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By some authorities accredited with the invention of the escapement and the application of the weight as a motive power for clocks. He was born in Belliac, in Auvergne, in 920 A. D. He was educated in a monastery, and served successively as Monk, Bishop, Archbishop and finally as Pope, being better known under the name of Sylvester II. He died May 12, 1003.
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or JERBA (jerbä), island in the Gulf of Cabes an , off the coast of Tunis. It is about 20 miles long and 14 broad. The surface is level and fertile, and occupied by a population of about 45,000, mostly Berbers.
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or JER-FALCON (-fakon), in zoölogy, the Falco Gyrfalco, a species of falcon considered as the boldest and most beautiful of the tribe. In size it approaches closely to that of the osprey. Its general color is brownishgray, of varied tints above and white beneath, and brown longitudinal spots. The tail is crossed with a number of deeper and lighter bands, and the bill and legs are usually of a pale-blue or yellowish color. The gerfalcon is a native of Russia, Norway, Iceland, and Baffin's Bay. It is considered one of the most formidable of all rapacious birds.
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DAGOBERT VON, pseudonym Gerhard von Amyntor, a German novelist. GERIZIM (ger'i-zim) and EBAL, the two highest mountains in the central Palestine chain (3,000 feet), separated from each other by a deep narrow valley, in which stands the town of Nablus. The valley between them is very fertile. Jacob's well stands where the vale joins the plain of Moreh. On the slope of Ebal to the N. of the well is Sychar (now 'Askar). Mount Gerizim, along with Mount Ebal, was the scene of a grand and impressive ceremony, in which the whole people of Israel took part after crossing the Jordan, in obedience to a command which Moses had given them (Deut. xxvii.). The half of the tribes standing on Gerizim responded to and affirmed the blessings, those on Ebal the curses as pronounced by the Levites. The Samaritans built a temple on Mount Gerizim as a rival to that of Jerusalem, and organized a rival priesthood; and the Samaritan Pentateuch closed the Decalogue with the injunction, "Thou shalt build a temple on Mount Gerizim, and there only shalt thou worship." And, though the Samaritan temple was destroyed by Hyrcanus about 200 years after, the mountain on which it stood continued to be held sacred by the Samaritans. Subsequently, a Christian church in honor of the Virgin was built on it.
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ST. (san-zherman-on-lā'), a town in the department of Seine-et-Oise, France, on a hill adjoining the Seine, 6 miles N. of Versailles, and 9 W. by N. of Paris. Manufactures, horse-hair goods and leather. It is chiefly noted for its noble palace, originally built by Charles V. in 1370; reconstructed by Francis I.; and embellished by many succeeding sovereigns, especially Louis XIV., who added to it five extensive pavilions, and constructed the fine terrace which extends from it for a distance of 1½ miles. Charles IX. and Henry II., as well as Louis XIV., were born in this palace. It was the residence of Mlle. de la Vallière; and James II. of England, with most of his family, passed their exile, and died in it. It is now used as barracks and a military prison. The Forest of St. Germain, one of the finest of its kind in France, extends N. of the town, inclosed W., N., and E. by the Seine. It is 9 miles in length by 3 in breadth.
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pertaining or relating to Germany; rmany; or a native or inhabitant of Germany. Also the language of the higher and S. parts of Germany; the literary language of the whole country. Old High German was spoken from the 8th to the 12th century; Middle High German from the 12th to the 15th century; Modern High German is the existing form. Low German is the name for a group of dialects spoken in northern Germany, Netherlands, and Holland.
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. See Literature Leopold von Ranke. German Literature Friedrich Christoph Schlosser. German Literature Theodor Mommsen. German Literature Writers Gottfried Keller. German Literature Gustav Freytag. German Literature Heinrich von Kleist. German Literature
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A son of Drusus and Antonia, the niece of Augustus. He was raised to the most important position in the state, and was employed in war in Germany, where his successes obtained him a triumph. He was secretly poisoned, A. D. 19, in the thirtyfourth year of his age. He has been commended not only for his military talents, but for his learning and humanity.
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an important Teutonic race inhabiting central Europe. The people were known to the Romans as Germani. At the beginning of our era the Germani, or Germans, occupied central Europe from the Vistula and the Carpathians on the east to a point westward of the Rhine. During the third and fourth centuries many German tribes migrated. The Vandals settled in Spain and now form a part of the Spanish people. The Lombards settled in the valley of the Po and were absorbed by the Italians. The Franks and the Burgundians contributed to the present population of France. The Germans were forced from a part of their territory by the Slavs, who broke over the Carpathian barriers. Descendants of the ancient Germans formed the great majority of the present German Empire . About one-fourth of the inhabitants of Austria-Hungary are Germans. The Baltic provinces of Russia contain about a million Germans. Two-thirds of Switzerland is inhabited by people of Germanic race and language. See Austria ; Germany ; German Empire , etc.
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a former village in ward of Philadelphia. Considerable historical interest is attached to the place. It was settled by the Germans, under a grant from William Penn, in 1684, and on Oct. 4, 1777, a battle took place between the armies under Washington and the English under Howe. After several hours of severe struggle the Americans were defeated, the loss being about equal on both sides. Germantown has many handsome residences, a National bank, historical society, St. Vincent's Seminary, Stevens School, Friends' School, and all modern city improvements.
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