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| October 12th |
| This
is the 285th day of the year |
| 1492 |
Christopher
Columbus arrived with his expedition in the
present-day Bahamas, believing he had found Asia.
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| 1576 |
Rudolf II, the
king of Hungary and Bohemia, succeeded his
father, Maximillian II, as Holy Roman Emperor. |
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| 1609 |
The song "Three Blind
Mice" was published in London; it was
believed to be the earliest printed secular song. |
| Fact
of the Day |
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| Statues
and Marble |
Michelangelos
David
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The ability to
transmit light is important for statuary marble,
which achieves its luster from light penetrating
from about
0.5 - 1.5 inches from where it is reflected at
the surfaces
of deeper lying crystals. |
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| 10-12-2014 |
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