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Star Clock
The subject is a clock that my mom had when I was an infant in my nursery.
Stanislaw Siestrze´ncewicz-Bohusz (1731-1826). Recherches historiques sur l’origine des Sarmates, des Esclavons, et des Slaves St. Pétersbourg: de L’Imp. de Pluchart, 1812. B5119
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The Grand Inquisitor... Peter the Great had no love for Catholicism, but in the early days of his reign he showed deference to the church. Unfortunately his reforms did little to improve conditions for Catholics, and under Catherine II their…
