History

The greater part of the city is built upon a high hill, which rises from an extensive plain, but several of its circles extend for some distance beyond the base of the hill, which is of such a size that the diameter of the city is upward of two miles, so that its circumference becomes about seven. On account of the humped shape of the mountain, however, the diameter of the city is really more than if it were built on a plain.

Little known details about the Stone of Destiny in this booklet

A study into the methods and style of Da Vinci's drawings and art.

The general belief at the present day is that, of the three designations here classed together, only that of the Picts is really historical. The Fians are regarded as merely legendary-perhaps altogether mythical beings; and the Fairies as absolutely unreal. On the other hand, there are those who believe that the three terms all relate to historical people, closely akin to each other, if not actually one people under three names.

This little recognized First American ruin in Arizona was the 1st historical federal monument in the U.S. The natives of the area stated that it was inhabited in the 1500s by the Cibolans. Was this one of the 7 cities of gold that Spain sought in vain for? At one time the complex was reported to be 200,000 square feet in sizw ... and all that remains is this one small protected ruin.

It need hardly be said that the field of mathematics is now so extensive that no one can longer pretend to cover it, least of all the specialist in any one department. Furthermore it takes a century or more to weigh men and their discoveries, thus making the judgment of contemporaries often quite worthless.