The Sierra Club says residents of Herculaneum, where Doe Run Co. operates the nation...cleanup that has been done so far," but Herculaneum should be on the Superfund national...
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TESTS SHOW RECONTAMINATION OF SOILS IN HERCULANEUM, MISSOURI, FROM DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION LEAD SMELTING OPERATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/28/2009; 635 words
; ...mile of the company's lead smelter in Herculaneum, Mo., contain lead at levels exceeding...The recontamination we are seeing in Herculaneum is unacceptable. EPA intends to work...Run's facility at 881 Main Street in Herculaneum has been in operation for more than...
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TESTS SHOW RECONTAMINATION OF SOILS IN HERCULANEUM, MO., FROM DOE RUN RESOURCES LEAD SMELTING OPERATION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/28/2009; 634 words
; ...mile of the company's lead smelter in Herculaneum, Mo., contain lead at levels exceeding...The recontamination we are seeing in Herculaneum is unacceptable. EPA intends to work...Run's facility at 881 Main Street in Herculaneum has been in operation for more than...
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Herculaneum Lead Smelter Fails Tests
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/4/2002; ; 349 words
; ...that one of seven air monitors at its Herculaneum plant measured lead in the air above...ordered cleanup of yards and homes in Herculaneum after officials found dangerous levels...children and other health problems. Herculaneum is about 30 miles south of St. Louis...
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HOSTS PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 20 IN HERCULANEUM ON AIR PLAN FOR LEAD NONATTAINMENT AREA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...the State Implementation Plan for the Herculaneum Lead Nonattainment Area. The public...element of the routine meeting of the Herculaneum Community Advisory Group. The public...begin at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Herculaneum High School, 1 Blackcat Drive, Herculaneum...
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Pompeii and Herculaneum
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM. Prosperous Roman towns in the Bay of Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 c.e. and rediscovered under ash and hardened lava in the eighteenth...
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Herculaneum
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Herculaneum Ancient city on the Bay of Naples, Italy, the site of modern Resina. Devastated by an earthquake in ad 62, it was buried by...
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Pompeii
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Younger) buried Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and Stabiae, under cinders and ashes that...A Companion to the Study of Pompeii and Herculaneum (1933); M. Brion, Pompeii and Herculaneum (tr. 1960); A. Maiuri, Pompeian Wall...
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Pompeian
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...decorations, motifs, and details uncovered there and at Herculaneum and Stabia had a profound effect on Neo-Classical design...Finest Ornaments and Remarkable Paintings from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabia—1828–59) by Wilhelm...
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Etruscan style
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...archaeological activity associated with Neo-Classicism (e.g. at Herculaneum and Pompeii ) led to many collections being made of black...known as the style étrusque owed much to Pompeii and Herculaneum, with some Greek influences: the actual Etruscan influence...
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