Lastly, alchemists believe in the existence of the philosopher's stone. This stone was believe to make the success rate of transmutations much greater. Some alchemists attempted to find the philosopher's stone for a lot of their career as an alchemist. ... Some alchemists believe that it isn't really a stone, but a powder. Alchemy Now Now, there aren't very many more people trying to find the philosopher's stone or the elixir of life, but scientists still try to create new materials out of existing elements and try to change one element to ...

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The Stone Age brought a wide range of primitive weapons to life. For instance," the wooden club was the first true weapon made during the Old Stone Age" (2). ... These new weapons made it easier for Stone Age people to hunt animals, as well as against other humans in battle over land. ... Instead of using the old trebuchets, which were wood platforms with a sling shot effect that flung stones and fireballs into a castle, the invention of gunpowder enabled them to do more damage with less costs. ...

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Gothic Cathedrals "Throughout the earlier half of this millennium, one of the grandest stories in European history was written primarily in stone,"" (Gothic Dreams 1). ... Because of the location, building stone was scarce and brick was used. ... Interior sculpture is distinctively Spanish and the cambrio or central tower has been covered by sixteenth century Plateresque (stone carving resembling silverwork) detail. ...

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After this happened about 35,000 years ago, some 1200 generations were to pass before civilization, in the form of farming, spreading from the Middle East, began to supplant the hunter-gatherer economy of the Stone Age inhabitants of Europe. ... Nevertheless, agriculture spread to the farthest corners of Europe: even in remote Ireland 5,500 years ago it supported a population sufficiently numerous and prosperous to be able to spare the resources and manpower to build megaliths like Newgrange, containing 100,000 tons of stones, some brought from up to 100 km (60 mi) away. ...

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(burjkhalifa.ae) Architecture traces back to Greek and Egyptian time periods when stone was a main material used. Places of worship during this time were usually outdoor stone temples whereas now churches are very elaborate and made up of all kinds of resources. ...

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The Renaissance From the 14th Century onwards there were many advances and developments made in Science medicene and art. The renaissance began in Italy spreading and influencing other parts of Europe, reaching England by about 1500. People looked towards Italy as the centre of new learning. People...

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The Middle Ages was an era of great decline in Europe that lasted from 500 AD to 1400 AD following the collapse of the Roman Empire. Many refer to the early Middle Ages as "The Dark Ages" because of the poor living conditions and structure the people of this era had. During this time, vikings were b...

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*In fact, the ACAUS recognizes earliest forms of writing as being developed explicitly for the purposes of accounting; this is evident in a set of five thousand year old stone tablets discovered in Egypt which were used for recording taxes. ...

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Brick and stone homes were a rare sight, and were only really used in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey for the richer families; this was in agreement with German tradition, an ethic group that settled there. ...

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"Everywhere half or wholly ruined buildings, some of them actually uninhabited, which means a great deal here; rarely a wooden or stone floor to be seen in the houses, almost uniformly broken, ill-fitting windows and doors, and a state of filth" (Engels)! ...

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On the 30th of May 1672 the baby who was to become "Peter the Great, Most Wise Father of the Fatherland" was born. Even at his birth the title "Great" seemed entirely appropriate for this remarkable personage measuring as he did some thirty three inches from head to toe. The occasion of his coming i...

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