The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 527
... British Marine Air Nav- igation Co. ) merged to form Imperial Airways Ltd. , one of the pioneers of intercontinental air routes . Inheriting 1,760 miles ( 2,830 km ) of British and cross - Channel routes , Imperial Airways spanned ...
... British Marine Air Nav- igation Co. ) merged to form Imperial Airways Ltd. , one of the pioneers of intercontinental air routes . Inheriting 1,760 miles ( 2,830 km ) of British and cross - Channel routes , Imperial Airways spanned ...
Page 529
... British Common- wealth , " comprising largely self - governing de- pendencies that acknowledged an increasingly symbolic British sovereignty . The term was embodied in statute in 1931. Today , the Com- monwealth ( q.v. ) includes former ...
... British Common- wealth , " comprising largely self - governing de- pendencies that acknowledged an increasingly symbolic British sovereignty . The term was embodied in statute in 1931. Today , the Com- monwealth ( q.v. ) includes former ...
Page 530
... ( British ) 4 quarts 2 pints 1/2 quart 1/4 pint 1/16 pint 4 pecks 8 quarts 2 pints 1/2 quart Rapid expansion , however , brought prob- lems . The. British Indian Ocean Territory 530 volume to 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water ...
... ( British ) 4 quarts 2 pints 1/2 quart 1/4 pint 1/16 pint 4 pecks 8 quarts 2 pints 1/2 quart Rapid expansion , however , brought prob- lems . The. British Indian Ocean Territory 530 volume to 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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