The Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt Finish:Stretched it sets out Gilbert's findings

it sets out Gilbert's findings that the Earth is a large magnetic sphere

Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson

This was the first parliamentary by-election held under the new regulations

June 29 1907

George IV seems to be dismissing a petition from the Lord Mayor

The Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt Finish:Stretched it sets out Gilbert's findingsThe Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. The Alabaster Sphinx was carved in honour of an unknown Pharaoh, probably during the eighteenth dynasty (between 1700 and 1400 BC). Although the sphinx does not bear an inscription, the facial features suggest that it was built in honour of Hatshepsut, Amenhotep II or Amenhotep III. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo).