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Full text: Of the Red Sea, by Sir Thomas Browne, 1646
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...The water is supplied from the Indian Ocean.] 8 1 Cor. 10.2. [With which cf. Exodus 13:21 ff.] 9 Aug. in Iohannem. [In Johannis Evangelium Tractatus (388).] 10 [He never saw the Red Sea.] 11 [What's the...
Causes of Color
What do sea snails and emperors have in common? (organic pigments)
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...Shellac was used in making vinyl records and to color Indian military uniforms. It is still found in oriental carpet dyes. Its gloss enhances nuts, fresh fruit, vegetables, and even jellybeans. Shellac is available in shades from yellow to deep...
Causes of Color
The Christian Calendar - Easter
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... Prayer Tower (detail). Pittsburg, Texas, USA This stained glass window from Witness Park and...
Calendars Through the Ages
Blue frogs and white lions (biological pigments)
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...1658), shows his use of expensive pigments, including Indian Yellow, lapis lazuli, and Carmine. The only way to achieve a deep rich blue was by using the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli to produce a pigment known as ultramarine. Because...
Causes of Color
The Chinese Calendar
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... Chinese New Year Celebrations Chinese New Year parades have their origins in the California...
Calendars Through the Ages
What are the sources?
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...AMERICAN INDIANS Lanterns of spirits Seeking or guiding souls to heaven; Fox Indians: souls of dead enemies, feared. Others – fires of powerful medicine men up north. Algonquin: ancestors dancing round fires, or Nanahbozho, creator of the Earth, who made fires...
Causes of Color
The Christian Calendar
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... The "Christian calendar" is the term traditionally used to designate the calendar commonly in...
Calendars Through the Ages
Image Resources
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...Sharma et al, Indian Lac Research Institute. Shellac image from website of , est. 1877, manufacturers of wood-finish products. Indigo dye sample image is from . Blue jeans image (ID 4652863) is from . Madder diagram from Madder flower from . Green plants...
Causes of Color
Some Future Calendars
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... Modern schemes for reform? Other planets Martian Coruscant (Star Wars) Modern schemes for reform...
Calendars Through the Ages
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh
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...over” seriously - not when he said them (for then my face showed nothing and I braved it, like the Indians who say, “It doesn't hurt,” when they are being tortured). But since I threw the plaster casts into the...
Van Gogh Letters
Early Roman Calendar
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... The Romans borrowed parts of their earliest known calendar from the Greeks. The calendar...
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Other Ancient Calendars
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Calendars exhibit Webexhibit HomeYears & monthsVarious CalendarsOur WeekTimelineAbout Overview Chinese Christian Indian Islamic Jewish Others Ancient French Future Mayan Roman Perpetual A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... When did ancient months start? When was the ancient new year? Babylonian calendar Egyptian...
Calendars Through the Ages