"University of Pennsylvania" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... examination, and it is too early to make definite statements of date. See Peters in American Journal of Archaeology for January-March, 1895, and July-September, 1895; and Hilprecht, 'The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania,' ...
— Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 1 • Charles Dudley Warner
... quite reliable, PPP estimates for developing countries are often rough approximations. Most of the GDP estimates are based on extrapolation of numbers published by the UN International Comparison Program and by Professors Robert Summers and Alan Heston of the University of Pennsylvania and their colleagues. Currency exchange rates depend on a variety of international and domestic financial forces that often have little relation to domestic output. In developing countries with weak currencies the exchange rate estimate of GDP in dollars is typically ...
— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency
... Essential Principles of the Art of War. By Marshal Marmont, Duke of Ragusa. Translated from the Latest Edition, revised and corrected by the Author; with Illustrative Notes by Henry Coppee, Professor of English Literature in the University of Pennsylvania, late an Officer of Artillery in the Service of the United States. Philadelphia. Lippincott & Co. 12mo. ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 9, No. 55, May, 1862 • Various
... disembodied mind. As to all this, it is perhaps best to remain in a state of suspended decision and await the results of accurate observation to settle the question definitely on one side or other. The investigation now being carried on by a committee appointed by the University of Pennsylvania, under the conditions of a bequest from the late Mr. Seybert, will, it may be hoped, tend to clear up ...
— Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 • Various
... Chicago University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Denver University of Illinois University of Maine University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of North Carolina University of Omaha University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Texas University of Washington University of Wisconsin Valparaiso University Western Reserve ...
— The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915 • Various
... at the dedication of the Flower Observatory, University of Pennsylvania, May 12, ...
— Side-lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science • Simon Newcomb
... dissent and the "republican tendencies" of the age. Two colleges revealed a drift away from sectarianism. Brown, established in Rhode Island in 1764, and the Philadelphia Academy, forerunner of the University of Pennsylvania, organized by Benjamin Franklin, reflected the spirit of toleration by giving representation on the board of trustees to several religious sects. It was Franklin's idea that his college should prepare young men to serve in public office as ...
— History of the United States • Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard |
