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...out of the question to pass over the saddle-back. I was therefore obliged to give up the two higher peaks. Their altitude was but little greater, and every purpose of geology had been answered; so that the attempt was not worth the hazard of any further exertion. I presume the cause of the cramp was the great change in the kind of muscular action, from that of hard riding...

...Irish Linen Guild Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Interested in finding more out? Social sciences with The Open University. With thanks to: Richard Gibson – Smyth and Gibson, Retailers [Richard Gibson] Bill Crawford – Local Historian [Bill Crawford] Brian Mackay – Irish Linen Centre [Brian Mackay]

...Out is the "chaotic" jumble of streets, shops, and houses which existed in European cities at the time; in is a zoned city, comprising of standardised dwellings and different areas for work, home, and leisure. The Athens Charter The fourth CIAM Congress in 1933 (theme: "The Functional City") consisted of an analysis of thirty-four cities and proposed solutions to urban...

...in 100 objects’, featured one of Croesus’ coins. Visit the BBC website to listen to a podcast and find out more about this remarkable innovation. For a readable summary of Croesus and the Lydians in Sardis, visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. The American Numismatic Society has a range of images and descriptions of the gold and silver coins found in Sardis....