HASTINGS town in Sussex (England), 75 km (47 miles) south-southeast of London; population 29 290. low trade activity. Many visitors come during the bathing season. The Battle of Hastings, between William of Normandy and Harold …Read more »

…At The March-Past Of The 14 July.
The main attraction of the national holiday this year was undoubtedly the great march-past in Longchamps, to which the presence of our valiant soldiers from Tonkin gave a new appeal.
The population of Paris, plus the entire contingent brought in by …Read more »

HAMAMELIS (witch-hazel) substantive (gr. ama, at the same time; melon, fruit: fruit that reach maturity at the same time as the flowers). Botany – genus in the family Hamamelidaceae, of which we know only three or four species …Read more »

HERAT, fortified town in Afghanistan on the Hari River, 550 km west of Kabul, population approximately 50 000. It is located in a plain 835 m above sea level. The main public buildings are the citadel, several mosques and bazaars and the palace of the khan. The main items of trade are saffron and asafœtida. Carpet, coat …Read more »