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Explanation of why Noah's Ark did not sink, despite its size, from Arca Noë. Arca Noë ("Noah's Ark") is a book published in 1675 by the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher.It is a study of the biblical story of Noah's Ark, published by the cartographer and bookseller Johannes van Waesbergen in Amsterdam.
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Arca noae is found in the Mediterranean Sea. It was once common in the Adriatic, but in 1949/50 there was a sudden unexplained, catastrophic decline in numbers. Since then, populations have been creeping back upwards, and in 2002, densities of up to 13 individuals per square metre (11 square feet) were recorded.
Toombs designs were too sophisticated for the Committee and did not materialize in a stamp issue. [8] Jennifer Toombs has designed several hundreds of stamps, covers and pictorial postmarks, and has created a steady stream of stamp designs for the Crown Agents. Among them are over 110 Christmas sets and hundreds of stamp designs.
The Chi-Rho, a monogram of the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos.
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This list documents postage stamp designs by the Irish artist, Robert Ballagh for the Irish postal service. [1] Irish stamps by Ballagh (1973), commemorating the centenary of the World Meteorological Organisation. Ballagh's first postage stamp design was released on 4 September 1973.