Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 129
TWELVE DIGITS. A\\ri||i>., … ^-i,,*,.* 575. How were Eclipses regarded by the Ancients ? With amazement and fear; as supernatural events,indicating the displeasure of the gods. 576. What use did Columbus make of this Superstition ?When the inhabitants of St. Domingo refused to allow him to anchor, in 1502, or to furnish him…
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