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Romulus and Remus were born in Alba Longa, one of the many ancient Latin cities near the Seven hills of Rome.Their mother Rhea Silvia was a Vestal Virgin and the daughter of former king Numitor, who had been displaced by his brother Amulius.
Poe's most significant source was the explorer J. N. Reynolds, [2] whose work Address on the Subject of a Surveying and Exploring Expedition to the Pacific Ocean and the South Seas was reviewed favorably by Poe in January 1837. [3] Poe used about 700 words of Reynolds' address in Chapter XVI, almost half the length of the chapter. [4]
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Statue of John Napier, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. John Napier of Merchiston (/ ˈ n eɪ p i ər /; [1] 1 February 1550 – 4 April 1617), nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.
When Australia was part of the fixed-exchange sterling area, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was fixed to the pound sterling at a rate of A$1 = 8 U.K. shillings (A$2.50 = UK£1). In 1967, Australia effectively left the sterling area, when the pound sterling was devalued against the US dollar and the Australian dollar did not follow.
The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. [2] The British first edition was published by Chatto & Windus in 1895 (316 pages).
Twin Fantasy, later re-titled Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror), is the sixth solo album by American indie rock musician Will Toledo, under his alias Car Seat Headrest. [1] Since its release in 2011, the album has amassed an online cult following , [ 2 ] with the internet forums 4chan and Reddit playing major roles in the album's success. [ 3 ]
[5] All that was needed to obtain a numerical value for standard gravity was now to measure the gravitational strength at the International Bureau. This task was given to Gilbert Étienne Defforges of the Geographic Service of the French Army. The value he found, based on measurements taken in March and April 1888, was 9.80991(5) m⋅s −2. [6]