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To: TomB
For those who have not yet figured it out, a "pharologist" is one who loves and studies lighthouses. Whence the name? It comes from one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: Pharos, the great lighthouse in Alexandria,Egypt. Built between 300 and 280 BC by Ptolemy I and his son, Ptolemy II. It stood about 450 feet high. It was destroyed in stages by invaders and earthquakes, and was completely gone by the 1300's.
21 posted on 09/19/2002 2:36:28 PM PDT by LiteKeeper
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To: LiteKeeper
I had never heard the word "pharologist" before, but knowing the story of Pharos, I immediately figured it out. ;^)
30 posted on 09/19/2002 5:13:52 PM PDT by Constitution Day
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