but they are important foundation stones for more extensive exploration of outer space for the ultimate benefit of all mankind.

He would lay a foundation of heather and branches bound together by the weight of the passing coaches with a layer of stones on top.

* hard core, material such as stones and broken bricks used as the foundation for buildings, roads etc.

In 1898, the Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities described the structure as " the largest of all the temples of Egypt, the so-called Labyrinth, of which, however, only the foundation stones have been preserved.

A statumen or " foundation " of flat stones set in cement might support the additional layers.

As the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Kiesinger's grand coalition cabinet, Brandt helped to gain further international approval for Western Germany, and he laid the foundation stones for his future Neue Ostpolitik.

Flavius Josephus records that Herod the Great completely rebuilt the Temple, even going so far as to replace the foundation stones and to smooth off the surface of the Temple Mount.

In 2011, Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of Roman coins minted well after Herod's death found under the massive Meleke foundation stones in the southern section of the wall inside a ritual bath which predates the construction of the renovated Temple Mount complex and was filled in to support the new walls.

In 1096, Pope Urban II blessed the foundation stones of the new cathedral, a Catholic bastion against the Cathars.

The Thomas Cadmus House was originally built in 1763 by Revolutionary War Lt. Col. Thomas Cadmus, and reconstructed in 1915 using the stones and foundation that had been used to build the original home.

The foundation was made with stones picked from the shores of Lake Ontario, and transported to Salmon River ( now called Pineville ) by wagon.

The foundation stones for Helwys Hall were laid on 21 July 1938 by representatives from the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, The Particular Baptist Fund, The Baptist Missionary Society.

Several small houses were built using the foundation stones.

It was from a quarry on the Chevin that the foundation stones for the Houses of Parliament were hewn.

Excavations undertaken during the restoration of the church in the 1970s uncovered the fragmentary walls and foundation stones of two earlier buildings contained within the footprint of the remains of a Norman-era church which was built circa 1140.

He organised the Governor, Sir Charles Hotham, to lay the foundation stones of University of Melbourne, Melbourne Public Library and Sunbury Industrial School Sunbury Lunatic Asylum in 1854 – all on the same day.

Secure on these foundation stones, Descartes shows the practical application of ' The Method ' in Mathematics and the Science.

Having found it impossible to drain the bog at Chat Moss, Stephenson began constructing a large number of wooden and heather hurdles, which were sunk into the bog using stones and earth until they could provide a solid foundation — it was reported that at one point tipping went on solidly for weeks until such a foundation had been created.

Pennies were produced in 1911 – 1922 inclusive, and 1926 – 1936 inclusive bearing George V's effigy, however the 1933 penny is the great British numismatic rarity of the 20th century — only seven coins were minted, specifically for the king to lay under the foundation stones of new buildings ; one of the coins went missing when a church in Leeds was demolished in the 1960s, and its whereabouts is currently unknown.

Requests were, however, received for sets of coins dated 1933 to be placed under the foundation stones of buildings erected in that year, and the Mint obliged by striking a small number of coins.

Three documented examples had been placed in foundation stones of buildings erected in 1933.

In the floor directly in front of that altar are set ten stones from the Chapel of Moses on Mount Sinai, representing the Ten Commandments as a foundation for the Jerusalem Altar.

The valley temple was possibly made of the same stones as the mortuary temple, but since even the foundation is not preserved, the original form and size of the valley temple remain unknown.

The independent position of the Dominions in the British Empire ( later the Commonwealth ) and in the international community was put on a firm foundation by the Balfour Declaration of 1926, subsequently codified in the Statute of Westminster ( 1931 ).

In his own college he completed in 1665 the north side of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's great quadrangle, already begun by his father but abandoned during the Commonwealth ; in 1672, he rebuilt the east side of the Chaplain's quadrangle " with a straight passage under it leading from the cloister into the field ," occupied now by the new Meadow Buildings ; the lodgings of the canon of the third stall in the passage uniting the Tom Quad and Peckwater Quadrangle ( c. 1674 ); a long building joining the Chaplain's quadrangle on the east side in 1677 – 1678 ; and lastly the great Tom Tower gate, begun in June 1681 on the foundation laid by Wolsey and finished in November 1682, to which the bell " great Tom ," after being recast, was transferred from the cathedral in 1683.

The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

In the early 20th century, the lands of the Arab village of Kofrita were purchased by a Warsaw religious foundation named " Avodat Israel " through intermediaries in the American Zion Commonwealth.

Although MacDermot became a Vice-President of Fine Gael at its foundation, he differed from most of his party colleagues on issues such as the degree of emphasis to be given to Ireland's membership of the British Commonwealth.

*, a River class torpedo boat destroyer commissioned into the Australian Commonwealth Naval Forces in 1910, transferred to the RAN on its foundation in 1911, operated until 1929, and scuttled

This led to the foundation of the first observatory in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( the fourth such professional facility in Europe ), in 1753, by Tomasz Żebrowski.

CUSO was launched in 1961, built on the foundation of early university-based initiatives including Canadian Overseas Volunteers ( COV ), Canadian Voluntary Commonwealth Service ( CVCS ) and Le Mouvement Universitaire National pour le Developpement Outre-Mer.

Although political discussion was downplayed during the merger talks, in 1958 the Canadian Labour Congress and Co-operative Commonwealth Federation set up a 20 person joint committee to discuss the foundation of a new political party.

The Commonwealth Fund is a private U. S. foundation whose stated purpose is to " promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable " and the elderly.

The widow of Stephen V. Harkness, a principal investor in Standard Oil, Mrs. Harkness wanted to “ do something for the welfare of mankind .” Anna ’ s son, Edward Stephen Harkness, became the Commonwealth Fund ’ s first president and hired a staff of people to help him build the foundation.

While The Commonwealth Fund does not typically accept donations, several gifts to the foundation have increased the endowment and expanded the scope of the Commonwealth Fund ’ s projects and programs:

The Commonwealth Fund is a philanthropic foundation established in the United States by Anna Harkness in 1918.

Stanisław's sermons were the foundation of Polish political doctrine that culminated in the system of Nobles ' Democracy (" Golden Liberty ") in Poland and, from 1569, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

It is a town which since its foundation in 1602, had been ravaged by calamitous forces such as fires, typhoons, floods and human vandalism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1899, the war of the Philippine Independence ( 1899 – 1902 ), Battle of Santa Cruz, the assault of the Tulisanes ( bandits ) during the Spanish times, and the beginning to the Filipino troops of the pre-war 4th and 42nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and recognized guerrillas from the Second Battle of Santa Cruz on January 26, 1945.

Being named after a member of the Royal Family of the Commonwealth Realms, the school has attracted royal visitors since its foundation, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

* Trustee, Commonwealth Fund ( healthcare foundation )

Section 109, together with s. 5 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, have been considered to be the foundation for the existence of the judicial review power in Australia.

The Firebirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy ( CBT ), previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested from 1997 – 2007.