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Greaves visited Rome in 1639, and measured, among other things, the foot measure on the tomb of Titus Statilius Aper, that on the statue of Cossutius formerly in the gardens of Angelo Colocci, the congius of Vespasian previously measured by Villalpandus, a number of brass measuring-rods found in the ruins of Rome, the paving-stones of the Pantheon and many other ancient Roman buildings, and the distance between the milestones on the Appian Way.
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Greaves and Rome
In the early 17th century, John Greaves measured the pyramids, having inspected the broken Obelisk of Domitian in Rome, then destined for the Earl of Arundel's collection in London.
Greaves and among
They released seven albums and are known for Daniel Greaves ’ unique vocals and hits like " Boneyard Tree ", " Incarnate " and " Stereo " among others.
Greaves was also involved in the Dedicated To You ( later renamed Dondestan ) Robert Wyatt tribute band ( alongside Karen Mantler, Dominique Pifarély, Sylvain Kassap and others ), and Alain Blésing's Songs From The Beginning project, revisiting 1970s progressive rock classics by King Crimson, Soft Machine, Henry Cow and Hatfield and the North among others.
Greaves and other
Greaves would later say it was an emotional reaction but he was just as thrilled for Hurst and England as the other squad players who had not been picked for the final.
His other musical collaborators include Michael Moorcock, Brian Eno, Arthur Brown, Jim Capaldi, Steve Pond, Inner City Unit, Vivian Stanshall, Nektar, John Greaves, Adrian Wagner, Amon Düül II, and Spirits Burning ( posthumously ).
Though other historians have expressed doubts, Davis has been at least partially persuasive: Richard L. Greaves, in a review of Davis's book, suggests that though a very radical fringe existed, it was probably never as organized as conservatives of the time suggested.
Greaves maintained that he felt nothing but delight at England's win and celebrated as much as the other non-playing members of the squad.
In March 1970, West Ham received a record-breaking £ 200, 000 (£ 150, 000 cash ) for Peters from Tottenham Hotspur and Peters moved to White Hart Lane, with Spurs and England striker Jimmy Greaves ( valued at £ 50, 000 ) going the other way.
In November 1973, Greaves ( and other members of Henry Cow ) participated in a live-in-the-studio performance of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells for the BBC.
Greaves and things
* Measurer of all things: John Greaves – The great Pyramid and early Modern Metrology by Zur Shalev
Greaves and foot
Investigation of its relation to the English foot goes back at least to 1647, when John Greaves published his Discourse on the Romane foot.
Greaves and measure
The first suggestion that the builders of the Great Pyramid of Giza used units of measure related to modern measures is attributed to Oxford astronomy professor John Greaves ( 1602 – 1652 ), who journeyed to Egypt in 1638 to make measurements of the pyramid.
Greaves and on
Meanwhile, cameras quickly snapped a bemused-looking Greaves in his suit and tie on the England bench, amazed at the achievements of the man who had replaced him.
* " Birmingham, Alabama " ( 1969 ), recorded by R. B. Greaves on the eponymous album
He was a friend of Christopher Heydon, the writer on astrology ; and also of John Greaves, his successor to both the Savilian chair and Linacre's lectures.
He entered the post on 10 August 1636 ; but the next summer he sailed back to Constantinople in the company of John Greaves, later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, to prosecute further studies and collect more books ; he remained there for about three years.
Aged 17, Greaves scored on his debut on 24 August 1957 for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1 – 1 draw.
Scoring on his debut against Botafogo, Greaves scored nine goals in twelve games, but he failed to settle and left after only a few months.
Greaves won his first England cap on 17 May 1959 against Peru, scoring England's only goal in a 4-1 defeat.
In the 1962 World Cup finals match against Brazil in Chile, a stray dog ran on to the pitch and evaded all of the players ' efforts to catch it until Greaves got down on all fours to beckon the animal.
Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners ’ squad members, Greaves was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.
One of football's most famous photographs shows the elation on the England bench as the final whistle was blown, except for Greaves, in his suit and tie, looking astonished at what had happened.
Greaves also worked frequently for TV-am as a TV critic and was a resident team captain on ITV sports quiz Sporting Triangles as well as co-hosting the Saturday morning children's television show, The Saturday Show.
According to a 1659 letter to Thomas Greaves from Edward Pococke ( who, on his book-hunting travels for archbishop William Laud, had met Lucaris ) many of the choicest manuscripts from Lucaris ' library were saved by the Dutch ambassador who sent them by ship to Holland.
Hamilton joined Chelsea as a junior and became the Stamford Bridge club's youngest ever player and goalscorer at 16 years, 138 days when he scored against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut, on 18 March 1967, a feat which earned comparisons with another famous Chelsea striker who also scored on his debut against Spurs – Jimmy Greaves.
