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The Stevenson family faced many dangers, including shipwrecks, storms at sea, and travel in uncharted areas. Three violent deaths occurred in the family within about seventy years: Schir William was slaughtered in 1532, James was murdered in 1590, and Archibald was killed in 1608. There were feuds a...
View"Early on a summer morning, about the beginning of the present century, two fishermen of Forfarshire wended their way to the shore, launched their boat, and put off to sea" — Unknown "One of the men was tall and ill-favoured, the other, short and well-favoured. Both were square-built, powerful fello...
ViewQ1. What is the name of the town located near the cliffs described in the text? 🏘️ - Forfar - Arbroath - Aberdeen - Montrose Answer: Arbroath Q2. What natural feature is located twelve miles off the coast of Forfarshire and was a terror to mariners? 🌊 - Firth of Forth - German Ocean - Inch Cape - ...
ViewThe original act, which was passed in 1786, appointed a Board for the erection of Light-houses on the coast of Scotland. **It was passed in the 26th year of the reign of George III (chapter 101)**....
ViewQ1. What contributed to the expansion of trade in Scotland? 💰 - Building taller castles - The Act of Union of the Crowns and Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland[1] - Finding new spices - Discovering gold mines Answer: The Act of Union of the Crowns and Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Irelan...
View"“This Journal… proves the existence of such under currents”" — Unknown "“…those intrepid men who for us cheerfully brave the fury of the waves, and the rage of battle”" — Rev. Walter Traill "“Even you, my friends, who are employed inthe execution of this work, are objects of regard and gratitude”" ...
ViewAlan Stevenson was appointed engineer for the Skerryvore work in December 1837. **He was appointed by a committee consisting of Robert Bruce, Andrew Murray, Robert Thomson, and the late James Maconochie**....
ViewThe Romans brought the lighthouse with them in their conquest of Gaul. Several remains of their efforts in lighthouse construction are to be found in England, such as the pharos at Dover. ...
ViewThe first light provided on the North American continent was at Point Allerton, near the entrance to Boston Harbor. **It was a tower capped with a large iron basket in which 'fier-bales of pitch and ocum' were burned**....
ViewLouis XIV released captured lighthouse workers. He was at war with England, but not with humanity....
ViewIn 1825, the French lighthouse authorities introduced the dioptric system of Fresnel. **It was adopted in England on July 1, 1836**....
View"It was thought that this idea of dragging your enemy about the lists might have been borrowed from the example of a certain Homeric hero—Achilles towit" — Unknown "There was no question of courtesy in those days. A man had to enter the lists resolved to conquer or die: seeing that by those aforesai...
ViewThe text states that Filippo Strozzi is said to have first introduced the use of the musket at the siege of Rochelle. It also mentions that Strozzi presented the King of Navarre with an arquebus manufactured in Milan....
View"It was theDanes and theLombards who first brought the combat “aoutrance” into such vogue, though the fashion had been only too faithfully and rigorously handed down among Christians" — Unknown "There wasnoquestion ofcourtesy inthose days. Amanhadtoenter the lists resolved toconquer or die…Suchwasth...
View**Henry Quatre** was assassinated. 'There, inthenarrow RuedelaFerronniere...wasenacted themost deadly and sensational ofall “single combats”...when a“monster from hell”intheform ofFrancois Ravaillac...delivered three deadly thrusts attheheart of“Henri Qjaatre [sic]”....
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