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Monaco's four main districts - Monaco-Ville, the old town, Monte Carlo, Fontvieille and the port area known as La Condamine - house the wealthy pursuits the country is known for.
Thestar.com - Home Page Lorianna De Giorgio 2011
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We need not linger over the names of other writers, who indeed are now little more than mere shadows of names, such as La Condamine, a scientific traveller of fame and merit in his day and generation; of Du Marsais, the poverty-stricken and unlucky scholar who wrote articles on grammar; of the President Des
Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) John Morley 1880
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We need not linger over the names of other writers, who indeed are now little more than mere shadows of names, such as La Condamine, a scientific traveller of fame and merit in his day and generation; of Du Marsais, the poverty-stricken and unlucky scholar who wrote articles on grammar; of the President Des Brosses, who was unfortunate enough to be in the right in a quarrel about money with Voltaire, and who has since been better known to readers through the fury of the provoked patriarch, than through his own meritorious contributions to the early history of civilisation.
Diderot and the Encyclopaedists Morley, John, 1838-1923 1905
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Perhaps the most exciting up-and-coming neighborhood is the more residential La Condamine.
To Catch a View in Monaco Lanie Goodman 2011
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To my right, the shoreline curves inward before jutting out to sea again at La Condamine, the cluster of tall gleaming buildings that rise against the steep, rocky hillside.
A Hidden Affair Pam Jenoff 2010
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To my right, the shoreline curves inward before jutting out to sea again at La Condamine, the cluster of tall gleaming buildings that rise against the steep, rocky hillside.
A Hidden Affair Pam Jenoff 2010
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Administrative divisions: none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Monaco 2008
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His mission isn't, nor was the La Condamine expedition to which he refers, which can be read about it all it's glory and horror in the excellent 'The Mapmaker's Daughter' by Robert Whittaker.
Brasyl, by Ian McDonald Karen Burnham 2008
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Monaconone; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
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In 1735 the zeal for experimental science, which was so remarkable a trait in this century of many-sided intellectual activity, induced the academy of sciences to despatch an expedition to take the actual measure of a degree of meridian below the equator, and the curious and indefatigable La Condamine, one of the most ardent men of that ardent time, with two other inquirers went to Peru.
Voltaire 2007
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More info in comment on polyglot and caoutchouc, and a really cool story on Jean Godin.
December 28, 2016