Saturday, May 12, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
BELL-2+ pages. mostly construction of bells and famous bells. liberty bell not the only famous cracked bell.
BELL, John-b 1691-d 1780 of Antermony. Scottish traveller. had a medical education, 1714 set for St. Petersburg. became mediaclattendent to Valensky, who had been recently appointed to the Pershian embassy, went with him 1715-1718, then 4 years to China via Siberia and tartar deserts. then summonded to Peter the great for trip to Derbend and Caspian Gates. in 1738 sent by russians to Constantinople, with 1 attendent, who spoke turkish. came back in May to St. Petersburg. was few years a merchant in constantinople married in 1746. back to scotland, til he died.published 2 volumns 1763 of his travels. i thought this guy sounded worthy.
BELL,Robert-editor of annotated edition of Brittish Poets. 29 vol. b 1800-1867.only because recently i hit on a ebay auction of very early leather bound set(29) of brittish poetry. went for BIG $$$. were amazing.
BELLONA-Roman goddess of war(greek Enyo). sister or daughter of Mars.
BELLOWS- 3 pgsillustrations of heavy industrial bellows.
BELON. Pierre- french naturalist. 1517-1564 took a Doctor's degree. traveled to Greece, asia, egypt, arabia, palestine, and (oy my handwriting sucks. magyar?). Book w/illustrations pu 1553 a favorite of Henrry II and Charles IX. assinated.
a naturalist assinated?!?
update-it was asia minor. wonder if they have modern copies of bell's books.
BELL-2+ pages. mostly construction of bells and famous bells. liberty bell not the only famous cracked bell.
BELL, John-b 1691-d 1780 of Antermony. Scottish traveller. had a medical education, 1714 set for St. Petersburg. became mediaclattendent to Valensky, who had been recently appointed to the Pershian embassy, went with him 1715-1718, then 4 years to China via Siberia and tartar deserts. then summonded to Peter the great for trip to Derbend and Caspian Gates. in 1738 sent by russians to Constantinople, with 1 attendent, who spoke turkish. came back in May to St. Petersburg. was few years a merchant in constantinople married in 1746. back to scotland, til he died.published 2 volumns 1763 of his travels. i thought this guy sounded worthy.
BELL,Robert-editor of annotated edition of Brittish Poets. 29 vol. b 1800-1867.only because recently i hit on a ebay auction of very early leather bound set(29) of brittish poetry. went for BIG $$$. were amazing.
BELLONA-Roman goddess of war(greek Enyo). sister or daughter of Mars.
BELLOWS- 3 pgsillustrations of heavy industrial bellows.
BELON. Pierre- french naturalist. 1517-1564 took a Doctor's degree. traveled to Greece, asia, egypt, arabia, palestine, and (oy my handwriting sucks. magyar?). Book w/illustrations pu 1553 a favorite of Henrry II and Charles IX. assinated.
a naturalist assinated?!?
update-it was asia minor. wonder if they have modern copies of bell's books.
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Magyar - Hungary or Hungarian depending on the part of speech; I don't know.
Was gonna make a joke about killing scientists if you don't believe in science, but it ain't funny.
Was gonna make a joke about killing scientists if you don't believe in science, but it ain't funny.
# posted by 
: 8:56 PM
: 8:56 PM
well, i think it was political, those kings liking him.
i don't think hungary. i wrote tiny to fit it one paper. could by a w, u, n. but it was somewhere around asia. mideast.
too short for mongolia. trying to think of the globe. OH, i know. it was ASIA MINOR. duh!
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i don't think hungary. i wrote tiny to fit it one paper. could by a w, u, n. but it was somewhere around asia. mideast.
too short for mongolia. trying to think of the globe. OH, i know. it was ASIA MINOR. duh!
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