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  2. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar

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    Brewer believed it was 1840 [3] but other sources suggest 1841 [3] or as late as 1847. [11] A second edition of the book was published in 1848 [11] [12] and two more in 1849. [11] A total of 47 editions were published with the 47th edition appearing in 1905. [3]

  3. Saint Joseph's Academy (Las Piñas) - Wikipedia

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    St. Joseph's Academy of Las Piñas was founded in 1914 by Belgian missionaries Fr. Jose van Runenkelen and Fr. Victor Zaiel of Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (CICM) established next to the St. Joseph Parish Church (where the famous Las Piñas Bamboo Organ is housed) to foster literacy in the parish community.

  4. London Straits Convention - Wikipedia

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    The Bosporus (red), the Dardanelles (yellow), and the Sea of Marmara in between, are known collectively as the Turkish Straits.Modern borders are shown. In the London Straits Convention concluded on 13 July 1841 between the Great Powers of Europe at the time—Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Austria and Prussia—the "ancient rule" of the Ottoman Empire was re-established by closing the ...

  5. File:EUD 2018-1840.pdf - Wikipedia

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  6. File:EUR 2019-1840.pdf - Wikipedia

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  7. Henry David Thoreau - Wikipedia

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    In 1840, when he was 23, he proposed to eighteen-year old Ellen Sewall, but she refused him, on the advice of her father. [87] Sophia Foord proposed to him, but he rejected her. [88] Thoreau's sexuality has long been the subject of speculation, including by his contemporaries. Critics have called him heterosexual, homosexual, or asexual.

  8. Act of Union 1840 - Wikipedia

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    The British North America Act, 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 35), [1] also known as the Act of Union 1840, (French: Acte d’Union) was approved by Parliament in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, in Montreal. [2] It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to ...

  9. 1840 - Wikipedia

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    1840 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1840, the ...