How much was a Kodrantes worth? The Greek word for the quadrans was κοδράντης (kodrantes), which was translated in the King James Version of the Bible as "farthing". In the New Testament a coin equal to one half the Attic chalcus was worthabout 3/8 of a cent. ...
As you would expect there are a number of bicycles from the great makers like Herse, Singer, Routens, Charrel and Barra, but there are also many much less known makers like Ferdinand, Maury, Sablière and Bourdel. The distinguishing important characteristic is that almost all of them are in...
14.Much human cultural development took place in temperate regions.DNA does not survive well in warm environments in the first place, and can vanish when fossils are washed and treated.For this reason, Geigl says, most ancient DNA studies have been done on permafrost samples, such as the woo...
In about 1885 (the actual year depends on your metric) the “Safety” bicycle made a proud debut. Unlike the Penny Farthings of yester-year, with their enormous pedal-wheel, Safeties had a chain drive, even-sized wheels, a diamond-type frame, and were much more accessible to the laypers...