In May 1964, after a number of players failed to show up for a meeting in a hotel about a forthcoming tour, amongst them Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Moore and Bobby Charlton, they eventually returned to their rooms to discover their passports left on their beds.
" You might be interested to know ," Thomas innocently remarked with some bafflement in a tutorial, " that your views on collective responsiibity are polar opposite to those of Professor Greaves ".
Also close by in adjoining suburbs are the newly built Eden Rise Shopping Centre on the corner of Clyde Road and Greaves Road in Berwick, and Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren.
The battalion was reactivated on 16 March 1987 as part of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, by reflagging an existing infantry battalion at Camp Greaves, and it was later reorganized as an Air Assault battalion.
During the quarter final, a stray dog ran on to the pitch and evaded all of the players ' efforts to catch it until England striker Jimmy Greaves got down on all fours to beckon the animal.
Electric Wizard subsequently returned to the UK for a tour with Cathedral, on which Greening was replaced by Justin Greaves ( of Iron Monkey ).
In 2010, Greaves went on the record to express his personal frustration at the auction of a manorial title, the Lordship of Pendle, suspiciously close to his own.
Greaves and formerly
Doctor is a Canadian rock band founded by vocalist Daniel Greaves, formerly of The Watchmen, and bassist Rob Higgins, formerly of Change of Heart.
Three prominent published Cosmobiological authors in the English language are German-American cosmobiologist Eleonora Kimmel, American cosmobiologist Aren Ober ( formerly Savalan ), and Australian cosmobiologist Doris Greaves, all of whom have published texts in Cosmobiology based on their own substantial experiences.
Greaves and previously
It was his also his sixth consecutive scoring game for England – a feat only previously achieved by Jimmy Greaves.
Greaves and by
Weeks later he scored his 45th England goal in a friendly against Sweden, breaking the record of 44 set the previous year by Jimmy Greaves.
Translated by Roger Greaves.
Greaves was not fit for the game against Portugal so Hurst and Hunt continued up front, and England won 2 – 1 thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton, the second of which was set up by Hurst.
In 2004, a team of UK astronomers led by Jane Greaves discovered that Tau Ceti has more than ten times the amount of cometary and asteroidal material orbiting it than does the Sun.
In 2002, he was portrayed by Lennox Greaves in the Doctor Who audio adventure Seasons of Fear.
The DARPA Agent Markup Language ( DAML ) was the name of a US funding program at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) started in 1999 by then-Program Manager James Hendler, and later run by Murray Burke, Mark Greaves and Michael Pagels.
* Eisner, Lotte H. ( 1969 ) The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and the Influence of Max Reinhardt ( translated from the French by Roger Greaves ) University of California Press, Berkeley, California, ISBN 978-0-520-25790-0
* Rules for Living: The Ethics of Social Cooperation, 1999 ( an abridgment by Bettina Bien Greaves of Hazlitt's The Foundations of Morality.
Thistle's kits are produced by Puma and supplied through their commercial partners Greaves Sports in Glasgow.
In January 1971 with Bobby Moore, Brian Dear and Clyde Best, Greaves was involved in late-night drinking, against the wishes of manager Ron Greenwood, prior to a 4 – 0 FA Cup away defeat to Blackpool resulting in him being dropped by the club.
After a 1978-79 season that yielded 3 league goals, Greaves was released by manager Barry Fry.
Greaves said, with regards to the 2010 general election: " I'll vote Conservative, as I always have, but with no great enthusiasm as I'm not convinced by David Cameron.
* The fourth edition came out in 1996, with revisions by Bettina B. Greaves.
* 1956 — Paintings by Ivon Hitchens, John Bratby, Derrick Greaves, Edward Middleditch, and Jack Smith.
*( superseded by Edward Greaves )
Trust and fair play are the root of the rules, though there are occasions ( such as a requirement of one of the drinkers to need to carry out more important jobs, if any can be conceived of ) where the rules can be broken, and were itemised by Greaves in his article.
Jones's international call-up was however greeted with consternation and even ridiculed by Jimmy Greaves, who said, " Well, stone me!
Ramsey came under pressure to restore the fit-again Jimmy Greaves to the side: but he stuck to his guns and kept faith with Greaves's replacement, Geoff Hurst, who vindicated Ramsey's judgement by scoring a hat-trick in a 4 – 2 win ( after extra time ) at Wembley.
Lady Dysart ( 1889-1975 ) married Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves and was succeeded by their oldest daughter Rosamund Agnes Greaves ( born 1914 ) the eleventh Countess and in 2003 her sister Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus ( born 1918 ), the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus M. B. E.
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